It’s draft revenge time! Who can pick the 10 best games released during the years 2000-2005? Vote for the winner @backpagepod on Twitter in the pinned tweet. We’ll update this episode description when a winner has been declared.
This week’s music is from the Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 soundtrack by Frank Klepacki.
Rules
- Any DLCs/expansions are included with those games, provided they released before the end of 2005.
The Categories
- FPS 1
- FPS 2
- 4X game, God game or Sim
- Online game
- Strategy
- RPG
- Immersive Sim
- 90%+ from PC Gamer
- Wild Card
- Free Pick
Draft Order
| Player | Category | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel | FPS 1 | Half-Life 2 |
| Matthew | RPG | Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn + Baldur’s Gate II: Throne of Bhaal |
| Matthew | Free Pick | Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast |
| Samuel | Strategy | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 + Command & Conquer: Yuri’s Revenge |
| Samuel | Immersive Sim | Deus Ex |
| Matthew | FPS 1 | F.E.A.R. |
| Matthew | 90%+ from PC Gamer | Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (Disqualified) |
| Samuel | FPS 2 | Call of Duty 2 |
| Samuel | RPG | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic |
| Matthew | 4X game, God game or Sim | Black & White |
| Matthew | Online game | Return to Castle Wolfenstein |
| Samuel | Free Pick | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War + Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Winter Assault |
| Samuel | Online game | Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
| Matthew | Strategy | Freedom Force |
| Matthew | Immersive Sim | Thief II: The Metal Age |
| Samuel | Wild Card | Anachronox |
| Samuel | 4X game, God game or Sim | RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 |
| Matthew | FPS 2 | No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.’s Way |
| Matthew | Wild Card | Uplink |
| Samuel | 90%+ from PC Gamer | Max Payne |
Picks
| Category | Samuel | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| FPS 1 | Half-Life 2 | F.E.A.R. |
| FPS 2 | Call of Duty 2 | No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.’s Way |
| 4X game, God game or Sim | RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 | Black & White |
| Online game | Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy | Return to Castle Wolfenstein |
| Strategy | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 + Command & Conquer: Yuri’s Revenge | Freedom Force |
| RPG | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn + Baldur’s Gate II: Throne of Bhaal |
| Immersive Sim | Deus Ex | Thief II: The Metal Age |
| 90%+ from PC Gamer | Max Payne | Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (Disqualified) |
| Wild Card | Anachronox | Uplink |
| Free Pick | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War + Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Winter Assault | Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast |
Results
Samuel 72%
Matthew 28%
(449 votes)