Games released on January 26
Seven games that still hold up, from Oni in 2001 to Dragon Ball FighterZ in 2018
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Oni 2001
Turned 25 this year PlayStation 2
In a polluted 2032 ruled by a totalitarian world government, Konoko works for its police force until she learns it has kept secrets about her past.
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Mass Effect 2 2010
Turned 16 this year Xbox 360
Commander Shepard recruits a team for a suicide mission against the Collectors, and learns each member's past aboard the Normandy. The choices made with that squad carry through to the end.
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No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle 2010
Turned 16 this year Wii
Travis Touchdown climbs back up the assassin ranks from number 51 to avenge his friend, now with two beam katanas, and the open city of the first game gives way to a menu of fights and 8 bit side jobs.
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Resident Evil: Revelations 2012
Turned 14 this year Nintendo 3DS
Jill and Chris look into a plot to infect the oceans, in a survival horror game for the Nintendo 3DS with limited ammunition, 12 chapters and a Raid Mode for two online players.
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The Witness 2016
Turned 10 this year PlayStation 4
You emerge from an underground bunker onto an island of eleven regions, with a mountain at its center as the goal and more than 650 puzzles whose rules no text explains.
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Monster Hunter: World 2018
Turned 8 this year PlayStation 4, Xbox One
As a Hunter, you track giant monsters across living ecosystems with no loading screens between zones, and turn their parts into better gear for the next hunt. Up to four can hunt together online.
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Dragon Ball FighterZ 2018
Turned 8 this year PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Arc System Works brings Dragon Ball to a 2.5D fighting game of three against three, built so that a newcomer can land basic combos at once while advanced ones take practice.
