The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Portal

Aliens Versus Predator

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Homeworld: Game of the Year Edition

Moon Project

Descent (1995)

Dynasty Warriors 3

Red Faction

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne

WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos

Halo: Combat Evolved

Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome

Age of Empires

Battlefield 1942

Sid Meier's Civilization III

Civilization III: Conquests

Half-Life 2

Descent 3

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Battlefield 2

DOOM 3

Doom 3 is what you get when you mix Hell, demons, guns, demons, Mars, modern technology, and more demons. Sounds fun!

GOOD: A bit creepy, keeps you on your toes, lots of guns, lots of demons, hanging bodies, guns, demons, pentagrams, superb sound and graphics, and, oh, did I mention demons? BAD: Extremely repetitive level design, no st... Read Full Review

Call of Duty 2

The most intense, immersive, and fast-paced game in existence. No game has my heart pumping as fast as this one. *long*

GOOD: Total immersion; fantastic sound; non-stop combat; great technical aspect of graphics; forces you to think to win; makes you feel like a single soldier in a larger war, but still makes you feel important; Halo-type... Read Full Review

Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided

Star Wars Galaxies has many great ideas, but unfortunately it also has some major problems. *very long*

GOOD: Vast array of options; excellent skill tree system as opposed to level advancement; good character creation system; great community and universe; massive worlds (and there's 10 of them!) BAD: Rough around the edge... Read Full Review

Dungeon Siege

It's fun for a while, but repetitive combat and a lack of depth drag it down by the end.

GOOD: Engaging combat; massive world to explore; vast array of environments; generally good graphics; pack mule allows you to carry many items BAD: Cliched storyline; combat becomes repetitive hack-and-slash; lacks orig... Read Full Review

Star Wars: Dark Forces

It may be old, but that never stopped Doom from being good either.

GOOD: Classic, straightfoward, shoot 'em up combat; weird level design (in a good way) BAD: No AI to speak of; graphics are an eyesore; incredibly easy; no multiplayer; cliched story Yes, Dark Forces is an old game. ... Read Full Review

Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion

An excellent expansion that makes Age of Kings nearly complete.

GOOD: New additions add strategic depth without complicating it; changes make resource management easier; same good sounds as original; in-game encyclopedia; 5 new civilizations all balanced with the other 13 BAD: Campa... Read Full Review

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

An amazing and well-crafted RTS that features an incredible amount of depth and unlimited gameplay value.

GOOD: Great strategic depth; random map generator is excellent; fun and fast gameplay; great balancing of resources; generally good sounds; in-game encyclopedia; all 13 civilizations play and feel differently BAD: Still... Read Full Review

Star Wars Episode I: Racer

Very fun and very fast with plenty of options, but replayability is limited.

GOOD: Great sense of speed; addicting; lots of races, pods, and options BAD: All pods feel generally the same, with the exception of upgrades made to them; little replayability; very easy Star Wars: Episode I: Pod Ra... Read Full Review

Descent 3

A massive, fun game that deserves much more attention than it got.

GOOD: Massive, creative level design; the most creative enemies and weapons of any game; engaging multiplayer; long single player campaign; distinctive and awesome sounds BAD: No storyline; campaign becomes too difficul... Read Full Review

Half-Life

The classic shooter that revolutionized the genre and remains unmatched in many areas.

GOOD: Revolutionary game mechanics; great graphics for its day; incredibly immersive atmosphere; realistic and fantastic level design; good AI; awesome sound; great weapons BAD: Not enough music; repetitive scientist mo... Read Full Review

Half-Life 2

Great combat and a revolutionary physics engine but none of the classic atmosphere that made Half-Life, well, Half-Life.

GOOD: Excellent graphics; revolutionary physics engine; immersive combat; great setup for expansions/sequel; great combat; good voice acting BAD: Bad storyline; anti-climactic ending; lacks atmosphere of original; AI no... Read Full Review

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

Classic action/adventure game with great level design and excellent combat.

GOOD: Great level design; immersive sound; addictive combat; smooth controls and interface BAD: Cliched story; bad graphics (even for its day) Excellent game! This game was released in 1997 and is still extremely fun... Read Full Review

Starcraft: Brood War

A great expansion to a classic game.

GOOD: Great additions; sounds remain good, especially voice acting; even more challenging AI; storyline and characters as memorable as original; engaging and addicting multiplayer BAD: Multiplayer overrun with "money ma... Read Full Review

Starcraft

The most addictive, classic, memorable game ever made.

GOOD: Unforgettable storyline and characters; fantastic voice acting; three balanced races; engaging multiplayer; awesome array of sounds and music; challenging AI BAD: Game mechanics getting outdated; multiplayer overr... Read Full Review