Yep!

12. Age of Empires + Rise of Rome Expansion (PC)

The original Age of Empires is my highest rated RTS game. It might not have been as amazing in multiplayer as Age 2 and it might not have the outrageous units of Age of Mythology but there's an old school charm to this game... or maybe it's just because it was my first RTS! This and the original Starcraft came out at similar time, and they were both fantastic introductions into the RTS world.

Part of what made me enjoy this so much though was the setting. Guiding a civilisation from its early roots to the height of an empire really struck a cord with me, more so than the sequels. It is part of a small collection of games that must always be installed on my PC for instant access when I have that nostalgic feeling and it actually still holds up pretty well for a game that is over 15 years old. The graphics are obviously dated (although not as much as you might think) and the AI frustrating by todays standards, but the perfectly balanced gameplay of the Age of Empires series doesn't age.

The Rise of Rome expansion also added 4 new civilisations including Rome and Carthage, some extra defensive units to balance the game further and upped the population limit for multiplayer to 200 from 50.

Assassins Creed 2?

11- Quake III Arena?

You got it.

Clue for 11:

This is the highest new entry. An unlucky number and Kantor.

Correct

Do you agree with my high opinion of the ending? It's far from unanimous; many people seem to think that the problems with AC's story started there, rather than with the complete mess of a "conclusion" that was AC3.

Have you played 4?  I think it is the GOTY.

#12

'Call of Duty'

for the PC released in 2003.

If this list were a 'Top #100', there'd be many sequels in the 50-100 ranks. The sequel to this game is no different. 'Call of Duty 2' deserves to be mentioned, as it was the last good 'Call of Duty' game (it was great actually). The third was decent, but already a step down. This first 'Call of Duty' though, simply named so, was a stroke of brilliance. Usually, I don't care whether or not something 'sells out', but Call of Duty today, is a far cry from this first game, when inspiration, dedication and soul were still poured into it during development.

There had never been, or has been since, a game that displays the struggles of World War II so passionately and realistically as this game does, from the events to the graphics and tone to the music, and it rivals with some of the best movies about the era. The story of the game is no 'Band of Brothers', but because most missions are based on real-life events it does have the same feeling, and the feeling is good, it's epic and it's emotional almost.

On top of that, the game has, to me, perfect gameplay mechanics as a first-person shooter. In fact, the best that can be found in the genre. The weapons even all have a distinct 'character', as the player can grow to hate a weapon because it doesn't really 'click' you want it to, while to another player it can be their weapon of choice. I don't like online-multiplayer, but this game actually got me to do that, and not just once either. A greater testiment to how great 'Call of Duty' is, couldn't be found.

#11 Hint:

There was unbelievable enthousiasm, literally, when this game was first revealed. Too bad it took another two years before it got released, but at least it certainly didn't disappoint!

Not yet, but it's on my list.

I thought the ending opened up a lot of cool possibilities and potential that was wasted by the time we got to AC3 (which was disappointing for a range of reasons, not just the rather lame finale). To be honest though, Ezio's overall personal story was more interesting to me than overarching plot. Still, it could have been so much more than the way they ended it in 3.

I haven't played 4 yet so they may redeem themselves