I’ve already written about Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas this year so I’m not going to harp on about it in depth. It had to make this list - or at least the series did and of the three games I’ve played, San Andreas makes it in account of it’s expansive game area, the extra customisation elements and, well, just the feel of it.

A friend introduced me to GTA:III one night when I was very, very drunk. He showed me how freeform it was and how you could mug people or carjack them on a whim and I was blown away. Of course, I was more blown away but little touches such as your character flipping the bird to drivers who honked their horn at him. What really got my attention, however, was the whole shaggina hooker in your car thing. I’d never seen that in a game before - I had to play this game. Vice City expanded the game by letting you own buildings, fly helicopters and introducing a cast that would put most low budget films to shame.

San Andreas was even bigger than Vice City, had more subgames, more character customisation and a slightly different feel despite identical gameplay and that’s why it’s on this list. It’s another game that I’ve still yet to finish but I’ve probably spent more time playing it than some of the other games in this list and I love it. That’s all I need to say.