We're finally cutting into the top ten of greatness here folks. I won't drag this introduction out any longer than need be, so..


10. Halo 3



At number ten we have the best in the long running and well acclaimed series. What made this game for me was a lot of the small things you wouldn't expect. The theatre mode is awesome to share and replay moments with your buddies on the fly, the forge mode is outstanding especially when you use the map MADE for it Foundry, and the fact that you can go through the campaign with up to 3 of your buddies makes this a fantastic package of multiplayer tidbits. Oh, and did I mention, it's a blast to play.


9. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2



This one came out of left field for me, as I actually hated the first game. Why did I bother trying the second one? Well, thanks to GameFly, there wasn't much to think about. I rented the crappy PS3 version that was a CHORE to get into online matches with, but I was totally hooked, to the point where I just had to buy the 360 version right away (the working one), and I continued to play it for at least a good month. I really liked the level design in this game, because it wasn't just wartorn middle eastern cities; It was filled with houses/offices/every day areas which made it feel cool.

The shooting feels great as well. Some can argue that it feels sloppy, but I don't agree. It's a lot more tactical and realistic than most shooters out there, without going too far, and it can lead to some fantastic team play. Too bad nobody I know plays this anymore, as I could see myself playing this for a long time from now even with the right group of people. Only need one map and mode. Team Leader on Villa.


8. Super Smash Bros. Melee



Not Brawl? Nope. While it is cool you can play Brawl online, I just felt that the controls, character list, levels, and game mechanics felt a bit more smooth in this one than its successor. I played INSANE amounts of this game in high school, to the point where my friends wouldn't play vs me anymore because I was so good with Samus. This game just plain owns, there's nothing else to say.


7. Unreal Championship



The Xbox version of Unreal Tournament 2003 was the best version of Unreal to date, in my opinion. The thing that made this game was the fact that in this version only, the races had their own strengths/weaknesses/abilities and certain characters had specific starting weapons. You had the juggernauts that had mounds of health, the robots that could jump really high and were agile, you had the undead that steadily regenerated health, and so on. I remember I used to start off and run around with the lightning gun. For some reason, I could own people with that gun at any distance, pegging headshots and the like left and right. At one point in time, I was among the top 100 players on the leaderboards for deathmatch. I wish they would make a new Unreal game using these features, as I would totally eat it up.


6. Diablo II



I've always been a fan of the Diablo series, as I played the first game a ton not only over Battle.Net, but over direct modem connection with my buddy who lived nearby. The sequel however obliterated the first one in sheer depth, graphics, cla$$es, level design, etc. I played this game so dang much that my two main characters were practically unstoppable. I had a barbarian that I later turned into a "magic item find" character that has like 1000% chance to find magic items or some crap, and my amazon was a death machine that gathered hundreds of poison damage every second, and all her equipment replenished health and magic. I probably held just about every amazing item that is in the game, although I did quit a while back when hackers ran rampant. I think I did get hacked myself a while back, because my account got muted for some reason, and I never touch that stuff. Don't know how, but they're jerks anyhow.


Tomorrow reveals the big top 5. See you then!