With so few good new titles being released these days, especially by major studios, I figured I'd make a thread for everyone to share your favourite classic or older games, especially if they're lesser-known titles that others might have missed at the time.
I'll open with The Saboteur (2009), Mercenaries (2005) and Saints Row 2 ( The 2008 original)
other great games from roughly that era: Heroes of Might and Magic 3, Wizardry 7 and 8, Fallout 1 and 2, Jagged Alliance 2, Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic, Arx Fatalis, Dungeon Master