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In this little hobby of ours, there are undeniable classics. Only an utterly clueless fanboy will ignore Shigeru Miyamoto's contributions to gaming, and any Nintendo enthusiast can never deny the quality of a series like Halo or God of War. No matter the platform, there are games which make up the foundation of this medium as we've come to know it.

Traditionally, the formula would seem to be game made by a respectable company + a few years to let it sink in = indisputable classic. Yet there are a few that still provoke debate.

These are games that are neither universally adored nor hated. They almost always spark conversation, and are considered by some to be an acquired taste. Here are the Top 5 games that we all can't decide if they're classics or not.



The Top 5 is a weekly feature that provides us with a forum to share our opinions on various aspects of the video game culture, and provides you with a forum to tell us how wrong we are. To further voice your opinions, submit a vote in the Wii Fanboy Poll, and take part in the daily discussions of Wii Warm Up.

JoystiqTop 5: Jury's Still Out originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As UGO's purchase of 1UP continues to send shock waves across the gaming landscape, details about what to expect under the site's new overlords have begun to emerge. Or rather, what we could have expected. 1UP's Scott Sharkey drops his synergistic ideas for a new site comprised of lists, boobs and lots of both. But alas, Scott's been promptly muzzled by his new handlers.

Don't worry, though. Joystiq plans to "borrow" all of your fine ideas, Scott, for our new megasite: JoyDaily.com -- brought to you by AOL's TMZ!

JoystiqBoobs! Sweeping changes coming to 1UP originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A gathering of German journalists, publishers and "experts" met at this year's Leipzig Games Convention to pick what they felt were the most influential games of all time (via GameSetWatch). Of the reported 150 nominations, 16 titles were ultimately chosen and, of those, four were noted for being most frequently noted.

The four top-honored games are Tetris, Pong, Doom and Pac-Man. Though we agree with much of the list, we're still left feeling some titles were unfortunately overlooked (e.g. E.T., Custer's Revenge). What do you think of the list?

See Also:
10 most important video games of all time, as judged by 2 designers, 2 academics, and 1 lowly blogger

[Image credit: Senechaux]

JoystiqLGC07: German journalists, experts pick all-time most influential games originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In the console wars, exclusive games are the weapons of mass destruction. Without them, what fanboy would dare launch a forum fit against his sworn enemies? Gaming Target's regularly updated list charts the number of exclusives available on each of the Big Three's latest. Handheld systems aren't included, nor are downloadable games.

The results show that, aided by a one-year head start on the market, Xbox 360 is clearly in the lead with 80 exclusive titles, just over half of which are unreleased. Wii comes in second with 53, and PlayStation 3 trails with just 39 exclusives. If the current trends continue, Xbox 360 will continue to steal away its share of previously PS3-only games (Metal Gear Solid 4 and Final Fantasy XIII, we're looking at you), while the Wii gets plump with PS2 remakes and wacky Wiimote games.

Even if you included each console's downloadable games service, the pecking order probably wouldn't change. Xbox 360 has a modest collection of exclusives available on Xbox Live Arcade and the Wii Virtual Console (do oldies count as exclusives?) is growing rapidly -- PlayStation Network not so much. But remember, a stockpile of WMDs isn't the only deciding factor in a console war.

JoystiqExclusive games FTW! How do 360, PS3 & Wii stack up? originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PC World has slapped up a list of the ten worst video game ever created. The list includes some obvious choices, including the over-produced (ET), the over-hyped (Daikatana) and the basketball-star-over-exposing (Shaq Fu). It also includes some rather surprising choices.

While most of the games on the list are there for obvious gameplay flaws, the justifications for many of the listings seem kind of trivial. Super Columbine RPG is excoriated not for bad game design, but mainly because the game's web site is "some sort of crime against good design itself" (and the fact that the authors consider the game's content "appalling"). Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within makes an appearance despite receiving an 84% average on GameRankings (the justification? It changed a lot from Sands of Time and it was popular). And the obscure Nintendo DS and web-download game Elf Bowling is castigated for clogging up e-mail servers and getting old after a few plays (Were they expecting some sort of epic RPG?)

The seven runners-up include more games that seem to be included solely because of violent content (Death Race 2000, Postal) political content (The Howard Dean for Iowa Game) or, um, educational content (The Typing of the Dead). Sure, these games aren't going to make any top ten lists, but are they really worse than totally unplayable clunkers like Charlie's Angels, or Ping Pals?

JoystiqWorst worst games ever list ever originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sometimes it seems like anything video-game related that can be listed has been listed. Games, weapons, underused franchises, bad dialog... there are so many that we've even done a list of lists.

But just when you think there are no more listable things out there, Maxim comes along and puts together a list of the top ten in-game toilets.

That's right. Toilets.

Each virtual commode is ranked on realism and cleanliness, and includes a short scatological summary of its crapper characteristics. We won't spoil the number one pick here, but let's just say it's a game that features someone known for his potty mouth.

[Thanks, Scott]

JoystiqMaxim lists top game toilets originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>listliststoiletsMon, 14 Aug 2006 19:25:00 EST<![CDATA[Question for gaymers: Is the 360 lacking diversity?]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/31/question-for-gaymers-is-the-360-lacking-diversity/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/31/question-for-gaymers-is-the-360-lacking-diversity/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/31/question-for-gaymers-is-the-360-lacking-diversity/#comments

GayGamer.net's list of the "Top 20 Gayest Video Game Characters" has created a firestorm of interest around the web -- enough to crash their server several times throughout the day. Looking over the list, you'll notice that there are no characters from an Xbox 360 game. Cloning Clyde doesn't even get an honorable mention, despite conquering single sex reproduction. I ask this only to atone for past slurs and innuendos: Is the 360 lacking diversity?

Note: Before the post police get on my...uh..ass, "gaymers" seems to be an accepted self-identifying term in the homosexual video game community. Deal with it.

JoystiqQuestion for gaymers: Is the 360 lacking diversity? originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 23:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Here's Major Nelson's  Xbox Live Top 10 List for the past week, based on users playing:

1    Halo 2
2    Oblivion
3    Ghost Recon 3
4    Call of Duty 2
5    BFMC (Xbox)
6    ??????????
7    PGR3
8    Fight Night Round 3
9    BF2: MC (Xbox 360)
10   DEAD OR ALIVE 4

Note: Number 6 is 'PlayOnline Viewer' which means 'Final Fantasy XI.'

So long Joanna Dark. Only 6 months old and she's already out of the top 10 and begging for Botox.

Also notable, at least to my circle of friends: People still play CoD2.

JoystiqXBL Top 10 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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