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The month has come to an end, which means it’s time to sum up the results of the next vote "TOP 10". This time, site users were selecting the most hackneyed and completely disgusting game series. The task, frankly speaking, is not too difficult, but interesting in its own way. If you prefer watching a video to reading, then you can find the corresponding summary video right below this text. Let's start the analysis!

The Crysis series, which follows the adventures of courageous nanosuits and their friends, takes tenth place. In fact, there are not so many games in the Crysis line: only three. There was no way she could get bored with too many parts. On the other hand, controversy constantly flares up around each Crysis, dedicated to the same topic - graphics. It is believed that with each new part the series becomes more beautiful and dumber. Well, perhaps there is truth in this. One way or another, we won't see a new Crysis anytime soon.

Battlefield was in ninth place in our ranking. It would seem that there are not so many games in this series, but in fact there are almost 25 products with the word Battlefield in the title. Battlefield 3 has completely expanded the audience of the line, and now everyone is playing it. And this despite the fact that the game has undergone some simplifications. In the fourth part, DICE promises to improve: there will be a commander mode, and advanced destructibility, and blah blah blah... All this, of course, is cool, but it seems to us that DICE would do well to re-evaluate the benefits of the blue filter. Although he is not bad (in some moments), but how long can he be?

8th place:ProEvolutionSoccer – 534 votes

Ah, those good old football simulators. Games like this simply have to be released once a year! Since the very beginning of the 2000s, Konami has been desperately trying to “outplay” Electronic Arts with its super-popular FIFA series. It turns out like when. According to our estimates, in the entire history of PES the publisher has released 12 games (if we do not deviate from the main line). The thirteenth will be released this year. By the way, it will have a new engine. Alas, we will never see nextgen. The developers don’t yet know what to cram into PES 14 so that its release on next-generation consoles would be justified. To be honest, we don't know either. Maybe a dog?

7th place:ResidentEvil – 964 votes

Here comes Resident Evil. Well, what would we do without her? Games from this series have been released with enviable regularity, since 1996. In the past, that is, in 2012, Capcom released three Resident Evils at once: Revelations, Operation Raccoon City and, strictly speaking, Resident Evil 6. Of course, not all of them were warmly received by the audience. And you say Assassin's Creed. Ubisoft still has someone to learn from! Of course, modern Resident Evil is already far from its roots, which is why Capcom constantly suffers attacks from phages. It seems it's time for the publisher to take a break. At least for a couple of years. However, who are we kidding?

6th place:GrandTheftAuto – 1027 votes

The Grand Theft Auto series is famous not only for its gangster romance and radio-controlled helicopters, but also for its very interesting plots (for the most part). Be that as it may, our GTA users are already sick of it. Even though everyone is waiting for the fifth part (and we already know, believe me. We have a special button). In principle, we understand you perfectly. GTA is constantly heard: this name appears not only in the context of discussions on gaming forums, but also in the endless stream of news about schoolchildren who went crazy and stabbed/shot their mother. Bad, bad game. But in the fifth part there will be a dog.

5th place:Counter-Strike – 1092 votes

Counter-Strike is another series that has annoyed our users. Again, you can’t blame her for the abundance of parts. There are few original Counter-Strike (it has, of course, a million clones). But we can guess why this series made it to this list. Many of us went through Counter-Strike, through this harsh school of God knows what. Those who were introduced to this game during the heyday of computer clubs were especially lucky. It was real hell. Those days have passed, but Counter-Strike remains. The standard rage, which can be heard so often during the next match, also remains. Some things never change.

Just think: FIFA defeated PES again. This series will celebrate its twentieth anniversary this year. Over these many years, Electronic Arts has released about two dozen games with this name. The popularity of football is great, and so is the popularity of FIFA. We think everyone knows that EA Sports is one of the key divisions of Electronic Arts, and FIFA is its main pearl. The new part of the famous football simulator will be released this year, right on schedule. Most likely, we will not be mistaken if we predict a long, long life for this series. At least it will live as long as Electronic Arts is alive. Do you know how much Electronic Arts is left? This publishing house will last

3rd place:NeedforSpeed ​​– 1474 votes

And here is the meatiest part. The unforgettable Need For Speed ​​opens the top three finalists. Year after year - who knows what. Electronic Arts goes from one extreme to another: in the last two years alone we have seen some kind of semi-movie called NFS: The Run, and then they tried to tease us with the prospect of a revival of Most Wanted. One thing we know for sure: all those who hoped for the return of the same MW from 2005 were left with nothing. On the other hand, Most Wanted itself, eight years ago, and the Underground that preceded it were also perceived at one time as a total departure from the canons of the series. It's funny, but now they are considered reference parts. Although the games, I must say, are really good. And what is happening to the series today defies description. Need For Speed ​​deserved its third place.

2nd place:Assassin'sCreed – 2393 votes

Second place by a large margin is occupied by the Assassin's Creed series. You haven’t forgotten that Ubisoft is currently developing three new games from this series, right? Well, okay, let one of them be Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. And the rest? The fifth and sixth parts? Yes, easily. Probably, Ubisoft will squeeze all the juice out of its golden series for a long time. There are more and more Assassins, and The number of fans of these games is growing proportionally. Fortunately, Ubisoft still manages to maintain its brand. Other developers would have pushed the series to the very bottom long ago (see third place).

1 place:CallofDuty – 3617 votes

To be honest, when we started voting, we were a little afraid that everyone would vote for Call of Duty. Well, someone would give Assassin’s Creed a couple of hundred votes. Instead of “TOP 10” we would have to present “TOP 2”. Fortunately, everything worked out, but Call of Duty is really in the lead, and in the lead by a good margin. Are the players tired of looking at Price's mustache and Reznov's beard? We have been hearing complaints that Activision has bored everyone with Call of Duty for a long time since the release of Modern Warfare 2. The completely tortured audience, hating Activision, forcefully goes to the store and buys new parts of the series. Why is this so? Most likely, somewhere in their souls, many people hope that one day they will be able to feel from this game the same thing that they felt when the very first Modern Warfare was released. And in the end they get another Price mustache, explosions and completely identical shootouts. Alas, in many ways these same ingredients were the recipe for Modern Warfare's success. It's just been too long ago.

That's all. The June ten has come to an end. The July “TOP 10” will be dedicated to the best games released on eight-bit consoles. Let's hit it old fashioned! You can offer your options on our forum. See you in August!

Series "Gothic"

Many people learned the word RPG from the first minutes of the world famous game “Gothic”. Released in 2001 from the little-known company Piranha Bytes, it conquered the whole world with its free gameplay for the first time. An open world, artificial intelligence that lived according to a daily routine, and a living world in which you could simply live, and not just complete quests.

In it you can play as anyone: a bandit, a guard, a hunter or a traveler. Before you is the real Middle Ages, which will not give you the path of a hero; survive and advance from the very bottom and achieve success in any skill. You not only need to improve your skills, but also try to fix the problems of the world in which you find yourself. All three parts of the series will give you not only many new sensations, but also an unforgettable adventure.

These three parts are harmoniously woven into the overall narrative, which will reveal to you all the secrets of a dangerous world. You have to save the mining colonies from the barrier created by the magicians, defeat evil in the form of dragons and dark magic, and also save the fate of Myrtana from the orc invaders. It’s worth plunging even for a couple of minutes into the unknown world of Gothic, and you will certainly become one of its inhabitants.

Dragon Age series

The well-known series of games from BioWare is filled with dozens of fascinating stories that you need to unravel. Immerse yourself in the fantasy world of Dragon Age, which will force you to defeat the dark forces of evil along with a team of loyal friends.

Collect companions throughout the game world to defeat the invasion of Pestilence, which wants to destroy all living things. You are the bright hero who can save all the lands of different peoples and races. Create your own unique character, an elf mage or a human warrior and jump into an adventure filled with battles, betrayal and a whole bunch of events, the creator of which will be only you. Every choice will be yours, and every decision you make will have consequences.

All three parts will reveal to you a new page in the history of the inhabitants’ struggle against a danger that threatens absolutely everyone. You will be able to unite all the races that will fight on your side. Go through the story of all three parts and become part of the story that will be told from generation to generation. Your name will definitely be forever etched in the memorials for saving the world of Dragon Age.

Mass Effect series

The first part of Mass Effect was released in 2007 under the auspices of the same BioWare. If you are tired of elves and gnomes, you will have the opportunity to surf the distant galaxies of our universe. Take on the role of Captain Shepard from Earth, who has joined the ranks of the universal defense squad SPECTER.

At your personal disposal is a spaceship with the loud name “Normandy” and a whole team of loyal comrades. Just at this time, the threat of the complete destruction of all galaxies loomed over the universe in the person of unknown Reapers. Explore the galaxy, save cities and even entire planets. On each mission, you, as a captain, will be able to choose supporters who will willingly and truly not only protect you, but also help you make a choice.

Your main task is to find a way to protect yourself from the Reapers. But along the way, you will be able to make dozens of decisions that will affect the plot of all three parts of the series. Therefore, when making a choice in the first part, prepare for the consequences in the third. Now the fate of all worlds in space depends on you. If you are ready to take on such a burden, then you are welcome in detachment N7.

Fallout series

The Fallout series of games is of great importance to all fans of role-playing games. The world after a nuclear war will appear before you. The American company Vault-Tech Industries managed to build missile defense shelters. You will play as one of the survivors who spent several decades in these shelters. Now you don't just have multiple paths to choose from, you can be anyone in the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout.

There are no game barriers in front of you, you teach your character anything. But, of course, there must be balance in everything. If you develop the character’s intelligence, he is unlikely to be able to hold a powerful nuclear rocket launcher in his hands. At the same time, pumping up his protégé as a powerful warrior with two guns in his hands, he will not connect even two words in dialogue with another character. Each of the quests will turn out to be something unusual and surprising for you. Each outcome of the story will shock, delight, or even baffle you. You can become a slave trader, become a wandering explorer of the nuclear wasteland, or play the role of a hero who is trying to take back society.

Only here these laws do not work, even when saving some survivors from others, you have to make a moral choice. Now you will not have the world or the universe in your hands, all you can do is kill a few mutants and save a couple of caravans from wasteland raiders. You are now one of the survivors of a nuclear war, and the question: is it worth going down the path of heroism, will flash through your head more than once. A whole series of games, starting from 1997, in each part will create new situations for you that cannot be solved by a simple fight.

Here you should not only show your strength, but also think about many decisions, namely their consequences. Feel the atmosphere of a world destroyed by nuclear war. Learn to act not only like a hero, but also like a real person. After all, in the world of “Fallout” there is no black and white, there are only those who were able to survive.

The Elder Scroll series

The Elder Scroll is a legendary role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios. It was with this game that everyone learned about a real open world in which you can go anywhere. Kill a guard for armor, or drive across hundreds of kilometers of the map to deal with thieves who robbed the settlement. The choice is yours.

Here you can see the real life of the Middle Ages, which plunged into the abyss of war and deception. Overthrow kings, defeat dragons, or start a war against dark demonic forces. Before you is the path not of a hero, but of a real inhabitant of a world in which everyone wants to snatch their own piece of power and might. Each part of The Elder Scroll series can give you its own unique experience. There is simply a huge world in front of you, in which you can make even your wildest dreams come true. They will help you lead a thieves guild or become the supreme master of magic.

Any roads are open to you, travel across vast kingdoms and lands of different nations. In this game, you can only spend hours reading into the unknown history of all races, past wars and truces. And after all this, you will be able to stop some kind of conflict or even start one. Discover the world of The Elder Scroll and find out how the history of our Earth could actually be built with your participation.

Toys are a noble cause. They relieve stress, distract from reality, and give a lot of impressions. Here is our top - what we have personally tested and recommend: you will not regret any time, effort, or dead joysticks.

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Ordinary people tell stories about how they go to work, sit with friends in cafes and sleep during breaks. To live brighter and have more cool stories in your arsenal about how you rescued princesses from the clutches of dragons, saved the world from the Forces of Evil and stole the cars of civilians in your spare time, do the right thing - play games.

The Witcher 3. Wild Hunt

Platforms: PC, PS4, XBOX ONE

Every part of The Witcher is obscenely good, and with each subsequent toy in the series everything only gets better. This is even unfair to competitors, who a priori should be very ashamed of how they are compared to The Witcher. "Wild Hunt" is super-elaborate quests, many of which have an unreal cool story behind them. All completed quests and decisions affect the ending of the game, which is cool and motivating. The combat system here has received many advantages since the time of the second part. Signs have gained in usefulness, the world is detailed and open as much as possible.

Even those who just love cool novels will like it. And oh my, how many Localization gave rise to the most epic coubs!

Journey

Platforms: PS3, PS4

Everything here is really unusual and unusual. No map, no tips, no multiplayer as such, but! During your journey, you can meet another player and move with him to that same mountain. You know absolutely nothing about your companion - except that he is a living person. You have no means of communication other than some sort of screaming, and only at the end, after completing the Journey, do you see your companion's name in the credits. A very unusual and cool gaming experience.

Grand Theft Auto V

GTA V has maximum freedom: an open dynamic world, the ability to switch between heroes at any time and as many as 3 endings to the main storyline. Steal, go to strip clubs, steal cars, love, watch TV, do yoga, play Tamagotchi, take selfies, smuggle contraband! Everything is possible here.

And breaking news for those who have slept in a hole in recent years: GTA V finally has multiplayer. Now you can do the same thing online with your gang, and having friends is not at all necessary. But be prepared for a Game of Thrones style death - very, very sudden.

Deponia The Complete Journey

Platforms: PC

You don’t need a Friend level IQ to pass, don’t be alarmed, but The puzzles and plot are really cool, and the solutions are not always obvious. Deponia The Complete Journey is one of the best representatives in its genre. The only thing is to be prepared for the fact that localization killed a good half of the jokes, so if English allows, go in the original.

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360, PS4, XBOX ONE

There is no cooperative as such here: you will play as both brothers at the same time(get your joysticks ready, it will be hard without them). At first, the brain will refuse to understand how this is even possible, but over time it will get involved and even begin to enjoy such a process. The gameplay is original and intuitive: only two buttons to interact with the outside world, and two sticks to control the brothers.

There is nothing here besides the main storyline, and it goes through quite quickly - in about 4 hours. All scenes and tasks are very original and atmospheric, there are no repeating mechanics, but there are magnificent colorful landscapes. The story itself is cruel and bloody in places, but most importantly, very magical and emotionally powerful.

Platforms: PC, PS4, XBOX ONE

Multiplayer ideal, raised to absolute. Based on the experience of Team Fortress 2, which is played even almost 10 years after its release, it is basically obvious: team shooters live outside of time, like Tsoi, once they conquer their audience. Blizzard did not impose its game - the noise around it arose and did not subside from the first days of the beta release. And after the release, the servers, which were designed for something inhuman, crashed. The flow of people wanting to play turned out to be greater than this very “inhuman” thing.

Overwatch is very different characters, each with its own history and skills, a bunch of arenas and modes(3 cards each). Persians do not need leveling or customization, everything is decided only by your personal skills- nothing extra. Gameplay is intuitive and clear, and even your girlfriend will like it due to the drawing: it will stick to the monitor while you create destruction.

Platforms: PC, PS4, XBOX ONE

Generally recognized as one of the most anticipated projects of 2015 more likely to succeed than not. The locations are well-developed, the enemies are very terrifying, the quests are interesting(although, to be fair, there is also wild boredom like “bring me that thing that’s quietly lying across the road”), the overall plot is gaining momentum, and in the end it turns out that the hero is involved in some wild story. For fans of the original duology it will cause pain and a burning sensation below the back, but for everyone else it will be very playable.

Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE

The game was released as a series, episode by episode, and if the first parts are similar to a girl's series with a teenage drama, then somewhere in the middle the suffering fades into the background, and the main thing becomes The hellish mystery of the disappearance of a girl in the style of "Twin Peaks". Every decision and action has its fruits and sooner or later it will definitely come back to haunt you. Included - cool soundtrack, well-developed detective plot, realism with a pleasant dose of mysticism. The disappointing thing, however, is that the final choice is the same for everyone and does not depend on your previously made decisions.

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Platforms: PS4

Impossible beautiful exclusive for Sonya, which forced many stubborn PC people to get a console. "A Thief's End" is elaborate third-person action with puzzles, shootouts(there are more weapons in the arsenal, and shootouts are approaching the title of ideal), action scenes at the level of Hollywood action films and the ability to choose answers in dialogues. But be prepared for a very poor Russian localization.

Need for Speed ​​(2015)

Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE

At first it seems that restarting the series is not the idea of ​​the creators, but of PR people who wanted more gold from an already obsolete product. But in reality it turns out that the game is from the 15th year absorbed all the best from the previous parts, and the output was the very essence of Need for Speed. A must for anyone who has ever felt the rush of adrenaline behind a keyboard, joystick or a real steering wheel.

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim

Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX ONE

The world here is also infinitely open, the player can do whatever he wants. The graphics are wildly beautiful and cause multiple aesthetic orgasms. Plus complete creative freedom: you can start a family, you can become a thief, a murderer, a noble knight - or even a princess. Eat spectacular battles, the ability to upgrade certain attacks and skills. The good thing about the plot is that certain RPG mechanisms generate their own stories, which is original and addictive.

The most honest Skyrim trailer ever.

Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360

It won't be fun or easy - only difficulty level 180 and fear, only hardcore. Remember "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on Dandy, in which, when you died, you found yourself at the very beginning? It's about the same here, but lighter. Every creature taller than half a meter kills you in two spits, and each death throws you back strongly, taking away the accumulated experience. But at least not to the beginning.
builds character and works magic on the nervous system, and against the backdrop of a clear trend towards simplifying games, it is delightful and especially valuable. A must for those who really like to overcome difficulties.

Tomb Raider (2013)

Platforms: PC, MAC, PS3, XBOX 360

When Crystal Dynamics announced that it was planning to... bring gaming's most famous woman up to date, the world held its breath: it’s clear that restarts are a terrible thing. But in the end it turned out very well: a perfectly executed third-person combat system, enjoyable gameplay and a realistic system for acquiring survival skills. Is it true, brain-racking puzzles have gone into oblivion, for which old Lara was so famous. But this is compensated by a large number of advantages - take at least a good competitive multiplayer system and Lara’s breasts, which retained their firmness.

Platforms: PC, PS4, XBOX ONE, ANDROID, IOS

New heroes like Predator, and also those who returned from vacation (for example, Tanya from part 4). In general, ideal k-k-combo pairs for fights. And there’s more variety: Now you can choose priorities in battle for each hero. From controversial points, an opportunity arose... buy Fatality. The archaic keystroke system still works, but now you can get away with it simply by paying.

Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360, NINTENDO WII U, PS4, XBOX ONE

Basic the plot is not that wow, not particularly memorable or stands out in any way. But there are funny dialogues and jokes that smooth out the situation. There is complete beauty and detail all around, Although There are problems with physics and textures. There will be many plot Easter eggs, games of hide and seek, action, shootouts, racing and good tasks outside the main storyline.

True, we still didn’t understand What do dogs have to do with all this?.

Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360

A cool open world with frighteningly realistic graphics and a plot that you won't want to tear yourself away from.. Players will need to storm pirate territory, hunt all kinds of creatures and evolve from a weakling into a tough guy who saved his friends and matured during the time you spent with him. A special treat for fans of "Lost".

Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360

The plot setups are quite classic- a princess in a tower, a hero with a dark past, the world is on the verge of disaster. But all this is summed up in such a way that the result is something completely new.. And although the game world is fictional, you still immerse yourself in it and believe: atmosphere and detail take their toll. Here's what's cool Every little detail is important to the plot, but only. Spectacular fights, a truly intricate story told in a movie-like shooter form.

Platforms: PC, PS4, XBOX 360, IOS

A very nice and detailed adventure game, in which it is not immediately clear what WTF is going on here . You travel to different locations, fight local bosses and difficulties, then move back to Bastion, where you choose what weapons you will take and what potions you will throw in before your trip. Towards the middle you are already getting ready strategically choose the right equipment, which adds a decent amount of advantages to the game’s interestingness.

Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 460, PS4

Outwardly, everything is similar to Bastion: a third-person action RPG in which you need to travel through a beautiful fantasy world, fight and do all sorts of little things. But the gameplay has become deeper since the studio's first game, the story is more personal, and the atmosphere is atmospheric. If you give free rein to whining, you can say about Monotonous battles and fairly short game duration.

Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360

It won't be too difficult at first, but that's just the beginning.: further even primitive things will become confusing, and an empty room will turn into a quest. Extremely good localization and a lot of high-quality humor. It is bound to appeal to those who love brainstorming games and want to get the maximum profit from games.

Computer games appeared almost immediately with the advent of computers as entertainment for employees servicing these devices. In the late 80s and early 90s, professional studios began to emerge. It was then that such hits as Doom, Wolfenstein and other 3D shooters appeared. By the late 90s and early 2000s, the industry had grown into a significant entertainment industry. It was at this time that hits appeared that determined the direction of development of video games. This article shows the top legendary games of all time on PC, which have become standards in their genres.

Release date: 1999
Genre: network shooter, eSports
Developer: id Software
Publisher: id Software

The legendary Quake III Arena sends gamers to training grounds where bloody and fierce battles take place. The game does not have a plot or classic character development in the generally accepted sense.

The players’ task is to win in the arenas, increase their rating, receive points and purchase equipment and weapons for them. The peculiarity of the arena is its particular cruelty. Gamers turn each other into mincemeat using a variety of weapons (there are grenade launchers, chainsaws, etc.). When entering the arena, each hero is responsible only for himself. Victory goes to the last survivor.

Release date: 1998
Genre: first person shooter, Sci-Fi
Developer: Valve
Publisher: Valve

A game that was way ahead of its time. Dozens of similar projects were created based on Half-Life, but it was the game that won the minds and hearts of gamers around the world.

To survive in the harsh world of single player, the player will have to constantly think through a strategy for passing. Most monsters can become deadly if you just relax for a while and let your guard down. In addition to Half-Life, a multiplayer mode has been released, where players from anywhere in the world can play together or against each other.

Release date: 1997
Genre: historical real-time strategy
Developer: Skybox Labs, Hidden Path Entertainment, Ensemble Studios
Publisher: Microsoft Studios

The strategic game series Age of Empires invited players to move into an exciting world of historically significant events. The plots of the games in the series repeated events that took place in the real history of mankind. Gamers are invited to take one side in the opposing conflict, develop an army, increase power and participate in battles with artificial intelligence.

The AI ​​of the series has been constantly evolving; in order to defeat cunning opponents, the player needs to think through clear tactics for developing and waging war.

Release date: 1998
Genre: Isometric RPG, post-apocalypse
Developer: Black Isle Studios
Publisher: Interplay Entertainment

The famous Fallout 2 pulled the RPG genre out of dark dungeons and fantasy forests, moving the gaming action to a dynamic world after a nuclear war. The game has a special atmosphere of an apocalyptic world, where hordes of mutants come out to meet the character.

To complete Fallout 2, you need to go through the storyline, learn how to control the selected character, properly upgrade and dress him. Otherwise, the harsh post-apocalyptic world will perish completely, and the unlucky hero will not be able to achieve his goal.

Release date: year 2000
Genre: Isometric RPG, fantasy
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Interplay Entertainment

Baldur's Gate II pleased players with the appearance of 3 additional classes to those in the first part. The game is a classic RPG in the D&D style. Also, this part of Baldur's Gate confronts the player with many new types of enemies. You will have to cope with monsters and move forward in the plot in rather difficult conditions.

In Baldur's Gate II, the bar for gaining experience has been raised, the combat system and the extraction of equipment have been complicated. All these indicators make the gameplay interesting, but the gamer needs to show all his skill to reach the end.

Release date: year 2009
Genre: RPG about space with a non-linear plot
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Electronic Arts

The darkest, most atmospheric and thrilling installment in the Mass Effect series, resurrects Commander Shepard to once again send him to fight for the fate of the galaxy. The gamer is offered female and male variations of the main character, as well as several basic classes, with which the fighting style and skills of the captain change.

According to the plot, new crew members appear on the captain's ship, with whom the player will have to interact throughout the game. Many events, including the ending, depend on the moral choices and decisions of the gamer.

Release date: 1991
Genre: global economic strategy
Developer: MicroProse, Firaxis Games, Westlake Interactive, Aspyr, BreakAway Games
Publisher: MicroProse, Koei, Hasbro Interactive, Infogrames, MacSoft, Aspyr, Atari, 2K Games

The large-scale series of Civilization strategies invites the player to manage human civilization from its inception to the present day. To go the full way from newly emerging people to modern beautiful cities, it is necessary to rebuild cities and manage them. Some parts of the series supported a network mode, where players could fight not only with artificial intelligence, but also with each other for new territories and resources.

To lead his civilization to flourish, the player needs to master the skills of tactics, diplomacy, and the basics of analytical thinking. Only thoughtful civilizations with a clear development structure will come to victory.

Release date: year 2000
Genre: global strategy with RTS elements
Developer: The Creative Assembly
Publisher: Electronic Arts, Activision, Sega

The Total War strategy has won the love of gamers thanks to its detailed, large-scale battles. Total War can be played both in single-player mode and online. Players take the side of one of the factions, develop it in order to win wars with artificial intelligence or other gamers.

Depending on the playstyle, units acquire unique character traits and skills. The characteristics of the army, generals, and faction rulers directly affect the ability to win wars with opponents.

Release date: 2004
Genre: Fantasy MMORPG
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment

MMORPG World of Warcraft has rightfully become one of the most popular in the history of world gaming. More than 100 million accounts, constantly filled servers, regular updates with new locations and characters - all this speaks of the constant development of the game. World of Warcraft is focused on group play. Gamers, in order to upgrade and equip their characters, must constantly enter into alliances and conflicts with other people.

You can achieve results only with perseverance and the ability to work in a team. Players are encouraged to visit raid dungeons and events daily to get top gear.

Release date: 2003
Genre: Fantasy MMORPG
Developer: NCSoft
Publisher: NCSoft

Unlike most MMORPGs, Lineage II does not throw the player into one of the factions immediately after character creation. Having chosen a class and started leveling up, the gamer will be able to make an informed decision about who he wants to join. The PvP component in the game is given a large space, but players will also have to battle with monsters controlled by AI.

A huge part of the gameplay is dedicated to duels between players. To win, you need to thoughtfully use the offered talents, gain experience in battles with AI and dress your character well.

Release date: year 2000
Genre: online team first-person shooter
Developer: Valve Corporation
Publisher: Valve Corporation, Sierra Entertainment

The multiplayer game Counter-Strike is a kind of arena with several training grounds for battles. Players play for 2 sides: terrorists, special forces. To win, gamers need to complete the map's signature task and destroy as many opponents as possible. The reward for kills and completed tasks are coins, for which you can purchase new equipment and weapons.

The better the weapon in the character's hands, the easier it is for the player to succeed in the arenas. Requirements for gamers change on different servers, as does the number of available factions (you can’t be an observer everywhere).

Release date: year 2013
Genre: MOBA
Developer: Valve Corporation
Publisher: Valve Corporation

One of the most popular games in the world is Dota 2. The action takes place in a battle arena where 2 teams of players (light and dark) collide. Each player controls one character. Dota 2 offers dozens of different characters with unique skills. Heroes need to be controlled in different ways, so the overall outcome of the game depends on the skill of the gamer.

In case of victory in the arena, the player receives coins and a rating increase. For gold you can buy new equipment and weapons for greater effectiveness in battle.

Release date: 2002
Genre: open world fantasy RPG
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks

Gamers' love for Morrowind appeared everywhere after the game's release. Morrowind is a role-playing game, the main feature of which is the open world and the removal of restrictions from the gamer. The player is free to go wherever he wants and whenever he wants, without corridor locations. There is a storyline, completing it is mandatory to win.

The player needs to select a suitable character, dress and upgrade him. Exploring the colorful world of Morrowind takes place along with battles with monsters and interesting side quests.

Release date: year 2012
Genre: open world first person shooter
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal, Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft Shanghai
Publisher: Ubisoft

The action game with RPG elements has gained immense popularity among players. Far Cry 3 sends the main character to a picturesque tropical island, where he will have to fight for survival. The main boss of the game is a charismatic psychopath who intrigues the player throughout the entire playthrough.

A cooperative mode is available, where players will have to team up to complete all tasks and battles. In cooperative mode, you can choose from various characters, not only the main character. The ultimate goal of the game is to survive by killing all enemies.

Release date: 2015
Genre: third-person shooter in an open world, crime
Developer: Rockstar North
Publisher: Rockstar Games

A dynamic adventure game that combines elements from all popular genres of our time. In the fifth part, players got the opportunity to control not just one protagonist, but three. To fully complete the game's plot, you should switch between characters and use the unique abilities of each of them.

Also, the game contains universal skills that are useful in battle. The outcome of the exciting story depends on how the gamer distributes talents between the characters and what style of play he uses.