The DP Challenge
The DP Challenge is a research project in which you play and analyze the top 100 games ever to hit your console(s). At the end of this project, I hope to be a better writer with a host of ideas for my own projects. I anticipate that I will learn more from the games that are in genres that I don't usually play or simply from games I wouldn't usually pick up than from the games I love. I'm looking forward to that education!
Information on the DP Challenge can be found at: http://www.dpfiles.com/dpfileswiki/index.php?title=THE_DP_CHALLENGE
**Note: As it takes a long time to evaluate 100+ games and new games are constantly being rolled out, my top 100 list continually changes. There will undoubtedly be discrepancies in the numeric rating of my list. As I catch them, I'll try to update them, but, I want to play all of the great games, so I know I'll be changing the list often.
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Heavy Rain Game InfoPublisher: SCEADeveloper: Quantic Dream Platform: PS3Genre(s): AdventurePlayers: 1ESRB Rating: M (Mature)Release Date: February 23, 2010Intro:The
camera pans across a man lying face down on the edge of a bed in
nothing but boxer shorts. Sun streams through the window. As the
camera moves in closer, the player takes control.Getting Going:The
player is prompted to get Ethan up. From there, various controls will
be explained as Ethan moves about the room and, eventu... Continue reading ...
#87 Shadow of the Colossus Game InfoPublisher: SCEADeveloper: SCEIPlatform: PS2Genre(s): Action/AdventurePlayers: 1 PlayerESRB Rating: T(Teen)Release Date: October 18, 2005Intro: Poignant
and ethereal, the 10 minute intro simply shows a young man on his horse
traveling through the countryside. It is only when he arrives at his
destination that we see the girl and find out the reason for his travel.
The graphics appear misty, adding to the mood. The game is told in a
made up language th... Continue reading ...
#100 Metal Gear: Portable Ops Game Info Publisher: Konami Developer: Kojima Productions Genre(s): Action AdventurePlatform: PSP Players: 1-6 Players ESRB Rating: M (Mature) Release Date: December 5, 2006Intro:A
slideshow intro of screenshots gives way to a story-establishing cut
scene. We become aware that this will be the story of Big Boss/Naked
Snake and exactly what the mission is about. Getting Going:You
ha... Continue reading ...
#43 Assassin's Creed II Game Info Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Genre(s): Action, AdventurePlatform: PS3 Players: 1 ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Release
Date:
November 17, 2009Intro:
The beginning CG and
walk about gives the player a refresher course regarding the previous
game’s story and the character of Desmond. Players are able to briefly
take control of Desmond and it become... Continue reading ...
#19 God of War III Game Info Publisher: Sony Computer
Entertainment Developer: SCE Studios Santa Monica
Genre(s): Third-Person Action,
AdventurePlatform: PS3 Players: 1 ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Release
Date:
March 16, 2010Intro:Silhouettes in gold
and red or shadows in black against a gold and red background highlight
this stylish introduction to God of War III. The opening soundtrack is epic,
le... Continue reading ...
#33 God of War II Game InfoPublisher: Sony Computer
Entertainment America Developer: SCE Santa Monica
Genre(s): Third-Person Action,
AdventurePlatform:
PS2
Players: 1 ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Release
Date:
March 13, 2007Intro:
The intro is very
brief, telling the backstory of Kratos, whose bitterness towards the
gods of Olympus has grown. Kratos, is himself, a god now and the
Spartans fight for him. But, ... Continue reading ...
Resident Evil 4Game InfoPublisher:
Capcom Entertainment Developer: Capcom Production Studio 4 Platform:
PS2
Genre(s): Third-Person Action, Adventure, Survival
Horror Players: 1 ESRB Rating: M (Mature) Release
Date: October 25, 2005 Intro:Resident Evil 4
begins with a brief history lesson of Raccoon City and an update of
what the government has done about the Umbrella Corporation that
released the virus on an unsuspecting world. Players are introduced, or
re-introduced, to Leon who has becom... Continue reading ...
 OkamiGame InfoPublisher: Capcom Developer: Clover Studio Platform: PS2
Genre(s): Adventure Players: 1 ESRB Rating: T (Teen) Release Date: September 19, 2006 Intro:The
intro took a full 20 minutes. This seems to have been common in game
design on the older systems. The story is setup via a series of scrolls
that are "read" with verbal gibberish while the artistic cinematic
plays before the player. In other words, there is no real voice acting
and the player must read the scrolls while watching the ... Continue reading ...
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Game Info
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Insomniac Games
Platform: PS2
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Platform
Players: 8
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: November 2, 2004
Intro:
After a montage of gameplay scenes designed to get the player
excited about gameplay, the scene opens on a chess-type game between
Ratchet and Clank. There is a minor power struggle here followed by a
video where we see that... Continue reading ...
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Developer: Naughty Dog Platform: PS3
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Shooter
Players: 10
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: October 13, 2009 Intro:You
awaken on a train which, unexpectedly begins to plummet, with you in
it. With no idea what is going on, the player is immediately thrust
into gameplay, moving Drake to safety. This is a tremendous
introduction to gameplay that will require the player to think and to
kee... Continue reading ...
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Game Info
Publisher: Eidos Interactive / Warner Bros. Interactive
Developer: Rocksteady Studios
Platform: PS3
Genre(s): Action, Adventure
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: August 25, 2009
Intro:
Batman: Arkham Asylum begins with the familiar environment
we've come to expect from any Batman media. It's dark and rainy. The
Bat Signal is in the clouded sky and the Batmobile is racing down a
wooded road. It doesn't quite say why Batman is transporting Jok... Continue reading ...
#43 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Game Info
Publisher: Ubi Soft
Developer: Ubi Soft Montreal
Platform: PS2
Genre(s): Action, Adventure
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: November 6, 2003
Intro:
My first thought was "what intro?". It seemed to have a floating
camera scene leading to an extreme close-up of a female then curtains
and voila, there was a guy on the veranda. I was waiting for the cut
scene until I realized I was supposed ... Continue reading ...
# 23 God of War
Game Info
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: SCE Studios Santa Monica
Platform: PS2
Genre(s): Third-Person Action, Adventure
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Release Date: March 22, 2005
Intro:
The intro to God of War is brief and confusing. That's actually a good
thing. I didn't know why Kratos was mad at the gods or why he felt his
life was no longer worth living, but I figured the story would unfold.
This ... Continue reading ...
#107 inFAMOUSGame Info
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Developer: Sucker Punch Platform: PS3
Genre(s): Third-Person Action, Adventure
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: May 26, 2009
Intro: As
you enter the game, Empire City is a buzzing metropolis. Your finger
hovers over the start button, the game prompts you to push "start" and
you set off an explosion that destroys the city. This is the
introduction to inFAMOUS. You wake up and ... Continue reading ...
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