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The 50 best video games of the 21st century

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50 SingStar  (2004) Karaoke complexes might be relatively common now, but back in 2004 singing into a PlayStation was the closest most of us could get.  SingStar’s discs of party classics  formed the caterwauling soundtrack to millions of student gatherings, hen parties and five-pint Fridays all over Europe for more than a decade. Like Just Dance, it harnesses the infectious joy of pop music in a way that anyone can play. 49 Katamari Damacy  (2004) A gleeful absurdist masterpiece in which you start by rolling up pencils and apple peel and end up absorbing buildings, trees and, eventually, most of the planet in your big sticky ball, because why not? From the infectious soundtrack to the endearingly mad “plot”, it’s a work of pure joy. 48 Journey  (2012) Game as art … Journey. Journey  is a short and moving shared experience whose music, evocative colour palette and simple play come together as they only can in games, for a powerful emotional effect. It’s often picked as an ur-example of