10. GOD OF WAR II
(Sony, PS2, Mature)
Talk about long odds: God of War II was released for the PS2 in a year when every gamer seemed to want their adventures on a next-gen platform. (It's fitting that the game's hero was a mortal engaged in a war with the deities who live on Olympus.) But Kratos' latest adventure proved that eye-popping graphics and sound will always be trumped by a compelling story and razor-sharp gameplay. Geoff Keighley
We played, we argued, we played some more -- and came up with a list of this year’s 10 standout titles
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