Exclusives are slowly beginning to get faded out of existence. While the Uncharteds and Gears of Wars of the world still exist, they aren't as prevalent as they once were outside of Nintendo. In the era of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, they were plentiful. Each houses a few universally acclaimed games.

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In the long run, it's a good thing. Games should be shared with everyone, and no one should have to buy three different consoles and an expensive gaming PC to play what they want. On the other side of the coin, the exclusives did help create some legendary games, especially in the first-person shooter genre. There are a few from every generation that stands out, high-quality FPSs that stayed locked to consoles and never went over to PC.

10 Killzone 2 Was PlayStation's Counter To Halo & Was Unjustly Judged As A Result

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As a franchise, Killzone is a great game that houses some fantastic-looking villains in the Helghast. The gameplay was filled with some great encounters that got the blood pumping and, by all accounts, should have been a bigger franchise than it ended up being.

What dragged it down was being touted as PlayStation's "Halo killer," setting it up with expectations that simply couldn't be delivered. No first-person franchise is ever going to be able to touch Halo, especially not when it was in its prime. It put too large a microscope on games that were all good. Still, Killzone 2 remains the high point of a generally underappreciated series that really helped to show just how good the genre could be on consoles.

9 Tribes: Aerial Assault Put An Emphasis On Mobility

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When first-person shooters were still centered around point and click shooting, Tribes: Aerial Assault tried to focus on mobility, making the game very free-flowing. As could be guessed from the name, flight played a role in combat, making it so there was nowhere a person couldn't go. It's an innovation that helped push the genre forward further, pushing it firmly away from the days of Rail Shooters.

Sadly, the game had a small player base due to how PlayStation 2 handled online play, though it was one of the few games to still support online play over a 56K connection by that time and had a passionate fanbase among those that hadn't upgraded to highspeed internet yet.

8 TimeSplitters Didn't Try To Reinvent The Wheel But Instead Focused On A Fast, Fun, Streamlined Experience

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Innovation isn't always necessary to be great. While plenty of other series were trying to push the boundaries of the first-person shooter genre, TimeSplitters was content to stick to a formula that worked and just do it really, really well.

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There was never anything complex about the games, always sticking to the straightforward format of making sure shooting things was fun. It succeeded in that and was more of a fun summer movie rather than something that'd try going for an Oscar. There is some debate as to whether the best installment is the second or third, but either way, there was no wrong choice when it came to which TimeSplitters game to quickly burn off dozens of hours on in the blink of an eye.

7 Goldeneye Revolutionized The Genre & Opened The Door For Games Like Halo

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There's never going to be a first-person shooter that gains the legacy of GoldenEye. To many, it's the greatest first-person shooter ever created, and while that can be argued. Its influence can't. It helped pave the way for the Halo and Call of Duty's of the world.

It introduced so many things, from stealth elements to a more realistic take on the genre that games like Doom didn't have. It did to first-person shooters what Dragon Ball Z did to shonen.

6 Perfect Dark Is One Of The Best First Person Shooters Of All Time, Console Or Otherwise

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Goldeneye is always the one that receives the praise for being the best first-person shooter of a generation, but that title may belong to Perfect Dark.

At the time, Perfect Dark had no competition for what it was offering in multiplayer, making it an unparalleled experience. Deathmatch games could be customized so much, from what weapons were allowed to what the winning conditions were. The game itself was extremely fluid as well, having intuitive AI and graphics that were beyond its years.

5 Medal Of Honor Was The Pack Leader Of WWII Shooters Before Call Of Duty

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There was once a time when Call of Duty was small potatoes, and Medal of Honor reigned supreme over the military shooter genre in the era of the PlayStation and PlayStation 2.

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While other entries helped innovate the series and provide some memorable moments, the first is the best. Not only that, it's inarguably the best shooter in the entire PlayStation 1 catalog. The animations were smooth for their time, and the AI was top-notch, making for some intense gun battles throughout.

4 Resistance Is A Franchise That Ended Up Sabotaging Itself, But Was Great While It Lasted

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The first Resistance seemed like the start of a bold new franchise. It mixed in the familiar gameplay of Call of Duty but added in futuristic weaponry that hadn't been seen in Call of Duty yet.

The result was a very polished game that allowed for 60-man battles in multiplayer, giving it a very fun and chaotic setting. Sadly, the series never reached the massive potential it had and tapered out with each new addition and never even got a title on the PlayStation 4. Still, it doesn't change how amazing the first game was.

3 Mag Was One Of The Most Ambitious Games That Very Few Have Heard Of

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MAG is a game that never caught on with the mainstream back in the early 2010s, and it's shame. It was one of the most ambitious games of that era, allowing for up to 256 players to play a map at a time. Even by today's standards, that's a lot.

Just imagine how groundbreaking it was back then. There was an immense amount of customization with the characters as well, from the way they looked to the way they sounded. It's a game that deserves a remake on the PlayStation 5, letting it flourish under the free-to-play format that it was always meant to utilize (but didn't fully exist yet when the original was released).

2 Firewall Zero Hour Is One Of The Best VR Shooters On The Market

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Firewall: Zero Hour may be a strange addition given the stroll down memory lane others have given, but it's the class of VR shooters on the Playsation and one of the best in general. It avoids many of the rampant glitches present in most VR multiplayer titles and has enjoyable gunplay.

While it's never going to be a game players take as seriously as a Battlefield or Call of Duty since it's in VR, it does deliver on the fun that a game is supposed to.

1 Halo 5: Guardians Is The Only Remaining Exclusive In The Series

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Halo 5 is far from the most well-received game in the acclaimed series, but it's the only one that's remained exclusive. The gameplay is still smooth and an improvement over what was seen in Halo 4.

Warzone was a fun addition to the multiplayer, giving the game a needed injection of newness. The biggest issue was some spotty AI and the story feeling like it took a massive step back. The conflict between Locke and Master Chief didn't click as well as they wanted.

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