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Geek Culture / Best action games of all time

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Ian T
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Posted: 5th Nov 2004 01:45 Edited at: 5th Nov 2004 01:45
We've had a few 'best games' in the past, but they're all dead and gone now. This is a little more focused-- what's the best action game you've ever played? Arcade, FPS, whatever, as long as it's action-oriented, so no RPGs or strategy games .

My personal top ten-

1. Unreal Tournament
2. Unreal Tournament 2004
3. Serious Sam II
4. Serious Sam
5. Quake
6. Blood
7. Hexen II
7. Jedi Knight II
8. Rune
9. Heretic II
10. Wheel of Time

Mmm, all good games... though a few I've only played the full version at a friend's place (Ut2k4 up til recently, Serious Sam I/II) and know the demo better than the full game. I really don't like console type action games very much, so they're all shooters . I'm sure other people will have very different lists.


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Posted: 5th Nov 2004 01:50
1. Commander Keen
5. Rebel Assault II
14. Spice Girls


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Posted: 5th Nov 2004 03:11 Edited at: 5th Nov 2004 03:12
In no real order :

Max Payne
Max Payne 2
Jedi Knight 2
C&C:Renegade

Now, if you include RTS then the list should also include :

Warhammer 40,000
C&C:Generals

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Posted: 5th Nov 2004 03:25
Duke Nukem 3D!!

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Posted: 5th Nov 2004 04:01 Edited at: 5th Nov 2004 04:07
1) Doom and all its sequels, derviatives, and WADs : I still play this more than any other game despite playing probably more than 50 FPSes in my life.
2) Shogo: MAD : Most underrated FPS ever (got great reviews from critics but the public ingored it because anime wasn't as big at the time). Still has a thriving community of players.
3) Commander Keen : One of the best platform games for the PC. I still make my own maps for Keen 1-3.
4) Raptor: Call of the Shadows : Best space shooter for PC.
5) Unreal and its sequels : Besides Doom and Shogo these are the only games that make me continually come back.

Honorable mention (in no particular order) : the Quakes, Raiden 2, ROTT, Blood, the NOLFs, Serious Sam (for not taking itself so seriously), Rogue Spear (now commonly copied), Goldeneye (one of the few good console shooters Perfect Dark was better but Goldeneye had more impact), Duke Nukem 3D, Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2, the MDKs
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Posted: 5th Nov 2004 04:22
Zelda: Ocarina of Time, or Zelda: A Link to the Past.

And, no, they're not RPGs...

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That's the only game I could think of.
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Posted: 5th Nov 2004 04:41
In order that I got them, not necessarily my favorites in order:

1) Metroid Prime
2) UT2004
3) Waiting for Half Life 2 and a new video card...


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Posted: 5th Nov 2004 08:54
Not in any order:

1. UT2004
2. Halo
3. HalfLife+mods
4. Metal Gear/Solid
5. Contra 3
6. Galaga
7. GoldenEye
8. Rainbow 6
9. Doom/2/3
10.Painkiller

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Posted: 5th Nov 2004 09:11 Edited at: 5th Nov 2004 09:12
My personal top 10 (changing constantly):

1)Halo
2)UT2K4
3)Goldeneye
4-10)Now that I've got you're attention, watch me pull a Dodgy TCA Doll out of my hat!

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Posted: 5th Nov 2004 09:42 Edited at: 5th Nov 2004 09:42
1) Planetside
2) Halo
3) Unreal tournament 2004
4) Unreal II
5) Doom 3
6) Painkiller
7) Oni
8) Phobia III

Pretty much the only ones i'm playing right now.. Planetside and halo being the top ones i play, and both great games.



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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 5th Nov 2004 10:07
lol Zelda is an RPG, just not a traditional form of one.
that said it falls into action/adventure catagorisation now, but when you look at them

Zelda - Ocarina Of Time (Adventure RPG) -> Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (RT RPG) -> Baulders Gate - Dark Alliance (AD&D RPG)

Well anyways;

1• Oni
2• Doom-Series
3• Alien Breed
4• Quake 3 Arena (UT has nothing on the frantic nature of this online)
5• Street Fighter 2 / Soul Calibre 2 (both are awesome for different reasons)

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Posted: 6th Nov 2004 00:39
The Best Top 10 of All Time Are (IN MY OPINION)

1. Doom III
2. Halo (Can't wait for Halo 2 )
3. Unreal Tournament
4. Unreal Tournament 2004
5. Quake III
6. Serious Sam
7. Grabbed By The Ghoulies
9. Aliens VS. Predator
10. Worms 3D

Awesome Games! If you would like, Buy 'em and check 'em out!

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Here are my entries in no particular order:-

Aliens vs Predator 2
Unreal games
Doom games
Hitman 1

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Nicholas Thompson
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Posted: 6th Nov 2004 09:20
I'm really scared that only one person mentioned Duke Nukem 3D!! Since when have these "modern games" been "better" than old? I personally think Pong should be at least in the top 10.

I bet when Pong came out, people then played that longer than people now play Serious Same!! Lol..

Also.. Some of mine..

Jetpack
Lotus Turbo Challenge
Moonstone (Amiga!!)
Live For Speed (modern PC game. graphics aside, physics are EXCELENT)
Far Cry
Vietcong : Fist Alpha
Planetside[Beta] (I'd love to play it now, but cannot afford it).
Counterstrike 1.6


Those are a few that come to mind.

For those that like racing games, google Live For Speed and GET IT!! I personally think it has THE BEST physics engine I have ever seen for racing games. It just feels real. I have found no better adrenaline rush than racing neck and neck with another human in this game. Best of all, the demo is free and fully playable. The fully version (Stage 1) has more tracks and cars.

Vietcong is a brilliant game, in my opinion. I have met a lot of others that say otherwise. There is a custom map called speedball (and another similar called hardball) that is really small and SO fast paced.. average life expectancy < 10 seconds!!). Its LOADS of fun...

I nice fun map for Far Cry is "Buggy Fun".. I think.. Basically its an arena of buggies and your ONLY weapon is a rocket launcher with 999 ammo. Again - life expectancy is not great.. And the map needs to be reset every 5-10 mins!!

I remember Moonstone from the amiga, tho I know you can get it for the PC if you still use DOS. It was a brilliant game.. Might even make it for DB if I even get the ability to stop time and do EVERYTHING I ever wanted to do

Eric T
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Posted: 6th Nov 2004 09:22
My top-ten in this order:

1. Doom/Doom2/Final Doom (nope, not Doom 3, wasn't like the others, but I probably wasted 1/4 of my youth playing Doom)
2. Half-Life and its offspring (Surely HL2 will make it up here when I play it)
3. Max Payne 1&2 (Bullet Time, me like)
4. Goldeneye (Wasted away many an hour playing this)
5. Metal Gear and its offspring (Tactical Espionage, don't mind if I do)
6. Duke Nukem 3d (/me still waits patiently for Duke Nukem Forever)
7. Unreal and its offspring + sequels (Especially UT2k4)
8. Grand Theft Auto series (From the 2d to the 3d, all great games, might move up in rank with the most recent one )
9. Commander Keen (also provided me with so many hours of enjoyment)
10. Doom 3 (as I said, just wasn't the kill-fest the series was known for.)

Interesting list, but good list.

Quote: "7. Grabbed By The Ghoulies"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
That has to be one of the worst games ever made (Rare [The Company not the term] at its worst).

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In no order:

Half-life(Scientest Slaughterhouse mod)
Maybe Postal 2(Demo)
Duke Nukem 3D(Downloaded 300 maps and my favorites were: The castle one with Heven and Hell and the Corp one)

And with all games and in order:

1.Might and Magic VII(Played forever for about 5 times)
2.Might and Magic VIII(Played for 3 months then 3 days)
3.Duke Nukem 3D
4.Might and Magic VI(When I was little I ran around pointlessly killing everyone for about a year)
5.Half-life
6.Maybe Postal 2(Demo)

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Posted: 6th Nov 2004 13:49
In no order...

1.Contra
2.Quake 2
3.Halo
4.Counter-Strike


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Posted: 6th Nov 2004 14:44
in order best to worst...

1) day of defeat
2) half life
3) counter strike (can you tell I am a HL fan yet?)
4) Telletubies go to London
5) Halo

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do: print "87" : loop
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1. 007 Nightfire
2. Battlefield 1942
3. Teletubbies Nuke London
4. Star Wars: Battlefront

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Posted: 6th Nov 2004 14:57
people said that about Starfox Adventures too though Eric; and personally I think SFA was pretty awesome


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Quote: "3. Teletubbies Nuke London"


No it's teletubbies go to london.

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do: print "87" : loop
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Posted: 6th Nov 2004 17:16
Eric, DON'T DIS OVER PEOPLES OPINIONS !

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Nicholas Thompson
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Posted: 6th Nov 2004 21:24
Hmm.. FPS's ARE action games in my opinion.. I dont think you can really call UT a "thinking persons" game.. Its often a frag-fest!

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Posted: 6th Nov 2004 21:32 Edited at: 6th Nov 2004 21:38
1. Doom 3 (actually all dooms even doom 64 and then in no order)
- Ut original still the best in my opinion
- Counter strike (can't be denied)
- Halo
- Macross 2(arcade)
- Serious Sam
- Giga Wing
- Max Payne 2
- Zelda (Ocarina and Maskz)
- Quake, Quake 2, Quake 3 osp(awesome)

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