Items14The creator’s order
  1. 1Persona 3 Portable (2009)Persona 3 Portable (2009) 8.4/10 on IGDBReleased Nov 1, 2009The PlayStation Portable edition lets you play as a female protagonist whose route changes social links, events, and relationships. On PlayStation 2, the FES edition offers The Answer, a separate epilogue starring Aigis. One offers a different school year, the other a story set after the main…0
  2. 2Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (2005)Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (2005) 9.2/10 on IGDBReleased Dec 22, 2005The original PS2 Snake Eater often frames the jungle from above. In Subsistence, you can rotate the third-person camera to see the space ahead, or switch back to the original view. If the first release left you fighting the camera as often as watching patrols, this is the PS2 edition to try.0
  3. 3The World Ends with You: Final Remix (2018)The World Ends with You: Final Remix (2018) 6.0/10 on IGDBReleased Sep 27, 2018The DS original asks one player to manage battles on two screens at once. Choose that version if the divided attention sounds like part of the fun. Final Remix moves combat onto one screen, with touch controls in handheld mode or a Joy-Con each for two-player combat. Switch also adds a chapter, so…0
  4. 4Tekken 3 (1998)Tekken 3 (1998) 7.5/10 on IGDBReleased Mar 26, 1998Pick the original arcade version for the tournament as it first played, or the original PlayStation version for something else to play between matches. That port adds Tekken Force, a side-scrolling brawler, and Tekken Ball, plus fighters including Gon. The home disc gives the same group several…0
  5. 5Super Mario 64 DS (2004)Super Mario 64 DS (2004) 8.1/10 on IGDBReleased Nov 21, 2004Stick with the Nintendo 64 release for Mario's analog movement through the original 120-star game. The DS edition gives you 150 stars, touch-screen minigames, and courses that make use of Luigi, Yoshi, and Wario's separate abilities. Movement on the handheld uses the D-pad or a touch-screen control…0
  6. 6Sonic CD (2011)Sonic CD (2011) 8.0/10 on IGDBReleased Dec 14, 2011The original Japanese Mega-CD and North American Sega CD discs each have their own regional score. The 2011 Xbox Live Arcade port puts the U.S. and Japanese scores in one release and adds widescreen and unlockable Tails. Use the newer version to compare the moods of a familiar stage, or keep the…0
  7. 7Bully: Scholarship Edition (2008)Bully: Scholarship Edition (2008) 8.1/10 on IGDBReleased Feb 4, 2008The original PS2 release gives you the school year that Rockstar first built. Scholarship Edition, released on Wii and Xbox 360 in North America on March 4, 2008, adds missions and classes. If returning to Bullworth means finding unfamiliar assignments, look for Scholarship on the cover.0
  8. 8Chrono Trigger (Nintendo DS) (2008)Chrono Trigger (Nintendo DS) (2008)Released Nov 20, 2008The Super NES original keeps menus and battles together on a TV screen. The Nintendo DS cartridge offers both that familiar battle layout and a two-screen layout with touch controls. It also adds the Lost Sanctum. Pick the DS edition if you want the extra trip or the option to play either layout.0
  9. 9Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (2017)Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (2017) 8.4/10 on IGDBReleased Jul 11, 2017Pick the original PS2 Final Fantasy XII for its shared License Board, which lets the party develop along similar paths. The Zodiac Age lets you eventually assign each character two jobs from twelve choices. Making one character your Knight and another your Black Mage shapes what each can do. Pick…0
  10. 10Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (2019)Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (2019) 8.6/10 on IGDBReleased Sep 27, 2019The original Western PS4 release presents the adventure in 3D. XI S adds a 2D presentation and more story material about party members. Choose XI S if you want to see the journey in pixel art, and give that choice some thought at the start. Switching modes later means selecting a story point to…0