1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die
ISBN 978-0-7893-2090-2 [1] | |
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die is a
It is written in a similar manner to 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, also published by Universe Publishing.[4][5]
By platform
Platform | Games |
---|---|
3DO | 1 |
Commodore Amiga | 4 |
Apple II | 1 |
Arcade | 124 |
Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum | 1 |
PDP-10 | 1 |
Dreamcast | 8 |
Nintendo DS | 42 |
Flash | 1 |
Game Boy | 3 |
Game Boy Advance | 20 |
Game Boy Color | 1 |
GameCube | 28 |
Intellivision | 1 |
Internet | 10 |
iPad | 1 |
iPhone | 14 |
Atari Jaguar | 1 |
Macintosh | 5 |
Master System | 2 |
Mega Drive | 9 |
Mobile | 3 |
Neo Geo | 2 |
Neo Geo Pocket | 1 |
Neo Geo Pocket Color | 1 |
NES | 11 |
Nintendo 64 | 23 |
PC | 149 |
PlayStation | 21 |
PlayStation 2 | 53 |
PlayStation 3 | 44 |
PlayStation Portable | 16 |
Sega Saturn | 7 |
Super NES | 26 |
ZX Spectrum/CPC | 1 |
Atari ST/Mac | 1 |
TurboGrafx-16 | 1 |
Unix | 1 |
VCS | 3 |
Wii | 35 |
Xbox | 8 |
Xbox 360 | 37 |
Reception
Reception for the book has been generally positive, with critics praising the wealth of knowledge, but criticizing some particular entries. Rick Dakan of PopMatters stated, "Most of the choices seem great to me, and I like that the authors include a lot of smaller, experimental games and some flawed but important titles as well", but disagreed with some entries, such as Army of Two: The 40th Day.[3]
While The Austin Chronicle praised the history that the book presented, it criticized the book for its repetitiveness in listing several sequels in certain long-running series, such as the Final Fantasy and Resident Evil series.[4][6][7]
In his review for Starburst, Callum Shephard said that it was "a good guide" with the proviso that "It's distinctly weaker when it comes to covering handheld gaming and some titles are definitely under-represented."[8]
See also
- 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
- 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
- 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die
References
- ^ a b c "Gamertell Review: 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die". GamerTell. Technologytell.com. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ a b "1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die". Kotaku. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ a b Dakan, Rick. "1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die (If You Want)". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ a b c "1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die – Screens Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ISBN 978-0-7893-2090-2.
- ISBN 9781844037155. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- Kotaku.com. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ^ sean (2015-03-27). "Book Review: 1001 Video games you must play before you die". Starburstmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2016-04-09.