Halo 2 (2004) (5/16)

Although the first Halo will go down as one of the most influential FPS games of all time, Halo 2 still remains the pinnacle of the series for us. Halo 2 gave Xbox owners an absolutely killer single-player campaign with a number of cool weapons and a cliffhanger ending that we won’t soon forget.

Plus, Halo 2 also acted as the introduction to the crazy online battlefields of Xbox Live for tons of gamers. Many sleepless nights were spent dual-wielding SMGs and sword-canceling to out-of-reach spots on multiplayer maps, and we look back on those Halo 2 sessions with ever-growing fondness.