Top 10 Games Consoles

I cannot begin to describe just how much I love my Xbox. The online capability is incredible, the games are the best I’ve ever played, the HD playback is beautiful and the interface is simple and effective. I love this console. Within one year of releases there was Dead Space, Left 4 Dead, Fable 2, Resident Evil 5, Rock Band and Gears Of War 2. That’s already enough to call it the best console of all time but if that wasn’t enough, I’ve got one more title to throw into the mix. A game that, even though it was also released on PS3, the critics hailed it’s Xbox Live playability, broke all records on the first week of release… Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. This is by far the best console of all time and, with new content and new software available all the time, and Kinect on it’s way in November, there is no stopping it.

awesome console

I’m not a massive fan of the Wii but I appreciate it’s idea of interactive and immersive gaming and, every Christmas, find myself screaming at it whilst throwing my hands in the air, trying to get a strike in Wii Sports. It’s a console that, in my eyes, is nothing more than a gimmick as it doesn’t have a lot of replay value but does have a great idea behind it and is a hell of a lot of fun for children and families.

The main reason for the PS1 being in this countdown, isn’t due to it being one of the most popular games consoles of all time, or because I liked it because, as I’ve made it clear before, I dislike Sony products, it’s because it was the first console I ever played Resident Evil on.

an incredible console

I loved my N64. It was an absolute revolution; with 64bit graphics, incredible games that varied in genre and taste, the rumble pack and, deserving to be counted to it’s success, Goldeneye. The N64 housed so many classic, child friendly, games, like Goldeneye, but also dares to break the wall and release Resident Evil 2.

In second place is the console that was a thousand times better than the PS2 and yet, like the Dreamcast, lacked in popularity and ended up being in the bargain bin before it’s second year on the shelf. This was an incredible console that was capable of so much and yet didn’t have time to reach it’s full potential. The discs were tiny, the graphics were enough to match some of today’s next gen consoles, it was small and light and had some brilliant games available. Of course, the main reason why I loved it was due to it housing the release of the tenth anniversary Resident Evil remake which, with it’s renewed graphics, new features and haunting soundtrack, became one of the scariest game experiences of my life. This is a console that released Resident Evil 4... The best game of all time!

Who couldn’t love the SNES? It was home of Starfox, Mario and, my favourite, Asterix & Obelix. The advantage of having a SNES was almost like being in a different class of person. The games were better, the graphics were better, 3D was now coming into play and the system ran smoother than any other console of that time. The SNES is a classic but the best was yet to come.

The Megadrive was a classic console with, what would be called a sensational, 24bit graphics capability and some solid games releases. But the reason why I loved it so much was the unbeatable, the addictive and unforgettable, Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker. Amongst fantastic games, like Mickey Mouse: Castle Of Illusion, Duck Tales, Dick Tracy and Commix Zone, was the wacko dancing machine, killing bad guys with his sparkly moves to save children hidden in garbage cans… Strange but true!