30 Best Video Games Of All Time

4. Rocket League

Speaking of refined concepts, Rocket League is nigh-on the perfect video game. Yes, there are other criteria to factor in when thinking of everything the medium can offer overall (such as storytelling and immersion), but as a set of mechanics and a sensation of control, Psyonix have created something that sits right up there next to Pong, Tetris and all the most playable of titles.

Literally being a rule-stripped 'soccer with cars', you wouldn't think Rocket League released in 2015, as at any given time today, tens of thousands of players are flying through the skies, arching their rides and flip-punting the ball into the top corner.

Hailed as the game that finally made America understand the beauty of a well-aimed back o' the net shot, there's a depth to the physics at work that lets anyone jump in and start working as a team, but mastering the aerial game is something else entirely. Every shot in Rocket League is that sensation of planting your foot in real life and hoping for the best - only to erupt in sheer euphoria when a plan comes together for the win.

For that reason alone it's more enjoyable than any sports game, topped off by all the aesthetic trimmings of a future showdown between nitro-powered battle cars in some of the coolest arenas you've ever seen.