With the PS3, Sony brought gaming into HD and Blu-ray, driven by standout exclusives: Uncharted, The Last of Us, God of War III, LittleBigPlanet, Demon's Souls. This Top 100 gathers the best of the console, re-tested and re-ranked by RomWize, each title with its re-evaluated score, its versions, their rarity and their collector value.
"Killzone 2 is one of the best PS3 exclusive FPS games. Invaded Helghan, oppressive total war atmosphere, memorable Visari, reference multiplayer. A technical and artistic peak of the generation, essential."
"Dark Souls II is an ambitious sequel expanding the world with Drangleic and multiple interconnected areas. Less cohesive than the first but still demanding and rich. Excellent continuity for fans."
"Japanese release of Uncharted 3 Drake's Deception. Spectacular and masterfully crafted with grand set pieces including the cruise ship and desert. Slightly below its predecessor narratively but still an exceptional action-adventure."
"Call of Duty Black Ops is one of the best CoDs with a paranoid Cold War campaign and a multiplayer that redefined standards. Mythical Zombies mode, twisting story. A saga peak."
"Mass Effect 3 concludes the epic trilogy with the final war against the Reapers. Refined gameplay, culminating emotional moments, controversial ending. The trilogy as a whole remains a sci-fi RPG peak."
"Call of Duty World at War is the darkest and most brutal WWII CoD. Intense Pacific and Eastern Front campaign, Zombies mode launched here for the first time. Founder of a major saga pillar."
"Okami HD is the high-definition remaster of the Capcom PS2 masterpiece. Amaterasu the wolf goddess with her celestial brush in mythological Japan. Incomparable Japanese art direction, innovative and poetic gameplay. Sublime."
"F1 2013 Complete Edition is the most generous version with all classic vehicles and integrated DLC content. The ideal way to experience the best Codemasters F1 on PS3 with even more historical content."
"Borderlands 2 GOTY is the most complete version of one of the best looter-shooters with all major DLC included. Additional campaigns, extra characters, staggering total content. The reference."
"Ratchet & Clank Tools of Destruction is the first PS3 R&C with breathtaking visuals for the time. Planet Kerwan and the Zoni Empire, delirious weaponry, savoury humour. Franchise reference on PS3, genre excellence."
"Ico is one of the most poetic games ever created. Ico and Yorda in a mysterious castle, holding hands to progress, threatening shadows. Timeless art direction, pure emotion without dialogue. A total art form."
"Dark Souls is one of the most important games ever made. It reinvented challenge and environmental storytelling. Lordran is a dense and interconnected world, every victory is an immense joy. An absolute masterpiece."
"Epic Games' ambitious multiplayer FPS with fast-paced matches, numerous game modes and convincing AI bots for solo play. Somewhat dated today but an undeniable genre reference at the time of its release."
"PS3 version of Shadow of the Colossus, an absolute masterpiece featuring epic battles against giant colossi in a melancholic, empty world. Artistically perfect and emotionally powerful. One of the greatest games ever made."
"Dishonored is one of the best stealth-action games of its generation. Corvo in pestilential Dunwall, magical Void powers, total approach freedom. Infinite replayability, splendid narrative. A masterpiece."
"Deus Ex Human Revolution is a masterful reboot with Adam Jensen and his cybernetic augmentation in a dystopian Detroit. Total approach freedom, excellent narrative, sumptuous gold-noir art direction."
"Mortal Kombat is the masterful saga reboot with the alternative history of the first three arcs. Epic cinematic story mode, Krypt, Towers. Deepest combat gameplay in years. A franchise MK peak."
"Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition is the enriched version with the Artorias of the Abyss DLC, a masterful expansion adding new areas, bosses and lore. The complete version of an essential masterpiece."
"Dishonored GOTY is the complete version with all DLC including The Knife of Dunwall and The Brigmore Witches. The ideal way to experience the Dishonored universe in full with exceptional additional content."
"Bundle of Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 4 in one package. Two of the best open-world FPS of the PS3 generation for unbeatable value. Vaas and Pagan Min, two memorable antagonists."
