Best Game of the Noughties (2000-09) - Round Three

[This Old Neon]

Round Three of the “Best Game of the Noughties (2000-09)” side-event includes 2 polls of 9-10 games each.

• You can vote for UP TO FOUR (4) games per poll, or skip a poll entirely.
• The top 4 games in each poll will advance to the category finals.
• You can’t change your votes once they’ve been submitted, so click carefully. Voting closes on Saturday at midnight ADT.

VOTE HERE

Poll 1 of 2

BioShock (2008, Multiplatform)
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003, GBA)
Half-Life 2 (2004, PC)
Mass Effect (2007, PC/360)
Metroid Prime (2002, GCN)
Resident Evil 4 (2005, GCN)
Super Mario Galaxy (2007, Wii)
Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN)
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002, PC)

Poll 2 of 2

Animal Crossing (2001, GCN)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009, Multiplatform)
Demon's Souls (2009, PS3)
Final Fantasy X (2001, PS2)
Halo: Combat Evolved (2001, PC/XB)
Mega Man 9 (2008, Multiplatform)
Portal (2007, Multiplatform)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003, Multiplatform)
Team Fortress 2 (2007, PC)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002, GCN)

[SkyPikachu]

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[Kong Wen]

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[MerlinDrazziw]

1. Bioshock, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Half-Life 2 and Metroid Prime
2. Portal, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Of these Metroid Prime is my favorit game with Portal and Half-Life 2 second and third.

[Kong Wen]

Poll 1 of 2
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003, GBA)

Poll 2 of 2
Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009, Multiplatform)
Demon's Souls (2009, PS3)
Mega Man 9 (2008, Multiplatform)
Portal (2007, Multiplatform)

I either don't care much or don't have much experience with much of the first bracket. I'll toss a vote at Aria of Sorrow. The second bracket is full of great stuff and I had to make some hard cuts! Arkham Asylum is the best 3D metrovania, Demon's Souls is a trailblazing action RPG, Mega Man 9 is how you make a deliberately retro platformer, and Portal is a masterpiece.

[Sharecrow]

Poll 1 of 2

BioShock (2008, Multiplatform)
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003, GBA)
Half-Life 2 (2004, PC)
Mass Effect (2007, PC/360)
Metroid Prime (2002, GCN)
Resident Evil 4 (2005, GCN)
Super Mario Galaxy (2007, Wii)
Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN)
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002, PC)

I gave Castlevania: An Aria of Sorrow a vote for being fantastic. I almost voted for Metroid Prime as well but decided against it at the last moment. I’m not sure why...

Poll 2 of 2

Animal Crossing (2001, GCN)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009, Multiplatform)
Demon's Souls (2009, PS3)
Final Fantasy X (2001, PS2)
Halo: Combat Evolved (2001, PC/XB)
Mega Man 9 (2008, Multiplatform)
Portal (2007, Multiplatform)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003, Multiplatform)
Team Fortress 2 (2007, PC)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002, GCN)

Here I used all four votes. Animal Crossing, for being an amazing and engaging daily adventure, Batman: Arkham Asylum for being a shockingly awesome Batman metroidvania. Final Fantasy X for being my favorite FF and really one of my favorite RPGs of all time. And Prince of Persia: Sands of Time for the interactive puzzles, 3D platforming, and snappy fights throughout. Good game with a good story.

[Kong Wen]

And Prince of Persia: Sands of Time for the interactive puzzles, 3D platforming, and snappy fights throughout. Good game with a good story.

I need to go back and replay Sands of Time. I really enjoyed Prince of Persia (2008), found it to be a nice breath of fresh air with simple design that kind of captured the best of Prince of Persia and the best of Assassin's Creed in a nice package.

[Sharecrow]

And Prince of Persia: Sands of Time for the interactive puzzles, 3D platforming, and snappy fights throughout. Good game with a good story.

I need to go back and replay Sands of Time. I really enjoyed Prince of Persia (2008), found it to be a nice breath of fresh air with simple design that kind of captured the best of Prince of Persia and the best of Assassin's Creed in a nice package.

The HD version on PS3 is good. And a relatively easy but fun platinum.

[This Old Neon]

Poll 1 of 2
BioShock (2008, Multiplatform)
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003, GBA)
Half-Life 2 (2004, PC)
Super Mario Galaxy (2007, Wii)

Poll 2 of 2
Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009, Multiplatform)
Portal (2007, Multiplatform)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002, GCN)

Demon's Souls (2009, PS3)
Final Fantasy X (2001, PS2)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003, Multiplatform)

Some winners and some tie-breaker-requiring chumps. Let's see how they do.