Sports video games have been a cornerstone of gaming culture for four decades — and the debate over the greatest ever made reflects the passionate tribalism of sports fans. FIFA — now EA Sports FC — has been the best-selling sports franchise in history for most of its existence, bringing football to hundreds of millions of players around the world. NBA 2K at its peak in the mid-2010s was considered the gold standard of sports simulation — a basketball game of extraordinary depth and authenticity. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 is considered the greatest sports game ever made by many critics — a perfect combination of accessibility and depth that transcended its sport. Rocket League invented an entirely new sport and built one of the most passionate competitive communities in gaming. What is the greatest sports video game of all time?
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