Ranking What Was REALLY The Best Video Game Every Year 1990-2021

1999 - Quake III Arena

The year Legacy of Kain was born alongside Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and SoulCalibur, everything came down to a battle of "which is better": Unreal Tournament, or Quake 3?

Though Unreal absolutely had its fans, there was never any real contest between the two.

The meaty, rocket-jumping delights of Quake 3 - to this day the best entry in the franchise - made this a must-play, and a dominant entry in a decade of first-person shooters finding their feet.