21 - Halo: Combat Evolved
Platform(s): Xbox
Designer(s): Jason Jones
Developer: Bungie Studios
Publisher: Microsoft
"Let's say it like it is: without Halo, it's likely the Xbox would've gone the way of the Saturn. Bungie's epic sci-fi shooter defined the term "killer app" and invented a new one -- "Halo Killer" -- by presenting a game that did nearly everything right, from performance to story to Martin O'Donnell's masterful score. The Master Chief's war against alien zealotry earned him iconic status right out of the box, and the unnerving mid-game introduction of the Flood remains one of the greatest twists in gaming history." - IGN
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The thing Halo did right was trick a bunch of people who didn't know what FPS games were into thinking Halo invented the genre, using the influence of Microsoft to advertise and promote itself, while people who actually knew video games were playing Quake and Unreal Tournament on their PCs
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