The video game industry is bigger than ever and everyone has their favourite games that they look forward to buying. There will always be great individual games, but certain franchises keep us coming back for more. They repeatedly hit us with great game after great game after great game, gaining massive audiences around the world。
　　随着游戏行业的不断扩大，每位玩家都能获取自己希望购买的心仪游戏。棒透了的独立游戏也总是不断出现。然而，那些系列性的游戏却能使我们成为永久的“回头客”。它们用一个接一个的好游戏不断轰击我们，在世界范围内赢得了无数玩家。
　　The following top 10 is a list of the greatest video game franchises of all time. But ultimately only you know who would be in your top 10 list, so do you agree that these are the top 10 video game franchises of all time?
　　下面的名单列出了有史以来的十款最伟大的系列游戏。但是，你心目中一定有着自己的十大游戏名单。那么，你是否赞同以下列出的榜上有名的十大系列游戏呢？
　　No.10 World of Warcraft
　　第十名 魔兽世界
　　This MMORPG by Blizzard Entertainment was first released in 1994. The World of Warcraft takes place within the Warcraft world of Azeroth where players can take on the role of a fantasy character of their choice and develop them to a high level. A fully online game, players can interact, co-operate and go on quests with their friends to gain experience and gold. Millions of players worldwide are hooked on this game and can’t get enough of it. The franchise has grown a massive following and gained cultural recognition, often appearing in many parodies on television. More installments and expansions are expected to be released in the future, with increasing numbers of players ready to get questing online。
　　这款暴雪出品的网络游戏最早出现于1994年。《魔兽世界》允许玩家在《魔兽争霸》的世界，也就是艾泽拉斯大陆中扮演一名奇幻角色，并按自己的意愿发展至高等级。这是一款彻头彻尾的网络游戏，玩家之间可以互动，协作，并与伙伴们一起完成任务，获取经验和金钱。全世界有数百万玩家沉迷于此难以自拔。整个系列拥有无数拥趸，而且提升到了文化高度，这往往体现在那些电视里的山寨节目当中。在未来，还会有更多的资料片等待放出，以迎合那些持续增加并等待上线进行任务的玩家们。
　　No.9 Resident Evil
　　第九名 生化危机
　　Capcom’s hugely popular survival horror title game ‘Resident Evil‘ began in 1996 with the first installment. Following the evil Umbrella Corperation, players uncover the story that led up to the release of a deadly virus that turns the dead into flesh eating zombies. Dark eerie tentative tones combined with sequences that make you jump and action packed parts where you are fighting for your life against a seemingly endless amount of zombies, marry well together for a roller coaster ride experience. Loyal fans flock to buy the new releases in the series and a series of popular Hollywood films have been made. Resident Evil is the best horror game series that has ever been made and has been the inspiration for many other imitations。
　　卡普空最著名的生存类恐怖游戏“生化危机”的第一部出品于1996年。以邪恶的安布雷拉公司为线索，玩家逐渐揭开了一个关于可将死人变为僵尸并吃人血肉的致命病毒的故事。黑暗压抑的恐怖气氛与面对无尽僵尸极力求生的操作完美结合，为玩家带来一场极尽刺激疯狂的游戏体验。忠实的玩家们无止尽地购买着一部又一部的系列新作，而整个一系列的好莱坞电影也应运而生。生化危机成为了有史以来最成功的恐怖游戏系列，并为众多同类游戏争相效仿。
　　No.8 Pokemon
　　第八名 口袋妖怪
　　You must have been living under a rock for the last 15 years if you haven’t heard of Pokemon. A truly massive franchise that has huge following and cultural impact on all corners of the globe. Pokemon was first introduced in 1996 as a pair of linkable Gameboy RPG games. Since then it has grown to become one of the biggest gaming franchises in the world, with huge amounts of merchandising including, anime, manga, trading cards, toys, books, films, TV shows and countless others. The video games allow players to search for and catch different varieties of Pokemon to use in battles. A big part of the game is to try to “catch them all” and collect every type of Pokemon in the game including the iconic ‘Pikachu’ character. Pokemon have shown itself to be a hugely popular series that continues to gain fans of all ages。
　　如果你没听说过口袋妖怪的鼎鼎大名，那么过去十五年里你一定过着与世隔绝的生活。这是一款在全球各个角落都有着无数拥趸和话题的真真正正的重量级系列游戏。口袋妖怪于1996年在GB平台上发布了一对相互联系的 RPG作品，并在这之后发展为全球最大的系列性游戏，并带来了数量庞大的周边营销。这其中包括了动画，漫画，集换式卡牌，手办，书籍，电影和电视节目及无数其他周边。游戏允许玩家搜寻并捕获各种不同的口袋妖怪，并将其用于战斗之中。游戏的一个重要元素就是“全搜集”，即搜集游戏中的每一种口袋妖怪角色，包括标志性的“皮卡丘”。口袋妖怪成为了一款极受欢迎的系列游戏，至今仍不断从各个领域吸收着新的粉丝。
　　No.7 Legend of Zelda
　　第七名 塞尔达传说
　　One of Nintendo’s flagship title series, Zelda is a high fantasy, action adventure game following the infamous central character ‘Link’. Players are often given the task of using Link to rescue the Princess Zelda from the clutches of evil. The 15 official games and several spin-offs of the series have a huge fan following from around the world and continue to impress countless more. Link is often referred to as one of the most iconic video gaming characters of all time. The Legend of Zelda series has produced many great games, with notable mentions to ‘The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past’, ‘The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess’ and the hugely popular ‘The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’. The Legend of Zelda has proven to be one of the greatest franchises of all time。
　　作为任天堂的旗舰性游戏，塞尔达传说是一款高奇幻类的动作冒险游戏，所有故事都围绕着大名鼎鼎的核心主角“林克”展开。玩家总是要控制林克，从各种恶魔手中解救塞尔达公主。全系列的十五款官方游戏和无数外传为其营造了来自世界各地的无数粉丝，其数量还在以难以估计的速度增加。林克也成为了有史以来最具标志性的电视游戏人物。塞尔达传说系列打造了许多经典游戏，例如著名的“塞尔达传说：时空隧道”、“塞尔达传说：黄昏的公主”以及最受欢迎的“塞尔达传说：时之笛”。塞尔达传说系列被证实为有史以来最好的系列游戏之一。
　　No.6 Gran Turismo
　　第六名 GT赛车
　　The hugely popular and highly acclaimed racing game ‘Gran Turismo‘ has entertained millions ofbgamers over the years. Since Polyphony Digital first introduced the series in 1997, over 63 million units have been sold worldwide on the variety of Sony Playstation consoles. Stunning graphics and the ability to race some of the most iconic vehicles of all time make the game so appealing to gamers. Branded as “the real driving simulator” meticulous detail has been given to the way the cars react, which have been modelled on the real life cars. Real race tracks that are world famous have also been fully modelled allowing players to race their favourite cars around the circuits at Monaco, Nurburgring, Laguna Seca and many more. If you are a fan of racing games or even just cars in general, you will appreciate that Gran Turismo is a great series。
　　极受欢迎且被高度评价的竞速游戏 “GT赛车”已经在多年中为数百万玩家带来了欢乐。自从PD工作室在1997年研发了该系列的首款游戏以来，超过63000000的游戏碟基于索尼PS的各种平台销售于世界范围。极精致的画面及驾驭各种标志性跑车参加竞速的体验使无数玩家为之疯狂。“模拟真实驾驶”的口号则来自于对现实中驾驶时车辆反应的精细还原。世界闻名的真实赛道也在游戏内忠实体现，使玩家可以驾驶着自己钟爱的跑车在摩纳哥、纽伯格林、拉古纳瑟卡和更多著名赛道上尽情狂飙。如果你是一名赛车游戏爱好者，甚至仅仅就是喜欢名车，你必会钟爱于GT赛车这款伟大的系列游戏。