1. Super Smash Bros. Melee
Platform: GameCube
US Release Year: 2001
Overall Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Fighting)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Publisher: Nintendo
Synopsis: Nintendo's smash hit brawler returns - playing as some the most beloved characters in Nintendo's history: From the Mario and Zelda series, to Star Fox and Pokemon - your favorite characters can fight it out in four-player vs. action or take things solo by testing your skill against Master Hand and Crazy Hand in Classic Mode or meet up with Giga Bowser in Adventure Mode.
2. Minecraft
Platform: PC
US Release Year: 2009
Overall Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Sandbox)
ESRB Rating: E10+
Developer: Mojang AB
Publisher: Mojang AB
Synopsis: A game limited only by your imagination as you take control of an avatar to create and destroy various blocks in a 3D environment. Whether you create structures or works of amazing artistic design is up to you as you share your creations across multiplayer servers across many game modes.
3. 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.
4. The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition
Platform: GameCube
US Release Year: 2003
Overall Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Synopsis: This compilation disc includes the original "The Legend of Zelda," "Zelda II: The Adventure of Link," "Ocarina of Time," and "Majora's Mask" on a single GameCube disc. Also included are promotional materials concerning "Wind Waker" and a "Timeline of Zelda" retrospective featurette.
5. Silent Hill 2
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2001
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Survival Horror)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Synopsis: James Sunderland receives a letter from his wife, Mary, asking him to meet her in their "special place" in Silent Hill. James goes off to find her, even though she has been dead for some time. Entering the fog-shrouded town he encounters Maria, who looks like Mary but is much more provocative, along with the morose Angela Orosco and the jolly giant with a dark secret Eddie Dombrowski. All have been drawn to Silent Hill to face their pasts - will James be able to survive his?
6. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2004
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure, Stealth)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Synopsis: A prequel to the Metal Gear series, during the Cold War you play as Naked Snake, who has been sent to the wilderness of Russia to stop the Brezhnev faction and the deadly Cobra Unit after a nuclear explosion threatens to shatter the peace between the U.S. and Russia. As he proceeds on his mission, Snake discovers it's a cover for something far more coveted - with implications for the future of the world.
7. BioShock
Platform: Xbox 360
US Release Year: 2007
Overall Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (First-Person Shooter)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Irrational Games, 2K
Publisher: 2K
Synopsis: After a plane crash, a survivor finds himself in the crumbling underwater city of Rapture in an alternate version of 1960. As her explores the could-have-been utopia, he discovers mutants overcome by addiction and defense systems. He also unlocks the power of plasmids, which alter the body and release abilities such as pyrokenesis, telekenisis and mind control - powers that have devastated the population of Rapture. He soon learns coming here was no accident and the mysterious Little Sisters hold the key - will he release them or use them for his own means? Would you kindly join him?
8. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
Platform: PlayStation 2
US Release Year: 2005
Overall Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
9. Grand Theft Auto IV
Platform: Xbox 360
US Release Year: 2008
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Sandbox, Third-Person Shooter)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Rockstar Games
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Synopsis: Niko Bellic has survived war and betrayal but a smuggling run gone bad and his brother Roman's talk of riches and luxury in America has him making a change. Yet when he arrives in Liberty City, he finds that Roman has greatly exaggerated and finds him in deep in debt instead of the grand luxury he was promised. Niko soon finds himself drawn into a dangerous world working for various underworld factions as he pursues the American dream all the while searching for the traitor responsible for his unit's betrayal.
10. 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.
