#Greatest playstation 1 games series#

On that note, the games are rated as they are presented in their original form.

We were doing this legit (so some of the team played these games for the very first time). And we struck down looking at reviews from other sources. After all, if it cannot stack up to the games today, then it would not be fit in a list of the greatest. We also compared the games to similar ones that have been released since their first debut. In fact, we gave no value to any nostalgia with the scores. We did not rely on nostalgia or past memories alone in determining the entries in this list. But we may post an updated list at a later date. We could easily have gone up to 50 and it would still be scratching the surface of the Sony PlaystationвЂ™s library of 1,300 game titles for the North American market (and over 7,000 overall). Crash Bandicoot and Crash Team Racing, for instance, are based on the same brand, but are different genres. Tomb Raider had as many as FIVE from 1996 to 2000 that appeared on the platform! Note that properties with multiple genres can have more than one entry.

The Sony Playstation was the host for a large number of popular titles as well as their sequels.

#Greatest playstation 1 games series#

Only one entry in a series for each gaming genre.

Consider this: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Electronic Arts, 2001) outsold Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, and Tomb Raider. It often just means the game was hyped and marketed heavily. That may seem like an odd factor to eliminate, but sales do not necessarily make a game great.

We do not look at historical sales records.

We will, however, look at these regional exclusives and rank them in a separate list. Basically, the aim for this parameter is to ensure the games selected are available to the widest range of audiences. If it has both an NTSC and a PAL release, that counts. Our team of gaming experts and journalists follows a set standard for these lists of greatest games in every major console.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Konami, 1997).

Final Fantasy Tactics (Squaresoft,1997).

Tony HawkвЂ™s Pro-Skater 2 (Neversoft/Activision, 2000).

Gran Turismo 2 (Polyphony Digital/Sony, 1999).

Chrono Cross (Square/Electronic Arts, 2000).

Tomb Raider (Core Design/Eidos Interactive, 1996).

Harvest Moon: Back to Nature (Natsume, 2000).

Crash Bandicoot: Warped (Naughty Dog/Sony, 1998).

Crash Team Racing (Naughty Dog/Sony, 1999).

Greatest Playstation 1 Games (from least great to greatest).

This is the Xfire list of the 20 greatest Playstation 1/ PSX games of all time! If either Nintendo or Sega knew what would happen, they would never have let Sony create the king of the late 1990s consoles. Capcom, Konami, Electronic Arts, Squaresoft, and many famed brand names in the video game industry flocked to the Sony Playstation, creating one of the most impressive libraries ever. The Sony Playstation managed to draw the most popular and prolific third-party developers of this era to create games on the brand new console. That Sony was able to thrive in an industry as a novice and completely lord over the competition is no mean feat. Instead, we are looking at the key element that make video game consoles great - that is, the outstanding games that you can play on them. Those circumstances and the story behind them would be great to explore in detail, but not in this article. Interestingly, both Nintendo and Sega had the opportunity of working with Sony, but due to various factors, Sony would move toward building its own console.

The Sony Playstation 1 (also called the PSX) would be the undisputed champ in this era. However, one company would come out of nowhere and dominate the 32-bit console industry: Sony. Sega itself was set to debut its Sega Saturn by November of 1994 while Nintendo was skipping the 32-bit hardware and moving forward with the Nintendo 64. By this time, the fifth generation of video game consoles had already started with the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer and the Atari Jaguar. But it was also when the 16-bit era was coming to a close, as 32-bit consoles were rising in popularity. In 1994, the 16 bit wars between NintendoвЂ™s Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and the Sega Genesis had reached its zenith.