The article ranks ten of gaming’s most memorable rivalries, arguing that interactive storytelling makes these conflicts especially enduring. It highlights how repeated player involvement, evolving relationships and appearances across multiple generations can give rivalries greater emotional impact than a single confrontation.

– Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth: childhood friends whose courtroom opposition develops into mutual respect and brings out their best qualities.
– Dante and Vergil: twin brothers divided by their contrasting human and demonic identities, combining family drama with spectacular combat.
– Solid Snake and Liquid Snake: cloned soldiers linked through Big Boss, whose rivalry drives key events and memorable moments in Metal Gear Solid.