"2002 was one of those years that is hard to classify. At the time there were very few "wow" games (as opposed to "WoW games"), but when you look back you find that some of the most influential games of the past decade were released in 2002. But before we get to all that, let's step in the way-back machine (© Binge Gamer 2008) and look at the year that was 2002."

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1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
2. Half-Life
3. God of War
4. Gears of War 2
5. Metroid Prime
6. Halo: Combat Evolved
7. Steel Battalion
8. BioShock
9. Street Fighter franchise
10. Madden NFL
11. NBA Live 09
12. Mega Man franchise
13. Tomb Raider
14. Super Mario Bros. franchise
15. Sonic the Hedgehog
16. Mario Kart Wii
17. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
18. Final Fantasy VII
19. Burnout Paradise
20. Ninja Gaiden
21. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
22. Castlevania, LEGO Indiana Jones
23. Stubbs The Zombie: Rebel Without A Pulse
24. Bonk series
25. Ghosts 'N Goblins

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"1. Okami (PS2, Wii)
2. LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
3. Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
4. Mirror's Edge (Xbox 360, PS3)
5. Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
6. Metroid Prime (GC)
7. ICO (PS2) ICO (PS2)
8. Fallout 3 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
9. Team Fortress 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
10. Mega Man 9 (Wii, PS3, Xbox 360)"

"10. Track 2, Excitebike
9. World 8-4, Bowser's Final Castle, Super Mario Bros.
8. The Dark World, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
7. Hyrule, Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time
6. Brinstar, Metroid
5. Katina, StarFox 64

4. Mario Kart Series, Rainbow Road


3. Super Mario Bros. 3, Giant Land


2. Bob-Omb Battlefield, Super Mario 64


1. Special Zone, Super Mario World
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