Franchises and Series
Warcraft Series
Warcraft Series The Warcraft series matters because it did more than launch a successful fantasy property.
Coverage: 90
Esports Legacy
Games
Warcraft III
Warcraft III Warcraft III is one of the most influential strategy games ever released because it combined strong faction identity, memorable atmosphere, hero-centered combat, and a
UX: 91
MP: 80
Legacy: 98
Franchises and Series
Tekken Series
The Tekken Series has lasted because it makes physicality feel intelligent.
Coverage: 90
Games
Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 is one of the clearest examples of a multiplayer game becoming bigger than its own patch notes. Plenty of shooters were important in
UX: 90
MP: 93
Legacy: 96
Franchises and Series
Super Smash Bros. Series
The Super Smash Bros.
UX: 94
MP: 97
Legacy: 98
Games
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Why the game still matters Super Smash Bros.
UX: 88
MP: 95
Legacy: 99
Games
Super Smash Bros.
The original Super Smash Bros. on Nintendo 64 deserves to be remembered as one of the most important fighting games ever made because it reimagined what
UX: 93
MP: 97
Legacy: 97
Franchises and Series
Street Fighter Series
The Street Fighter Series is one of the foundational languages of competitive gaming.
Coverage: 90
Games
StarCraft: Brood War
StarCraft: Brood War StarCraft: Brood War stands among the most revered competitive games ever made because it combines strategic complexity, extreme execution demands, and cultural staying
UX: 79
MP: 88
Legacy: 99
Games
StarCraft II
StarCraft II arrived with an impossible burden and somehow managed to justify its own existence anyway.
UX: 89
MP: 93
Legacy: 97
Games
Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Splinter Cell: Double Agent deserves to be remembered as more than an unevenly discussed campaign sequel from the Xbox 360 era.
UX: 84
MP: 95
Legacy: 90
Tournaments and Leagues
Space Invaders Championship
Shows the point at which video game competition began to look publicly legible rather than merely local or experimental.
UX: 80
MP: 89
Legacy: 99