95%-100%

Soul Calibur (Fighting)
(Yeah, it’s over-rated. Pathetic AI for example)

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2(Best Version)
NFL2K
NFL2K1 (Online!)
Tony Hawk Pro Skater (Best Version)
Tekken 3 Bleemcast
NBA2K2 (Online!)
Rayman 2 (Best Version, including PS2)
Test Drive: Le Mans

90%-95%

Unreal Tournament (Online!)
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Quake III Arena (Online!)
Jet Grind Radio (Unique Music/Stunt game)
Samba De Amigo (Unique Music Game)
Street Fighter Alpha 3
NFL2K2 (Online!)
Skies of Arcadia (Great traditional RPG)
NBA2K1 (Online!)
Tennis 2K2
Ferarri 355 Challenge (Best race sim ever)
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Crazy Taxi
Gran Turismo 2 Bleemcast
Metal Gear Solid Bleemcast
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (Best version)
(It’s worth noting that it sold well, and Eidos still canned the sequel and released it exclusively for PS2)

NBA2K
Dead or Alive 2
Sonic Adventure 2 (Fastest game ever)
Daytona Online 2001
Test Drive: V Rally (Best Version)

87.5%-89%

Sonic Adventure (action/adventure)
Marvel Vs Capcom
Sega Rally 2
MDK2 (Unique Action/Shooter/Puzzle)
Marvel Vs Capcom 2
Typing of the Dead (You want quirky?)
Shenmue (Revolutionary RPG)
(This is a great example of how it’s gameplay can be misunderstood)

Tech Romancer
Phantasy Star Online (1st Online Cons RPG)
Bangai-O (Treasure 2D Free shooter)
Virtua Tennis
Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves

85%-87.4%

Crazy Taxi 2
Chu Chu Rocket (Online Puzzle game)
Grandia II
(Gamespot didn’t like the storyline)

King of Fighters Dream match 99’
PowerStone 2
San Francisco Rush 2012
Capcom VS SNK

82.5%-85%

NFLBlitz 2000
Virtua Fighter 3tb
Armada (Overhead shooter w/ RPG elem)
Sega Bass Fishing 2
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2
Worms Armageddon
Last Blade 2
Metropolis Street Racer (‘stylistic’ racer)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Vanishing Point
Hydro Thunder (Boat Racing)
Worms World Party (Online!)
Canon Spike
Ooga Booga
Sega GT
(More realistic control and sharper AI than GT3)

Phantasy Star Online V.2

80%-82.4%

Powerstone(Multiplayer/Fighting
(Gamespot’s rating was based on “fun”)

Aerowings 2: Air Strike (Fl Comb Sim)
Deep Fighter
Project Justice
Street Fighter III: Third Strike
Space Channel 5
Wacky Races
Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram
(Forget Twin Sticks, and Soul Calibur, this is the DC’s perfect game)

Speed Devils (Multi-player racing)
Alien Front Online (Online, Voice communication)
Formula 1 World Grand Prix
Bust A Move 4
Sega Marine Fishing
Looney Toons Space Race
StarLancer (Online)
Bomberman Online

77.5%-79%

Maken X
Sword of the Berserk: Gut’s Rage
Ecco The Dolphin: DOF
Sega Bass Fishing
Soldier of Fortune
Railroad Tycoon II
Spiderman
Outtrigger (Online FPS)
Toy Commander
(Gamespot was just plain wrong about this one)

Street Fighter III Double Impact
(Yeah, these games used to matter to people)

75%-77.4%

Record of Lodoss War
House of the Dead 2 (Shooter)
4 Wheel Thunder
Mars Matrix
Fur Fighters (3D Action/Adv)
Trickstyle
Airforce Delta (Flight Combat)
King of Fighters 99 Evolution (2D fighter)
Monaco Grand Prix 2 (F1 Racing)

72.5%-74.9%

Draconus Cult of the Wyrm (Action/Adv)
Seaman (Unique voice/AI game)
(Gamespot was rating it on ‘fun’)

Elemental Gimmick Gear (2D Action/Adv)
Aero Wings (Flight acrobatics sim)
Demolition Racer: No Exit
Red Dog (Vehicle shooter, Argonaught)
Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness

70%-72.4

Tokyo Extreme Racer
Dino Crisis
Expendable (Overhead shoot-em up)
18 Wheeler American Pro Trucker
Mr Driller
Gunbird2
Speed Devils Online (Online Racing)
(It’s just an expansion with online play)

Confidential Mission
Gundam Sidestory: 0079
Psychic Force 2012
Re-Volt

65%-69%

Evolution World OT Sacred Device (RPG)
Grand Theft Auto 2 (Best Version)
Iron Aces (2-Player Split Screen)
Charge N' Blast (Scenery destruction)
Super Magnetic Neo
Midway Greatest Hits V.1

60%-64.9%

Illbleed
Pen Pen Tri-icelon (Penguin Racing?)
Gauntlet Legends (best version)
Star Wars Ep 1: Jedi Powers Battles
Hidden and Dangerous (WWII Espionage)
D2
Chicken Run
GigaWing 2
Wild Metal

50%-59%

Zombie Revenge
(It’s at least better than average beat-em ups)

Atari Anniversary Edition
Giga Wing
Dynamite Cop (Quick Beat-em up)
Seventh Cross Evolution

40%-49%

Dragonriders: Chronicles of Pern
Namco Museum
Sonic Shuffle
Urban Chaos
Death Crimson OX (Lightgun game)
Industrial Spy: Operation Espionage
Evolution II: Far off Promise (Dungeon crawler)

Removed from list :

Kiss: Psycho Circus (straight shooter, but boring)

Quality Import Titles

Shenmue II (Come on, it’s easy to find)
Giant Gram and Giant Gram 2000
Fire Pro Wrestling D
TR - 4
Cosmic Smash
Frame Gride
Space Channel 5 part 2
Fighting Vipers 2
Vampire Chronicles
Guilty Gear X
Twinkle Star Sprites
Capcom vs SNK 2
King of Fighters 2000
Get Colonies
Daisessen
Shanghai Dynasty
Samba 2000
The Pop 'N' Music series
Headhunter
Rez
Evil Twin
Ikaruga(Treasure, shooter like Radiant Silvergun!)