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I had a difficult time placing this game. Perhaps if I'd played it more recently it'd rank much higher. I thought the third installment of this series was its best. Rarely are certain scenes as memorable in games as some (one, in particular) were in this game. The music was beautiful, the setting was refreshing, characters were memorable, voice acting was great, the script was at its best throughout the series, the controls were are also refreshing, some of the new game mechanics were fantastic... I think I may be putting this one further up the list in the near future. I really should play it again.













#42: Super Smash Bros. Melee: My first Smash game. 4 Player Madness, tons of Nintendo characters, a simple control scheme but so much depth hidden underneath. I had problems placing this one because although I got to know the Smash formula with this game, I have a strong preference for it's sequel. Nevertheless, this is a game I spent many hours playing with family and friends and it deserves a place on my Top 50.
#41: Tekken 3 (PS): It should be obvious to everyone by now... I like fighters... a lot. I was introduced to the Tekken franchise by a demo of Tekken 2 on disc that came with my PS. Tekken 3 is a remarkable entry in the franchise it introduced us to some new fighters that became part of my mains (Jin Kazama and Ling Xiaou), the pace was much faster, the endings were funny and somehow I could play 100 matches without ever getting bored.


#44. Resident Evil 5:The love it or hate Resident Evil. Well for me it fell into the love it category. Although, it's not as good as RE4, this game continues to use the control scheme that revolutionized RE games. The co-op is incredible when you're playing with someone else (the AI can be a pain sometimes but it's nothing terrible). The story is interesting and the vilain is my personal RE favorite Wesker. One flaw that I have to mention about this game though, the horrible, bang-your-head-against-the-wall inventory system that made me shout profanities at my screen so often but with plenty of hectic fights where you're praying for the enemies to stop coming at you and incredible boss fights against constantly larger BOWs you've got yourself a thrilling heartpounding game.
