Every year companies take advantage of the anniversaries of their great sagas to launch ports and remasters. In this article, we review which games will turn 10, 20, 25, 30, or 35 years old in 2022.
As the years go by, the video game industry looks back to commemorate the anniversaries of its best-known works, sometimes even in the form of remasters, remakes, ports to modern platforms, and even franchise reboots. Either by anticipating these projects or by being attentive to the video games that will turn 10, 20, 25, 30, or 35 years in 2022, in this report we have wanted to compile the most outstanding anniversaries of the coming year.
Games that turn 10 in 2022
It may seem like a short time since 2012, but a decade is a world in the video game industry. At that time we were still playing with PS3 and Xbox 360 without knowing what we now define as the 'last generation of consoles' would bring us. It was the last year before the launch of PS4 and Xbox One, which meant the premiere of the last installments (for the moment) of franchises that had been born in that same generation, such as Assassin's Creed III or Mass Effect 3, although they also settled new ones like Dishonored, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Forza Horizon. All these games turn ten next year.
Among the titles that will celebrate their 10th anniversary in 2022 we have a good representation of practically every genre, from established shooters like Halo 4, Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3, Spec Ops: The Line, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, to games role-playing games like Diablo III, Dragon's Dogma, or Guild Wars 2 . In addition, 2012 was also the year in which we were surprised with projects such as Gravity Rush or The Walking Dead, by Telltale Games, and in which the Max Payne franchise was recovered, which precisely turned 20 in 2021, to launch a magnificent Max Payne 3.
Of course, we cannot remember 2012 without talking about some indie video games that marked a before and after in the way we interpret the medium: 10 years ago works such as Journey, Hotline Miami, FEZ, Dear Esther, FTL: Faster Than were published Light or Spelunky, will we see any tribute from its creators? It may seem strange to expect anniversary editions, remasters or any other type related to this first decade, but if Bethesda has shown us something with Skyrim, it is that 10 years can be celebrated in style.
Games that turn 20 in 2022
We jump one more decade to 2002, the year in which video games were launched that will turn 20 in 2022, and we find great works of open-world activities such as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City or Mafia, which have already received recently their respective definitive editions (with better or worse results, depending on the case), and determining stealth games in their genre, such as Hitman 2: Silent Assassin and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, of which we know that Ubisoft is working on a remake.
But without a doubt, the company that has the most to celebrate in 2022 is Nintendo, as some of its most beloved projects turn 20 next year. To begin with, we have the anniversary of Super Mario Sunshine, which already received a tribute in the form of a port for Nintendo Switch when Super Mario 3D All-Stars was published in 2020 for a limited time, and the 20th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda will also be celebrated. : The Wind Waker (at least in Japan, since it would not arrive in Spain until 2003), something that many have wanted to see as an indication of a possible remaster in the style of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD.
In addition to these two anniversaries, Nintendo also has to celebrate the 20th birthday of two installments in the Metroid saga: Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion. Much has been said about the way these two important games in the Samus Aran franchise will be honored, but perhaps one of the strongest rumors is that it points to a possible port of Metroid Prime for Nintendo Switch, which would arrive in solo rather than in a trilogy and it would be "a very ambitious project," according to insiders. At least that will quench fans' thirst as they await the launch of Metroid Prime 4, which was announced more than four years ago.
In addition to the anniversaries of Nintendo games, in 2022 we will celebrate 20 years of many other great works such as Ratchet and Clank or Kingdom Hearts, brilliant role-playing games like The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind or Neverwinter Nights, war productions like Battlefield 1942 or Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, and many other titles almost considered cults such as Age of Mythology, TimeSplitters 2 (saga that has a new installment in development ) and Sly Raccoon (series of which there are also rumors of a possible return ).
Games that turn 25 in 2022
In the industry (and beyond) we not only celebrate anniversaries with round numbers but also special emphasis is placed on those productions that were launched 25 years ago to honor its first quarter of a century. If we go to the video games published in 1997, we find the launches of important titles such as Final Fantasy VII, GoldenEye 007 (from which bells ring back ), Starfox 64, Age of Empires, or Diablo, how will the responsible companies commemorate their birthdays from each of them?
There are some games that turn 25 years old in 2022 of which we already know what celebration they are going to carry out, such as the case of Gran Turismo that will receive a new installment coinciding with its anniversary. Other games with more presence today are also years old, such as Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, which received a remake a few years ago, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Tomb Raider II or Quake II, which has also recently come remastered and improved to modern platforms. Games like Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Grand Theft Auto will also celebrate their 25th anniversary., Diddy Kong Racing, Carmageddon, Fallout, Hercules or PaRappa the Rapper, as well as Final Fantasy Tactics in Japan, although it did not reach the rest of the world until a year later.
Games that turn 30 and 35 in 2022
Next year we are going to celebrate several thirtieth anniversaries of video games, but also of consoles since 1992 was the year that Nintendo brought the SNES to Europe. That is the reason why Super Mario Kart is also 30 years old , in addition to many other games on this platform that were launched alongside it in our continent, such as Final Fantasy V or Dragon Quest V , as well as Kirby's Dream Land for Game Boy .
There are also birthdays in the competition, with Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Ecco the Dolphin celebrating their 30th anniversary in 2022 , and in games like Wolfenstein 3D , Alone in the Dark , Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis or Ultima Underworld that also celebrate three decades. next year. In 1992 there was still a certain fever for the arcade and many iconic arcade games were released in that year, such as Mortal Kombat , Streets of Rage 2 , Paperboy , Q * bert and Super Smash TV .
On the other hand, among the games that turn 35 in 2022 we find franchises that will most likely want to celebrate this anniversary next year: perhaps the most notable are Final Fantasy , which has already presented the logo of its 35th anniversary , Mega Man and Metal. Gear , whose first MSX installment was released in 1987 and a possible reboot or remake for modern platforms has been rumored for a long time , what better time than on its 35th anniversary?
In that year great arcade works such as R-Type , Contra , Double Dragon or Street Fighter were launched , as well as well-remembered graphic adventures such as Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards or Maniac Mansion . We can't forget about games like Zelda II: The Adventure of Link , Castlevania II: Simon's Quest , Dragon Quest II , Punch-Out !! or The Last Ninja , and it was also when The Legend of Zelda was published outside the Japanese market.
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