I guess I am a bit of a gaming nut. I've been playing games since my father bought me a Sinclair Spectrum +3 in the mid eighties. Then got a NES, then a Commodore Amiga and finally a PC in 1997-Present.

I own over 500 games (not all listed on this website) which is probably why I got given that silly Bad Taste Badge. Not reflective of my taste at all.

RPGS (this excludes action games like Diablo/Deus Ex which are not true to the genre)

1. Baldurs Gate 1&2

2. Knights of the Old Republic 1&2

3. Planescape Torment

4. SSI Gold Box Collection (based on D&D world)

5. Mass Effect

Special Mention: Neverwinter Nights 2, Jade Empire, Eye of the Beholder 1 & 2 Arx Fatalis, Lands of Lore 1&2, Dungeon Master2, Gothic 1&2 and Divine Divinity, Ishar 1,2,3, Fallout Series

STRATEGY (Turn Based and RTS) This one was tough to choose!!

1. Combat Mission 1,2&3

2. Commandos 1,2&3

3. Settlers 1&2

4. Civilisation 1&2

5. Medieval 1 &2 and Rome Total Wars

Special Mention: Myth 1&2, Praetorians, K240, Historyline, Dune II, Birth Of the Federation, Supremacy, Birthright, Dark Omen, Dawn of War

FIRST PERSON SHOOTER (includes hybrids and tactical)

1. Operation Flashpoint

2. Call of Duty 1&2

3. Crysis

4. Halo

5. Medal of Honour series

Special Mention: Deus Ex 1 & 2, No One Lives Forever 1&2 and Battlefront 1&2

SPACE SIMULATORS

1. Frontier Elite II

2. Freespace 1&2

3. X-Wing series (including Alliance)

4. Wing Commander series

5. I-War 1 & 2

Special Mention: Starlancer and Privateer 2

ADVENTURES (pure ones not action orientated)

1. Dark Earth (has v minor action sequences)

2. Monkey Island 1,2,3&4

3. The Longest Journey

4. Broken Sword Series

5. Discworld 1&2

Special Mention: Simon The Sorceror 1&2, Gabriel Knight 2, Blade Runner, Kings Quest 1-7, Phantasmagoria 1&2, Black Mirror, Lure of the Temptress, Beneath a Steel Sky, Grim Fandango.

ACTION TITLES (These include any genre like RPGs & Adventure)

1. Jedi Knight, Academy & Outcast

2. Outcast (not star wars)

3. Shadow of Rome (PS2)

4. Shining Force series (Mega Drive)

5. Final Fantasy series (Specially VI and X)

Special Mention: Fable Lost Chapters, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, Chrono Trigger, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine and Grandia II.

COMBAT GAMES

1. Soul Blade/Calibur 1,2&3 (PS)

2. Streets of Rage 1&2 (Megdrive)

3. Streetfighter series (SNES)

4. Mortal Kombat Series

5. Body Blows series (AMIGA)

PIRATE SIMULATOR (Stuck this category here because the games do not really belong elsewhere)

1. Sid Meiers Pirates

2. Port Royale 2

3. Sea Dogs

4. Pirates of the Carribean

5. Age of Sail series

The only genres I am not too keyed up on are Sports, Racing, Flight simulators (non Space), Acade and Puzzles.

Popular games not on my lists

Diablo, Half Life, Doom, Battle for Middle Earth, Command & Conquer, Warcraft 3, Everquest, Neverwinter Nights etc etc etc

WHY? RTS's mentioned are repetetive and not tactically challenging (C&C or BFME) even if they are enjoyable to play .... for a while. In some cases they were just too simple in design (WC3).FPS's were revolutionary but were bland games, with bland environments (Half Life), bland characters andunimaginative stories. RPG's either were not true RPG's which alienates purists (Diablo) orhad awful single player campaigns (Neverwinter Nights 1).