Xbox's top five game

5. Splinter Cell

When Ubisoft was set to release {Splinter Cell}, it was widely regarded as a {Metal Gear Solid} clone for Xbox. But once it arrived, the criticism died down. Instead of an over-the-top, silly Japanese adventure with a lot of humour, we were greeted with a gritty spy thriller with the best stealth the industry has ever seen - and a protagonist who instantly captured the hearts of gamers. I hate stealth games, and the fact that this still makes the list speaks louder than anything else about how utterly superior it actually was (I really wanted to include {Panzer Dragoon Orta}, but it wouldn't have been right).

4. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Bioware had not yet been acquired by EA and {Star Wars} was not owned by Disney. In the hands of this super-talented studio, it led to an unrivalled adventure that let us explore a whole new {Star Wars} era. Darth Malak was a phenomenal villain in a role-playing game that went beyond anything else released at the time and clearly showed that Bioware - in its heyday - was better at making {Star Wars} than George Lucas. This is still today the best {Star Wars} game of all-time.

3. Ninja Gaiden Black

I love ninjas, third-person action, and awesome boss fights, and I think a perfect controller is the most important thing Xbox has always offered. {Ninja Gaiden} offered all this, and also excelled with slightly unreal graphics, but the camera was rubbish and held it back. This and a few other things were adjusted in the {Black} edition, which in every way can only be described as a perfect title, which I don't think any ninja game will ever be able to beat. Absolute pure magic and some of my favourite gaming memories come from this particular adventure.

2. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

This game was impressively good, through and through. When I first saw it, I thought it was fake. It couldn't be that good looking. But... yes, Starbreeze delivered an almost shockingly good action-adventure that trumps everything else with Riddick several times over. Behind the amazing graphics was a varied action-adventure with really original ideas, varied environments and many spectacular scenes - as well as one-liners that me and my partner still use on each other today. One of the most powerful gaming experiences I've ever had.

1. Halo: Combat Evolved

While we're on the subject of great gaming experiences, let me dust off the best one of them all. Ever. But before I get to explaining my reasoning, let me start with saying that {Halo: Combat Evolved} was a game I didn't even want. My oldest friend went to the US on holiday and I asked him to buy an Xbox for me when the console didn't launch in Sweden. I wanted it for {Dead or Alive 3}, but he only agreed if I let him buy and play {Halo: Combat Evolved} too. And that was just lucky, because {Dead or Alive 3} was indeed played to pieces, but this was something else. The vast world, the interaction with the music, the magnificent enemies, the story and, of course, {Master Chief} changed me forever. My friends and I played this every week for years and no game has ever made a bigger impression on me, or offered more wonderful memories.