The best FPS experiences you'll ever have
First Person Shooters (FPS) are one of the most loved game genres. So we've picked out the 28 must-have FPS games that your collection needs.
10: F.E.A.R.
Why It's Great: If horror films have taught us anything, it's that children are frightening. From The Omen's Damien all the way to the infamous girl from The Ring, the idea of innocence corrupted has garnered plenty of screams from audiences worldwide. Enter Alma, a sociopathic psychic that makes the Children of the Corn look like the Cabbage Patch Kids. With astonishing graphics and blistering shootouts, F.E.A.R. fired on all cylinders, featuring some of the smartest AI seen in an FPS as well as an incredibly cool bullet-time ability that is guaranteed to make you feel like a one-man-army. Set all of this in one of the creepiest atmospheres this side of The Shining, and you have yourself one hell of a game. Literally.
9: System Shock II
Why It's Great: The sequel to the stellar System Shock (and precusor to BioShock) was groundbreaking in more ways than we can count. This is a survival-horror game for the hardcore horror junkie. From the game's skin-crawling storyline (a race of alien parasites slaughter the crew of a cutting-edge space vessel), to the manipulative and utterly indifferent ‘ally', to its unbelievably bone-chilling audio design, System Shock II is one of the most immersive games ever designed. The sole survivor of the faster-than-light Von Braun military starship, you battled deformed humans, psionic lab chimpanzees, and unspeakable cyborg half-breeds with wrench (and pistol) in hand. In the end, though, the ultimate brilliance of System Shock II revolves around its devious plot twists. Not everything is quite as it first seems.
8: Halo 3
Why It's Great: Stop me if you've heard this one before: you're sitting around your house/apartment/dorm-room, buzzed up on Red Bull/booze/Dr. Pepper, the clock behind you reading 3:00/4:00/5:00AM as your buddy sitting right next to you suddenly screams a satisfying 'HEAD SHOT!' directly into your ear. The Halo series has been one phenomenon after the other, with some of the most highly-regarded (and utterly addictive) multiplayer gameplay offered to date. With ground-breaking visuals, fantastic map design, and an amazing assortment of vehicles to pilot, it's no surprise that even with wave after wave of shiny new FPS titles releasing for every system known to man, Halo is still the gamers' choice. Halo 3 proved to be more of a refinement than a re-invention, but over a year after its launch it's still the most-played game on Xbox Live.
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Comments
Dacewka1234 said: Too bad there will never be a half life3Valve still cant count to three
Aednet said: HalfLife 2 - 1st rank Boring bullshit Article crap
Helloworld said: what a shyte bioshock nd ut underrateted
Crapcrapcrap said: Missing vital games like Arma II and battlefield
John Mackie said: OMG THE GAME IS GOOD LOLOLOOLLOLLLOL
John Mackie said: I GOT IS GAME IS GAME IS BAD FOR 18 PEOLE
Bob said: HE FORGOT HALO 4 AND MW3 AND BLACKOPS2I know it wasnt made then but it feels good to complain
Dawww2313 said: Fantastic list as someone who rarely ever posts on this internet you have my vote
Edka2012 said: hf2 first nah i think yea was a good game best but for new games is not the best at all times change
sebastard said: Where is MOHAA It was better than most games in this list Should at least be higher rated than BF1942Greatings
Dmhj said: wa d fudge
Mark said: Medal of Honor Allied Assault is perhaps one of the best PC FPS games to have been created ever I cant believe that it never made this list Instant fail sorry your arguments are invalid
Kirrim Cornelis said: Personally I dislike shooters that are exactly that just an online experience The immersive single player stories make way more and more for that online function lately In my opinion if a lot of people really like games just for the online these should be packaged as such Ditch the single player alltogether and put even more time and effort in the multiplayer If people really want to make a single-player game it should never be secondary to the multiplayer function Although for SOF2 in particular I havent played it a lot myself yet I havent heard the single player being bad before Ive heard it being praised all around Whats bad about it exactly
Kirrim Cornelis said: I personally thought HL1 to be infinitely better than HL2 When I finished HL2 I had a What its over already feel to it I had a blast playing it but the ending really felt premature
Web Design Vizag said: I stopped reading when I saw that NOLF2 had been put into position 23
Nopp20 said: lol rainbow six vegas that game was horrible and boringthis list is trash no Rainbow six rogue spear and no rainbow six raven shield those are hands down one of the best Multiplayer FPS ever even playable today and realistic
Gingerboy175 said: Ahhhh Timesplitters a golden-age FPS back then loved that game to pieces
Mash Gaming said: Bioshock is my all time favourite HL2 is great too
Ezakimak said: SHOULD OF Americans are so bad at their own language P
Toxygenie said: moron