Best Video Games of 2004

Ranking the top-rated video games of 2004:

• Ninja Gaiden
• Battlefield Vietnam
• Unreal Tournament 2004
• Sacred
• Far Cry
• Final Fantasy XI
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
• Syberia II
• Painkiller
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• Burnout 3: Takedown
• Halo 2
• Half-Life 2
• Hitman: Contracts
• Doom 3
• Jak 3
• Need for Speed: Underground 2
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
• Killzone
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
• Fable
• Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
• Sly 2: Band of Thieves
• The Sims 2
• Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
• Spider-Man 2
• Pikmin 2
• Silent Hill 4: The Room
• Silent Storm
• Thief: Deadly Shadows
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
• Katamari Damacy
• Rome: Total War
• Counter Strike: Source
• Tony Hawk's Underground 2
• Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
• Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
• EverQuest II
• Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
• Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines
• Space Rangers 2: Dominators
• Thief: Deadly Shadows
• Evil Genius
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords
• World of Warcraft

These are the titles that received high review ratings from both critics and gamers. This ranking is based on the MetaScore and my opinion.