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The Top 7... Coolest video game islands

A celebration of this ever-evolving gaming staple

Words: on July 12, 2010
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  • wasp - July 13, 2010 4:49 a.m.

    man, i totally agree with yoshi's island! the whole game was just so fresh and bright, ill never forget it.i can remember being 10 and experiencing ingesting mind-altering substances, literally tripping being the result.

  • CODFANATIC - July 13, 2010 3:04 a.m.

    CRYSIS

  • Druupwnz - July 13, 2010 3:02 a.m.

    I abosultely LOVED the reference to Isla Nublar of the SNES Jurassic Park, that was one of my childhood favorites. I slaved like a dog for hours over that, I loved it so much... Thank you GR, thanks a whole lot for the childhood nostalgia. I appreciate it.

  • mdhammer - July 12, 2010 11:57 p.m.

    motorstorm pacific rift should be on this list, that island has really cool.

  • AlpineGuy - July 12, 2010 11:37 p.m.

    Nice list, and very time-appropriate given that it's summer. I'm glad Monkey Island made the list, but I was expecting Wake Island from BF 1942/1943 or something from Wind Waker. Those two were the first things to enter my head. Still, good read!

  • Rocker95 - July 12, 2010 10:07 p.m.

    What about Arkham Island, Shadow Moses Island, and the island from the first Crysis. Those were truly awesome islands.

  • TheBoz - July 12, 2010 9:36 p.m.

    What about the islands from Riven? Probably the most beautiful and imaginative islands ever created.

  • Robusken - July 12, 2010 8:32 p.m.

    Good top 7! The site change took affect as I was looking through though...

  • omnilion - July 12, 2010 8:31 p.m.

    Shadow Moses Island. What other island have you had such a touching reunion with?

  • NeonSalmon - July 12, 2010 8:04 p.m.

    dragon-roost island it has amazing music and a cool postman race

  • Lucretiel - July 12, 2010 7:59 p.m.

    Wow... No Far Cry or Crysis

  • rxb - July 12, 2010 7:48 p.m.

    Very original top 7, good read. I loved Jurassic Park on the SNES the T rex fight was epic. Yoshi's Island is a fair enough pick. I loved that game although the extra hard levels on the GBA were hell.

  • Stabby_Joe - July 12, 2010 7:36 p.m.

    For the glory of Panau!

  • sveini22 - July 12, 2010 7:28 p.m.

    Yoshis island is awsome. To bad my game stoped working. :(

  • sleepy92ismypsn - July 12, 2010 6:31 p.m.

    I can't beleive the Wumpa Islands from Crash Bandicoot didn't make this list.

  • Defguru7777 - July 12, 2010 6:30 p.m.

    I love Isle Delfino.

  • BigWillis - July 12, 2010 6:16 p.m.

    Teldrasil from World of Warcraft would be one of my choices.

  • listerinemarine - July 12, 2010 5:35 p.m.

    The Destiny Islands? They were cool...

  • theemporer - July 12, 2010 5:32 p.m.

    "What's also great is the way you can see other level areas from high points in the game, giving the real feeling that everything is linked and that the whole island is always existing while you play. Looking at it now, you can see it's just an illusion - Gamecube wasn't powerful enough to render all of that at once - but it worked. And in terms of creating a believeable gameworld, it's right up there with the best." Legend of Zelda: Oot did this on the N64.

  • Conman93 - July 12, 2010 5:30 p.m.

    I would say Dragon Roost Island from Windwaker or that island that turned out to be a turtle in Majoras Mask.

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