21. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Platform: PlayStation 3
US Release Year: 2007
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure, Third-Person Shooter)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Naughty Dog
Publisher: Sony
Synopsis: Nathan Drake is about to uncover his families' legacy: after discovering the location of explorer Sir Francis Drake, it leads him on a path towards the fabled treasure of El Dorado. Dodging modern pirates and a fellow treasure hunter, Drake will have to use his wits and skills to survive the expedition and uncover the secret behind this long-lost treasure.
22. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Platform: Super Nintendo (SNES)
US Release Year: 1992
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Synopsis: The evil wizard, Agahnim, is kidnapping young women who are the descendants of the great sages who once sealed away a great evil in the Golden Land. One dark and stormy night, Link and his uncle receive a telepathic message from princess Zelda saying that she is Agahnim's next target. They set off into the night to rescue her... but Link's uncle falls in combat leaving the young hero alone to take up the sword and shield to protect the princess and defeat the madman behind it all. However, not all is as it seems and Link soon finds himself drawn into an ages-old battle against an enemy with the unlimited power of Gold... Triforce.
23. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Platform: PlayStation
US Release Year: 1997
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer), Role Playing (RPG) (Action RPG)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
24. Super Mario Bros. 3
Platform: Nintendo (NES)
US Release Year: 1990
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
25. Left 4 Dead 2
Platform: Xbox 360
US Release Year: 2009
Overall Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (First-Person Shooter, Survival Horror)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Valve Corporation
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Synopsis: A group of four survivors finds themselves immune to a highly infections disease that turns people into aggressive zombie-like creatures. Starting in Savannah, Georgia, the four hope to make it to New Orleans where they can be evacuated, but they will have to survive the undead hordes to make it out alive.
26. The Last of Us
Platform: PlayStation 3
US Release Year: 2013
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Survival Horror)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Naughty Dog
Publisher: Sony
Synopsis: The story takes place 20 years after a pandemic wiped out most of the human race. Now the infected attack like rabid animals while roving survivors do everything they can to survive. Joel, a hardened veteran is given a mission to escort a young girl, Ellie, out of an oppressive military quarantine zone. Yet what starts off a seemingly easy task becomes a brutal trek across the ruined U.S. Resources are scarce, choices you make will determine your path, adaptive AI molds you your playing style and "Dynamic Stealth" opportunities all make this third-person oriented game a genre-defining video game experience.
27. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Platform: PlayStation 4
US Release Year: 2016
Overall Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Naughty Dog
Publisher: Sony
Synopsis: It has been several years since Nathan Drake took his last adventure and had all but
retired from the game. But he has been forced back into the world of thieves - and this
time the mission is much more personal. His globe-trotting adventure to uncover a
conspiracy behind a hidden pirate treasure will push him to his limits - both physical and
mental, and he will have to decide what he's willing to sacrifice to save the ones he loves.
28. God of War III
Platform: PlayStation 3
US Release Year: 2010
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Beat ‘Em Up, Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Sony
Publisher: Sony
Synopsis: Kratos and the Titans have reached Olympus, but Kratos once again faces betrayal and finds himself in Hades. He will have to battle ghosts, gods and titans to reach Zeus and once again use Pandora's Box to turn the tide of battle in his favor.
29. LittleBigPlanet 2
Platform: PlayStation 3
US Release Year: 2011
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Media Molecule
Publisher: Sony
30. BioShock Infinite
Platform: Xbox 360
US Release Year: 2013
Overall Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (First-Person Shooter)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Irrational Games
Publisher: 2K
Synopsis: Taking place before the events of BioShock, players will take on the role of Booker DeWitt a former Pinkerton agent looking for a break. He finds it when he is called to Columbia, a city in the sky, to rescue Elizabeth, a girl who has been kept imprisoned there her entire life. Yet when he succeeds, he finds a bond with the girl and the two will have to use their combined power to outwit enemies both human and mechanical and escape the floating city before it falls from the sky.
