Welcome to the first of my top 10 list each week i will adding a new top 10 list to my blog. First up is my Top Franchises of all time. This list is of my Personal Favorites and is purely Opinion, so I don't want people complaining that if haven't included Final Fantasy or anything like that.

So from 10 to 1 then:

10: Halo

One of my Favorite first person shooters. Great Graphics and thoughly enjoyable gameplay. Just a shame i thought Halo 2's multiplayer was rubbish. Can't wait for number 3 though, so i can't finally finish the fight.

9: Project Gotham Racing

I love a good racing and these are the best racing games i own. They are fast and really fun to play.

8: Tomb Raider

First PSone game i really enjoyed playing. My fav is Tomb Raider 3 (although i've never completed it). Its a shame the angel of darkness was awful, but Legend was a great return to form.I can't wait for them to start releasing the aniversary expansions on the Xbox 360.

7: Outrun

I really enjoy are good old fasioned arcade racer and Sega's Outrun series provides that. You can just imagine driving a Ferrari as along a costal road with a gorgeous girl sat beside you.

6: Super Mario

Now here's a challenge. I just can't seem to do Mario games and that what makes me come back for more because i know that the more i keep playing them the better i will get, until some day i might just beat Super Mario Bros 3.

5: Grand Theft Auto

They might not look like much but the Grand Theft Auto games are just simply brilliant. It's free roaming gameplay is just the thing to unwind after a hard day at work.

4: The Legend of Zelda

I didn't used to like these until i decided to take a chance on the Wind Waker. It drew me in which its cartoony world and blew me away with its deep gameplay. I'm now currently trying beat the SNES classic A Link to the Past.

3: Shenmue

Can you remember what happened on the day that the Snow Changed to Rain? Yu Suzuki epic has a place on this list because of the realism of its world and it great story (it just a shame that we will probably never see it finished...). I just can't seem to stop playing through this game every christmas.

2: Metroid

This was a franchise i hadn't even heard of until 2002 when Metroid Prime came out on the cube. There is so much to love about this series as it gives you a huge world to explore (I love games where you can explore) and gives you loads of great powerups to find.

1: Sonic the Hedgehog

There could only be one franchise to take the Top Spot on this list. Sonic the Hedgehog was the first game I ever played. Its Graphics, Musicand Speed blew me away. If there is one franchise that turned my into a gamer its this one.