Games released on October 22
Six games that still hold up, from Grand Theft Auto 2 in 1999 to LEGO Marvel Super Heroes in 2013
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Grand Theft Auto 2 1999
Turned 27 this year
A criminal takes jobs for crime syndicates in Anywhere City, a retrofuturistic metropolis, where each level asks for a target score earned through chaos and missions.
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Aliens versus Predator 2 2001
On LV-1201, whose ruins are infested with Aliens and visited by Predators, you play an Alien, a Predator or a Colonial Marine, each with a campaign of its own.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002
Turned 24 this year PlayStation 2
Aragorn's sword, Legolas's arrows and Gimli's axe fight through scenes from the first two films, told with footage from them and their voice cast, up to the siege of Helm's Deep.
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Forza Motorsport 3 2009
Turned 17 this year Xbox 360
More than 400 cars from 50 manufacturers race on real circuits from Laguna Seca to the Nurburgring, and a season mode lays out a racing calendar of your own. Assists can take over acceleration and braking.
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Rocksmith 2014 2013
Turned 13 this year PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
A music game played on a real electric guitar or bass plugged in through a USB adapter, a replacement for the first Rocksmith rather than a sequel.
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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2013
Turned 13 this year Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
A LEGO game in which Doctor Doom and Loki collect the Cosmic Bricks from the Silver Surfer's board to build a Doom Ray, and heroes from across the Marvel universe team up to stop them.
