What was the best year in gaming?

[mjk45]

Kyuu said:

2001 no contest.

Dreamcast:
Shenmue 2
Sonic Adventure 2
Crazy Taxi 2
Rival Schools 2
Virtua Tennis 2

(I sense a pattern...)

PS2:
GTA3
GT3
MGS2
FFX
DMC
Onimusha
Silent Hill 2
ICO
Twisted Metal Black
Jak and Daxter
Klonoa 2
Maximo
Soul Reaver 2
Red Faction
Ring of Red
Time Crisis 2
Ace Combat 4
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

Also its "meh" tier:

Dark Cloud
Zone of the Enders
Shadow Hearts
Fatal Frame
Guilty Gear X
Shadow of Destiny
Harvest Moon Save the Homeland

PS2 just doesn't shut up!

GameCube:
Super Smash Bros Melee
Rogue Squadron 2
Pikmin
Wave Race Blue Storm

Xbox:
Halo Combat Evolved
Project Gotham Racing
Oddworld Munch's Oddysee
Dead or Alive 3

PC:
Return to Castle Wolvenstein
Max Payne
Commandos 2
Black and White

+ some expansions

Multiplats:
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and a crap load of top tier sports games.

Arcade:
Virtua Fighter 4
Tekken 4
Ikaruga

While 2007 was great if you move shadow hearts out of the "meh" tier we have a deal.