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Ironhorse
Just wondering what you thought the best game this year was. It doesn't matter if its Mac, PC, console, board( ).
My personal choice is Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty for the PS2.

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Flatulence
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.

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Vault Dweller
GTA3 was the top game of the year for me, it was like looking into a mirror of my own mind. I love it when the bad guy wins so this was my kind of game .

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theGlueBubble
Definitely this one.



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[quote]Originally posted by theGlueBubble:
Definitely this one.

 

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wafer
SSX tricky for the Gamecube, Xbox and PS2. It is the best sports game ever IMO.

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Originally posted by Flatulence:
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.




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atezun
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Originally posted by Flatulence:
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.



He speaks the truth.

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Flatulence
Hey, I'd put money down that D2X gets Computer Game of the Year Award for 2001.....

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Barbie's Fun House: XXX Version

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Posted by the Necromicon:
Barbie's Fun House: XXX Version


Hmmm....is there a place...umm a friend of mine could download that?

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wafer
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Originally posted by atezun:
He speaks the truth.



Whoa, a fellow saskatchewianian. That brings the count up to three.

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Originally posted by Flatulence:
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.


I'll drink to that.

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BattleDoctor
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Originally posted by Flatulence:
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.


I couldn't have said it better myself.

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champion
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Originally posted by Flatulence:
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.



Damn straight!

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TheDarkDragon
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Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.


'Nuff sayed rite thar.

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spamguy
You Diablo freaks are positively nuts! Everyone knows that Myst III: Exile is the best game this year by far!

[edit]Maybe I should add a smiley for a softening image...[/edit]

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Oedipus
I truthfully do not know, but I must say, d2x gets too boring too quickly for me to like it enough. For me it is probably, ummm, Ninja Burger!!!!!! yes, that wonderful game.

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Jacob Steinberg
Diablo 2:LoD is da bomb! It is about the best game I have played! My vote goes to Diablo. Not to offend spamguy, but ive played myst 1 and 2 and they sucked. True, there are lots of puzzles and stuff, but all you do is turn around, go forward, solve puzzles, and do other stuff like that. And Barbie! Are you guys kidding or something? Barbie is the dumbest thing ever invented. I'd rather like pokemon than barbie and pokemon sucks too. I mean, who wants to pay good money to buy plastic dolls so you can play with them. Go Diablo!

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spamguy
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Originally posted by Jacob Steinberg:
Not to offend spamguy, but ive played myst 1 and 2 and they sucked.   True, there are lots of puzzles and stuff, but all you do is turn around, go forward, solve puzzles, and do other stuff like that.


And in Diablo, all you do is turn around, go forward, slaughter bad guys, and do other stuff like that. What's your point?

If you're looking to do stuff like beat up Atrus with a lead pipe, this ain't your game. Myst III has absolutely stunning graphics. Its intention is to bring you into its fantasy world, and I think it succeeds quite well.

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And Barbie! Are you guys kidding or something?   Barbie is the dumbest thing ever invented. I'd rather like pokemon than barbie and pokemon sucks too.   I mean, who wants to pay good money to buy plastic dolls so you can play with them.


Considering there are few 8 year old girls on this board, whom exactly are you protesting to when you deface Barbie dolls?



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the Necromicon
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Originally posted by Jacob Steinberg:
And Barbie! Are you guys kidding or something?


Yes. I was. /sighs

Seriously though, my vote goes to Max Payne. Amazing graphics, gameplay, audio, plot, everything. Bullet time in a computer game? Whooda thunk it...

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Another-person
Don't remember if it's new this year, but Exile (Of that whole Myst series) was pretty cool. I'm one of those mystery/problem solving people so it's right up my alley.

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Evil Penguin
Myst 3: Exile

EV Nova could have had this spot but, alas, it is still not released.

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nikebro123
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Originally posted by Evil Penguin:
Myst 3: Exile

EV Nova could have had this spot but, alas, it is still not released.



Can you guess what the best game of the year is going to be for 2002, and no its not Bubble Trouble 2.


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atezun
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Originally posted by nikebro123:
Can you guess what the best game of the year is going to be for 2002, and no its not Bubble Trouble 2.  




It'll be a five way tie between Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Warcraft 3, Neverwinter Nights, Icewind Dale and EV Nova

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nikebro123
2002 best game for Mac and PC will be a toss up between EV Nova and WarCraft 3, with EVN slightly in the lead if not more. For Gamecube it'll be the new Zelda, Mario Sunshine, Perfect Dark Zero, or something LOTR based which they claim to do. PS I don't know and XBox I don't care an ounce about!

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Ironhorse
Just a reminder-This topic is "the best game of 2001?", not "Your speculation on the best game of 2002."

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Jimbob
I have to say the best game was Gran Turismo A-Spec 3. I spent hours and hours playing it, and I still do. Morale of the game: Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak goes really fast (300+)

A close one right behind it is Dynasty Warriors 3. I still haven't put that down, either.

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Flatulence
ahh... bully. Lord of Destruction doesn't count as a "Game"... so, it took Best Expansion of the Year.

Not really much competition, but good for it anyway.

And EVula, at least he didn't drop the first "E" as well and just call you vulva

*cough*... for those of you unaware what a vulva is:

vul·va (vlv)
n. pl. vul·vae (-v)

The external genital organs of the female, including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and vestibule of the vagina.

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PyroQuake
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Originally posted by wafer:
SSX tricky for the Gamecube, Xbox and PS2. It is the best sports game ever IMO.



hell yeah. SSX Tricky kicks ass.

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Oedipus
dude, lotr sucked.

There was no tom bombadil, where did the drug user go? where?
The elves sucked, what happened to emotions?
And in moria, what was that? Yes the balrog looked cool, and the troll looked awesome, but it got boring, too long
And most importantly, what happened to the cleaving of boromir's horn? the most powerful(in my opinion) symbol in the book? where did that go?

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Jacob Steinberg
Dude,you should lose like all your karma just for saying that. Lotr was the best movie I ever saw. First of all,they took out Tom Bombadil and the cleaving of Boromirs horn because the movie was too long with them in. Second, if you think the elves had no emotions,look at Elrond when Merry and Pippin come into the secret meeting. He looks angry and surprised. what drug user? There arent any drug users. The best part was the beggining where the two armies battled cuz the elves kicked ass. And Moria....That was my second favorite part! The cave troll and the Balrog kicked ass. As to the main topic:I'd say its between warcraft 3 and diablo2:LOD. Sorry to EVN,but Blizzard games are just the best games out there.

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nikebro123
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Originally posted by Jacob Steinberg:
Dude,you should lose like all your karma just for saying that. Lotr was the best movie I ever saw. First of all,they took out Tom Bombadil and the cleaving of Boromirs horn because the movie was too long with them in. Second, if you think the elves had no emotions,look at Elrond when Merry and Pippin come into the secret meeting. He looks angry and surprised. what drug user? There arent any drug users. The best part was the beggining where the two armies battled cuz the elves kicked ass. And Moria....That was my second favorite part! The cave troll and the Balrog kicked ass. As to the main topic:I'd say its between warcraft 3 and diablo2:LOD. Sorry to EVN,but Blizzard games are just the best games out there.




I gotta Agree LOTR was the best movie I've ever seen! The elves were a little blah cause of Mr. Smith who hasn't left the Matrix yet! They did leave out some parts, but it was incredible since it was a book made into a movie, and they usually bomb! Also Warcraft 3 hasn't came out yet and Diablo 2 I have to say was one large click fest, you'll all see sooner or latter! My vote goes to Rogue Squadron for Gamecube, Can't say for computer cause I'm devoting 2 years too EV Nova, PS2 was MGS2, PS1 was MGS, DreamCast was Sega Marine Fishing, I love this Game, and N64 was Majora's Mask, once you got into it, it was Awesome though not as good as Ocarina of Time! I know some of these games are old, but there just still so incredibly good, for example MGS this game is Awesome and has leftme with Solid Snakes hair cut and a notion that there will be a Game where Solid Snake and Awesome Characters will be left with the ultimate problem, House Life!

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Flatulence
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Originally posted by nikebro123:

I gotta Agree LOTR was the best movie I've ever seen! The elves were a little blah cause of Mr. Smith who hasn't left the Matrix yet!   They did leave out some parts, but it was incredible since it was a book made into a movie, and they usually bomb! Also Warcraft 3 hasn't came out yet and Diablo 2 I have to say was one large click fest, you'll all see sooner or latter! My vote goes to Rogue Squadron for Gamecube, Can't say for computer cause I'm devoting 2 years too EV Nova, PS2 was MGS2, PS1 was MGS, DreamCast was Sega Marine Fishing, I love this Game, and N64 was Majora's Mask, once you got into it, it was Awesome though not as good as Ocarina of Time! I know some of these games are old, but there just still so incredibly good, for example MGS this game is Awesome and has leftme with Solid Snakes hair cut and a notion that there will be a Game where Solid Snake and   Awesome Characters will be left with the ultimate problem, House Life!    


So, what exactly do you do with Rouge Squadren? Use your mind to will the characters along? Click click click. Boom.

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Talon Karrde
Tetris.

Hey, it beats Diablo in replayability!


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Originally posted by Talon Karrde:
Tetris.  



I must agree with you. Hehehe.

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Shammer
Super Smash Brothers: Melee

Grand Theft Auto 3 is a close second though.

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Kilvain
Well, since no one has mentioned it yet I'd have to vote for Baldur's Gate 2. It's one of the best RPGs I've played in a long time. It also has a lot of replayability. D2's expansion is a fun mouse button smashing romp, but BG 2 beats it in my opinion.

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Begemotike
Gosh, this is a good question... I haven't seriously played any games in so long. None of my favorite games came out this year... so hmmm.

To be honest, the game I was most excited about coming out this year was Fantasofts New Centurions. I haven't had a chance to play it yet, but that will probably end up being it. I also hear so many good things about Baldurs Gate II that I really want to try my hand at it. Number one looked like a ton of fun, and this seems to be the superior in every way.
Myth III didn't come out in 2001.

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Super Smash Brothers: Melee
word up, brother! that's what im talking about! that game is barrels of fun and has more replay value than a barrel of monkeys. or tetris.
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Originally posted by Oedipus:
dude, lotr sucked.
There was no tom bombadil, where did the drug user go? where?
The elves sucked, what happened to emotions?
And in moria, what was that? Yes the balrog looked cool, and the troll looked awesome, but it got boring, too long
And most importantly, what happened to the cleaving of boromir's horn? the most powerful(in my opinion) symbol in the book? where did that go?
[flame]if i knew who you were, i would blow your crotch off with a shotgun. repeatedly. then i would string you up by your toenails and kick you in the face with my steel-toed boots every morning, and call in my two friends to go to work on you with pliers and a blowtorch. that is the best movie ever made. moria was the best scene in the whole movie--while it was long, it was definitely NOT boring and not too long. elves with no emotions? bull****! see above(forget who posted it). sure there was no tom bombadil, but the fact that the movie was already 3 hours long means something needs to be taken out, and tom bombadil is probably the least crucial part to the story. there was no battle with the ngaurhoth(for the un-middle earth educated, that means "werewolves") either, but you didn't mention that!
and boromir's horn... you said what? symbol? SYMBOL? SYMBOL?!?! IT IS A ****ING LEGEND/MYTH STORY!!!!!!!!!!! THERE IS NO ****ING SYMBOLISM!!!! NONE! YOU HEAR ME!!! NONE!! I dont believe in symbolism at all actually, in any story. in any case, you should die very painfully and slowly and have your karma reduced to negative infinity for that. Nalye iadhol, huinion! Risuvan le meese!(another phrase in Tolkien's elvish, Quenya to be specific )
**** you, bitch. [/flame]

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gimli1217
for GameCube:
1. SSX TRICKY
2. Super Smash Bros. Melee
3. Rogue Squadron

for PS2:
1. Final Fantasy X

for Mac:
1. Starcraft
2. diablo 2:lord of destruction
3. Baldur's Gate (1&2)

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