Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,400 most recommended games across 920 critic lists from 146 publications.
Updated: October 16, 2026
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#1 Resident Evil 4 (2005) (#8)
Capcom Production Studio 4
|
PS2,
GC,
Wii
|
Horror /
Third-Person Shooter
|
~16h
|
98 lists
#2 Metroid Prime (2002) (#42)
Retro Studios
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GC
|
Action-Adventure
|
~14h
|
68 lists
#3 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002) (#66)
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
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GC
|
Action-Adventure
|
~29h
|
47 lists
#4 Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) (#84)
HAL Laboratory
|
GC
|
Fighting
|
~10h
|
41 lists
#5 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) (#113)
Ubisoft Montreal
|
WIN,
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Action-Adventure /
Platform
|
~9h
|
47 lists
#6 Beyond Good & Evil (2003) (#180)
Ubisoft Montpellier
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WIN,
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Action-Adventure
|
~11h
|
29 lists
#7 Ikaruga (2001) (#207)
Treasure
|
ARC,
DC,
GC
|
Shooter
|
~2h
|
18 lists
#8 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) (#239)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3
|
GC,
Wii
|
Action-Adventure
|
~37h
|
22 lists
#9 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005) (#249)
Ubisoft Montreal
|
WIN,
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Action-Adventure /
Stealth
|
~13h
|
20 lists
#10 Animal Crossing (2001) (#275)
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
|
N64,
GC
|
Life Simulation
|
~66h
|
17 lists
#11 Soulcalibur II (2002) (#276)
Project Soul
|
ARC,
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Fighting
|
~3h
|
17 lists
#12 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001) (#316)
Neversoft Entertainment
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WIN,
PS,
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Sports
|
~7h
|
20 lists
#13 F-Zero GX (2003) (#336)
Amusement Vision
|
GC
|
Racing
|
~9h
|
16 lists
#14 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) (#388)
Ubisoft Montreal
|
WIN,
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Action-Adventure /
Stealth
|
~12h
|
15 lists
#15 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) (#406)
Intelligent Systems
|
GC
|
Role-Playing
|
~31h
|
13 lists
#16 Super Monkey Ball (2001) (#426)
Amusement Vision
|
GC
|
Party /
Platform
|
~4h
|
11 lists
#17 Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (2002) (#431)
Silicon Knights
|
GC
|
Horror
|
~13h
|
14 lists
#18 Viewtiful Joe (2003) (#447)
Team Viewtiful
|
PS2,
GC
|
Beat 'em Up /
Platform
|
~8h
|
12 lists
#19 Skies of Arcadia (2000) (#458)
Overworks
|
DC,
GC
|
Role-Playing
|
~42h
|
15 lists
#20 Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002) (#472)
IO Interactive
|
WIN,
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Stealth
|
~14h
|
9 lists
#21 Killer7 (2005) (#473)
Engine Software, Grasshopper Manufacture
|
PS2,
GC
|
Action-Adventure /
First-Person Shooter
|
~14h
|
10 lists
#22 Phantasy Star Online (2000) (#474)
Sonic Team
|
WIN,
DC,
GC,
Xbox
|
Action RPG
|
~32h
|
11 lists
#23 Super Mario Sunshine (2002) (#533)
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
|
GC
|
Action-Adventure /
Platform
|
~15h
|
9 lists
#24 SSX Tricky (2001) (#570)
EA Canada
|
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Sports /
Snowboarding
|
~10h
|
8 lists
#25 Pikmin 2 (2004) (#583)
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
|
GC
|
Real-Time Strategy
|
~11h
|
9 lists
#26 SSX 3 (2003) (#589)
EA Canada
|
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Sports /
Snowboarding
|
~16h
|
9 lists
#27 Resident Evil - Code: Veronica (2000) (#622)
Nextech
|
DC,
PS2,
GC
|
Horror
|
~12h
|
7 lists
#28 TimeSplitters 2 (2002) (#626)
Free Radical Design
|
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
First-Person Shooter
|
~7h
|
10 lists
#29 Madden NFL 2005 (2004) (#702)
Budcat Creations, EA Orlando
|
WIN,
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Sports
|
~17h
|
6 lists
#30 NBA Street Vol.2 (2003) (#814)
EA Canada
|
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Sports
|
~10h
|
5 lists
#31 Resident Evil (2002) (#820)
Capcom Production Studio 4
|
GC,
Wii
|
Horror
|
~11h
|
6 lists
#32 Madden NFL 2004 (2003) (#843)
EA Orlando
|
WIN,
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Sports
|
~6h
|
5 lists
#33 Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (2001) (#893)
Factor 5, LucasArts
|
GC
|
Action /
Flight Simulation
|
~6h
|
8 lists
#34 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004) (#907)
Retro Studios
|
GC
|
Action-Adventure
|
~16h
|
6 lists
#35 Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004) (#937)
Silicon Knights
|
GC
|
Action-Adventure /
Stealth
|
~10h
|
5 lists
#36 Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (2005) (#1029)
Intelligent Systems, Nintendo
|
GC
|
Tactical RPG
|
~33h
|
3 lists
#37 Burnout 2: Point of Impact (2002) (#1030)
Criterion Games
|
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Racing
|
~9h
|
3 lists
#38 Puyo Pop Fever (2003) (#1033)
Sonic Team
|
ARC,
MAC,
WIN,
DC,
PS2,
PSP,
3,
Xbox
|
Puzzle
|
~1h
|
3 lists
#39 Need for Speed: Underground 2 (2004) (#1082)
EA Black Box
|
WIN,
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Racing
|
~20h
|
3 lists
#40 Spider-Man 2 (2004) (#1104)
Treyarch
|
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Action-Adventure
|
~7h
|
5 lists
#41 Freedom Fighters (2003) (#1121)
IO Interactive
|
WIN,
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Third-Person Shooter
|
~8h
|
3 lists
#42 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (2004) (#1134)
Ubisoft Shanghai
|
WIN,
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Action-Adventure /
Stealth
|
~10h
|
4 lists
#43 Mario Kart: Double Dash (2003) (#1222)
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
|
GC
|
Kart Racing
|
~5h
|
3 lists
#44 Tony Hawk's Underground (2003) (#1235)
Beenox, Neversoft Entertainment
|
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Sports
|
~7h
|
3 lists
#45 Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (2003) (#1322)
Monolith Soft, tri-Crescendo
|
GC
|
Role-Playing
|
~51h
|
3 lists
#46 FIFA 2003 (2002) (#1326)
Electronic Arts
|
PS2,
GC,
Xbox
|
Sports
|
~10h
|
3 lists
#47 Pikmin (2001) (#1345)
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
|
GC
|
Real-Time Strategy /
Puzzle
|
~8h
|
3 lists
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