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Hall Of Fame | | | Welcome to the Much Games Hall Of Fame where each year 10 games are selected for the Hall Of Fame. The staff here at Much Games creates a list of eligible games and then selects the 10 games from that list to enter the Hall Of Fame. The current criteria for a game to enter the Hall Of Fame is the game must be at least 5 years old to be eligible for the Hall Of Fame. The following is the 2010 inductiees to the Much Games Hall Of Fames.
| | Carmageddon | | Carmageddon released June 30, 1997 for PC and put a major twist to racing games. With the objective of the game the same as other racing games and that is to finish 1st, however in Carmageddon this could be done in a couple of ways. First of which is to race around the course and finish the race. The second way which is the fun way is to destroy your opponents before they destroy you and before time runs out. | | |
| | | | Final Fantasy VIII | Debuting on September 9th of 1999 for the Playstation and was made by Square. Final Fantasy VIII takes place in a more modern time then Final Fantasy 1-6. The graphics for this game at the time were the best that the Final Fantasy series and maybe the PS One has even seen at that time.
It follows a group of young cadets, recently graduated members of SeeD, an elite, freelance mercenary force. Three of them -- ex-instructor Quistis, hot-headed Zell, and their moody leader, the game's main character, Squall -- are assigned to help a rebel faction in a nearby kingdom, headed by a young princess, Rinoa. From there it naturally gets complicated, but there's no reason to go into it here and spoil things. Suffice to say there's a lot to like about the story, and a number of surprises to keep you guessing. The problem is that the character at the heart of everything, Squall, is basically a pouty jerk. He's grumpy, abrasive, and doesn't really seem to give much of a damn about anyone but himself for a pretty significant portion of the game.
Roughly halfway through you find out why (without going into detail, he had a tough childhood and doesn't want to risk being close to anyone), but almost every other character had nearly identical experiences as kids, and none of them grew up to be cold fish. Further, the blossoming love between Squall and Rinoa -- which, theoretically, thaws him and eventually redeems him -- seems entirely one-sided, and you have to wonder what she sees in him. Though Squall performs some heroic feats to save or protect her, he otherwise seems only marginally more responsive to Rinoa than he was to Quistis, who's attraction to him. Squall just blows her off without a thought before you're even through the first disc.
In fact, there's never really a moment you can point to and think, "Ah, he's changed." And, considering that the love story is so integral to everything that happens -- not to mention forming the central image of the box art -- it's incomprehensible why no one says "I love you" to anyone, ever. Fortunately, there's plenty of drama to go around, and enough other, more likable (or at least understandable) characters to root for that things keep moving and you're pretty unlikely to get bored. However, it's tough to overlook the fact that FFVIII does break one cardinal rule: when your story is character centered, you'd better center it on a character the audience can care about. Squall, unfortunately, just doesn't fit the bill.
This game was re-released for the PS3 and PSP in December of 2009 on the Playstation Network.
Congratulations to Final Fantasy VIII for making it into the Much Games Hall of Fame Class of 2010. | | |
| | | | God of War | Debuting March 22nd, 2005 for the Sony Playstaton 2. Say hello to Kratos. Savage, ruthless and tortured, Kratos served as a Spartan general before selling his soul to Ares for a life of power. He once lived to conquer, but now walks only to scour the land of war's opposition at his master's bidding. But something has recently changed Kratos. Something has him turning his Blades of Chaos against his former tutor.
Beseeched by Athena and the other gods of Olympus, Kratos has been commissioned from on high to discover Pandora's Box and use it to slay the enraged son of Zeus. Once in possession of such divine power, Kratos will unleash one thousand years of godly secrets and wield his newfound strength to kill Ares.
Congratulations to God of War for making it into the Much Games Hall Of Fame Class of 2010. | | |
| | | | Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | When the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time came out in 1998, it was dubbed the greatest Zelda game of all time. Many gamers wondered how this game was going to be topped. Then on November 25, 2000, the Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask made its turn to shine on the Nintendo 64.
Dubbed as one of the most underrated Zelda games of all time, Majora's Mask never really could surpass the greatness that the Ocarina of Time had established. However, the game did come with an expansion pack that required you to use it in order to play the game.
Link, who crept away from Hyrule, meets up with a troublesome deku kid wearing a mask. The kid and the two fairies attack Link, and steal the Ocarina of Time away from you. Eventually you will get turned into a Deku kid, and will have to walk around the unfamiliar place called Termina for three days (72 game hours) before an evil moon crashes into Termina causing the place to explode.
After getting the Ocarina of Time back, you can use the Song of Time to reverse time and turn back into Link. There are 24 masks to collect.
The gameplay and graphics are similar to Ocarina of Time, and it even brought back the original Zelda theme. The game might have been underrated, but the gameplay and storyline was enough for us to welcome the Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask into the Much Games Hall of Fame. | | |
| | | | MegaMan X | Debuting on December 17th, 1993 for the Super Nintendo.
As his life was ending, Dr. Light was successful in creating the first in a new series of robots that could think and make decisions on their own. Fearing the worst, Dr. Light sealed the robot until all of its systems could be thoroughly tested. Released by Dr. Cain, a new Mega Man was born. When Dr. Cain tries to implement the new systems into a series of Reploids, something goes horribly wrong. Now, the new Mega Man must fight to save humanity in 12 levels of intense action. The game was so successful that it had 7 sequels, two more for the Snes, three for the PS One and two for the PS2.
Congratulations to Mega Man X for making it into the Much Games Hall of Fame Class of 2010. | | |
| | | | Resident Evil 2 | | Released January 21 1998 for PS, December 6 2000 for Dreamcast, October 31 1999 for N64, and February 28 1999 PC Resident Evil is the second installment in the historic series of games by capcom. You play as either Leon Kennedy a rookie cop or Claire Redfield sister of Chris Redfield. Depending on which character you select to play as determins the story line as each character will face opistacles and puzzles at different stages all in an effort to escape racoon city. | | |
| | | | Sonic & Knuckles | First released on the Sega Genesis on October 17, 1994, Sonic and Knuckles featured a whole new gaming system that was never before seen.
Starting off right from the end of Sonic 3, Sonic and Knuckles allowed you to go through seven levels as Sonic to try to defeat the evil Dr. Robotnik, who was really after the giant chaos emerald that keeps the island afloat. Knuckles will team with Sonic after finding this out. You can alternately use Knuckles and fact off against robotic versions of Dr. Robotnik, and Metal Sonic. The gameplay is still the same as Sonic 3, and the graphics are the same as well.
One this that makes this game a classic is that you can us the "Lock On" feature. This will allow you to hook in Sonic 3, play "Sonic 3 and Knuckles", or hook in Sonic 2 and use Knuckles. You can also play Blue Spheres by hooking in Sonic the Hedgehog.
Congratulations to Sonic & Knuckles on its induction into the Much Games Hall of Fame. | | |
| | | | Super Metroid | Debuting on December 31st, 1994 for the Super Nintendo and was re-released on the Nintendo Wii.
Hailed as one of the best 2D adventures ever, Nintendo's sci-fi epic still provides one of the most thought out and intriguing gameplay experiences around. Players once again slip into the role of galactic bounty hunter Samus Aran and in an interesting twist on the previous games, attempt to retrieve the last surviving Metroid. Ranging from extensive platform challenges to gigantic boss battles to a comprehensive power- up system, Super Metroid has attained a divine place in the hearts of longtime gamers. Certainly, it stands as something players and developers can idolize for years to come.
Congratulations to Super Metroid for making it into the Much Games Hall of Fame Class of 2010. | | |
| | | | Tetris | | Released November 1989 for the NES was the first of its kind and has been remade countless times not to mention its the most downloaded game for moble devices. a game with blocks of various size and shape used in combination to form lines of blocks to earn points and if you form 4 lines at once its called a Tetris. | | |
| | | | Tomb Raider | Tomb Raider first debuted on the PC on October 31, 1996, and on the Playstation on November 15, 1996.
The game features a young wealthy British fortune hunter named Lara Croft. You are on a quest to find some artifacts in the ruins of an ancient Inca civilization, and straight into the heart of some demonic madness. With great gameplay and great controller system, this game had it all.
Speaking of had it all; even Lara Croft had it all with a great figure that would attract a lot of male attention, and a lot of angry feminists. With that being said, Lara is one of if not the greatest heroin females of all time, making Tomb Raider earn its rightful spot in the Much Games Hall of Fame. | | |
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