the best of the best in terms of SPF
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
concluding our series on the best
first-person shooters with our final
list of the best FPS games of all time
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content in case you haven’t
been following along we’ve been doing a
series on the top 10 FPS games for a
decade going from the 90s to the 2000
and 2010 today we present you with the
culmination of our series by skimming
the top of those lists and counting down
our picks for the top 10 of all time an
entry had to have made the previous list
to qualify and if you don’t see your
favorite here be sure to check out the
preceding three videos to see where they
stacked up now lock and load and prepare
for some nasty comment number 10 Metroid
Prime
Nintendo and first-person shooting would
have guessed that this would turn out
well
released for the Nintendo GameCube in
2002 newcomer developer retro studios
went about the unenviable task of
conveying the Metroid franchises take on
atmospheric action platforming in a
first-person perspective yet to this day
the grim but visually buried locales of
Tallinn 4 remain engrained in gamers
memories with combat and exploration
carefully balanced pride found a way to
maintain an often haunting mood and
engage and thoughtful world building
while still remaining true to the series
fundamental elements even now it’s hard
not to admire the craftsmanship on
display here number 9
Unreal Tournament although the arena
shooter has gone the way of the dodo
these days Unreal Tournament and
basically perfected the formula over 15
years ago taking the famous Unreal
Engine and it may even graphics even
further it offered a bevy of game
options that gave players more variety
than usual outstanding bought AI that
could hold their own against seasoned
human players and brilliant weapon and
level design
the game was remarkable for being a
polished final product offering smooth
gameplay almost flawless performance and
functionality and most importantly an
incredibly exciting and fun experience
with multiple sequels and community mod
following it it’s no surprise that
Unreal Tournament is still going strong
after all this time number 8 Bioshock
if there’s an art to the construction of
an FPS then this one’s quite the
Masterclass Bioshock took the gaming
world by storm
enchanting players with its art deco
design sensibilities and the tragic
beauty of its underwater setting yet
beyond the blend of grotesque imagery
and classical influences the game proved
exciting in its gameplay which
emphasized using superpower rest
abilities called plasmids in tandem with
normal weapon from the visual combat to
the plentiful modification option from
the top-notch voice performances to the
intriguing themes of play this is an
experience worth remembering I show
number seven called duty 4 modern
warfare the first Call of Duty may have
helped to define first-person shooting
in the new millennium
but this modern military shooter was the
fireworks show that changed everything
modern warfare upended the series’s
norms at the time with its shifts to the
present day focusing on a large-scale
political conflict very much inspired by
the headlines at the time Marines we
have a possible fix on on the side of
the capital city 1st battalion is on
earth
it’s truly intense action set-pieces and
effortlessly shocking story twist made
for an astounding campaign remaining a
source of many people’s favorite gaming
moments on top of that call duty sport
propelled online console playing
securely into the mainstream ensuring
once and for all that PC games no longer
had a monopoly on online gaming
number 6 quake 2 quake was a great first
foray into 3d but it was quake 2 that
ended up making his mark on the gaming
world for starters thanks to simply
looked better particularly in terms of
color lighting and architecture ditching
the dark castle theme for a sci-fi
military setting on another planet the
game also expanded the single-player
experience with a more story driven
focus having multiple objectives per
level something used in many shooters to
this day
with a rebalancing of weapons
well-designed maps and a vast mod
community multiplayer def matches were
never more intense 20 years later and
the fragging is still going strong
number 5 Goldeneye double-oh-seven
anyone who grew up around video games in
the late 90s will probably tell you that
Goldeneye double-oh-seven is one of
their favourite games of all time rare
made history by trailblazing the first
console first-person shooter that gave
PC first-person shooters a run for their
money the realistic and atmospheric
single-player experience was pretty much
without equal
dealt with a big part of the game as
well a first for an FPS of any sort but
people will no doubt have fond memories
of the endlessly fun and intense
split-screen multiplayer matches as well
gold 9 SS Evan revolutionized the genre
and it’s no wonder it’s considered to be
one of the greatest games of all time
number 4 halo 2 no one can deny that
halo combat Evolved with a great title
yet it’s difficult to argue that it’s
your quality and ubiquity could compare
to its first sequel narrative Lee halo 2
picks up not long after the original
game but chooses to expand the series of
Mikko by offering two parallel
storylines follow switching between the
Master Chief’s and the newly introduced
arbiter thereby providing two different
perspectives on event mayburn intriguing
and surprisingly deep story beyond that
kala tube made worthwhile tweaks to its
predecessors already exemplary gameplay
adding in features such as dual wielding
and the ability to board vehicles in
motion
that’s a game was also built for an
intuitive online matchmaking system
should not be surprising where would
xbox live text where would Microsoft be
without this flagship Titan draw number
three Counter Strike global Offensive
sometimes all you need is a lean mean
fighting machine
case in point global Offensive opted to
refine the counter-strike games is
time-honored tactical shooting and
emphasis on quick play it presents maps
both familiar and unique to this game
introduces new modes such as arms race
and brings a helpful handful with new
weapons like the fire bomb however the
main priority of global Offensive is
polishing the formula if gunplay is
tighter maps benefit from cleaner visual
design and swift reflexes and knowledge
of one’s weapons remains key to victory
plus there’s a certain amount of fun to
be had with messing around with cosmetic
items and additional content courtesy of
these Steam Workshop
number two do hard to find any video
game that’s had more of an impact on
popular culture than zoom the
significance of doodle folk is a video
game and a first-person shooter
cannot be understated wild wolf in stein
3d may be the grandfather of the FPS
genre there’s no question that doom put
them securely on the map and kept them
where they are till this very day for
much of the 1990 the term doom clone
would be used until the term first
person shooter became solidified which
goes to show how you overshadowed
everyone else in the market from movies
to comic books to real-world controversy
whose impact was felt well beyond the
world of video games and shooters
wouldn’t be the same without it
especially not whom 2016 which was
awesome by the way
before we unveil our number one pick
here a few honorable mentions good night
hello could always use more heroes
listen up gentlemen Intel reports a
significant military presence on the
island we have the element of surprise
to lift number one half-life 2 turns out
the right man in the wrong place really
does make all the difference in the
world
released in 2004 half-life 2 carries
forth its predecessors immersion first
approach to gameplay and expands upon it
in astounding way front and center were
the physics on display whether using the
iconic gravity on or not the physics in
half-life 2 allows for puzzles that need
real-world sense and a world that felt
reactive and alive like nothing players
had ever seen
but the brilliance of half-life 2 was
more than just fancy technologies it
taught you with systems without
tutorials it told its story without
giant swabs that position and it let you
behave like a real thinking person using
real-world logic it was smart he treated
players like they were smart too and
it’s our choice for the best FPS of all
time do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from watch
mojo and subscribe for new videos every
day
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
concluding our series on the best
first-person shooters with our final
list of the best FPS games of all time
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content in case you haven’t
been following along we’ve been doing a
series on the top 10 FPS games for a
decade going from the 90s to the 2000
and 2010 today we present you with the
culmination of our series by skimming
the top of those lists and counting down
our picks for the top 10 of all time an
entry had to have made the previous list
to qualify and if you don’t see your
favorite here be sure to check out the
preceding three videos to see where they
stacked up now lock and load and prepare
for some nasty comment number 10 Metroid
Prime
Nintendo and first-person shooting would
have guessed that this would turn out
well
released for the Nintendo GameCube in
2002 newcomer developer retro studios
went about the unenviable task of
conveying the Metroid franchises take on
atmospheric action platforming in a
first-person perspective yet to this day
the grim but visually buried locales of
Tallinn 4 remain engrained in gamers
memories with combat and exploration
carefully balanced pride found a way to
maintain an often haunting mood and
engage and thoughtful world building
while still remaining true to the series
fundamental elements even now it’s hard
not to admire the craftsmanship on
display here number 9
Unreal Tournament although the arena
shooter has gone the way of the dodo
these days Unreal Tournament and
basically perfected the formula over 15
years ago taking the famous Unreal
Engine and it may even graphics even
further it offered a bevy of game
options that gave players more variety
than usual outstanding bought AI that
could hold their own against seasoned
human players and brilliant weapon and
level design
the game was remarkable for being a
polished final product offering smooth
gameplay almost flawless performance and
functionality and most importantly an
incredibly exciting and fun experience
with multiple sequels and community mod
following it it’s no surprise that
Unreal Tournament is still going strong
after all this time number 8 Bioshock
if there’s an art to the construction of
an FPS then this one’s quite the
Masterclass Bioshock took the gaming
world by storm
enchanting players with its art deco
design sensibilities and the tragic
beauty of its underwater setting yet
beyond the blend of grotesque imagery
and classical influences the game proved
exciting in its gameplay which
emphasized using superpower rest
abilities called plasmids in tandem with
normal weapon from the visual combat to
the plentiful modification option from
the top-notch voice performances to the
intriguing themes of play this is an
experience worth remembering I show
number seven called duty 4 modern
warfare the first Call of Duty may have
helped to define first-person shooting
in the new millennium
but this modern military shooter was the
fireworks show that changed everything
modern warfare upended the series’s
norms at the time with its shifts to the
present day focusing on a large-scale
political conflict very much inspired by
the headlines at the time Marines we
have a possible fix on on the side of
the capital city 1st battalion is on
earth
it’s truly intense action set-pieces and
effortlessly shocking story twist made
for an astounding campaign remaining a
source of many people’s favorite gaming
moments on top of that call duty sport
propelled online console playing
securely into the mainstream ensuring
once and for all that PC games no longer
had a monopoly on online gaming
number 6 quake 2 quake was a great first
foray into 3d but it was quake 2 that
ended up making his mark on the gaming
world for starters thanks to simply
looked better particularly in terms of
color lighting and architecture ditching
the dark castle theme for a sci-fi
military setting on another planet the
game also expanded the single-player
experience with a more story driven
focus having multiple objectives per
level something used in many shooters to
this day
with a rebalancing of weapons
well-designed maps and a vast mod
community multiplayer def matches were
never more intense 20 years later and
the fragging is still going strong
number 5 Goldeneye double-oh-seven
anyone who grew up around video games in
the late 90s will probably tell you that
Goldeneye double-oh-seven is one of
their favourite games of all time rare
made history by trailblazing the first
console first-person shooter that gave
PC first-person shooters a run for their
money the realistic and atmospheric
single-player experience was pretty much
without equal
dealt with a big part of the game as
well a first for an FPS of any sort but
people will no doubt have fond memories
of the endlessly fun and intense
split-screen multiplayer matches as well
gold 9 SS Evan revolutionized the genre
and it’s no wonder it’s considered to be
one of the greatest games of all time
number 4 halo 2 no one can deny that
halo combat Evolved with a great title
yet it’s difficult to argue that it’s
your quality and ubiquity could compare
to its first sequel narrative Lee halo 2
picks up not long after the original
game but chooses to expand the series of
Mikko by offering two parallel
storylines follow switching between the
Master Chief’s and the newly introduced
arbiter thereby providing two different
perspectives on event mayburn intriguing
and surprisingly deep story beyond that
kala tube made worthwhile tweaks to its
predecessors already exemplary gameplay
adding in features such as dual wielding
and the ability to board vehicles in
motion
that’s a game was also built for an
intuitive online matchmaking system
should not be surprising where would
xbox live text where would Microsoft be
without this flagship Titan draw number
three Counter Strike global Offensive
sometimes all you need is a lean mean
fighting machine
case in point global Offensive opted to
refine the counter-strike games is
time-honored tactical shooting and
emphasis on quick play it presents maps
both familiar and unique to this game
introduces new modes such as arms race
and brings a helpful handful with new
weapons like the fire bomb however the
main priority of global Offensive is
polishing the formula if gunplay is
tighter maps benefit from cleaner visual
design and swift reflexes and knowledge
of one’s weapons remains key to victory
plus there’s a certain amount of fun to
be had with messing around with cosmetic
items and additional content courtesy of
these Steam Workshop
number two do hard to find any video
game that’s had more of an impact on
popular culture than zoom the
significance of doodle folk is a video
game and a first-person shooter
cannot be understated wild wolf in stein
3d may be the grandfather of the FPS
genre there’s no question that doom put
them securely on the map and kept them
where they are till this very day for
much of the 1990 the term doom clone
would be used until the term first
person shooter became solidified which
goes to show how you overshadowed
everyone else in the market from movies
to comic books to real-world controversy
whose impact was felt well beyond the
world of video games and shooters
wouldn’t be the same without it
especially not whom 2016 which was
awesome by the way
before we unveil our number one pick
here a few honorable mentions good night
hello could always use more heroes
listen up gentlemen Intel reports a
significant military presence on the
island we have the element of surprise
to lift number one half-life 2 turns out
the right man in the wrong place really
does make all the difference in the
world
released in 2004 half-life 2 carries
forth its predecessors immersion first
approach to gameplay and expands upon it
in astounding way front and center were
the physics on display whether using the
iconic gravity on or not the physics in
half-life 2 allows for puzzles that need
real-world sense and a world that felt
reactive and alive like nothing players
had ever seen
but the brilliance of half-life 2 was
more than just fancy technologies it
taught you with systems without
tutorials it told its story without
giant swabs that position and it let you
behave like a real thinking person using
real-world logic it was smart he treated
players like they were smart too and
it’s our choice for the best FPS of all
time do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from watch
mojo and subscribe for new videos every
day
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