sometimes it’s better the second time
around welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down our picks
for the top 10 video game sequels
because reboots are all the rage these
days to keep things fair and consistent
we’ve decided to only focus on direct
sequels from the same generation as
their predecessors
sorry ocarina of time that means you’re
out number 10 GTA Vice City kicking off
our list is the one pick that’s
technically more of a spinoff than a
sequel after gta3 arrived on the scene
and ran over everyone’s expectations as
to what could be done in a video game it
was hard to imagine that a more drastic
improvement could be made then came by
City which really sweeten the deal a
likeable main character a vivid and
distinct setting and small but important
tweaks to the core gameplay all came
together to make the tightest GTA game
ever
sorry san andreas you’re too fat number
9 Street Fighter 2 everyone played
Street Fighter
just kidding nobody did what I meant to
say was everyone played Street Fighter 2
at home almost all the sequels on this
list surpassed their predecessors but
Street Fighter 2 erased the original
from the map combos grapple moves and
eight playable characters each with
their own unique fighting style Street
Fighter 2 basically invented everything
you take for granted in modern
tournament fighters today
number eight dune
– yo battle for dune begins now
this game completely eclipsed the
original which nobody really played and
laid the groundwork for the genre as we
know it today sounds familiar I know but
it’s true while doom 2 was technically
not the first realtime strategy game
it’s widely considered to be the first
one that matters unique factions
resource gathering tech tree dependency
you name it dune 2 did it first number 7
Diablo 2 after essentially creating its
own genre with Diablo lizard delivered
the quintessential action RPG with
Diablo 2 those looking for proof in its
lasting success need only to login to
battlenet to see the thousands of
players still grinding away a decade
after its initial release just don’t ask
any of them how they feel about Diablo 3
go Johnny Mephisto give my regards to
the abyss number 6 Super Mario Brothers
3 with the North American version of
Mario Brothers 2 being a full-on part of
a completely different game Western
audiences had to wait a long time for a
true successor to the console legend
while almost every game on this list is
famous for having created iconic
gameplay elements most lasting piece of
Super Mario Brothers 3 legacy is the art
style and characters that have now
become inseparable from Nintendo’s brand
number five Warcraft two lizard doesn’t
really innovate per se they refine they
perfect
so while Westwood can be credited with
essentially defining the real-time
strategy genre with doom 2 lizard gets
the nod for truly popularizing it bright
colorful graphics and hilarious voice
acting brought the strong characters and
story to life
an easy online play made competitive
multiplayer a must-have feature for
every strategy game to follow number
four Mass Effect 2 it’s tough to find
someone who started Mass Effect 2 and
didn’t finish it while Mass Effect was
widely praised and clearly laid the
groundwork for the series as a whole it
was lacking in something however the
sequel hooked you from the very
beginning with a gripping narrative and
a white-knuckle combat system offering a
healthy dose of everything that was
lacking in the original number 3 dark
forces 2 Jedi Knight while dark forces
gave players a decent chunk of
fanservice there was one key element of
the Star Wars mythos that was sorely
lacking the force Jedi Knight decided to
tackle this shortcoming head-on and gave
players the definitive force fueled
experienced lightsaber duels live-action
cutscenes and an ambitious array of
force powers and weapons dark forces –
allowed players to live out their very
nerdiest desires number 2 Silent Hill –
like the other entries on this list
Silent Hill 2 stands as a pillar of its
genre while it could certainly have been
a bit more refined in the control
department the games use of
psychological horror and subtle metaphor
created an experience so memorable that
it stays at the top of most critics top
10 lists to this day why can’t new
survival horror games be more like
Silent Hill – what number one half-life
2 so wake up mr. Freeman
wake up and smell the ashes
rounding out our list is a cliche but
necessary pic half-life 2 is the perfect
example of new technology being used to
its full potential
the powerful source engine was used to
create puzzles that made practical sense
enemies with truly organic behavior and
a game bursting with natural
responsiveness from barrels that bobbed
in the water to faces that smiled with
genuine human warmth everything was so
new and amazing because it was also
convincingly close to real-life still
waiting on episode three by the way
agree with our picks we’re sure we left
out some of your favorites so be sure to
calmly and politely let us know in the
comment section and for more rage
fueling top 10s be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com don’t destroy your mission
is complete
around welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down our picks
for the top 10 video game sequels
because reboots are all the rage these
days to keep things fair and consistent
we’ve decided to only focus on direct
sequels from the same generation as
their predecessors
sorry ocarina of time that means you’re
out number 10 GTA Vice City kicking off
our list is the one pick that’s
technically more of a spinoff than a
sequel after gta3 arrived on the scene
and ran over everyone’s expectations as
to what could be done in a video game it
was hard to imagine that a more drastic
improvement could be made then came by
City which really sweeten the deal a
likeable main character a vivid and
distinct setting and small but important
tweaks to the core gameplay all came
together to make the tightest GTA game
ever
sorry san andreas you’re too fat number
9 Street Fighter 2 everyone played
Street Fighter
just kidding nobody did what I meant to
say was everyone played Street Fighter 2
at home almost all the sequels on this
list surpassed their predecessors but
Street Fighter 2 erased the original
from the map combos grapple moves and
eight playable characters each with
their own unique fighting style Street
Fighter 2 basically invented everything
you take for granted in modern
tournament fighters today
number eight dune
– yo battle for dune begins now
this game completely eclipsed the
original which nobody really played and
laid the groundwork for the genre as we
know it today sounds familiar I know but
it’s true while doom 2 was technically
not the first realtime strategy game
it’s widely considered to be the first
one that matters unique factions
resource gathering tech tree dependency
you name it dune 2 did it first number 7
Diablo 2 after essentially creating its
own genre with Diablo lizard delivered
the quintessential action RPG with
Diablo 2 those looking for proof in its
lasting success need only to login to
battlenet to see the thousands of
players still grinding away a decade
after its initial release just don’t ask
any of them how they feel about Diablo 3
go Johnny Mephisto give my regards to
the abyss number 6 Super Mario Brothers
3 with the North American version of
Mario Brothers 2 being a full-on part of
a completely different game Western
audiences had to wait a long time for a
true successor to the console legend
while almost every game on this list is
famous for having created iconic
gameplay elements most lasting piece of
Super Mario Brothers 3 legacy is the art
style and characters that have now
become inseparable from Nintendo’s brand
number five Warcraft two lizard doesn’t
really innovate per se they refine they
perfect
so while Westwood can be credited with
essentially defining the real-time
strategy genre with doom 2 lizard gets
the nod for truly popularizing it bright
colorful graphics and hilarious voice
acting brought the strong characters and
story to life
an easy online play made competitive
multiplayer a must-have feature for
every strategy game to follow number
four Mass Effect 2 it’s tough to find
someone who started Mass Effect 2 and
didn’t finish it while Mass Effect was
widely praised and clearly laid the
groundwork for the series as a whole it
was lacking in something however the
sequel hooked you from the very
beginning with a gripping narrative and
a white-knuckle combat system offering a
healthy dose of everything that was
lacking in the original number 3 dark
forces 2 Jedi Knight while dark forces
gave players a decent chunk of
fanservice there was one key element of
the Star Wars mythos that was sorely
lacking the force Jedi Knight decided to
tackle this shortcoming head-on and gave
players the definitive force fueled
experienced lightsaber duels live-action
cutscenes and an ambitious array of
force powers and weapons dark forces –
allowed players to live out their very
nerdiest desires number 2 Silent Hill –
like the other entries on this list
Silent Hill 2 stands as a pillar of its
genre while it could certainly have been
a bit more refined in the control
department the games use of
psychological horror and subtle metaphor
created an experience so memorable that
it stays at the top of most critics top
10 lists to this day why can’t new
survival horror games be more like
Silent Hill – what number one half-life
2 so wake up mr. Freeman
wake up and smell the ashes
rounding out our list is a cliche but
necessary pic half-life 2 is the perfect
example of new technology being used to
its full potential
the powerful source engine was used to
create puzzles that made practical sense
enemies with truly organic behavior and
a game bursting with natural
responsiveness from barrels that bobbed
in the water to faces that smiled with
genuine human warmth everything was so
new and amazing because it was also
convincingly close to real-life still
waiting on episode three by the way
agree with our picks we’re sure we left
out some of your favorites so be sure to
calmly and politely let us know in the
comment section and for more rage
fueling top 10s be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com don’t destroy your mission
is complete
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