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

2003 - Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic

A potentially tough year to call given we had Prince of Persia, SoulCalibur II, Max Payne 2 and SSX 3, but by far and away something that's only aged better with time, is Bioware's career-elevating Knights of the Old Republic.

From building your lightsaber to getting lost in a Star Wars movie-adjacent story of evil Sith lords and galaxy-spanning quests for ancient artefacts, everything about KOTOR is so confidently handled.