Some of the Best First Levels in Gaming
(N4G GameCube)

Is World 1-1 the greatest first level ever? A great weight rests on the shoulders of the opening area of a game. Be it a level, a mission, or the first quest in a role-playing adventure, this zone, barring any opening cutscenes, marks the first time players will get to experience the world developers spent tireless months and years creating. In our current era of widely available and disposable games, that first sequence is so important because if its poor, the player has a million options it can substitute it for.