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[Late Stage Marxist]

Favourite

01) Wind Waker
Superb animation. Excellent camera and controls. And as always, great bossfights.

02) Fable
The most fun I've had in 20 hours of any RPG I've ever played. The second playthrough was only natural (once good, once evil), making this a 40 hour RPG for most. The most immersive and enjoyable RPG since Shadowrun on the SNES.

03) Grand Theft Auto III
When you're in a New York state of mind, nothing else comes close.

04) Eternal Darkness
One of the best new franchises to come out of this generation. Totally cinematic and completely atmospheric. There's a lot of detail in this game, if you're looking for it.

05) Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
The best of both worlds. A must-own, if only for the cut-scenes.

06) Soulcalibur II
The first 3D fighter I've actually enjoyed. Playable Link didn't hurt, either.

07) Def Jam Vendetta
AKI's classic wrestling engine was put to good use in this urban fighter. The only things missing were CAW and a more versatile career mode.

08) Metroid Prime
I didn't 'get' this game at first, but it was also my first Metroid adventure. The later levels are somewhat unbalanced, but otherwise brilliant. I'm all about the boss fights.

09) Hitman 2/Contracts (TIED)
I'm starting to think Hitman is indeed the king of all stealth franchises. It just seems that the games offer more freedom and variety than their competitors.

10) Counter-Strike
What can be said about CS? There's at least 5000 active servers open at any given moment. It's popular for a reason.

Anticipated

(To be honest I'm not really looking forward to many titles in particular, so there are quite a few fillers in here)

01) The Legend of Zelda (GC)
Could give Fable and Wind Waker a run for their money.

02) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Xbox)
Not confirmed for Xbox, but there's a good chance. Looking forward to a completely streamed GTA with no cross-town loadtimes, and a nice rampy countryside to drive on.

03) Resident Evil 4 (GC)
Intriguing to say the least. There's a lot of scepticism surrounding this title, but anything is an improvement from RE0.

04) The Godfather (?)
Marlon Brando voices Don Corleone one last time. I'm not sure what team is working on this game, but I hope to god they don't screw it up. It would be nice if the story began in Corleone when Vito was a child escaping from the local Don.

05) Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2)
If only to see the story unfold.

06) Metroid Prime 2 (GC)
More of the same is a good thing in this case.

07) Killer 7 (GC)
This game could be complete crap, we may never know. :lol

08) Mother III (GBA)
The long awaited third installment of this quirky RPG satire of American culture.

09) Lobo (?)
Kemco has the license on this one. A shame they apparently don't know how to make a game. I'd love to see this license in the proper hands. It had better be M rated to suit the comics.

10) Scarface (?)
The glutton for punishment that I am, I'm actually looking forward to seeing what can be done with this license, regardless of who is behind the wheel.

 

[cvxfreak]

1. Super Smash Bros. Melee
2. Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald
3. Fire Emblem
4. Resident Evil Zero
5. Silent Hill 3
6. Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green
7. Super Mario Sunshine
8. Onimusha 3: Demon Siege
9. Soul Calibur II
10. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

 

[SolidSnakex]

Favorite:

1.) MGS2
2.) MGS: Twin Snakes
3.) Gran Turismo 3 A Spec
4.) GTA: VC
5.) GTA3
6.) PSO Ep 1 and 2
7.) ZOE2
8.) ICO
9.) Silent Hill 2
10.) VF4Evo

Anticipated:

1.) MGS3
2.) GT4
3.) GTASA
4.) MG:A
5.) New Ridge Racer
6.) Kingdom Hearts 2
7.) SMT3
8.) DDS
9.) Wanda
10.) DQ8

 

[jiggle]

Favorites:
1) Final Fantasy X
2) Kingdom Hearts
3) Shadow Hearts II
4) Dark Cloud 2
5) Breath of Fire V DQ
6) Final Fantasy X-2
7) Tales of Destiny 2
8) Atelier Iris
9) Xenosaga
10) Star Ocean 3

Most Anticipated:
1) Dragon Quest VIII
2) Final Fantasy XII
3) Kingdom Hearts II
4) Popolocrois: Pietro Ouji no Bouken
5) Radiata Stories
6) Stella Deus
7) Wanda and the Colosus
8) Romancing Saga - Minstrel Song
9) Shining Force
10) Oz

 

[Crazymoogle]

Favorite this gen, huh?

1. Gitaroo Man
The best rhythm game on any platform, period.

2. Metal Gear Solid 2
Even before Document and Substance, the game was so fun to play I nearly maxed out on dogtags.

3. Ridge Racer V
It lacks the depth of Rage Racer, but is clearly the best of the series (and possibly the genre) in terms of racing controls. Never has a power slide been so easy and fun to perform.

4. Shadow of Destiny
The real modern adventure-puzzle game. The ending system and sheer quality of the tale are unmatched this gen.

4. SSX
Sports game...but fun? Huh? The sequels seemed to lose something with every step, but the original was really all that.

5. Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner
The definition of what a sequel will be. Polished, fun, and with no excess length whatsoever. It's like that rare hollywood action movie that you actually come out of enjoying instead of shaking your head over.

6. Ape Escape 2
Look, maybe the original is better somehow - I really have no idea. What I do know is that AE2 is the best collectathon platformer since DKC2.

7. Animal Crossing
Never have chores, optimization tasks, and lawn digging ever been so fun. And when the game itself wears you thin, there's a shitload of NES games built in.

8. Way of the Samurai
You might as well call it 'Run Lola Run'. The game takes a very short time frame and builds in an unprecedented amount of flexibility. Another gameplay model archetype.

9. Soul Calibur (or if that's not considered this gen, VF4 EVO)
SC has controls so sublime that people should really be making games of other genres using it. VF4 EVO, meanwhile, has the single best single-player fighting implementation ever, in the end besting even Soul Edge.

10. Katamari Damacy
ICO arguably has more atmosphere, but Katamari has it where it counts with a stunning new gameplay model.

Anticipated?

1. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
2. Half Life 2
4. Front Mission 5
5. Dragon Quest VIII
6. Final Fantasy XII
7. Metroid Prime 2
8. Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne
9. New Ridge Racer
10. Wanda and the Giant/Colossus, gawd whatever the hell it will be called

 

[Grubdog]

I cant put them in order because I change my mind every minute

Favourites:

Super Mario Sunshine
Eternal Darkness
Grand Theft Auto 3
F-Zero GX
Pokemon Sapphire (and Leaf Green)
Pikmin
Advance Wars 2
Metroid Prime
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Wave Race: Blue Storm

Most Anticipated:

Mario Tennis
Pikmin 2
GTA San Andreas

 

[shpankey]

No order to anything, and well over 10 lol (can't decide)..

Favorites:

Prince of Persia - Xbox
Luigi's Mansion - GCN
Rogue Squadron - GCN
Resident Evil - GCN
Gran Tursimo 3 - PS2
Devil May Cry - PS2
ICO - PS2
Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex - Xbox
Oddworld - Xbox
Obi- Wan - Xbox
Indiana Jones - Temple of Doom - Xbox
Spiderman - Xbox
Rallisport Challenge - Xbox
Halo - Xbox
Virtua Tennis - DC


Anticipated's:

Wanda and the Colossus - PS2
FIFA Soccer 2005 - Xbox
Resident Evil 4 - GCN
Zelda - GCN
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within - Xbox
Gran Turismo 4 - PS2
Jade Empire - Xbox
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory - Xbox
Conker: Live and Reloaded - Xbox
Halo 2 - Xbox
Forza Motorsport - Xbox
Call of Duty: Finest Hour - Xbox
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 - Xbox
MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf - Xbox
Kameo: Elements of Power - Xbox
Star Wars: Republic Commando - Xbox
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict - Xbox

 

[Parallax Scroll]

Updated.

Favorite this gen (goes back to Dreamcast):

1. Ico
2. Halo
3. Guilty Gear XX
4. Soul Calibur
5. Grand Theft Auto III
6. Wario Ware, Inc: Mega Microgame$
7. Metroid Prime
8. Rez
9. Mario Kart: Double Dash
10. Resident Evil Code: Veronica

Anticipated:

Halo 2
Wanda and Colossus
Half-Life 2
Resident Evil 4
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim
Zelda
Dragon Quest VIII

 

[drohne]

in no particular order:
gradius V
contra: shattered soldier
dodonpachi daioujou
minna no golf 4
vf4 evo
katamari damashii
ninja gaiden
halo
border down
jet set radio

there are a bunch of games i hate to leave off. rez, panzer orta, espgaluda, ico, advance guardian heroes, etc.

most wanted:
wanda and the giant statue
halo 2
outrun 2
psikyo collection vol. 3 (dragon blaze!)
katamari damashii oni
neo contra
the red star (which i should be playing RIGHT NOW argfrgfghfg)

 

[Alcibiades]

Favorite TOP-TEN. sort of order, but not really;

mario sunshine
metroid prime
jet grind radio
advance wars 2
smash brothers melee
wind waker
double dash
rogue leader
beach spikers

Anticipated TOP-TEN. kind-of in order.

donkey konga
echoes
re4
fire emblem
killer 7
final fantasy i-ii
star fox
secret of mana DS
castlevania DS
legend of zelda realistic

 

[seismologist]

There have been plenty of good games but
games I've had unusual amounts of fun with:
Final Fantasy XI - MMORPG playing on a console is a dangerous combination. It's almost too easy to get sucked in.

Morrowind - The size of the world and freedom just blew me away in this one.

Chronicals of Riddick - Short but sweet. The only game that feels like a first person movie.

Animal Crossing - Oh man I think the real time clock is what did me in. I got totally hooked on this for like a month straight.

Monster Hunter - Really unique gameplay, kick ass chracters. love the art direction. And it's one of the deepest online console games .

GTA3 - Ahh the first GTA in 3D it blew me away I had tons of fun with this.

Knights of the Old Republic - Almost forgot this one. I had tons of fun with it too!

I'd definitely say that I like a certain type of game.
looking forward to in the near future::

Wanda & the Collosus
Pinball Hall of Fame
Metroid Prime 2
Okami
Jade Empire
Donkey Konga
Death by Degrees

 

[Brofist]

No order here

Favorites
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy XI
Gran Turismo 3
Metal Gear Solid 2
Ico
SSX
SMT: Nocturne
Katamari Damashii
Burnout 3
GTA3
GTA:VC
Winning Eleven 7 IE
Winning Eleven 8
Ace Combat 4
Digital Devil Saga

Wanted
Dragon Quest VIII
Final Fantasy XII
Metal Gear Solid 3
Ace Combat 5
Wanda and the Colossus
Gran Turismo 4
GTA: SA
Genji
Okami
Digital Devil Saga 2

 

[ourumov]

FAVOURITE
Onimusha - PS2 -> The game that made me buy a PS2. A cool adventure in the old japan. Awesome music, graphics and story. A pitty it's so short...

Klonoa 2 - PS2 -> Best 2D platfformer this gen. Great level design and music (I have to get it since I beat the copy of a friend)

F-Zero GX - GC -> Probably the best futuristic racer ever. Awesome game.

Castlevania AOS -GBA -> The best game Konami has done this gen without any doubt.
Great music and character design.

Pikmin - GC -> The best Nintendo game this gen. I hope part 2 is as good.

Ridge Racer V -PS2 -> My favourite racer this gen. It's the first RR game I ever played but it introduced me to the RR world to the point that a month later I had played all the games in the series and loved them to death.

Jet Set Radio - DC -> I love this game. Music, graphics, ambience, gameplay... ALL

Shenmue I & II -DC -> Great story for this digital adventure.

Contra: SS - PS2 -> Best 2D shooter this gen ? gradius V perhaps changes my mind.

Sly Racoon -PS2 -> The best 3D platfformer this gen for me. Do you remember the 16 bits platfform games ? This game is like them just that in 3D !!! Awesome. I hope part 2 rocks as well.

ANTICIPATED

Animal Forest - Just released in EU.
Gran Turismo 4
Metal Gear Solid 3
Pikmin 2
Gradius V
Resident Evil 4
Ridge Racer PSP
Dragon Quest VIII
Monster Hunter
Donkey Konga (although I'll try to get the JP version)

 

[bobbyconover]

I hate singling out favorites, but here are 10 that come to mind:

Animal Crossing
Mr. Driller Drill Land
Katamari Damashii
Super Smash Bros DX
Technic Beat
Gurulogi Champ
Jet Set Radio Future
Kururin Paradise
Megaman Network Transmission
Guitar Freaks 4th Mix & Drummania 3rd Mix

 

[RiZ III]

Favorites
1) Panzer Dragoon Orta
2)Onimusha 2
3)Final Fantasy X
4)Ominusha 3
5)Ico
6)Downhill Domination
7)GTA3
8)Metal Gear Solid 2
9)Drakan 2
10)Katamari Damashii
11)Final Fantasy X2

Wanted
1) Wanda and the Colossus
2) FF12
3) DOAU
4) RE4
5) Zelda (gc)
6) MGS3

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Favorites: No order...except for #1
1. Metal Gear Solid 2
2. Dark Cloud 2
3. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
4. Devil May Cry
5. Kingdom Hearts
6. Viewitful Joe
7. Onimusha 1/ Onimusha 2/ Onimusha 3
8. Ico
9. Virtua Fighter 4 / Virtua Fighter 4: Evo
10. Resident Evil (GCN)

I still need to put more in that list, like Disgaea and the SSX series.

Wanted: No order
1. Metal Gear Solid 3
2. Wanda and the Colossus
3. Resident Evil 4
4. Dragon Quest VIII
5. Final Fantasy XII
6. Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
7. NEW The Legend of Zelda
8. Gran Turismo 4
9. Okami
10. Digital Devil Saga

 

[Solid]

Favorites.

1. Metal Gear Solid 2
2. Eternal Darkness
3. Pro Evolution Soccer 3
4. Zone of The Enders 2
5. GTA Double Pack
6. Final Fantasy X
7. Silent Hill 3
8. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
9. Gran Turismo 3
10. Halo

Wanted.

1. Metal Gear Solid 3
2. Halo 2 Limited Edition
3. GTA San Andreas
4. Pro Evolution Soccer 4
5. Gran Turismo 4
6. Final Fantasy XII
7. Conker
8. Resident Evil 4
9. Kingdom Hearts II
10. Legend of Zelda

 

[Wintermute]

Top 10 this generation (no special order):

Rez
Soul Calibur
Jet Set Radio Future
Halo
Bangai O
Prince of Persia
Virtua Tennis 2
Skies of Arcadia
F355 Challenge
Resident Evil: Code Veronica

Anticipated:

Wanda and the Colossus
Metal Slug 4
Halo 2

Not a whole lot I'm looking forward to at the moment, I still have a huge back catalogue to get through.

 

[Prine]

Favourite:

1: KOTOR - best RPG i've played
2: Shenmue II
3: Skies of Arcadia
4: Halo
5: Pro Evolution Soccer 3
6: Zelda TWW
7: Fable
8: Riddick
9: Ninja Gaiden
10: Rallisport Challenge 2

Anticipated:

1: Halo 2
2: KOTOR 2
3: Kameo
4: Conker
5: RE4
6: Zelda
7: Jade Empire
8: Stranger
9: Wanda
10: FF 12 - I read its going to take the KOTOR route, no more overworlds, yay!

 

[CrimsonSkies]

Top 10 Out Now for me (excluding PC games)

1.) Halo
2.) Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
3.) Star Wars: KoTOR
4.) Ninja Gaiden
5.) Fable
6.) Virtua Fighter 4
7.) Burnout 3
8.) Gran Turismo 3
9.) Madden NFL 2005
10.) Crimson Skies

Top 10 Upcoming Games for me (excluding PC games)

1.) Halo 2
2.) Jade Empire
3.) Grand Theft Auto San Adreas
4.) Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2
5.) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3
6.) Gran Turismo 4
7.) Starcraft Ghost
8.) Sid Meier's Pirates!
9.) Devil May Cry 3
10.) Conker Live and Reloaded

 

[Jupiter Jones]

I mostly play RPGs/Strategy games, and overall I'd have to say this gen has been disappointing to a certain extent. Here's my list:

1) Final Fantasy X-2
2) Kingdom Hearts
3) Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
4) Dark Cloud 2
5) Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
6) Final Fantasy X
7) Tales of Symphonia
8) La Pucelle Tactics
9) Xenosaga
10) Zelda: The Wind Waker

Looking forward to:

Growlanser Generations
Wild Arms 4
Wild Arms: Alter Code F
Phantasy Star Trilogy
Suikoden IV
Kingdom Hearts II
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
New Legend of Zelda
Final Fantasy XII
Dragon Warrior VIII

 

[dark10x]

TOP 10

Metal Gear Solid 2
Silent Hill (all three)
Katamari Damashii
Ridge Racer V
Halo
JSR
Ninja Gaiden
Metroid Prime
ICO
Star Ocean 3

ADDITIONAL 20 games...

Gradius V
Breath of Fire V
MDK 2
Prince of Persia SoT
BG&E
Fatal Frame II
Klonoa 2
Skies of Arcadia
Border Down
Virtual On - Oratorio Tangram
Maximo 2
Sonic Adventure 2
ZOE2
REZ
MGS Twin Snakes
Grandia Xtreme
Contra SS
Mark of Kri
Thief 3
Final Fantasy X

Most anticipated

Wanda to Kyozou
Metal Gear Solid 3
Halo 2
Metroid Prime 2
Resident Evil 4
Half-Life 2
Neo Contra
Outrun 2
Prince of Persia - WW
God of War

 

[djtiesto]

1. Star Ocean 3
2. ICO
3. Super Smash Bros Melee
4. Skies of Arcadia
5. Shenmue
6. Rez
7. Gradius V
8. Tales of Symphonia
9. Katamari Damacy
10. Jet Set Radio

Most Anticipated:
1. Phantasy Star Trilogy
2. DQ8
3. Wanda and the Colossus
4. Ys 6
5. Radiata Stories
6. Baten Kaitos
7. Neo Contra
8. FF12
9. Metal Gear Solid 3
10. Gran Turismo 4

 

[Falch]

Favorites
1) Metal Gear Solid 2: SOL
2) Burnout 1 & 2
3) Gran Turismo 3/ GT 4 Prologue
4) Legend Of Zelda: WW
5) Metal Gear Solid: TTS
6) F-zero GX
7) Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
8) Metroid Prime
9) Rez
10) Super Mario Sunshine

Most Anticipated
1) GTA: San Andreas
2) Legend Of Zelda
3) Metal Gear Solid 3
4) Wanda & Colossus
5) Gran Turismo 4
6) Okami
7) Ace Combat 5
8) Dragon Quest 8
9) Tales Of Symphonia (not out in Europe yet)
10) Resident Evil 4

Although my most anticipated game of all is Half-life 2.

And most disappointing game is FF X. Games I still want to get include Ico, ZOE2 and Dark Chronicle.

 

[evil ways]

Favorite:

1. Grand Theft Auto Double Pack : III & Vice City- In my opinion, the games that defined this generation. Action, humor, violence, and complete freedom.

2. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic- One of the reasons I finally got an Xbox, a fun, non vehicle based Star Wars game that is actually good.

3. King of Colosseum : Red, Green & II- A very expensive game in the sense that it pushed me to buy an import PS2, but I don't regret it in any way. Best wrestling sim this gen.

4. Metal Gear Solid 2: SOL/Substance- An excellent game with an annoying girlfriend and a complicated storyline.

5. Virtua Fighter 4/Evo- I'm a huge fighting game fan, and this is one of THE fighting games.


6. Devil May Cry- Cool, stylish and full of action. I also like how smooth the control is and how they kept all the RE style puzzles on the light side. I only wish they would've implemented a modified, restrained version of DMC's controls into every Resident Evil game that was released after it.

7. Tekken Tag Tournament- Improved over the arcade version, a launch PS2 game that still holds up very well visually.

8. Ninja Gaiden- Great, difficult, cheap and visually stunning game with a good soundtrack. It left me feeling a bit empty after I beat it though.

9. Ratchet & Clank 2- Excellent shooter/platformer hybrid, can't wait for UYA.

10. Contra Shattered Soldier- Awesome game but I miss the old weapon system.

Most anticipated:

1. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
2. Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater
3. Mortal Kombat Deception
4. Resident Evil 4
5. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
6. Tekken 5
7. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2
8. WWE Smackdown vs Raw
9. Neo Contra
10. Legend of Zelda

 

[Speevy]

Favorite:

1) Animal Crossing
2) Star Wars KOTOR
3) Pikmin 2
4) Ninja Gaiden
5) F-Zero GX
6) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
7) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
8) The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
9) Super Monkey Ball
10) The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

Most Anticipated:

1) The Legend of Zelda
2) Jade Empire
3) Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
4) Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
5) Star Wars KOTOR 2
6) Resident Evil 4
7) Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
8) Mario Power Tennis
9) Kameo: Elements of Power
10) Baten Kaitos

 

[Littleberu]

Useless thread. It's not like people are gonna read trough everyone's list. They just gonna post their, and never come back.

 

[Oh! My Car!]

In no particular order:

Metal Gear Solid 2
Gradius V
F-ZERO GX
Zelda: The Wind Waker
Metroid: Zero Mission
Contra: Shattered Soldier
Advance Wars
Metroid Prime
Pikmin 2
Tennis 2K2

 

[Diomedeskun]

Favorite:

Star Ocean 3
Suikoden 3
Tales of Symphonia
Fire Emblem (Rekka no Ken)
Final Fantasy X
Metroid Prime
Wind Waker
Ico
Xenosaga
Front Mission 4
-followed mostly by GBA games

Anticipated:

Fire Emblem (GC)
Final Fantasy XII
Dragon Warrior VIII
The Legend of Zelda
Suikoden 4
Wanda
Paper Mario 2
Final Fantasy 1+2 Dawn of Souls
Metroid Prime 2
Full Metal Alchemist

 

[Doom_Bringer]

I don't have time to make a huge ass list but I am really looking forward to Ace Combat V: The Unsung War

 

[DopeyFish]

favorite: Halo

most anticipated: Halo 2

Nothing else even worth mentioning

 

[AniHawk]

10. Super Smash Bros. Melee 3 years later and still the most fun fighter/brawler/party game I've played all gen. Great single player mode, great multiplayer mode. 9.7

9. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando The best platformer I have played all gen. It's slowly creeping back up in my favorites list after I had pretty much killed my love for the game by completing it 6 times. 9.7

8. Final Fantasy X I enjoyed almost every Final Fantasy, and despite this game's so-so voice acting, this was no exception. 9.8

7. The Lost Age Like Shenmue II, this game was better than the original in every way. There's no really explaining it, but I felt the need to play The Lost Age for 48 hours, when I just wanted to finish Golden Sun at 33 hours (and get it over with). 9

6. Grandia II Dreamcast I ignored all the haters when I bought this game (I was surprised to find out there were any), and I'm glad I did. It may be overridden with cliches, but damnit, I was really into the story anyway, and the gameplay kicked ass. 9.7

5. Shenmue II Dreamcast A surprisingly awesome sequel to a mediocre game. Everything in Shenmue was fixed in this one, and it features one of the best final bosses I have ever faced. 9.8

4. Fire Emblem (VII) This came out of nowhere, and it proved to me Nintendo could pull off a darker game than what we're accustomed to. Addictive and fun. 9.8

3. Knights of the Old Republic Starts slow, but the plot twists and character development and interaction kept me in the game. I eagerly await The Sith Lords. 9.6

2. Skies of Arcadia Legends I put Legends as it's a more complete version of the Dreamcast original, but both work fine. It's an incredibly average game from an objective perspective, but the world is just so damn charming, it's difficult for me to hate this game. 9.7

1. The Wind Waker Shouldn't come as a surprise as I'm a Zelda fanboy. I loved the animation, the extras, the characters, the dungeons (albeit there were few), the story, and the ending. It's the closest feeling I've ever had to the first time playing Ocarina of Time. 10

The number scores are what I gave each after I completed them on my IGN collection. Here's what they'd look like if I ordered them accordingly:

1. The Wind Waker
2. Final Fantasy X
3. Fire Emblem (VII)
4. Shenmue II (Dreamcast)
5. Grandia II (Dreamcast)
6. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
7. Skies of Arcadia Legends
8. Super Smash Bros. Melee
9. Knights of the Old Republic
10. The Lost Age

MOST WANTED:

10. Jade Empire It's being made by the same guys who brought us KotOR...

9. Final Fantasy XII It's kinda low on the list, but I am having a semi-media blackout.

8. Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat This was something which reminded me of playing Donkey Kong Country back in 1995 at Best Buy, but in a good way. It was just fun.

7. Fire Emblem GBA If it's more of the same... who cares. "VII" was great.

6. Fire Emblem GC I just hope IS can up the graphics a bit more as I'm sure the story and gameplay will be great.

5. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes I wasn't really into the first one much, but for some reason I'm much more interested in the sequel. Perhaps it's the multiplayer mode.

4. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal The sequel to what I consider the best platformer (action platformer?) this gen. No brainer.

3. The Sith Lords Anticipation has died down a little, but it's still my most awaited Xbox game.

2. Paper Mario 2: The Thousand-Year Door I've heard some great things about this game, such as it is better than SMRPG 2 and SMRPG 3.

1. The Legend of Zelda "XII" I'm a Zelda fanboy. Duh.

 

[Dez]

1. Zelda: TWW
2. ICO
3. Metroid Prime
4. Tales of Symphonia
5. Pikmin 1/2
6. Super Smash Bros. Melee
7. MGS: TTS
8. MGS2
9. Prince of Persia
10. Rez

Anticipated

1. The Legend of Zelda
2. MGS3
3. Metroid Prime 2
4. Wanda
5. FFXII
6. Prince of Persia: WW
7. Baten Kaitos

can't think of any others.

 

[Bauer Action Hour]

Favorite Xbox Games:

1) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
2) Fable
3) Splinter Cell
4) ESPN NFL 2K5
5) ESPN MLB Baseball
6) Morrowind

Favorite PS2 Games:

1) Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
2) Grand Theft Auto 3
3) Dark Cloud 2
4) Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Anticipated Games:

1) GTA: SA
2) Star War: KOTOR 2
3) R&C: UYA

 

[cubicle47b]

Favorite:

1. Advance Wars
2. Fire Emblem
3. Advance Wars 2 (it's a better game than AW but...)
4. Gran Turismo 3
5. Halo

Anticipated:

1. Dragon Warrior VIII
2. Fire Emblem VIII (GBA)
3. Gran Turismo 4
4. Halo 2
5. The Legend of Zelda (GC)

 

[GaimeGuy]

10. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
9. Golden Sun: The Lost Age
8. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
7. Super Smash Bros Melee
6. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
5. Pikmin 2
4. Fire Emblem VII
3. Metroid Prime.
Tied for 1st: Skies of Arcadia Legends and Tales of Symphonia

 

[maskrider]

Favourites:
1. ICO
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Shadow Hearts 2
4. Tenchu Kurenai

Anticipated:
1. Wanda and the colossus
2. GT4
3. Killer 7

 

[neptunes]

The only games I'm REALLY anticipating is zelda, HALO 2 and ff12.

 

[zylo]

in no order

Favourites

SSB:M
RE: Remake
Fire Emblem 7
Zelda:WW
Shadow hearts
Xenosaga
Star Ocean 3
Kingdom Hearts
Animal Crossing
Golden sun 2


Anticipated

Kingdom hearts 2
RE4
Fire Emblem 8
Zelda
Radiata Stories
Suikoden 4
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

 

[SantaC]

favorites:

Metroid Prime
Tales of Symphonia
REmake
Viewtiful Joe
GS 2

Anticipated:

Dragon Quest 8
FF12
M Prime 2
Zelda
Paper Mario 2
RE4

 

[siamesedreamer]

Faves:
1) Halo
2) SCT on Live
3) Prime
4) KOTOR
5) Fable
6) Ninja Gaiden
7) RE series (I was new to it)
8) PGR2
9) Wind Waker
10) Splinter Cell

Most Wanted:
1) Halo 2
2) Prime 2
3) Doom 3
4) SC 3
5) NFSU2
6) POP2
7) Brothers in Arms

 

[disabledHeliocentric]

My favs:
Metroid Prime
ICO
Ninja Gaiden
Ratchet and Clank: GC
LOZ: Wind Waker
Viewtiful Joe
Gran Turismo 3
Jet Set Radio
Xenosaga ep. 1
Morrowind: GOTY Ed.

My most wanted:
Wanda and the Colossus
God of War
Metroid: Echoes
Legend of Zelda
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
Jade Empire
Kameo: Elements of Power
Ratchet and Clank: UYA
Xenosaga ep. 2
Half-Life 2

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Favorites:

Metroid Prime (GCN)
Resident Evil (GCN)
SOCOM I (PS2)
SOCOM II (PS2)
Half-Life w/ Counter-Strike mod (PC)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2)
Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)
Star Wars Galaxies (PC)
Unreal Tournament 2004 w/ Frag-Ops mod (PC)
Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike (GCN)

Most Wanted:

Resident Evil 4 (GCN)
Metroid Prime 2 (GCN)
Donkey Konga (GCN)
Legend of Zelda (GCN)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to LightSpeed (PC)
Battlefield 2 (PC)
Half-Life 2 w/ Counter-Strike source mod (PC)
Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt (NDS)

 

[Xellos]

Favorites:

GTA 3/VC
Halo
KOTOR
MGS 2:S
Morrowind
ICO
Monkey Ball
Rayman 2 DC
Shenmue 2
Thief: DS
Ninja Gaiden

Most Wanted:
GTA San Andreas
Halo 2
Jade Empire
MGS 3
Legend of Zelda
Wanda and the Colossus
Outrun 2
Conker Reloaded
Spikeout Extreme
Paper Mario 2

 

[Baron Aloha]

Top Ten
===============================
01. Viewtiful Joe
02. Street Fighter III Third Strike
03. Tekken Tag Tournament
04. Metroid Prime
05. Luigi's Mansion
06. Shenmue
07. Jet Set Radio
08. Megaman Network Transmission
09. Final Fantasy X
10. Phantasy Star Online

Most Wanted
===============================
01. Resident Evil 4
02. Viewtiful Joe 2
03. Metroid Prime 2
04. Sega Rally 2005
05. Alien Hominid
06. Killer 7
07. Zelda 2005
08. Final Fantasy XII
09. Dragon Quest VIII
10. Mario Power Tennis

 

[jett]

TEH FAVES:

1.- Metroid Prime. Nintendo's finest game since Ocarina of Time.

2.- Ace Combat 4. FOX TWO! FOX TWO!

3.- Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. First on DC, now on PS2. Best fighter ever created, 2D or 3D.

4.- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Excellent game. Underrated because of its multi-platform nature, dumbfucks can't use it in a XBOXvsPS2vsGC arguement.

5. Ridge Racer V. SCREW Gran Turismo, this is the must-own racer on the PS2.

6.- Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution. Second only to SF3.

7.- ICO. This game is art.

8.- Fatal Frame II. Creepy and moody like the Silent Hill games, the difference is that this game is actually fun to play!

9.- GTA: Vice City. This game is just fun. Think GTA, blow shit up!

10.- Wave Race: Blue Storm. I can understand if you didn't like this game, but only ignorant fuckwads think WR64 is the better game.

TEH FORGOTTEN:

Shenmue I and II. I like them, bite me.
Jet Grind Radio. JET SET RADIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Sonic Adventure. My first taste of "next-gen" graphics. I was fucking floored.


TEH MOST ANTICIPATED:

1.- MGS3. Those trailers own me.
2.- Ace Combat 5. I hope this shit doesn't disappoint me.
3.- Dragon Quest VIII. I LOVED VII, hell, I'll even declare it best PSX rpg. Haters, fuck off.
4.- Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. Looks awesome.
5.- DMC3. This looks great too.
6.- FFXII. Hoping it restores the series to its past greatness.
7.- Wanda and the Colossus. Haven't seen much, but from what I've seen...I LIKEY.

That's it.

 

[cvxfreak]

Anticipated:

1. Resident Evil 4
2. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
3. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
4. Donkey Konga
5. Super Mario 64 x 4
6. Dead or Alive Ultimate
7. Mario Power Tennis
8. Mario Party 6
9. Killer7
10. Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)

 

[element]

need some PC love in here!!

Favorite:
Call of Duty - Best FPS game the last couple years!!!
Burnout 3
Ico
Winning Eleven 8
Links 2004
Freedom Fighters
Prince of Persia
Battlefield 1942

Anticipated:
Halo 2
Prince of Persia 2
MGS3
Wanda
Halflife 2
Battlefield 2