Best Video Games -
Comparing Rankings For The Best Video Games

It is often the most difficult to decide the best video games. In the last couple of decades thousands of games have been released and millions of people have played them. This makes it almost next to impossible to choose the best video games from the sea of thousands.

Today most of the best video games are platform or gaming console centric. The various platforms are PC, NES, Super Nintendo, PS, PSP, Xbox, Game Cube, Game Boy advanced, Dream cast, Sega return etc.

Let us take a look at the various best video games in different parts of the world in 2006.

The best video games in UK & Irleand:

RANK
TITLE
YEAR OF RELEASE
PUBLISHER
1
Tetris
1987
Alexey Pajitnov
2
Super Mario 64
1996
Nintendo
3
Pokemon
1995
Nintendo
4
Pro Evolution Soccer 4
2004
Konami
5
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1998
Nintendo
6
Monkey Island 2
1990
Lucas Arts
7
Super Mario Kart
1992
Nintendo
8
Goldeneye 007
1997
Rare
9
Street Fighter II
1991
Capcom
10
Elite
1984
Acornsoft

The best video games according to the Famitsu reader's poll in 2006 are:

RANK
TITLE
YEAR OF RELEASE
PUBLISHER
1
Final Fantasy X
2001
Squaresoft
2
Final Fantasy VII
1997
Squaresoft
3
Dragon Warrior III
1988
Enix
4
Dragon Warrior VIII
2004
Enix
5
Machi
1998
Chunsoft
6
Final Fantasy II (IV)
1991
Squaresoft
7
Tactics Ogre
1997
Quest
8
Final Fantasy III (Japan)
1990
Nintendo
9
Dragon Warrior VII
2000
Enix
10
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1998
Nintendo

The best video games according to Electronic monthly issue 200 in 2006 are:

RANK
TITLE
YEAR OF RELEASE
PUBLISHER
1
Super Mario Bros.
1985
Nintendo
2
Pac Man
1980
Namco
3
Street Fighter II
1991
Capcom
4
Tetris
1987
Alexey Pajitnov
5
Legend of Zelda
1986
Nintendo
6
Super Mario 64
1996
Nintendo
7
Space Invaders
1978
Taito
8
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1998
Nintendo
9
Grand Theft Auto 3
2001
Rockstar Games
10
Pong
1972
Atari

The best video games according to GamePro magazine in 2005 are:

RANK
TITLE
YEAR OF RELEASE
PUBLISHER
1
Resident Evil 4
2005
Capcom
2
Goldeneye 007
1997
Rare
3
Final Fantasy VII
1997
Squaresoft
4
Super Mario 64
1996
Nintendo
5
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1998
Nintendo
6
Super Mario Bros. 3
1990
Nintendo
7
Street Fighter II
1991
Capcom
8
Metal Gear: Solid
1998
Konami
9
Halo 2
2004
Bungie Studios
10
Super Smash Brothers: Melee
2001
Nintendo

Now you can clearly see that different polls have produced different results and this is why it is difficult to short list the best video games in a particular period.