BAFTA caused quite a stir when it awarded Tomb Raider's Lara Croft the crown for most iconic video game character of all time, and it may be about to do the same again. To celebrate its 21st Game Awards, BAFTA has named its 21 most influential games of all time, and Shenmue has topped the list.
If you run down all 21 games BAFTA has included on its most influential list, which you can find below, pretty much every game on there is a well-known title with clear influence (apart from number seven, more on that in a second). However, to see Shenmue rise above them all might be something that irks quite a few people, especially when the likes of Doom, Grand Theft Auto, and the original Super Mario Bros. have been forced to settle for lower spots in BAFTA's influential rankings.
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While placing Shenmue at the top of the list will undoubtedly rub quite a few people the wrong way, the influence the Dreamcast classic has had on games to this day is undeniable. It changed...
