Will there ever again be a year as jam-packed as 2001?

[Rustuv]

VGPolyglot said:

In 2014, the highest-rated game of the year (not including rereleases or American releases that came out a different year from the Japanese release) according to Metacritic was Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, with a score of 92. However, there were 15 games that reached that number in 2001, with the same criteria:

 

1. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PS2) - 97
2. Grand Theft Auto III (PS2) - 97
3. Halo: Combat Evolved (XB) - 97
4. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2) - 96
5. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2) - 95
6. Devil May Cry (PS2) - 94
7. Madden NFL 2002 (PS2) - 94
8. Mario Kart Super Circuit (GBA) - 93
9. NBA 2K2 (DC) - 93
10. NHL 2002 (PS2) - 92
11. SSX Tricky (PS2) - 92
12. Advance Wars (GBA) - 92
13. Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC) - 92
14. Final Fantasy X (PS2) - 92
15. Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64) - 92

So, will this year, or any year, ever be able to manage this?

 

Part of it is how many different systems were on the market. Dreamcast, gamecube, xbox, ps2, game boy adavance even the N64 squeezed out 1 last great game. It was also the year the PS2 actually started living up to their potential game wise cranking out some must have titles just in time to stand up to their competitors.