1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die is a video game reference book first published in October 2010. It consists of a list of video games released between 1970 and 2013, arranged chronologically by release date. Each entry in the list is accompanied by a short essay written by a video game critic, with some entries accompanied by screen shots. It was edited by Tony Mott, long-time editor of Edge magazine. The book's preface was written by video game designer Peter Molyneux. It is written in a similar manner to 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, also published by Universe Publishing.
By platform PlatformGames3DO1Commodore Amiga4Apple II1Arcade124Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum1PDP-101Dreamcast8Nintendo DS42Flash1Game Boy3Game Boy Advance20Game Boy Color1GameCube28Intellivision1Internet10iPad1iPhone14Atari Jaguar1Macintosh5Master System2Mega Drive9Mobile3Neo Geo2Neo Geo Pocket1Neo Geo Pocket Color1NES11Nintendo 6423PC149PlayStation21PlayStation 253PlayStation 344PlayStation Portable16Sega Saturn7Super NES26ZX Spectrum/Amstrad CPC1Atari ST/Mac1TurboGrafx-161Unix1Atari VCS3Wii35Xbox8Xbox 36037
Reception Reception for the book has been generally positive, with critics praising the wealth of knowledge, but criticizing some particular entries. Rick Dakan of PopMatters stated, "Most of the choices seem great to me, and I like that the authors include a lot of smaller, experimental games and some flawed but important titles as well", but disagreed with some entries, such as Army of Two: The 40th Day. While The Austin Chronicle praised the history that the book presented, it criticized the book for its repetitiveness in listing several sequels in certain long-running series, such as the Final Fantasy and Resident Evil series. In his review for Starburst, Callum Shephard said that it was "a good guide" with the proviso that "It's distinctly weaker when it comes to covering handheld gaming and some titles are definitely under-represented."
See also
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die
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