Essential Charts Q3/Q4 2004

For the third and fourth quarters of 2004, the charts were expanded to contain the top 20 “Essential” games for each format. Listening to what the users of Gamesradar wanted, I also covered PC games and the top 10 online console games this time around. Here are the results.

Gamecube
1st – Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
2nd – Metroid Prime
3rd – Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
4th – Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
5th – F-Zero GX
6th – Super Smash Bros Melee
7th – Super Mario Sunshine
8th – Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem
9th – Super Monkey Ball
10th – Mario Kart Double Dash!!
11th – Resident Evil
12th – Viewtiful Joe
13th – Ikaruga
14th – Animal Crossing
15th – Pikmin 2
16th – Skies of Arcadia Legends
17th – Tales of Symphonia
18th – Timesplitters 2
19th – Resident Evil Zero
20th – Pikmin

Gameboy Advance
1st – Mario Kart: Super Circuit
2nd – Advance Wars 2
3rd – Wario Ware
4th – Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga
5th – Advance Wars
6th – Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
7th – Golden Sun
8th – Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
9th – Metroid Fusion
10th – Fire Emblem
11th – Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
12th – Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi’s Island
13th – Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green
14th – Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World
15th – Metroid: Zero Mission
16th – Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
17th – Golden Sun: The Lost Age
18th – Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
19th – Street Fighter Alpha 3
20th – Gradius Advance

PC
1st – Half Life 2
2nd – Half Life
3rd – Call of Duty
4th – Unreal Tournament 2004
5th – Deus Ex
6th – Counter Strike: Source
8th = Age of Empires 2
8th = Rollercoaster Tycoon
9th – Far Cry
11th = Monkey Island 2
11th = Rome: Total War
12th – Quake
13th – Every Extend
14th – Civilization 3
16th = Curse of Monkey Island
16th = Grand Theft Auto Vice City
20th = Doom
20th = Grim Fandango
20th = Sam and Max Hit the Road
20th = Starcraft

Playstation 2
1st – Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
2nd – Ico
3rd – Pro Evolution Soccer 4
4th – Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
5th – Grand Theft Auto 3
6th – Gran Turismo 3
7th – Rez
8th – Grand Theft Auto Vice City
9th – Final Fantasy X
10th – Burnout 3: Takedown
11th – Devil May Cry
12th – Jak and Daxter
13th – Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
14th – Gitaroo Man
15th – Kingdom Hearts
16th – Ratchet and Clank 3
18th = Killzone
18th = Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
19th – Timesplitters 2
20th = Disgaea
20th = Gradius V

Xbox
1st – Halo
2nd – Halo 2
3rd – Project Gotham Racing 2
4th – Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
5th – Pro Evolution Soccer 4
6th – Burnout 3: Takedown
7th – Ninja Gaiden
8th – Fable
9th – Outrun 2
10th – Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
11th – Jet Set Radio Future
12th – Panzer Dragoon Orta
13th – The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
14th – Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
15th – Shenmue 2
16th – Dead or Alive 3
17th – Top Spin
18th – Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
20th = Ghost Recon 2
20th = Moto GP 2

Console Online
1st – Halo 2
2nd – Project Gotham Racing 2
3rd – Burnout 3
4th – Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
5th – Pro Evolution Soccer 4
6th – Outrun 2
7th – Ghost Recon 2
8th – Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow
9th – Links 2004
10th – Top Spin

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