The summer months are always a slow time for video game releases, but compound that with the fact that many companies are dedicating the majority of their resources to the yet-to-be-released next gen consoles and you have a summer gaming drought of epic proportions. As such, it’s an especially good time to look back on the games that made the current generation worth owning. X-Play, on G4 tech TV, has decided that ‘tis the season for top ten lists and thus presents us with their picks for the top 10 games for the Playstation 2, Xbox, and Gamecube.

Overall, it looks like they’ve done a fairly good job at catching the major, well-reviewed titles that sold millions - your Halo 2s and your GTAs of course are on the list. There are some great games on this list that didn’t sell as well though - like Beyond Good and Evil, Psychonauts, and Eternal Darkness - and it’s nice to see X-Play remind folks of some overlooked gems (especially now that you could get most of them for $19.99!).

If you missed the original broadcast on G4TV, the episodes are segmented up into nice, bite-sized podcast chunks available through either iTunes or the G4TV podcast RSS feed.

See the full list after the jump. Did they forget any of your favorite games?

Xbox Top 10:
10. Forza Motorsport
9.  Jet Set Radio Future
8.  Beyond Good and Evil
7.  Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
6.  Psychonauts
5.  The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
4.  Burnout 3: Takedown
3.  Ninja Gaiden
2.  Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
1.  Halo 2
PS2 Top 10:
10. SSX Tricky
9.  Rachet and Clank: Going Commando
8.  Ico
7.  Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
6.  Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
5.  Katamari Damacy
4.  Guitar Hero
3.  Shadow of the Colossus
2.  God of War
1.  Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Gamecube Top 10:
10. Soul Calibur
9.  Viewtiful Joe
8.  Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem
7.  Animal Crossing
6.  Super Mario Sunshine
5.  Super Smash Bros. Melee
4.  Mario Kart: Double Dash
3.  The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
2.  Metroid Prime
1.  Resident Evil 4