Polygon, il noto sito americano, ha recentemente compiuto 5 anni di attività. Quale modo per celebrare al meglio l’occasione se non stilare una classifica dei 500 titoli migliori di sempre? 100 per ogni anno di vita. Impresa ardua che, ovviamente, doveva avere delle regole da seguire. Come spiegato nell’articolo che introduceva la classifica, il sistema decisionale era chiaro e conciso. I partecipanti (rappresentati dal team di Polygon e da alcuni freelance appositamente invitati) dovevano votare i loro 500 giochi preferiti. Dalla lista dei titoli papabili, però, dovevano essere tenuti fuori i giochi usciti nel 2017 e i sequel che, a loro parere, fossero risultati troppo simili ai titoli precedenti. Prima che il gusto personale, inoltre, i votanti dovevano cercare di essere il più oggettivi possibili e seguire i due parametri chiave della classifica: l’innovazione e la durabilità.
Di solito, mentre sfogliamo le classifiche “standard”, al piacere e alla curiosità si unisce lo strazio percepito quando il titolo a cui teniamo infinitamente non viene citato. Ora, che in 500 posizioni i nostri giochi preferiti sarebbero riusciti a trovare posto era praticamente ovvio. Sotto questo aspetto, tutti potete ritenervi soddisfatti (ma proprio tutti è: anche te che giochi quotidianamente a quel tumore chiamato LoL non ti sentirai escluso) (dai scherzo, di peggio c’è GTA 5 al 37° posto o la totale mancanza di RPG degno di questo nome…) (no non è vero, ripensandoci peggio di League of Legends solo le microtransazioni…ah, ma aspetta…League of Legends = microtransazioni… AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!).
Quello su cui ci troveremo a recriminare, quindi, saranno proprio i numeri delle posizioni scelte.
Esempio: è ovvio che Red Dead Redemption dovesse essere presente in classifica. Ma cazz*, non DUECENTOVENTIQUATTRESIMO!
Detto questo, vi lascio alla classifica completa targata Polygon. Ero indeciso se spoilerarvi o meno il primo classificato, voglio invece che siate voi a scoprirlo e a decidere cosa pensare…cercate bene, perché la classifica è in ordine alfabetico! (Vi do un indizio…inizia per T).
0 FLIGHTS OF LOVING – 200
80 DAYS – 156
A MIND FOREVER VOYAGING – 221
ADVANCE WARS 2: BLACK HOLE RISING – 498
ADVENTURE – 82
AGE OF EMPIRES – 305
AGE OF EMPIRES 2 – 262
ALADDIN – 472
ALONE IN THE DARK – 490
ALPHA CENTAURI – 416
ANGRY BIRDS – 452
ANIMAL CROSSING – 201
ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF – 149
ANOTHER WORLD – 246
ANT ATTACK – 378
ARCHON: THE LIGHT AND THE DARK – 454
ARKANOID – 499
ASSASSIN’S CREED 2 – 155
ASSASSIN’S CREED 4: BLACK FLAG – 287
ASTEROIDS – 244
BALANCE OF POWER – 356
BALLBLAZER – 500
BASTION – 345
BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM – 210
BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY – 482
BATTLEFIELD 1942 – 311
BATTLEZONE – 316
BAYONETTA 2 – 339
BEATMANIA – 379
BEJEWELED – 428
BIOSHOCK – 115
BIOSHOCK 2 – 447
BLOODBORNE – 259
BORDERLANDS – 475
BOULDER DASH – 455
BRAID – 399
BREAKOUT – 313
BROTHERS: A TALE OF TWO SONS – 157
BULLY – 493
BURNOUT 3: TAKEDOWN – 72
BURNOUT PARADISE – 104
BURNOUT REVENGE – 218
BUSHIDO BLADE 2 – 202
CALL OF DUTY – 351
CALL OF DUTY 2 – 116
CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE – 88
CART LIFE – 127
CASTLE CRASHERS – 363
CASTLEVANIA – 247
CASTLEVANIA 3: DRACULA’S CURSE – 249
CASTLEVANIA: ARIA OF SORROW – 158
CASTLEVANIA: SYMPHONY OF THE NIGHT – 18
CATHERINE – 492
CAVE STORY – 487
CHRONO CROSS – 308
CHRONO TRIGGER – 62
CITIES: SKYLINES – 456
CITY OF HEROES – 185
CIVILIZATION 2 – 19
CIVILIZATION 4 – 159
CIVILIZATION 5 – 56
COMBAT – 289
COMMAND AND CONQUER – 190
COMMAND AND CONQUER: RED ALERT – 408
COMPANY OF HEROES – 483
COMPUTER SPACE – 317
CONTRA 3: THE ALIEN WARS – 361
COUNTER–STRIKE – 110
CRAZY TAXI – 380
CRUSADER KINGS 2 – 160
DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION – 53
DARK SOULS – 40
DARK SOULS 2 – 279
DAY OF THE TENTACLE – 302
DAYTONA USA – 372
DEAD SPACE – 340
DEFCON – 161
DEFENDER – 162
DEMON ATTACK – 265
DEMON’S SOULS – 261
DEPRESSION QUEST – 466
DESCENT – 318
DESTINY – 407
DEUS EX – 332
DEUS EX MACHINA – 405
DEVICE 6 – 120
DEVIL MAY CRY – 436
DEVIL MAY CRY 3: DANTE’S AWAKENING – 243
DEVIL’S CRUSH – 382
DIABLO – 123
DIABLO 2 – 38
DIABLO 3 – 298
DISHONORED – 233
DISHONORED 2 – 335
DONKEY KONG – 35
DONKEY KONG COUNTRY – 256
DONKEY KONG JR. – 463
DOOM – 4
DOOM – 219
DOOM 2 – 86
DOTA – 49
DOTA 2 – 74
DOUBLE DRAGON – 432
DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION – 497
DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS – 453
DRAGON QUEST 8: JOURNEY OF THE CURSED KING – 163
DRAGON WARRIOR – 91
DRAGON’S DOGMA – 194
DROP7 – 412
DUNE 2: THE BUILDING OF A DYNASTY – 128
DUNGEON KEEPER – 320
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: POOL OF RADIANCE – 341
DWARF FORTRESS – 24
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 2017 – 471
EARTHBOUND – 29
ELECTROPLANKTON – 458
ELITE – 103
ELITE BEAT AGENTS – 57
EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR – 321
ESPN NFL 2K5 – 65
EVE ONLINE – 90
EVENT[0] – 266
EVERQUEST – 140
F-ZERO – 495
FABLE 2 – 485
FALLOUT – 250
FALLOUT 2 – 383
FALLOUT 3 – 186
FALLOUT 4 – 430
FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS – 203
FANTASTIC CONTRAPTION – 359
FAR CRY 2 – 358
FATAL FRAME 2: CRIMSON BUTTERFLY – 267
FEZ – 263
FIFA 12 – 22
FINAL FANTASY – 290
FINAL FANTASY 10 – 448
FINAL FANTASY 14 – 417
FINAL FANTASY 6 – 11
FINAL FANTASY 7 – 70
FINAL FANTASY 8 – 258
FINAL FANTASY 9 – 195
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – 106
FIRE EMBLEM AWAKENING – 384
FIRE EMBLEM FATES – 418
FIREWATCH – 473
FLASHBACK – 234
FLOWER – 309
FOOTBALL MANAGER – 51
FORZA HORIZON 3 – 284
FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 – 349
FROG FRACTIONS – 121
FROGGER – 397
FRUIT NINJA – 344
FS1 FLIGHT SIMULATOR – 164
FTL: FASTER THAN LIGHT – 371
GALAGA – 165
GALAXIAN – 433
GARRY’S MOD – 481
GAUNTLET – 283
GEARS OF WAR – 242
GEOMETRY WARS – 153
GIANTS: CITIZEN KABUTO – 166
GOD HAND – 291
GOD OF WAR – 322
GOD OF WAR 2 – 385
GOLDENEYE 7 – 60
GONE HOME – 31
GRAN TRAK 10 – 323
GRAN TURISMO – 222
GRAN TURISMO 3: A-SPEC – 306
GRAND THEFT AUTO 3 – 12
GRAND THEFT AUTO 4 – 95
GRAND THEFT AUTO 5 – 37
GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS – 61
GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY – 105
SIIII CHE BELLO, TUTTI I GTA! POSER GAMER SODDISFATTO
GRAVITY RUSH – 476
GRIM FANDANGO – 415
GUILD WARS 2 – 80
GUITAR HERO – 44
GUITAR HERO 2 – 94
GUNPOINT – 324
GUNSTAR HEROES – 117
HABITAT – 76
HALF–LIFE – 52
HALF–LIFE 2 – 14
HALO 2 – 229
HALO 3 – 199
HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED – 42
HARVEST MOON – 69
HEARTHSTONE – 135
HER STORY – 131
HEROES OF MIGHT AND MAGIC 3 – 268
HERZOG ZWEI – 114
HITMAN – 346
HITMAN GO – 449
HITMAN: BLOOD MONEY – 111
HOMEWORLD – 96
HOMEWORLD 2 – 167
HOT SHOTS GOLF – 333
HUNT THE WUMPUS – 381
I HAVE NO MOUTH, AND I MUST SCREAM – 350
ICO – 280
IKARUGA – 315
IMPOSSIBLE MISSION – 235
INDIANA JONES AND THE FATE OF ATLANTIS – 435
INSIDE – 257
INTERNATIONAL KARATE + – 386
JET GRIND RADIO – 228
JETPACK JOYRIDE – 442
JOURNEY – 27
JOUST – 362
JUMPMAN JUNIOR – 387
JUST CAUSE 2 – 423
KATAMARI DAMACY – 85
KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO – 109
KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM – 438
KIM KARDASHIAN: HOLLYWOOD – 434
KING’S QUEST – 254
KINGDOM HEARTS – 286
KINGDOM RUSH – 411
KIRBY’S ADVENTURE – 136
KIRBY’S DREAMLAND – 285
KIRBY: CANVAS CURSE – 133
KORONIS RIFT – 388
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS – 68
LEFT 4 DEAD – 187
LEFT 4 DEAD 2 – 227
LEGACY OF KAIN: SOUL REAVER – 409
LEMMINGS – 364
LIMBO – 365
LITTLEBIGPLANET – 401
LUMINES – 376
LUNAR LANDER – 325
M.U.L.E. – 77
MADDEN NFL 2005 – 66
MANIAC MANSION – 252
MANIC MINER – 97
MARBLE MADNESS – 478
MARIO KART 64 – 197
MARIO KART 8 – 118
MARIO PAINT – 441
MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 2: NEW AGE OF HEROES – 269
MARVEL VS. CAPCOM: CLASH OF SUPER HEROES – 326
MASS EFFECT – 232
MASS EFFECT 2 – 50
MAX PAYNE – 281
MAX PAYNE 2 – 347
MEDAL OF HONOR – 465
MEGA MAN 2 – 389
MEGA MAN X – 207
METAL GEAR SOLID – 25
METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY – 101
METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER – 204
METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS – 375
METAL GEAR SOLID 5: THE PHANTOM PAIN – 208
METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER – 406
METRO 2033 – 419
METROID – 89
METROID 2: RETURN OF SAMUS – 491
METROID PRIME – 151
MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR – 300
MIKE TYSON’S PUNCH OUT!! – 125
MILITARY MADNESS – 420
MINECRAFT – 8
MINER 2049ER – 327
MINI METRO – 211
MIRROR’S EDGE – 400
MISSILE COMMAND – 421
MONKEY ISLAND 2: LECHUCK’S REVENGE – 223
MONSTER HUNTER 4 ULTIMATE – 168
MONSTER HUNTER GENERATIONS – 236
MONUMENT VALLEY – 474
MORTAL KOMBAT – 377
MORTAL KOMBAT 2 – 146
MOTHER 3 – 46
MS. PAC–MAN – 6
MVP BASEBALL 2005 – 270
MYST – 189
NBA 2K12 – 292
NBA JAM – 26
NEED FOR SPEED: MOST WANTED – 439
NETHACK – 87
NHL ‘94 – 58
NIDHOGG – 429
NIGHTS INTO DREAMS … – 396
NINE HOURS, NINE PERSONS, NINE DOORS (999) – 477
NINJA GAIDEN – 342
NINJA GAIDEN – 469
ORI AND THE BLIND FOREST – 486
OVERWATCH – 198
P.T. – 188
PAC–MAN: CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION DX – 154
PANZER DRAGOON 2 ZWEI – 328
PANZER DRAGOON ORTA – 352
PAPER MARIO – 459
PAPER MARIO: THE THOUSAND YEAR DOOR – 373
PAPERS, PLEASE – 107
PARADROID – 314
PARAPPA THE RAPPER – 366
PEGGLE – 470
PERSONA 3 – 260
PERSONA 4/GOLDEN – 33
PHANTASY STAR 4: THE END OF THE MILLENNIUM – 169
PHANTASY STAR ONLINE – 137
PHOENIX WRIGHT: ACE ATTORNEY – 271
PICROSS 3D – 460
PILLARS OF ETERNITY – 390
PLANESCAPE TORMENT – 170
PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES – 457
POKEMON GO! – 251
POKEMON GOLD AND SILVER – 192
POKEMON RED AND BLUE – 5
POKEMON X AND Y – 367
POLE POSITION – 422
PONG – 64
POPULOUS – 334
PORTAL – 17
PORTAL 2 – 84
POWER STONE – 410
POWER STONE 2 – 424
PRINCE OF PERSIA – 374
PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME – 113
PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE UNWOUND FUTURE – 450
PROTEUS – 293
PSI–OPS: THE MINDGATE CONSPIRACY – 443
PSYCHONAUTS – 245
PUZZLE QUEST – 329
QIX – 425
QUADRILATERAL COWBOY – 336
QUAKE – 122
QUAKE 3: ARENA – 272
QUEST FOR GLORY: SO YOU WANT TO BE A HERO – 47
QWOP – 480
RAILROAD TYCOON – 467
RED DEAD REDEMPTION – 224 PAGHERANNO PER QUESTO, JOHN!
RED FACTION: GUERILLA – 171
RESIDENT EVIL – 138
RESIDENT EVIL 2 – 301
RESIDENT EVIL 4 – 36
RETURN TO CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN – 353
REZ/REZ INFINITE – 184
RHYTHM HEAVEN – 413
RIVER CITY RANSOM – 461
ROBOTRON: 2084 – 92
ROCK BAND – 129
ROCK BAND 2 – 124
ROCKET LEAGUE – 354
ROGUE – 23
ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON – 343
SAM & MAX HIT THE ROAD – 426
SAMURAI SHODOWN – 330
SECRET OF MANA – 78
SENSIBLE SOCCER – 237
SHADOW HEARTS: COVENANT – 273
SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS – 48
SHANTAE AND THE PIRATE’S CURSE – 238
SHENMUE – 241
SHOVEL KNIGHT – 398
SID MEIER’S RAILROAD TYCOON – 112
SILENT HILL – 391
SILENT HILL 2 – 83
SIMCITY – 15
SIMCITY 2000 – 55
SNAKE – 274
SNATCHER – 427
SONIC CD – 294
SONIC COLORS – 446
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG – 191
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 – 264
SOULCALIBUR – 230
SOULCALIBUR 2 – 150
SPACE CHANNEL 5 – 488
SPACE INVADERS – 79
SPACEWAR! – 172
SPELUNKY – 30
SPIDER–MAN 2 – 489
SPLATOON – 479
SPLINTER CELL: CHAOS THEORY – 67
SPLIT/SECOND – 307
STAR CONTROL – 253
STAR FOX 64 – 484
STAR RAIDERS – 212
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC 2: THE SITH LORDS – 403
STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC – 81
STAR WARS: THE ARCADE GAME – 173
STAR WARS: TIE FIGHTER – 179
STAR WARS: X-WING – 370
STAR WARS: X-WING VS. TIE FIGHTER – 193
STARCRAFT – 13
STARCRAFT 2: WINGS OF LIBERTY – 183
STARDEW VALLEY – 209
STEPHEN’S SAUSAGE ROLL – 392
STREET FIGHTER 2 – 9
STREET FIGHTER 3: THIRD STRIKE – 134
STREET FIGHTER 4 – 431
STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 3 – 213
STREETS OF RAGE 2 – 174
STUBBS THE ZOMBIE IN REBEL WITHOUT A PULSE – 319
STUNT CAR RACER – 355
SUIKODEN 2 – 98
SUPER BOMBERMAN – 360
SUPER CASTLEVANIA 4 – 440
SUPER MARIO 3D LAND – 214
SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD – 148
SUPER MARIO 64 – 16
SUPER MARIO BROS. – 21
SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 – 295
SUPER MARIO BROS. 3 – 2
SUPER MARIO GALAXY – 63
SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 – 59
SUPER MARIO KART – 45
SUPER MARIO LAND 2: SIX GOLDEN COINS – 368
SUPER MARIO MAKER – 108
SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE – 282
SUPER MARIO WORLD – 34
SUPER MARIO WORLD 2: YOSHI’S ISLAND – 93
SUPER MEAT BOY – 496
SUPER METROID – 10
SUPER SMASH BROS. – 141
SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL – 312
SUPER SMASH BROS. MELEE – 71
SUPERHOT VR – 175
SYBERIA – 393
SYSTEM SHOCK 2 – 176
TEAM FORTRESS 2 – 145
TEKKEN 3 – 304
TEMPEST 2000 – 303
TENCHU: STEALTH ASSASSINS – 275
TENNIS FOR TWO – 288
TETRIS – 1
THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK: ESCAPE FROM BUTCHER BAY – 464
THE ELDER SCROLLS 3: MORROWIND – 28
THE ELDER SCROLLS 4: OBLIVION – 414
THE ELDER SCROLLS 5: SKYRIM – 73
THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY – 255
THE JACKBOX PARTY PACK – 248
THE LAST OF US – 177
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA – 3
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: A LINK BETWEEN WORLDS – 299
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: A LINK TO THE PAST – 20
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK’S AWAKENING – 144
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: MAJORA’S MASK – 331
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME – 39
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER – 119
THE OPERATIVE: NO ONE LIVES FOREVER – 142
THE OREGON TRAIL – 139
THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND – 178
THE SENTINEL – 99
THE SIMS – 43
THE STANLEY PARABLE – 276
THE WALKING DEAD SEASON 1 – 152
THE WITCHER 2: ASSASSINS OF KINGS – 451
THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT – 54
THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU – 296
THIEF: DEADLY SHADOWS – 297
THIEF: THE DARK PROJECT – 404
THREES – 337
TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 12 – 402
TIMESPLITTERS 2 – 468
TOMB RAIDER – 231
TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER – 220
TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER 2 – 102
TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER 3 – 348
TONY HAWK’S UNDERGROUND – 215
TOWERFALL – 310
ULTIMA 4: QUEST OF THE AVATAR – 369
ULTIMA 7: THE BLACK GATE – 277
ULTIMA ONLINE – 75
ULTIMA UNDERWORLD: THE STYGIAN ABYSS – 180
UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES – 126
UNDERTALE – 130
UNREAL TOURNAMENT – 143
URIDIUM – 394
VAGRANT STORY – 181
VALKYRIA CHRONICLES – 357
VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE – REDEMPTION – 132
VANQUISH – 445
VIRTUA FIGHTER 2 – 205
VIRTUA RACING – 225
WARCRAFT 2: TIDES OF DARKNESS – 226
WARCRAFT 3: REIGN OF CHAOS – 182
WARIOWARE, INC.: MEGA MICROGAMES! – 206
WARIOWARE: TWISTED! – 216
WARLORDS – 100
WASTELAND – 278
WII SPORTS – 41
WING COMMANDER – 239
WIPEOUT – 494
WIZARDRY: PROVING GROUNDS OF THE MAD OVERLORD – 395
WOLFENSTEIN 3D – 147
WOLFENSTEIN: THE NEW ORDER – 444
WORLD OF WARCRAFT – 7
WWF NO MERCY – 437
X-COM: UFO DEFENSE – 240
XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN – 196
YAKUZA 0 – 338
ZELDA 2: THE ADVENTURE OF LINK – 462
ZERO ESCAPE: VIRTUE’S LAST REWARD – 217
ZORK – 32
