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Oh man, you're killing me. It's so difficult to choose between 91-95, 96-00, and 01-05.

Sigh, I guess -- gun to my head -- I have to go with 2001-2005. Sony at its peak, Microsoft joining the fray, Nintendo turning in instant classics across two platforms (three if you want to include the beginning of DS), and PC gaming crackling with amazing RPGs and shooters.

  • Halo: Combat Evolved
  • Devil May Cry
  • Ico
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee
  • Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
  • Animal Crossing
  • Grand Theft Auto III
  • Metroid Prime
  • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
  • Resident Evil (2002)
  • TimeSplitters 2
  • SoulCalibur II
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  • Beyond Good & Evil
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
  • Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
  • Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
  • Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
  • Ninja Gaiden
  • Halo 2
  • Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
  • Fable
  • Half-Life 2
  • Metal Gear Solid 3
  • Metroid: Zero Mission
  • World of Warcraft
  • Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
  • Shadow of the Colossus
  • Resident Evil 4
  • Far Cry Instincts
  • Psychonauts
  • Jade Empire
  • Mario Kart DS