 | Final Fantasy VII Platinum
Buy new: £129.99 / Used from: £21.98 One of the most perfect games ever created. Blending incredible graphics (For its time), a gripping plot and stunning soundtrack, awesome!
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 | Metal Gear Solid (PS1)
Buy used from: £8.29 Another story driven game based on the legend of Solid Snake, one of the best examples of narrative gaming and a terrific game to boot.
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 | Half-Life
Buy used from: £3.00 A first person shooter to define first person shooters, between this and its sequel Half Life 2, every staple of FPS games was brought together for the first time.
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 | Broken Sword I and II: Double Pack (PC DVD)
Buy new: £4.01 / Used from: £1.48 Point & Click gaming at its very best. One of the greatest story adventures created with a soundtrack of excellence and Rolf Saxon as Stobbart is splendid.
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 | Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £5.50 One of the only true next generation games to be released so far (As of 2008), a bit short but other than that one of the most perfect action games.
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 | FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
Buy used from: £2.98 The only FIFA game to actually be good, with a decent blend of arcade and simulation, this is when EA were good. No longer the case....
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 | Zelda - A Link to the Past
Buy used from: £24.38 Debatebly the best RPG of all time, Links third outing is incredble beyond anything that has gone before.... or since.
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 | Super Mario Kart
Buy used from: £19.99 A racer that needs no introduction, the best racer ever.
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 | Chrono Trigger (Nintendo DS)
Buy new: £18.84 / Used from: £18.50 Possibly the greatest game on the SNES, and now coming to the DS, Chrono Trigger is a genuine classic worth playing again and again.
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 | Bioshock (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £16.87 / Used from: £10.99 With a chilling atmosphere and crazed citizens, this genuinly creepy game with have you on the edge of your seat.
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 | Halo
Buy used from: £3.16 Despite two good, but mainly dissapointing sequels, the first Halo is still a solid shooter if not up to the standards set by the likes of Goldeneye and Half Life
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 | GoldenEye 007 (N64)
Buy used from: £4.90 The pinnacle of Rare's productivity, featuring the great Dr. Doak, this is the best Bond game ever!
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 | Resident Evil 4 (GameCube)
Buy used from: £9.80 A difficult decision to decide between this and the second Resident Evil but 4's frsh approach and over the top camera just win it.
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 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)
Buy new: £10.89 / Used from: £3.77 A game that lets you do so much with such over the top enthusiasm deserves to be hailed, an excellent game.
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 | Silent Hill Platinum (PS)
Buy used from: £11.50 Original and best, an atmosphere to scare the hell out of you.
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 | Tomb Raider 2 - Platinum
Buy used from: £2.51 Although not my personal favourite, I have it on good authority this is the best, I'll take their word for it.
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 | New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo DS)
Buy new: £24.71 / Used from: £16.49 DO NOT BE FOOLED. I wanted the original NES Version of the Mario Brothers, the best platformer ever!
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 | Zelda : The Ocarina Of Time (N64)
Buy used from: £9.00 The ultimate Legend of Zelda and one of the first games to ever introduce light and day in real time. A real technological feat for the time.
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 | Street fighter II
Buy used from: £2.99 Without a doubt the best beat-em-up ever created, suave and inadvertendly creating the combo system, brilliance.
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 | LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
Buy new: £17.59 / Used from: £11.62 PS3 needed a good game and here it is, more a tool for creativity than a game but nonetheless a terrific piece of art.
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 | Guitar Hero I (PS2)
Buy new: £21.96 / Used from: £10.91 Although its just Amplitude and Frequency with a plastic guitar, this is excellent escapism that just for a moment when you hit that last note, makes you feel invincible.
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 | Fable (Xbox)
Buy new: £11.49 / Used from: £3.72 Setting the tone for the massive sequel, which is just as good, this RPG lets you make any decision you wish which determines your heroic path as either good or bad.
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 | Championship Manager 3 (DVD Packaging)
Buy used from: £2.65 Regardless of what year you purchase, make sure you buy Championship Manager up to 2004, after that buy Football Manager, all made by Sports Interactive and all the best examples of its genre.
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 | Doom - Collector's Edition (PC CD)
Buy used from: £74.99 It might only have been preceeded by Wolfenstien but this is one of the most original and best shooters.
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 | Final Fantasy I (PSP)
Buy new: £18.99 / Used from: £17.93 Finally, completeing the list, the most original RPG ever made setting the standard for all others to come. For 1987, this was amazing!
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