GameSpot Presents: Dads and Grads Gift Guide 2010

if red dead was on also on pc, it would've been the top pc game as well..

my dad loves video games mainly halo an stuff like that but he also plays guitar hero

my dad loves pacman..no joke every day he plays that haha

Depends on your dad. Mine likes RTS's, such as, currently, Company of Heroes.

i don't think that old men should play with games like alice in wonderland.They can play with BAD COMPANY.

Chinatown Wars DS > PSP... waaaaay better.

I'm a dad (well over fifty) who plays computer games and occasionally the xbox 360, and the wii. I started playing back in days of pong. My wife plays puzzle games and both kids play games. The dog and cat not so much. Somehow we still have a social life outside of gaming. I still manage to go to work everyday, take care of kids, mow the yard, fix the car, and make my own sandwiches. For us, video games are a form of entertainment. Nothing more nothing less. I'm no match against my son with an xbox 360 controller in my hand but at least my head hasn't exploded.

Dads should spend more time taking care of kids, going to work, and demanding women to make sandwiches then playing videogames.

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I think that if i give my dad a video game, he would hit me in the face and tell me to do something with my life

My dad grew up like...20 years before games were invented. And is still the "you need to get out and get fresh air" type of old person. (No disrespect in the "Old peson" thing. He's my dad after all) I'll just take a gamble and see how he likes God of War 3.

I don't think my dad would understand any of these games...

my pops still plays mario golf on nes. if i handed him a controller with more than 2 buttons his bald head might explode.

For Dads and Grads: Alice in Wonderland? Just saying...:)

OK, I guess i can't complain about the lists.

sensitive a$$ people... XD F-this lame list

@F-14-D_TOMCAT yes. MW2 is one of the best games on any platform. perfect gift game

SON I WANT! Red Dead Redemption simply PERFECT!

Battlefield BC2 and MAss Effect 2 is just awesome

I cant wait to pick up my Super Mario Galaxy 2 on friday. The game looks amazing.

I'm probably getting Red Dead Redemption

My dad is waiting for Gran Turismo 5 and F1 2010. Mostly Gran Turismo 5. Keeps asking me when I'm about to go buy a new game, Dad: "not Gran Turismo 5?!" Me: "It's not out yet!!!" Dad: "I know (laughs)"

I'm a dad of 2 and I've been playing games now for about 30 years. I have all main consoles, and have owned every console since the 16-bit days, handhelds included. I currently playing Blur, Alpha Protocol, Red Dead Redemption, BFBC 2 amongst others. Unfortunately, I won't be seeing one of my daughters next week due to her living with my ex, but she bought me Super Mario Galaxy 2, which I played last night and is a s good as I expected it to be.

Bought my dad Rainbow Six Vegas 2. I'll save Bad Company 2 and Mass Effect 2 for myself.

My dad is one of those that thinks the CD-drive is a cup holder for coffee or for a beer can He do however like Car/Airplane simulators...i wonder what his reactions would be like if i gave him Alice in Wonderland (ROF fockin L)

Probably only golf games (minus Woddy Tigger of course...)

Unlike all you guys. My dad plays games. He has his own 360 and everything. =]

My dad doesnt play video games

@lookin_boy Hardly... i doubt you have played more than an hour of either of those games

My dad would love to play Red Dead Redemption, God of War 3 and Battlefield Bad Company 2

Too bad my dad doesn't really play games. He does like Super Street Fighter 4 though!

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Alice in Wonderland? The protagonist is A GIRL :)

@IrishBulldog93 Putting a woman on the track!!! Oh my god, this never occured to me, you surely are an evil genius. Now you put the thought in my head, I guess I have to try it, damn you, you evil genius.......

My Dad would want a Mass Effect 2 and God of war 3

the besat idea my dad ........

My dad would just want a sports game and a six pack....

The best idea for my dad would be Heart Gold... if he didn't already have it. D=

@lookin_boy: Really? Are you that attention-starved? You have less than no idea what you're talking about. Try playing either of the games just once for 30 seconds. Your ignorance is physically painful.

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DS and PSP handhelds...Alice in Wonderland??? WTF???

i think my dad would want a beer and a porn mag. oh well...

Handheld games get no respect, the staff should separate DS and PSP games. This guide bites.

are you sure they will like this?because my dad had no interest in games in my pc..

no way... if i want to gift a game to my dad, he will smash my 360 on my head,lol. its better for me to enjoy games alone and play some of them in co-op mode with my friend. but my mom realy like uncharted 2 and story line and when i finished it, she force me to play all the cutscences of the game for her and say whats happend in some cutscences, it was realy hard,lol.

oh ye cause my "grad" would love skinning animals in red dead !! oh and my dad was just reminding me how to unlock the secret achievement for putin a woman on the track !! and dont even get me started wit god of war 3

this list is stupid, why not just go to metacritic and pull the top rated games this year for each platform. No effort was put into this. besides if dad plays games he can go out and buy them himself. and honestly im a hardcore gamer and if got a game as a present for grad either highschool or college i would have been like wtf? grad presents should be a bit better...car, watch, vacation, expensive pen, maybe a console or something. or the old standby: money.

They think a Dad or Grad would like all these? Why are there so many shooters?

you kiddin?? play Total War for a little quality time!! imposible.

Alice in Wonderland is a poor "dads and grads" selection, although it is still better than Pokémon. I just don't see why on earth you wouldn't put Layton down instead. Meanwhile, other than Red Dead Redemption and Mass Effect 2, I disagree with widely recommending most of these games. God of War III is excellent (but you need to have played the first two beforehand), Dissidia has been pretty divisive from what I've seen and is really only appealing if you've played at least 6 Final Fantasy titles, and I'm not going to even begin to describe how limited the appeal is for Bayonetta, No More Heroes 2, Monster Hunter Tri, and FIFA.