Favorite Video Games of Each Year of the 2000s

The Top Ten

  1. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)

    Runner ups:

    - Diablo II

    - Banjo-Tooie

    - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

    - Deus Ex

    - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

    - Perfect Dark

  2. Silent Hill 2 (2001)

    Runner ups:

    - Grand Theft Auto 3

    - Super Smash Bros. Melee

    - Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

    - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

    - Halo: Combat Evolved

    - Final Fantasy X

    - Sonic Adventure 2

    - Civilization III

    - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

    - Conker's Bad Fur Day

    - Devil May Cry

  3. Metroid Prime (2002)

    Tough call between this and Morrowind.

    Runner ups:

    - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

    - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    - Mafia

    - Age of Mythology

    - Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

    - Eternal Darkness

    - Dark Chronicle

    - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

  4. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2003)

    Since there wasn't any really strong game for me released that year, I'm gonna put Wind Waker. It came out in December of 02, but it can count as a game from 03.

    Runner ups:

    - Tony Hawk's Underground

    - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

    - Medal of Honor: Frontline

    - The Simpsons: Hit and Run

    - Beyond Good and Evil

    - XIII

  5. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)

    Another tough year, but overall, I cannot put another game other than Snake Eater.

    Runner ups:

    - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

    - Half-Life 2

    - Fable

    - Halo 2

    - Doom 3

    - Burnout 3: Takedown

    - World of Warcraft

    - Need for Speed: Underground 2

    - Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

    - Tony Hawk's Underground 2

    - Spider-Man 2

  6. Shadow of the Colossus (2005)

    Runner ups:

    - Resident Evil 4

    - Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

    - Civilization IV

    - God of War

    - Need for Speed: Most Wanted

    - Psychonauts

    - Call of Duty 2

    - Burnout: Revenge

  7. Okami (2006)

    Runner ups:

    - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

    - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

    - Gears of War

    - Dead Rising

    - Bully

    - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

    - Tomb Raider: Legend

  8. BioShock (2007)

    Runner ups:

    - Super Mario Galaxy

    - Portal

    - Halo 3

    - Crysis

    - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

    - The Darkness

    - God of War II

    - The Witcher

    - Assassin's Creed

    - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

    - Team Fortress 2

    - Guitar Hero III

  9. Fallout 3 (2008)

    Runner ups:

    - Grand Theft Auto IV

    - Super Smash Bros. Brawl

    - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

    - Spore

    - Braid

    - Mario Kart Wii

    - Rock Band 2

    - Gears of War 2

    - Dead Space

    - Far Cry 2

  10. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009)

    Runner ups:

    - Assassin's Creed II

    - Batman: Arkham Asylum

    - Dragon Age: Origins

    - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

    - Minecraft

    - Left 4 Dead 2

    - Bayonetta