Top 10 Best Video Games of 2004
2004 did not mess around. You got a year stuffed with games that felt bigger, sharper, louder, and way more confident than what came before. One minute you were wandering huge worlds and getting gloriously sidetracked, the next you were ducking bullets, sneaking through enemy territory, or losing sleep over "just one more mission." It was the kind of year that made your free time disappear on contact.
What made 2004 so special was how many different kinds of games were firing on all cylinders at once. Big cinematic releases were everywhere, but so were smart, quirky, inventive titles that proved style and personality could stand right beside raw technical muscle. You were not locked into one flavor of fun. You could chase chaos, strategy, story, speed, comedy, tension, or pure button-mashing bliss, sometimes all in the same weekend.
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is an open-world action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It follows Carl "CJ" Johnson as he returns to the fictional state of San Andreas and becomes involved in gang conflicts, corruption, and criminal operations. The game features three major cities, role-playing elements such as skill improvement, and a wide range of vehicles and activities.
Half-Life 2 is awesome, but in front of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, it's nothing.
This is the game that I played for more than 100 hours.
I love all Grand Theft Auto games.
Unforgettable classic.
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Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 is a first-person shooter developed by Valve. The game continues the story of Gordon Freeman as he fights against the Combine, an alien regime controlling Earth. It introduced the Source engine and made extensive use of physics-based gameplay through tools such as the Gravity Gun.
I know Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the best Grand Theft Auto and all, but Half-Life 2 is way better.
Come on. This game deserves to be number 1, and you know it!
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Halo 2
Halo 2 is a first-person shooter developed by Bungie. The story follows Master Chief and the Arbiter during a conflict involving humanity, the Covenant, and the Flood. It added online multiplayer through Xbox Live and introduced dual-wielding, new vehicles, and multiple playable perspectives.
Amazing game, definitely a classic.
This game has a great campaign.
Halo is the best.
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is a stealth action game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan. Set in 1964, it follows FOX operative Naked Snake on a mission in the Soviet jungle during the Cold War. The game introduced camouflage systems, survival mechanics, and close-quarters combat as central parts of play.
You're not really a Snake, and I'm not really an Ocelot!
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is a role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. In the game, Mario searches for Crystal Stars and the Thousand-Year Door while exploring the town of Rogueport and surrounding regions. Its combat uses timed button inputs, and its visual style combines 2D paper-like characters with 3D environments.
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Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal is a platform shooter developed by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation 2. Ratchet and Clank battle Dr. Nefarious, a robotic antagonist attempting to eliminate organic life. The game includes weapon upgrading, third-person shooting mechanics, and online multiplayer modes.
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Star Wars: Battlefront
Star Wars: Battlefront is an action shooter developed by Pandemic Studios and published by LucasArts. It lets players take part in large-scale battles from the Star Wars universe across locations from the prequel and original trilogies. Gameplay focuses on capturing command posts, using vehicles, and fighting as different soldier classes in either first-person or third-person view.
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Crash Twinsanity
Crash Twinsanity is a platform game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Vivendi Universal Games. The story centers on Crash Bandicoot and Doctor Neo Cortex, who temporarily work together against a new threat known as the Evil Twins. The game uses connected environments instead of a traditional level map and includes sections where Crash carries or interacts directly with Cortex.
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Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes is an action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios for the GameCube. Samus Aran travels to the planet Aether, where she confronts hostile creatures and a dark parallel world that threatens the planet's stability. The game expands on scanning, exploration, and combat while adding light and dark beam weapons and a darker environmental hazard system.
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The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
The listers seem to have forgotten about this game. It's a LoZ game released Nov. 4th, 2004, that follows Link being shrunk and venture through a new, miniature world hidden from sight. It's another fun LoZ adventure.
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The FairlyOddParents: Shadow Showdown
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Sly 2: Band of Thieves
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Doom 3
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Killzone
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Pikmin 2
This game is fun.
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Mortal Kombat: Deception
Superb MK game with a great story and graphics.
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World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. It is set in the Warcraft universe and allows players to create characters, complete quests, join groups, and explore the continents of Azeroth. The game launched with faction-based play between the Alliance and the Horde and supported large-scale cooperative and competitive online activity.
Not the first MMO, but a high-quality one that helped push the genre.
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Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
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Gran Turismo 4
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Rome: Total War
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The Sims 2
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Mario Party 6
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Ninja Gaiden
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Mario Power Tennis
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Metroid: Zero Mission
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Fable
