Konami Holding's Corporation, or better known as just Konami, is Japan's own version of Electronic Arts; at least, that's what it has become for many fans of a franchise whose name rhymes with "kettle rear squali✱d."
Still, were it not for Konami, the video game industry might not have been graced with Hideo Kojima's genius and vision. ⭕After all, Konami allowed such a game franchise to blossom...for a time.
Suffice to say, Konami's best game franchise remains Metal Gear and its countless confusing titles. That isn't to say Konami's success relies solely on Kojima's video games; when not making (or ruining) the Metal Gear games, they're signing up big deals with football stars and corporations to make yearly soccer games. Together with the Metal Gear franchise, they make up Konami's roster of its best video games for the 2010🤪s, accordiꦛng to .
10 🧔 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2015 (P🔯S4) - 82
By the time Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 got released on multiple platforms, there has already been 13 of them. Along with the FIFA video games, the PES (Pro Evolution Soccer) franchise is the NBA Live version of football or soccer. At least one game gets released every year an♒d the cha🍸nges are rather minuscule.
However, critics still apparently love this franchise to death as they keep giving them decent scores regardless of how the actual player base likes them. In Pro Evolution Soccer 2015's case, it was also seen as a decent game in the community's ey🤡es, averagi🍸ng a user score of 7.1.
9 METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE (PC) - 83 🍃
Released in 2013, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is an electrifying spin on the standard Metal Gear franchise. It's also part of the series' canon, taking place in the far future of the Metal Gear universe 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:where Raiden seems to be the only good guy left that can sort of▨ save the world.
Instead of being a stealth game like anything else with Metal Gear in its title, Revengeance is a straight-up action-adventure game with an overpowered protagonist. Despite the change of scenery for the Metal Gear franchise, both the critics and the community like this🌼 game enough to grant it s🐟imilar scores.
8 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2018 (PS4) - 83 ⛦
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 is much like its 2015 predecessor (who'd have thought). It's also decently-rated by the critics and liked enough by a of the player base. Critics in the meantime, have lauded Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 for changing its pa🌠ce to something more representative of a real-life soccer game.
This game also brought back Random Sele♊ction Match that shuffles the players of select🍸 teams or leagues to create a random lineup. This makes for a fun way to play the game in case you're bored with your usual selection or lineup.
7 CASTLEVANIA: LORDS OFඣ SHADOW (PS3) - 85
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is a glaring outlier in this list given that everything else is either Metal Gear or Pro Evolution Soccer. Still, anyone who has ever played this old gem from 2010 will know that it deserves to be on this list and its critics seem to agree. For Castlevania fans, Lords of Shadow is digital justice done for the franchise.
Before this one came along, Castlevania only existed in 2D sprites or barely passable 3D games for Nintendo's consoles. Then, Lords of Shadow suddenly happened, and Konami showed everyone how Castlevania is done ꧅for the modeಞrn generation of gaming hardware.
6 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2016 (PS4) - 87 ဣ 🍸
Here we go again, more of the same thing. Even so, Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 has its own undeniable charm in the eyes of the critics. According to some of them, while the game is a little too similar to the previous iterations, PES 2016 💞has something𒉰 inexplicable that will make it hard to put down for players.
In terms of gameplay, PES 2016 doesn't have anythin♏g all that new or revolutionary; however, the new graphics and physics make it a must-buy for the fans of such games. Additionally, the artificial intelligence of computer opponents and players received noticeable improvements. All those little things add up, though the community for the game disagrees wholeheartedly with the critics since the user score only amounted to a measly 6.0.
5 ꧒ PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2017 (XONE) - 87
Like the 2016 version, Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 is a mixed bag when it comes to users and critics. The critics generously regard the game as a good title with an 87 percent positive rating. Meanwhile♏, the regular players of the game only think it as an , which is ofte🌟n the case with many sports games these days.
The 2017 version improved the gameplaඣy, mainly thanks to the new A.I. Moreover, the developers included a nಌew story mode for the game which best highlights the stunning accuracy of the graphics engine, particularly the players' faces.
4 METAL GEAR SOLID: PE♋ACE WALKER (PSP) - 89
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is a hidden gem that was initially limited only to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP). However, it's one of the best and most memorable Metal Gear games to date d൲espite the lower production valu💟e and the PSP-level graphics.
Peace Walker's writing and dramatic storytelling are one of the best in the franchise, especially since it follows the story of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Additionally, Peace Walker also bridges the gap between Snake Eater and The Phantom Pain, introducing an important new gameplay mechanic th𒁏at ♊would eventually be integrated into the latter.
3 METAL🧜 GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION (X360) - 90
Can't get enough Metal Gear? Konami understands and wants you to experience some of the best the franchise has to offer, all in remastered high-definition graphics and sound. Hence, in 2011, it introduced the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection to the world. This is a collection of Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.
Those five entries are the definitive Metal Gear games and it's only appropriate that their developers give them a shiny new coat of paint. The gameplay remains unchanged but the graphics of all five games were updated to run in 720p resolution and 60fps. More importantly, this collection also brings Peace Walker to consoles.
2 METAL GEAR SOLID: TꦗHE LEGACY COLLECTION ꦇ(PS3) - 93
Turns out HD Collection wasn't the ultimate compilation Konami and Kojima could muster. That accolade goes to : The Legacy Collection. It was released in 2013 only on the PlayStation 3 (PS3) and contained a more complete package. Along with all the games in the HD Collection, The Legacy Collection also has Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions, and Metal Gear 4: Guns of the Patriots.
Basically, it includes all the canonically relevant Metal Gear games since the franchise began in 1987, from its humble 2D beginnings all the way to 2010's Peace Walker. It's a complete (but still confusing) tour for the Metal Gear games released by 2013.
1 🙈 METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN (XONE) - 95 🐬
It may not be perfect or as Kojima ambitiously intended it to be, but Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the biggest entry in the franchise. It marks the license's first venture into open-world design an🔜d also replaces the legendary David Hayter with Kiefer Sutherland as Snake (whether it was Big Boss or Venom).
From a critical and cinematic standpoint, The Phantom Pain is a masterpie🍰ce. Its gameplay is no bore either and🌜 will definitely entertain anyone as a stealth open-world hybrid, even if it does feel a bit incomplete and rushed. It seems we all have .