Play this with the lights on. The people of Raccoon City have been turned into zombies, so you must take control of Leon and Claire to get them out alive.
Each main character has their own storyline, with gameplay centered around exploration and combat. Prepare for the rush of adrenaline as you use both your brain and brawn to dispatch the zombies.
Ape Escape is considered by many to be the best 3D platformer that graced the PS1. It was the first game to require the use of the DualShock controller, with the two thumbsticks something we all take for granted nowadays. The distinct levels and visuals of Ape Escape are great, there's an assortment of fun weapons to use, and the soundtrack is chock full of up-tempo catchiness. We're edging closer to the year , when futuristic racing game Wipeout is set.
In the game, you compete in an anti-gravity racing league, where the tracks have no regard for physics, and collect weapons like mines and rockets to slow down your opponents. The controls are a bit tricky to master, but soon you'll be gliding into first place with joy. You might know Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 for its superb soundtrack, but it's also a downright excellent skateboarding game. You can play as loads of famous skateboarders, performing tricks across large urban environments to earn the most points.
It stands the test of time thanks to the wide variety of addictive gameplay modes and tight controls. Although it suffered from poor sales on release, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is now rightly recognized as a classic.
Fans of the series loved the platforming, and this entry cleverly blended RPG elements in. With superbly clever non-linear level design, this deserves your attention. Final Fantasy is probably the most well-known RPG series of all time.
The fact that this, the eighth installment, launched on the PS1 gives you an idea of how long it's been going for.
You follow a young group, led by Squall Leonhart, as they set out to defeat a sorceress. It opens fantastically and continues to be thrilling until the end, boosted throughout by its excellent audiovisuals. Tekken 3 is one of the best selling fighting games of all time and it still holds up, hence why it was one of the games included on the PlayStation Classic. On its release it smashed all other fighting games out the park thanks to the amount of combos and moves, the great art design and sound, and genuinely enjoyable side modes.
Reflections might have accidentally created one of the hardest tutorial stages ever, but getting past it was well worth it. Inspired by the great car chase movies of the Seventies, Driver gives you plenty of different driving missions to take on as an undercover cop, from getaways to tailing other cars.
What makes Driver unique on the PlayStation is that its four city environments — Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York — are proper open worlds with plenty of freedom to choose your own route, which is crucial to making your evasion of the cops feel organic and satisfying.
Have we missed one of your favorite titles? Click 'next page' to continue our countdown of the best PS1 games. Current page: Page 1. Relaunched in , Retro Gamer has become respected within the industry as the authoritative word on classic gaming, thanks to its passionate and knowledgeable writers, with in-depth interviews of numerous acclaimed veterans, including Shigeru Miyamoto, Yu Suzuki, Peter Molyneux and Trip Hawkins.
Get the best gaming deals, reviews, product advice, competitions, unmissable gaming news and more! Page 1 of 3: Page 1 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3. Retro Gamer Team. Once he feels better, he discovers that there is a hidden evil lurking on the island by stepping into peoples dreams. Bishi Bashi Special brings two games for the price of one! Essentially, this is like a PS1 version of WarioWare meets Mario Party, with players taking part in bonkers minigames such as cake throwing, afro growing, and many more weird concepts.
Even back on the PS1, up to eight players could compete, with random players being picked for each mini game with zero time to prepare.
Grandia , one of the best looking RPGs of all time, kickstarts this list of the best PS1 games of all time! Championing the skill development of characters and a superb magic system, this game is a credit to the genre. But what is Grandia all about? Well, players follow a dude called Justin. Like all kids, he wants to be an adventurer, and after chancing on a clue as to how an ancient presence vanished, he sets out on an epic quest.
The graphics in this game make it one of the best on the console, and the battle system is intuitive while giving lots of freedom for the player to attack in their own style. Honestly, with thousands of games released for the PS1, sitting at 50 is still as high achievement.
This game needs to be in your collection! These games all basically have the same premise year after year, but was the first game that I came to in the series and is a firm favourite in my collection. The commentary is superb, the pitch looks great, and all the pros from the time make an appearance.
The NFL Coaches Club License gets you closer to the action with close ups of managers yelling instructions and cursing their rotten luck at losing yet again.
Even if you know nothing about American football, this game is a great way to get into the sport and the perfect way to dish some vengeance to your mates for all the crap they give you. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis takes the 48th spot in this list of the best PS1 games of all time, and boy is it a gruesome gorefest.
Resident Evil titles are known for their mindless Zombies and bloodlust around every corner. Guts galore and brains a plenty, Resident Evil 3 remains one of the most action-packed survival horror titles ever made. And The Nemesis is lethal! He just appears out of nowhere and runs after you like a crusty, half-eaten gorilla, determined to eat your throat and guzzle up your innards.
A key feature in survival horrors is multiple endings depending on paths that you take in the game. This keeps people playing again and again, which is good as the title itself is a little on the short side. Wrestling was everything when I was a kid, and playing as my favourite wrestlers in Smackdown!
Watching those guys on Sky One and then playing as them right after was how I spent pretty much every Saturday morning. Pile-driving opponents through tables, brawling in the carpark; this was the real deal!
Tables, ladders, and chairs matches were the best, as were tag-team matches with mates. Well, players control a chap named Rion who has suddenly developed psychic abilities. Rion has zero weapons apart from his Psychic powers. Colony Wars takes the 44th spot in this list of the best PS1 games of all time! This game is one for the Rogue Squadron fans out there. Wield EMP cannons, fire torpedos, and blast enemy fighters out of the sky as you bring peace to the galaxy.
As with Lylat Wars, different actions result in different paths between levels. Year of the Dragon boasts mini games for the first time. Yes; Spyro in a mini game; obviously I lost my freaking mind when this came out! The third and final game in the original bunch came with groovier music, slick graphics, and tonnes of new characters and features for gamers to sink their claws into. And instead of just following the same form as the first two titles, Year of the Dragon felt more like a Nintendo platform game.
Play as different characters, complete missions, and trade items for gems with Moneybags the Bear. Will you reach high with Sheila the Kangaroo or take Spyro for a swim without fear of drowning? Take a trip back to where it all began with the next title on our list of the best PS1 games — Resident Evil. Step into Racoon City, a city swarming with zombies and horrifying creatures that would like nothing better than to eat you alive.
Ok, so it might look a little raw these days. Players take control of a special operative sent to determine what happened to the city.
Enter Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield, the chosen characters who must uncover what really went down in a secret genetics laboratory. If one thing Resident Evil is known for is its zombies, then the other is its array of guns. Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped takes the 41st spot in this list of the best PS1 games ever made! Released in , this is perhaps one of the toughest Crash games in the series. Warped follows straight on from the events of Crash Bandicoot 2.
Dr Neo Cortex and the vengeful Aku Aku are back to cause havoc once again, and Crash has to stop them from getting crystals and enslaving the minds of the people.
Play as Crash or Coco as you leap over holes, collect apples, spin enemies, and try to stay alive. The music still sets my feet tapping and puts me in a great mood. How insane is that. Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assasins takes the 40th spot on our list of the best PS1 games of all time! Well, this prequel to the original classic title sees players controlling the trained killers as teens.
The story follows Rikimaru and Ayame while learning their craft from Ninja Masters. Like many of the following third-person PS1 games in this list, stealth is the key to both winning and surviving. Tenchu 2 has a great level editor too. If you liked Mario Maker but want to see lots more swords and blood, then creating your own stealth-based ninja-battle levels should prove to be pretty fun! The game follows a plot line very similar to the film.
All of the same bad guys and many of the same places feature, though gamers can now use Mace Windu and unlock other characters such as Captain Panaka and Darth Maul. Many levels have jumping puzzles to overcome, putting those midichlorians to the test while traversing different stages. Some levels require piloting crafts, and most involve using R1 to deflect and take down Droidikas and other enemies from the film. It is a winner in my book, however, and Star Wars fans should certainly give it a try.
German readers may well be wondering where the one-handed sword is or what part it could play in a spaceship game. Well, the name refers to the fighter jets large manipulator arm, giving it the impression of being a fencer reader to strike. While classed as 2. The ships are used by kamikaze pilots in a battle between a colony on the moon with a colony on the earth.
Players must square up against their own superiors in order to bring peace. Jumping Flash! Robbit the robot rabbit first bounced into our lives back in He, along with the game itself, are often credited as championing 3D gaming on home consoles.
Whether you care about impressive accolades or not, Jumping Flash! Imagine, if you will, a first person Space Station Silicon Valley. The graphics might look a little dated now, but this was cutting edge stuff back in the day!
Critics praised the groundbreaking success of this game and the immersive action spread across each of the 18 levels. It still holds the world record for being the first true 3D platform game too. One took me absolutely ages to find pictures and links for, so the least you can do is stick around to learn a little more about it.
Just lots of singular PS1 games, and none of them One! On the contrary, One is an epic game that requires brains to beat. I always used to hate the long load times with PS1 games, though One never had that problem. It used asynchronous loading to keep gameplay flowing, leaving players to pump enemies full of lead and figure out clever ways of staying alive.
The main character wakes up with an arm missing. With only a tattoo of a barcode on his neck, players must try to keep the mysterious fighter alive long enough to find out who he is. One looks and plays like a PS2 game.
Bushido Blade takes the 35th spot on our list of the best PS1 games ever made! Square Squaresoft feature a heck of a lot in this article. Imagine Mortal Kombat with Ninja Swords. Matches in Bushido Blade are like playing a game of chess. A single move could prove fatal, and while the rounds may last a long time, the gory deaths are pretty quick and brutal to watch. Players feel every hack and slash in this game, as do the characters.
Unlike Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter, there is no time limit or health bar. One strike really is enough to defeat an opponent if timed right. Characters can be wounded with certain hits, leaving them to hobble or crawl. R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 is the perfect title for recreating arcade feels in the living room. The eggs are earned by completing certain tasks or finishing levels, although some are hidden and must be found. Portals are unlocked after other levels are completed.
To proceed from hub to hub, five worlds must be completed, a particular number of eggs must be recovered, and a main boss must be defeated. In addition to collecting eggs, gems are obtained and often hidden in jars that can be smashed by Spyro in a variety of ways. Spyro: Year of the Dragon was critically acclaimed for its expansion of the series, including new characters, better graphics, and more mini-games.
It was also praised for the fact that it provides fun and enjoyment for players of all ages and skill levels.
Though some criticized it for not making any significant changes to the formula of the series, others appreciated that it provided more of the same fun of its predecessors. Tomb Raider is a stellar PS1 game worthy of all of the attention it has received over the years.
This single-player action-adventure game was published by Eidos in and is rated T for Teen. Tomb Raider follows archaeologist-adventurer Lara Croft who is hired by a businesswoman to find the Scion of Atlantis. Lara must fight enemies and solve puzzles to progress through levels split into multiple areas meant for exploration.
The game is divided into Peru, Greece, Egypt, and the lost city of Atlantis. The camera angle mainly shows Lara in the third-person, though players can adjust the angle to better explore environments. Tomb Raider was met with immediate praise for its then-revolutionary graphics, unique locations, tense atmosphere, and depth of control. It also garnered attention for its blend of combat and puzzle-solving, appealing to a wider audience. This single-player and multiplayer extreme sports game was published by Activision in and is rated T for Teen.
It is the second installment in the Tony Hawk series and is quite similar to its predecessor, though the graphics and gameplay were improved.
Some skateboarders are real professionals and others are fictional characters. Free-play mode allows players to skate without any objectives. Lastly, the multiplayer mode features several competitive games. The game is set in a 3D environment with a soundtrack of punk and hip-hop music and a third-person point of view. Several critics praised it for pioneering the extreme sports game genre, while others complimented the graphics and game controls, amongst other technical elements.
If you like sports, skateboarding, and video games, this just might be the perfect game for you. Gran Turismo 2 is an excellent PS1 game that was beloved by both critics and players alike. This single-player and multiplayer racing game was published by Sony in and is rated E for Everyone. It is the sequel to Gran Turismo and was a critical and financial success, shipping a total of 9. Gran Turismo 2 allows players to operate various automobiles while competing against AI drivers on race tracks.
Nearly automobiles and 27 race tracks are available to race with and on, with rally tracks included as well. While the game is quite similar to its predecessor, the vehicle dynamics improved, the number of cars, tracks, and races expanded, and events can be completed separately without entering a whole tournament. Gran Turismo 2 was met with critical acclaim and received high scores on nearly every game review site.
It was praised for its ability to draw in all types of gamers, whether they had an interest in cars and racing or not. Several critics claimed it was the best racing game ever made and that it was a near-perfect sequel. Vagrant Story is a great PS1 game with so much to offer players. This single-player action role-playing game was published by Square in and is rated T for Teen. It was developed by the same team responsible for the Final Fantasy series, yet is unique with its action-adventure role-playing genre twists.
Vagrant Story is set in the fictional kingdom of Valendia and the ruins of Lea Monde. We follow Ashley Riot, an agent who travels to Lea Monde to investigate a link between a cult leader and a senior Parliament member.
We learn as the game progresses that Ashley was blamed for murdering the Parliament member, and the events leading up to the murder are also shown. Unlike other action-adventure and role-playing games, this game features no shops and no player interactions, rather, it focuses on weapon creation and modification. There are also some puzzle-solving and strategy game elements included in the game. Critics enjoyed the extensive detail of the backgrounds and character expressions, as well as the sound effects.
All around, the game was praised for being immersive for players. Though some other critics claimed the game was too complex for beginner players and even more senior gamers, it was and remains one of the best PS1 games of all time.
For those who enjoy a game with a good background story and a thrilling plot, this might be the game for you. Go back in time with a classic from Square! Chrono Cross is a role-playing video game that starts off this wonderful series altogether. The story of Chrono Cross focuses on a teenage boy named Serge and a theme of parallel worlds. The flashy thief Kid and many other characters assist him in his travels around the tropical archipelago El Nido.
Struggling to uncover his past and find the mysterious Frozen Flame, Serge is chiefly challenged by Lynx, a shadowy antagonist working to apprehend him. Upon its release, Chrono Cross received critical acclaim, earning a perfect The game is still widely regarded as one of the best games for the PS1, shipping over 1.
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