Reviews

1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by Matthew Castle, Nathan Ditum, Brandon Boyer, Mike Channell, Jim Rossignol, Simon Parkin, Mitch Krpata, Mathew Kumar, Tom Benjamin, Ben Maxwell, Chris Baker, Sam Grant, Alex Wiltshire, Chris Dahlen, Tim Stone, John Teti, Peter Molyneux, Gus Mastrapa, Jim McCauley, Rob Smith, Ben Schroder, Tony Mott, Keza MacDonald, Ben Wilson, Jamin Brophy-Warren, João Diniz Sanches, Christian Donlan, Keith Stuart, Alec Meer, Kieron Gillen, Jason Brookes, David Valjalo, Jamie Russell, Richard Stanton, Owain Bennallack, David McCarthy

abe25's review against another edition

5.0

nice book about video games!

rakktels's review

informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

4.0

count_zero's review

4.0

Decent enough book. While each entry is fairly light, the size of the book prevents it from being particularly light reading. I do recommend the book though, as the games they've chosen for the list do fit.

fatalamelia's review

informative

3.0

otterno11's review

3.0

Another of Universe's “1001 blanks you must blank before you die” titles, 1001 Video Games to Play Before You Die is an interesting, if debatable, exploration of the last 40 years or so of video gaming, from roughly 1970 to early 2010. Sure to spark conversation among people knowledgeable about video games, the work is less useful as an introduction to the topic. While many of the titles chosen by the compilers are great games and evocative of the trends and evolutions of the technology, some are obscure to say the least, a few being only published in Japan, which can make getting a hold of them a bit difficult. This is particularly true with the earlier titles. Still, 1001 Video Games can provide the reader with some nostalgic discussions and recollections of favorite games and recommendations for others that they might have missed.