GameInformer’s Top Dungeons & Dragons Video Games

“Top” lists are never going to make everyone happy, and I’d say that holds true as I look through GameInformer’s list of the top ten Dungeons & Dragons video games of all time.  While the list does include such staples as Baldur’s Gate II, Planescape: Torment, and Pool of Radiance, it opts for the likes of Dragonshard and Demon Stone over that of The Temple of Elemental Evil or any of SSI’s other gems. A couple of entries:

6. Neverwinter Nights
Developer: BioWare
Release: 2001

The first Neverwinter Nights game that released in 1991 was the very first graphical online multiplayer RPG, and deserves praise in its own right. However, it is BioWare’s 2001 game of the same name that still has an active and enthusiastic player base today. The game’s core experience makes for an excellent role-playing adventure, but the game’s real legacy emerges through its extensive suite of creation and customization tools. Over the years, modders and designers have crafted a huge array of additional campaigns and adventures that can be downloaded and played, many of which rival the content on display in the main campaign. For pure breadth of content, Neverwinter Nights is hard to beat.

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4. Dungeons & Dragons: Shadows Over Mystara
Developer: Capcom
Release: 1996

The second of two D&D-themed arcade machine beat ’em ups built by Capcom, Shadows Over Mystara has many vocal defenders even to this day. Bright inviting graphics, a varied collection of enemies, and six different character choices to pick between all made this one of the best cooperative side-scrolling games of the 90s. In addition to featuring strong fundamentals in the beat ’em up genre, Shadows Over Mystara boasts forking level paths, multiple endings, and a huge array of gear to equip for each class. If anyone out there is listening, a port to one of the many downloadable options in today’s market would be welcomed by rejoicing fans.

Tower of Doom was better than Shadows Over Mystara, in my opinion.  Did anyone else ever play Warriors of the Eternal Sun?