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The best games of 2001.

103 games compete in this selection. Final Fantasy X tops it with 1,960 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Final Fantasy X 2001 · JRPG 1,960
  2. 2 Ico 2001 · Platformer 1,915
  3. 3 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 2001 · Action-adventure 1,884
  4. 4 Super Smash Bros. Melee 2001 · Fighting 1,878
  5. 5 Conker's Bad Fur Day 2001 · Platformer 1,875
  6. 6 Silent Hill 2 2001 · Horror 1,868
  7. 7 Grand Theft Auto III 2001 · Action-adventure 1,791
  8. 8 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 2001 · Sports 1,785
  9. 9 Pikmin 2001 · Strategy 1,784
  10. 10 Commandos 2: Men of Courage 2001 · Strategy 1,763
  11. 11 Max Payne 2001 · TPS 1,761
  12. 12 Devil May Cry 2001 · Beat 'em up 1,744
  13. 13 Luigi's Mansion 2001 · Action-adventure 1,741
  14. 14 Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy 2001 · Platformer 1,739
  15. 15 Castlevania: Circle of the Moon 2001 · Metroidvania 1,732
  16. 16 Halo: Combat Evolved 2001 · FPS 1,718
  17. 17 Half-Life: Blue Shift 2001 · FPS 1,694
  18. 18 Shenmue II 2001 · Action RPG 1,682
  19. 19 The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages 2001 · Action-adventure 1,667
  20. 20 The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons 2001 · Action-adventure 1,664
  21. 21 Mario Kart: Super Circuit 2001 · Racing 1,644
  22. 22 Resident Evil Code: Veronica X 2001 · Horror 1,636
  23. 23 Gothic 2001 · Action RPG 1,628
  24. 24 Worms World Party 2001 · Strategy 1,587
  25. 25 Rez 2001 · Rhythm 1,584
  26. 26 Return to Castle Wolfenstein 2001 · FPS 1,583
  27. 27 Serious Sam: The First Encounter 2001 · FPS 1,577
  28. 28 Wario Land 4 2001 · Platformer 1,572
  29. 29 Golden Sun 2001 · JRPG 1,570
  30. 30 Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams 2001 · Horror 1,570
  31. 31 Sonic Adventure 2 2001 · Platformer 1,562
  32. 32 Advance Wars 2001 · Strategy 1,558
  33. 33 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec 2001 · Racing 1,549
  34. 34 Onimusha: Warlords 2001 · Beat 'em up 1,538
  35. 35 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2001 · FPS 1,531
  36. 36 Myst III: Exile 2001 · Point-and-click 1,531
  37. 37 Empire Earth 2001 · Strategy 1,528
  38. 38 Mega Man Battle Network 2001 · Action RPG 1,528
  39. 39 Tekken 4 2001 · Fighting 1,526
  40. 40 Star Wars: Starfighter 2001 · Simulation 1,526
  41. 41 Mega Man X6 2001 · Platformer 1,522
  42. 42 Stronghold 2001 · Strategy 1,520
  43. 43 Crazy Taxi 2 2001 · Racing 1,517
  44. 44 Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2001 · Action RPG 1,515
  45. 45 Black & White 2001 · Sandbox 1,513
  46. 46 Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive 2001 · Strategy 1,513
  47. 47 Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare 2001 · Horror 1,513
  48. 48 Severance: Blade of Darkness 2001 · Action RPG 1,512
  49. 49 The Simpsons Wrestling 2001 · Fighting 1,512
  50. 50 Burnout 2001 · Racing 1,511
  51. 51 Sonic Advance 2001 · Platformer 1,508
  52. 52 Red Faction 2001 · FPS 1,506
  53. 53 Oni 2001 · Beat 'em up 1,502
  54. 54 James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire 2001 · FPS 1,498
  55. 55 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 · Platformer 1,493
  56. 56 Super Monkey Ball 2001 · Platformer 1,491
  57. 57 Castlevania Chronicles 2001 · Platformer 1,490
  58. 58 Ikaruga 2001 · Shoot 'em up 1,485
  59. 59 The King of Fighters 2001 2001 · Fighting 1,480
  60. 60 Sid Meier's Civilization III 2001 · Strategy 1,476
  61. 61 Digimon Rumble Arena 2001 · Fighting 1,474
  62. 62 Uplink 2001 · Strategy 1,474
  63. 63 Sonic Adventure 2: Battle 2001 · Platformer 1,473
  64. 64 The Simpsons: Road Rage 2001 · Racing 1,472
  65. 65 SSX Tricky 2001 · Sports 1,470
  66. 66 Tropico 2001 · Strategy 1,470
  67. 67 Cossacks: European Wars 2001 · Strategy 1,468
  68. 68 Zoo Tycoon 2001 · Simulation 1,466
  69. 69 NBA Street 2001 · Sports 1,465
  70. 70 Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds 2001 · Strategy 1,460
  71. 71 Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura 2001 · RPG 1,455
  72. 72 Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis 2001 · FPS 1,454
  73. 73 Dead or Alive 3 2001 · Fighting 1,449
  74. 74 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader 2001 · TPS 1,448
  75. 75 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 2001 · Horror 1,442
  76. 76 Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex 2001 · Platformer 1,437
  77. 77 Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies 2001 · Simulation 1,437
  78. 78 Runaway: A Road Adventure 2001 · Point-and-click 1,436
  79. 79 MU Online 2001 · Action RPG 1,435
  80. 80 Aliens versus Predator 2 2001 · FPS 1,433
  81. 81 Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee 2001 · Platformer 1,432
  82. 82 Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel 2001 · Action RPG 1,430
  83. 83 Mega Man Battle Network 2 2001 · Action RPG 1,429
  84. 84 RuneScape 2001 · Action RPG 1,428
  85. 85 Battle Realms 2001 · Strategy 1,426
  86. 86 Syphon Filter 3 2001 · TPS 1,424
  87. 87 Clive Barker's Undying 2001 · FPS 1,422
  88. 88 Kuru Kuru Kururin 2001 · Puzzle 1,422
  89. 89 Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 2001 · Fighting 1,412
  90. 90 Fatal Frame 2001 · Horror 1,410
  91. 91 Zone of the Enders 2001 · TPS 1,407
  92. 92 Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2001 · Sports 1,406
  93. 93 Twisted Metal: Black 2001 · Racing 1,401
  94. 94 Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro 2001 · Beat 'em up 1,397
  95. 95 Anachronox 2001 · RPG 1,392
  96. 96 F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2001 · Racing 1,391
  97. 97 The Settlers: Fourth Edition 2001 · Strategy 1,383
  98. 98 Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil 2001 · Platformer 1,376
  99. 99 WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It 2001 · Sports 1,373
  100. 100 FIFA Soccer 2002: Major League Soccer 2001 · Sports 1,369

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