*NOTE 1*
Initial votes tallied from http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=56248 and include votes up to the 08/30/2007 post by simpson17 if you posted your [Essentials] there no need to vote for the same games again here!
*NOTE 2*
Sorry for the duplicate topic but the other was not formatted properly and it was driving me nuts!
*NOTE 3*
Special thanks to iamwhoiam for the list format and JPH11200 for the links I nicked from the end of his first post linking to the other [Essentials] threads
Essentials, 10+
Recommended, 5+
[5] Burnout 3: Takedown
[5] Devil May Cry 3
[7] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
[5] Final Fantasy X
[7] Final Fantasy XII
[6] Grand Theft Auto III
[6] Grand Theft Auto Vice City
[9] Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
[9] God of War 1
[7] God of War 2
[5] Guitar Hero 2
[5] Kingdom Hearts 1
[5] Kingdom Hearts 2
[6] Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty/Substance
[8] Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater/Subsistance
[5] Okami
[5] Resident Evil 4
Noteworthy, 3+
[4] Breath of Fire: Dragon Quater
[3] Bully
[3] Burnout Revenge
[3] Dark Cloud 1
[3] Dark Cloud 2
[4] Devil May Cry 1
[3] Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
[3] Final Fantasy X-2
[3] Gran Turismo 4
[4] Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
[3] Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
[4] Guitar Hero 1
[4] Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80's
[4] ICO
[3] Jak and Daxter
[3] Jak 2
[3] Jak 3
[3] Katamari Damacy
[4] Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time
[3] Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within
[3] Prince Of Persia: The Two Thrones
[3] Ratchet And Clank
[3] Ratchet And Clank: Going Commando
[3] Ratchet And Clank: Up Your Arsenal
[4] Shadow of the Colossus
[3] Silent Hill 2
[3] Silent Hill 3
[3] Soul Calibur 2
[3] Tales of the Abyss
[3] Tenchu 3
[3] TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
[4] We ? Katamari
[3] Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner
Others, 2-
[2] .hack//Infection
[2] .hack//Outbreak
[2] .hack//Mutation
[2] .hack//Quarantine
[2] .hack//G.U. Vol. 1 Rebirth
[2] .hack//G.U. Vol. 2 Reminisce
[1] Ape Escape 2
[1] Ape Escape 3
[1] Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies
[1] Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
[1] Amplitude
[1] BLACK
[2] Beyond Good and Evil
[1] Burnout
[1] Burnout 2: Point of Impact
[2] Burnout Dominator
[1] Capcom vs SNK 2
[1] Crazy Taxi
[1] Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore
[2] Devil May Cry 2
[2] Dirge Of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
[2] Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
[2] Dragonball Z: Budokai 3
[1] Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
[1] Dynasty Warriors 5
[1] Fatal Frame 2
[1] Fatal Frame 3
[1] Frequency
[1] Gitaroo Man
[1] Gradius V
[1] Godhand
[1] Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix+ | Re: Chain of Memories
[1] Killer 7
[2] Killzone
[2] Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
[2] Lego Star Wars
[2] Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy
[1] Lemmings
[1] Marvel vs Capcom 2
[1] Metal Arms: Glitch In The System
[1] Metal Slug Anthology
[2] Mercenaries
[1] MLB 07 The Show
[1] NBA 2k7
[1] NBA Live 07
[1] Odin Sphere
[1] Onimusha: Warlords
[1] Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
[1] Onimusha 3: Demon Siege
[1] Outrun Coast 2 Coast
[1] PaRappa the Rapper 2
[1] PSI-OPS
[2] Psychonauts
[2] Ratchet: Deadlocked
[1] Rez
[2] Rogue Galaxy
[1] Rugby 08
[1] Sega Superstars
[1] Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
[2] Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
[2] Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
[2] Sly 2: Band of Thieves
[2] Soul Calibur 3
[2] Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
[1] Street Fighter Anniversary
[1] Stuntman
[1] Super Monkey Ball Deluxe
[2] Suikoden III
[1] Suikoden IV
[2] Suikoden V
[1] Tekken 4
[2] Tekken 5
[1] Tales Of Legendia
[1] The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
[2] The Red Star
[2] Time Crisis 2
[2] Time Crisis 3
[2] TimeSplitters
[2] TimeSplitters 2
[1] Tomb Raider: Legend
[2] Tomb Raider Anniversary
[1] Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
[1] Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
[1] Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
[2] Tony Hawk's Underground 1
[2] Tony Hawk's Underground 2
[2] Viewtiful Joe
[2] Viewtiful Joe 2
[2] Virtua Fighter 4
[1] Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht
[1] Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse
The GBATemp [Essentials] HitList
[Essentials] GBA • [Essentials] DS • [Essentials] PSP • [Essentials] SNES • [Essentials] Genesis/Megadrive • [Essentials] Dreamcast • [Essentials] GameCube • [Essentials] XBOX 360 • [Essentials] Wii
Initial votes tallied from http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=56248 and include votes up to the 08/30/2007 post by simpson17 if you posted your [Essentials] there no need to vote for the same games again here!
*NOTE 2*
Sorry for the duplicate topic but the other was not formatted properly and it was driving me nuts!
*NOTE 3*
Special thanks to iamwhoiam for the list format and JPH11200 for the links I nicked from the end of his first post linking to the other [Essentials] threads
Essentials, 10+
Recommended, 5+
[5] Burnout 3: Takedown
[5] Devil May Cry 3
[7] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
[5] Final Fantasy X
[7] Final Fantasy XII
[6] Grand Theft Auto III
[6] Grand Theft Auto Vice City
[9] Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
[9] God of War 1
[7] God of War 2
[5] Guitar Hero 2
[5] Kingdom Hearts 1
[5] Kingdom Hearts 2
[6] Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty/Substance
[8] Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater/Subsistance
[5] Okami
[5] Resident Evil 4
Noteworthy, 3+
[4] Breath of Fire: Dragon Quater
[3] Bully
[3] Burnout Revenge
[3] Dark Cloud 1
[3] Dark Cloud 2
[4] Devil May Cry 1
[3] Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
[3] Final Fantasy X-2
[3] Gran Turismo 4
[4] Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
[3] Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
[4] Guitar Hero 1
[4] Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80's
[4] ICO
[3] Jak and Daxter
[3] Jak 2
[3] Jak 3
[3] Katamari Damacy
[4] Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time
[3] Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within
[3] Prince Of Persia: The Two Thrones
[3] Ratchet And Clank
[3] Ratchet And Clank: Going Commando
[3] Ratchet And Clank: Up Your Arsenal
[4] Shadow of the Colossus
[3] Silent Hill 2
[3] Silent Hill 3
[3] Soul Calibur 2
[3] Tales of the Abyss
[3] Tenchu 3
[3] TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
[4] We ? Katamari
[3] Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner
Others, 2-
[2] .hack//Infection
[2] .hack//Outbreak
[2] .hack//Mutation
[2] .hack//Quarantine
[2] .hack//G.U. Vol. 1 Rebirth
[2] .hack//G.U. Vol. 2 Reminisce
[1] Ape Escape 2
[1] Ape Escape 3
[1] Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies
[1] Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
[1] Amplitude
[1] BLACK
[2] Beyond Good and Evil
[1] Burnout
[1] Burnout 2: Point of Impact
[2] Burnout Dominator
[1] Capcom vs SNK 2
[1] Crazy Taxi
[1] Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore
[2] Devil May Cry 2
[2] Dirge Of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
[2] Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
[2] Dragonball Z: Budokai 3
[1] Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
[1] Dynasty Warriors 5
[1] Fatal Frame 2
[1] Fatal Frame 3
[1] Frequency
[1] Gitaroo Man
[1] Gradius V
[1] Godhand
[1] Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix+ | Re: Chain of Memories
[1] Killer 7
[2] Killzone
[2] Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
[2] Lego Star Wars
[2] Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy
[1] Lemmings
[1] Marvel vs Capcom 2
[1] Metal Arms: Glitch In The System
[1] Metal Slug Anthology
[2] Mercenaries
[1] MLB 07 The Show
[1] NBA 2k7
[1] NBA Live 07
[1] Odin Sphere
[1] Onimusha: Warlords
[1] Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
[1] Onimusha 3: Demon Siege
[1] Outrun Coast 2 Coast
[1] PaRappa the Rapper 2
[1] PSI-OPS
[2] Psychonauts
[2] Ratchet: Deadlocked
[1] Rez
[2] Rogue Galaxy
[1] Rugby 08
[1] Sega Superstars
[1] Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
[2] Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
[2] Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
[2] Sly 2: Band of Thieves
[2] Soul Calibur 3
[2] Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
[1] Street Fighter Anniversary
[1] Stuntman
[1] Super Monkey Ball Deluxe
[2] Suikoden III
[1] Suikoden IV
[2] Suikoden V
[1] Tekken 4
[2] Tekken 5
[1] Tales Of Legendia
[1] The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
[2] The Red Star
[2] Time Crisis 2
[2] Time Crisis 3
[2] TimeSplitters
[2] TimeSplitters 2
[1] Tomb Raider: Legend
[2] Tomb Raider Anniversary
[1] Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
[1] Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
[1] Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
[2] Tony Hawk's Underground 1
[2] Tony Hawk's Underground 2
[2] Viewtiful Joe
[2] Viewtiful Joe 2
[2] Virtua Fighter 4
[1] Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht
[1] Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse
The GBATemp [Essentials] HitList
[Essentials] GBA • [Essentials] DS • [Essentials] PSP • [Essentials] SNES • [Essentials] Genesis/Megadrive • [Essentials] Dreamcast • [Essentials] GameCube • [Essentials] XBOX 360 • [Essentials] Wii
