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Sony’s entrance into the games console market with thePlayStationwas explosive and definitive.
What followed was a decade of dominance over console gaming.
We’ve picked out the very best PlayStation games for each year of the 2000s.
Unlike Nintendo, Sony did not have a litany of mascot characters and first-party series to push its brand.
The PlayStation’s success came down to its overwhelming third-party support.
Here are eight games that built the house of play.
When Naughty Dog started developing Crash Bandicoot, Sony found its mascot.
Not only was this jorts-wearing bandicoot a whimsical brand ambassador, his games were fun to play.
Enter Lara Croft, a British archaeologist who could give Indiana Jones a run for his money.
Her games garnered acclaim for their realistic environments and extreme challenge.
6Gran Turismo
An oft-overlooked aspect of the gaming industry is the impact of casual audiences.
Released in 1998, Metal Gear Solid was a solid case against media snobbery.
Metal Gear is a series full of intrigue and betrayal.
MGS had a thrilling espionage plot that put most big-budget films of the 90s to shame.
It also established PlayStation as the home of mature, thought-provoking games.
Before switching to PlayStation, Kojima envisioned a Metal Gear game on the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer.
It never entered production.
Due to both hardware limitations and publishing bias, horror games were not often greenlit on16-bit consoles.
Nintendo and Sega were more interested in colourful platformers and shooters than slow-paced scares.
Which Resident Evil characters have popped up most often?
Resident Evil launched on the PlayStation in 1996 and immediately established the console as the house of horror.
If you wanted fear, PlayStation was where you felt it.
Even older horror series like Clock Tower switched to PlayStation, with the first game receiving a port.
Resident Evil received a Saturn port in 1997, which was notably gorier than the PlayStation version.
2Tekken
Fighting games were crucial to a console’s successin the 90s.
Street Fighter 2’s launch on the SNES is a defining moment in the console’s history.
A fantastic era for gaming, especially for PlayStation owners!
