Game of the Decade: Make Your Nominations
Update: There were so many good ideas in the comments that we doubled up! We took TWO of your suggestions in each division and made the People's Choice seeds into "play-in" slots. Pick between the top two candidates for Koopa, Alucard, Chocobo and Bo Jackson.
The Game of the Decade. An enterprise so portentous that it ought to require weeks of careful consideration, agonized self-reflection and serious debate. Instead, we made a bracket, 'cause it's more fun.
The GOTD candidates have been capriciously selected from the best games to hit shelves since Jan. 1, 2000. The Game Trust sifted through thousands of titles to create this bracket, and in the next two weeks or so, we'll narrow down the field of 64 games to one almighty GOTD.
By now, our astute readers are shaking with rage, as they've surely noticed that the bracket contains only 60 games, not the necessary 64. See, we realize that this type of thing inevitably spawns comments along the lines of "I can't believe you left out Game X, the greatest artistic creation in recorded history!" Admit it, you were already scanning the bracket to see what we forgot.
Hey, we're flawed beings. We probably did miss a few of the decade's crowning achievements. So we left one slot open in each "division" of the bracket, and it's your job to fill those empty seeds. Make your nominations in the comments, and the most popular selections will complete the field. The criterion: greatness. Interpret that as you will. (And don't take the divisions too seriously when you're making your nominations. The boundaries are pleasingly fuzzy here.)
The Game Trust will vote on each matchup to get the bracket down to 32, and from there, the readers will make the call. So follow along as make these wonderful games fight each other for our enjoyment. Sixty-four will enter. Only one will be crowned Game of the Decade.
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<!-- MATCHUP 1 --> 1. Metroid Prime 16. Nintendogs |
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<!-- MATCHUP 2 --> 8. People's Choice 9. Wario Ware Inc.: Mega Microgame$! <!-- /MATCHUP 2 --> |
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<!-- MATCHUP 3 --> 5. Paper Mario 12. Animal Crossing <!-- /MATCHUP 3 --> |
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<!-- MATCHUP 4 --> 4. Katamari Damacy 13. Jet Grind Radio |
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<!-- MATCHUP 5 --> 6. Okami 11. Ico |
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<!-- MATCHUP 6 --> 3. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 14. Psychonauts |
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<!-- MATCHUP 7 --> 7. Shadow of the Colossus 10. Pikmin |
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<!-- MATCHUP 8 --> 2. Super Mario Galaxy 15. Boom Blox <!-- /MATCHUP 8 --> |
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1. BioShock |
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<!-- MATCHUP 2 --> 8. People's Choice 9. Portal <!-- /MATCHUP 2 --> |
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<!-- MATCHUP 3 --> 5. Grand Theft Auto III 12. Diablo II <!-- /MATCHUP 3 --> |
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<!-- MATCHUP 5 --> 6. Fallout 3 11. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King <!-- /MATCHUP 5 --> |
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<!-- MATCHUP 6 --> 3. Half-Life 2 14. Dead Rising <!-- /MATCHUP 6 --> |
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<!-- MATCHUP 7 --> 7. Batman: Arkham Asylum 10. Demon's Souls <!-- /MATCHUP 7 --> |
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<!-- MATCHUP 8 --> 2. Perfect Dark 15. LEGO Star Wars |
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<!-- MATCHUP 1 --> 1. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 16. Bejeweled <!-- /MATCHUP 1 --> |
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<!-- MATCHUP 3 --> 5. Viewtiful Joe 12. Plants vs. Zombies <!-- /MATCHUP 3 --> |
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<!-- MATCHUP 4 --> 4. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 13. Beyond Good and Evil |
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<!-- MATCHUP 5 --> 6. Final Fantasy XII 11. Lumines |
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<!-- MATCHUP 6 --> 3. Civilization IV 14. Peggle |
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<!-- MATCHUP 7 --> 7. The Sims 10. Mass Effect |
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<!-- MATCHUP 8 --> 2. World of Warcraft 15. Killer 7 <!-- /MATCHUP 8 --> |
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1. Halo: Combat Evolved |
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TBD |
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<!-- MATCHUP 2 --> 8. People's Choice 9. God of War <!-- /MATCHUP 2 --> |
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<!-- MATCHUP 3 --> 5. Madden NFL 2005 12. SSX <!-- /MATCHUP 3 --> |
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<!-- MATCHUP 5 --> 6. Advance Wars 11. Guitar Hero <!-- /MATCHUP 5 --> |
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<!-- MATCHUP 6 --> 3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 14. Left 4 Dead <!-- /MATCHUP 6 --> |
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<!-- MATCHUP 7 --> 7. Rock Band 10. Burnout <!-- /MATCHUP 7 --> |
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<!-- MATCHUP 8 --> 2. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 15. Battlefield 1942 |
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Make your Game of the Decade nominations in the comments!
