Multiplayer games best played with a small group of like-minded people you can kick in the balls after losing.
The List
Picture | Title | Genre | Year Released | Description |
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Heroes of Might and Magic III | TBS | 1999 |
For extensive sessions. Scenarios can and will take hours, which just makes winning more rewarding. The game has aged pretty well. | |
Starcraft | RTS | 1999 | Make sure to keep the South Korean exchange student away while you're playing. | |
Warcraft III | RTS | |||
Team Fortress 2 | FPS | 2007 | Not too hard to pick up, but has lots of tactical depth. The team-based gameplay is involving to everyone around. | |
Worms Armageddon | Artillery Game | 1999 | A bunch of worms and a wide arsenal of weapons equals guaranteed fun. The amusing blunders will teach you schadenfreude but also not to laugh too soon. | |
Diablo II | Action RPG | 2000 |
PvP over LAN works well if you're the same level, and co-op makes grinding WAY more interesting. | |
System Shock 2 | FPS/RPG | 1999 | Remember how fucking scary the singleplayer was? Well, multiplayer is a bit different this time. Now each player can specialize in one particular sector, and you help each other out. Great fun. | |
Doom | FPS | |||
Killing Floor | ||||
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Armagetron Advanced |
Arcade |
2000 | Tron clone in 3D. Cycles (bikes) try to core dump each other to win, other game modes include fort defense, sumo etc..Has some popularity today and development hasn't stopped |