10 Best Video Game Consoles - Ranked By Exclusives

9. Sega Dreamcast

Best exclusive titles: Soulcalibur. Aerowings, Aerowings 2, Shenmue 1/2, Power Stone 1/2, Jet Set Radio, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, Virtua Tennis, Virtua Fighter 3, Phantasy Star Online, Metropolis Street Racer, ChuChu Rocket! NFL 2K, NBA 2K, Poor dejected Dreamcast, so helpless that it was unable to exclusively hold onto its own mascot Sonic, who jumped off the sinking ship and took his two Sonic Adventure games over to the GameCube. Nevertheless, Sega still had a great exclusive showing that made the console a hit until the PS2 launched. SoulCalibur and the Aerowings games were beautiful exhibits of the Dreamcast's initially unrivalled power, with the former having a brief moment as arguably the greatest fighting game ever - alongside fellow exclusive Virtua Fighter 3. The Dreamcast was pretty well covered on the sports game front too, being the first console to host both the NFL and NBA 2K series, as well as the legendary Virtua Tennis. We also had games that were unafraid to be different, with vibrant, graffiti-inspired rollerskater Jet Set Radio, and oddball puzzler ChuChu Rocket delivering compelling and unique gameplay with aplomb. Then, of course, there was the great Shenmue saga - the open-world adventure that made huge leaps for the medium in terms of cinematic storytelling, and were so loved that funds for a third game were recently raised in a Kickstarter campaign. The colourful arena fighters, Power Stone 1 and 2, remain some of the most unique fighting games to this day, while Phantasy Star Online introduced us to online multiplayer gaming on consoles, way before the world was even ready for it. It also had Seaman - the creepy fish with a human face that talks to you about stuff. So there's that too...