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The following Top 100 contains the best full price PC games in the world. The list includes commercial retail games and registered shareware games. Vote for a game in this chart if you think other people should buy it too.

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 Internet PC Games Top 100            Edition 367 - Week 2 - January 10, 2000
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 TW  LW  NW Title                            Developer/Publisher Cat HI   ID
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  1   1  14 Age Of Empires 2 {!}               Ensemble/Microsoft ST  1 [3476]
  2   2  45 Heroes of Might and Magic 3 {!}         New World/3DO ST  1 [3184]
  3   3   6 Unreal Tournament                             Epic/GT SH  3 [3615]
  4   6^ 47 Alpha Centauri/Alien CrossfireFiraxis/Electronic Arts ST  1 [3168]
  5   4  32 Jagged Alliance 2                  Sir-Tech/TalonSoft ST  2 [3294]
  6   5  54 Baldur's Gate {!}        Bioware/Black Isle/Interplay RP  1 [3115]
  7   8^  5 Quake 3 (Arena) {!}                     Id/Activision SH  7 [3618]
  8   7  59 Half-Life/Opposing Force                 Valve/Sierra SH  1 [3046]
  9  13^ 19 Command And Conquer (Tiberian Sun) Electronic Arts AC/WG  3 [3417]
 10  16*  4 Planescape (Torment) {!}                    Interplay RP 10 [3629]
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 11  11   8 Age Of Wonders                    Triumph/Epic/G.O.D. ST 11 [3574]
 12  10  21 System Shock 2 {!}   Looking Glass/Electronic Arts AC/RP  6 [3398]
 13  12  92 Starcraft/Add-on {!}                         Blizzard WG  1 [2677]
 14  14   6 Ultima 9 (Ascension) {!}       Origin/Electronic Arts RP 12 [3610]
 15   9  14 Homeworld                                Relic/Sierra SI  6 [3479]
 16  15  31 Might and Magic 7 (For Blood and Honor) {!}       3DO RP  2 [3287]
 17  19^  7 Gabriel Knight 3                               Sierra AD 17 [3595]
 18  17  10 Fifa 2000                                   EA Sports SP  9 [3532]
 19  18  61 Railroad Tycoon 2/Add-on {!}            PopTop/G.O.D. ST  5 [3008]
 20  20  43 RollerCoaster Tycoon/Add-ons               Microprose ST  7 [3200]
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 21  21  22 Civilization 2 (Test Of Time)              MicroProse ST 16 [3387]
 22  22  30 Need for Speed (High Stakes) {!}      Electronic Arts RA 14 [3323]
 23  23  43 BattleCruiser 3000 AD V.2.0                 Interplay ST 17 [3211]
 24  31^  7 Pharaoh                            Impressions/Sierra ST 24 [3593]
 25  24  42 EverQuest {!}                 Verant/989 Studios/Sony RP 18 [3206]
 26  38*  9 X-Com (First Alien Invasion)               MicroProse ST 26 [3499]
 27  30^  6 Indiana Jones (The Infernal Machine) {!} LucasArts AC/AD 27 [3598]
 28  27  62 Fallout 2 {!}                    Black Isle/Interplay RP  1 [2995]
 29  29  80 Final Fantasy 7 {!}                  SquareSoft/Eidos RP  7 [2811]
 30  25  23 Darkstone {!}                         Delphine/G.O.D. RP 10 [3378]
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 31  28  89 Might and Magic 6 (The Mandate of Heaven) {!}     3DO RP  2 [2696]
 32  42^  9 Asheron's Call {!}                  Turbine/Microsoft RP 27 [3559]
 33  34^ 10 Revenant                           Cinematix/Eidos AC/RP 30 [3542]
 34  26  18 Nexus (The Kingdom Of The Winds)                Nexon AD 12 [3420]
 35  32  17 NHL 2000 {!}                                EA Sports SP 17 [3444]
 36  33  40 Championship Manager 3 {!}                      Eidos SP 14 [3248]
 37  39^  5 Tomb Raider (The Last Revelation)       Core/Eidos AC/AD 37 [3612]
 38  35  10 Grand Theft Auto 2 {!}            DMA/Rockstar/Take 2 RA 35 [3529]
 39  47^  9 NBA Live 2000                               EA Sports SP 39 [3541]
 40  36  28 Dungeon Keeper 2             Bullfrog/Electronic Arts ST  7 [3343]
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 41  37  26 Outcast                             Appeal/Infogrames AD 25 [3349]
 42  41  40 Civilization (Call to Power)               Activision ST 11 [3235]
 43  40   8 Delta Force 2                               NovaLogic SI 40 [3560]
 44  46^ 39 X-Wing Alliance                             LucasArts SI  9 [3249]
 45  52^ 14 Rainbox Six (Rogue Spear)                   Red Storm ST 29 [3458]
 46  43  14 Freespace 2                        Volition/Interplay AC 31 [3480]
 47  51^ 13 Disciples (Sacred Land)                Strategy First ST 26 [3483]
 48  56^  3 12 O'Clock High                      TalonSoft/Take 2 ST 48 [3640]
 49  44  14 Driver                                 Reflections/GT RA 20 [3477]
 50  54^ 57 Thief (The Dark Project) {!}   Looking Glass/Eidos AC/AD  6 [3079]
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 51  53^  6 Septerra Core (Legacy Of The CreatorValkyrie/Monolith RP 51 [3613]
 52  49  20 Discworld Noir                             Perfect/GT AD 30 [3397]
 53  58^  4 Rally Championship 2000     Magnetic Fields/Europress RA 53 [3544]
 54  45 119 Total Annihilation                         Cavedog/GT WG  1 [2402]
 55  55  19 Expendable                                       Rage SH 54 [3348]
 56  60^  7 Omikron (The Nomad Soul)          Quantic Dream/Eidos AD 56 [3564]
 57  50  28 Total Annihilation (Kingdoms) {!}       Cavedog/GT AC/WG  7 [3342]
 58  62^ 72 Warlords 3 (Darklords Rising)             SSG/Red Orb WG 10 [2882]
 59  57  15 Prince Of Persia 3D {!}          Red Orb/Mindscape AC/AD 35 [3461]
 60  89*  2 Championship Manager 99/00 {!}                  Eidos SP 60 [3647]
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 61  48  21 Star Trek (Starfleet Command)               Interplay WG 13 [3400]
 62  66^ 35 Rage Of Mages 2/Allods 2 (Necromancer) Nival/Monolith RP 20 [3272]
 63  64^ 32 Star Trek (Birth of the Federation) MicroProse/Hasbro ST 20 [3296]
 64  80^ 31 Aliens Vs. Predator                     Rebellion/Fox AC 14 [3280]
 65  63   8 Theme Park World/Sim Theme PaBullfrog/Electronic Arts ST 61 [3561]
 66  72^ 63 Grim Fandango {!}                LucasArts/Activision AD 10 [2981]
 67  61 128 X-Com 3 (Apocalypse) {!}            Mythos/MicroProse ST  4 [2351]
 68  79^ 41 Imperialism 2                 Frog City/SSI/Mindscape ST 18 [3223]
 69  68  34 Star Wars Episode 1 (The Phantom Menace) {!}LucasArts AD 29 [3282]
 70  67  72 Rainbow Six                              Red Storm AC/ST  7 [2883]
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 71  65  61 Colin McRae Rally                         Codemasters RA 26 [2989]
 72  77^ 13 Pizza Syndicate                         Software 2000 ST 66 [3381]
 73  69  60 Carmageddon 2 {!}             Stainless/SCi/Interplay RA 19 [3037]
 74  59  58 Heretic 2                            Raven/Activision SH 13 [3067]
 75  70   7 Odium/Gorky 17                  Monolith/Interplay AC/ST 68 [3589]
 76  71 157 Diablo                                       Blizzard RP  1 [2154]
 77  76   5 Rayman 2 (The Great Escape)                   UbiSoft PL 76 [3543]
 78  74   6 Thief Gold                        Looking Glass/Eidos AD 67 [3565]
 79  78  66 Caesar 3 (Build a Better Rome) {!}             Sierra ST  5 [2936]
 80  81^ 49 SimCity 3000 {!}                Maxis/Electronic Arts ST 13 [3152]
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 81   -^  6 Warcraft 2 (Battle.net Edition)           Blizzard AC/WG 81 [3572]
 82  93^  3 SWAT 3 (Close Quarters Battle)                 Sierra AD 82 [3594]
 83  88^ 31 MechWarrior 3/Pirate's Moon {!}     Zipper/MicroProse AC  9 [3311]
 84  73  22 X (Beyond The Frontier) {!}               EgoSoft/THQ AC 47 [3386]
 85  75 114 Ultima Online/Second Age {!}   Origin/Electronic Arts RP 19 [2399]
 86 100^ 85 Unreal/Add-ons {!}           Digital Extremes/Epic/GT SH  2 [2753]
 87  91^  4 Close Combat 4 (Battle Of The Bulge) Atomic/Mindscape WG 87 [3586]
 88  86   6 Flanker 2.0                             SSI/Mindscape SI 86 [3535]
 89  90^ 56 Falcon 4.0 {!}                             MicroProse SI 30 [3091]
 90  87  26 ToCA 2 Touring Cars/Touring Car Challenge Codemasters RA 43 [3339]
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 91   -^  6 Wheel Of Time {!}                        Legend/GT AC/RP 68 [3575]
 92  83 108 Quake 2/Add-on {!}                      Id/Activision SH  1 [2529]
 93  82  15 Re-Volt                                       Acclaim RA 52 [3409]
 94  97^ 34 Grand Prix Legends              Papyrus/Sierra Sports RA 55 [2935]
 95   -^  1 Crusaders Of Might & Magic           New World/3DO AC/AD 95 [3628]
 96   -^  1 Battlezone 2 {!}               Pandemic/Activision AC/WG 96 [3657]
 97  96   3 Flight Simulator 2000 {!}                   Microsoft SI 95 [3495]
 98   -^  1 Chessmaster 7000                            Mindscape ST 98 [3557]
 99  92  41 Superbike World Championship         Virgin/EA Sports RA 48 [3194]
100   -^  3 MechCommander Gold                 FASA/MicroProse AC/ST 94 [3513]
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    Dropped Out:

     84   6 Myth (The Total Codex)                         Bungie ST 54 [3596]
     85  81 Descent (Freespace - The Great War)         Interplay SH  9 [2782]
     94 115 Age of Empires {!}                 Ensemble/Microsoft ST  3 [2424]
     95   1 Nascar Legends                         Papyrus/Sierra RA 95 [3534]
     98  94 Battlezone                                 Activision WG  4 [2642]
     99  25 Hidden & Dangerous/Devil's Bridge {Illusion/Take 2 AC/WG 28 [3364]

 The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: 
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 Runners Up                           Edition 367 - Week 2 - January 10, 2000
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 TW  LW  NW Title                            Developer/Publisher Cat HI   ID
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  1  16^  8 Interstate '82                             Activision RA  1 [3590]
  2   5^  4 Urban Chaos {!}                      Mucky Foot/Eidos AC  2 [3641]
  3  33^  2 TacOps 3.0                                Battlefront WG  3 [3661]
  4   2   8 Slave Zero                                 Infogrames AC  2 [3585]
  5   3   5 Mig Alley                      Rowan/Empire/Interplay SI  2 [3630]
  6   7^  5 Wild Wild West (The Steel Assasin)       Southpeak AC/AD  6 [3633]
  7   4   8 Diplomacy               Avalon Hill/MicroProse/Hasbro ST  3 [3599]
  8   6   5 Nerf ArenaBlast                          Atari/Hasbro AC  6 [3631]
  9  10^  4 Warcraft 2 (Battle Chest)                 Blizzard AC/WG  9 [3639]
 10   8   8 Star Trek (Hidden Evil)             Presto/Activision AD  8 [3597]
 11  11   5 Antietam!                                     Firaxis ST 11 [3632]
 12  12   7 Missile Command                                 Atari AR 12 [3614]
 13  14^  7 South Park (Chef's Luv Shack)                 Acclaim PU 13 [3611]
 14   9   8 Bugs Bunny (Lost In Time)        Behaviour/Infogrames PL  8 [3591]
 15  17^  8 Test Drive 6             Pitbull Syndicate/Infogrames RA 15 [3588]
 16  20^  8 Hype (Time Quest)               Playmobil/Ubi Soft AC/AD 16 [3587]
 17  21^  8 Lander                                      Psygnosis SI 17 [3592]
 18  22^  7 Phoenix                     Team 17/MicroProse/Hasbro SI 18 [3616]
 19  23^  6 International Soccer 2000                   Microsoft SP 19 [3617]
 20  24^  6 Hangsim                                         Wilco SI 20 [3619]
 21  25^  6 Total Soccer                         LiveMedia/Iridon SP 21 [3620]
 22  26^  3 Mortyr (2093 - 1944)                 Mirage/Interplay SH 22 [3648]
 23  27^  3 Shanghai (The Second Dynasty)              Activision PU 23 [3649]
 24  28^  3 Dirt Track Racing                  RatBag/WizardWorks RA 24 [3650]
 25  30^  2 Spellbinder (The Nexus Conflict)Mythic/Centropolis AC/RP 25 [3658]
 26  31^  2 Scooby-Doo! (The Fun Park Phantom)      EAI/SouthPeak PU 26 [3659]
 27  32^  2 Puzzle Bobble 2                                Agetec PU 27 [3660]
 28   -^  1 F/A-18 Simulator {!}           Jane's/Electronic Arts SI 28 [3664]
 29   -^  1 Pro Pinball (Fantastic Journey)        Cunning/Empire AR 29 [3665]
 30   -^  1 Wall Street Trader 2000        Monte Cristo/Interplay ST 30 [3666]
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PU : Puzzle     RP : Role-Playing SI : Simulation       SP : Sports             
ST : Strategy  {free}  Freeware  {demo}  Demo Version   {share} Shareware       
{reg} Registered                 {W}  Windows Only      {O} OS/2 Only       
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