# The best video games of 2006

The 25 best-reviewed games released in 2006 according to Metacritic's critic scores (all platforms). No DLC, expansions or compilations.

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- Jul 31, 2020 · sarcasm.lost
- https://even.best/en/l/938/the-best-video-games-of-2006

## Top 20

1. **Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released March 2006. Metascore: 94.
2. **GTR 2** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released September 2006. Metascore: 90.
3. **Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released July 2006. Metascore: 88.
4. **The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2006. Metascore: 95.
5. **Gears of War** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2006. Metascore: 94.
6. **The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released March 2006. Metascore: 94.
7. **Company of Heroes** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2006. Metascore: 93.
8. **Dwarf Fortress** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2006. Metascore: 93.
9. **Okami** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2006. Metascore: 93.
10. **Final Fantasy XII** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2006. Metascore: 92.
11. **Guitar Hero II** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2006. Metascore: 92.
12. **Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released March 2006. Metascore: 90.
13. **World Soccer Winning Eleven 9** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released February 2006. Metascore: 89.
14. **New Super Mario Bros.** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released May 2006. Metascore: 89.
15. **Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2006. Metascore: 88.
16. **Medieval II: Total War** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2006. Metascore: 88.
17. **Armadillo Run** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released April 2006. Metascore: 88.
18. **Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released March 2006. Metascore: 87.
19. **Elite Beat Agents** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2006. Metascore: 87.
20. **Bully** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2006. Metascore: 87.
21. **Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released December 2006. Metascore: 87.
22. **Worldwide Soccer Manager 2007** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2006. Metascore: 87.
23. **Kingdom Hearts II** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released March 2006. Metascore: 87.
24. **Resistance: Fall of Man** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2006. Metascore: 86.
25. **Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released February 2006. Metascore: 86.

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