However I cant really fault gamstop since they're only trying to recoup the money they spent buying the game new from the publisher. Why do you think they charge so much and pay you so little for your used games? That's why if a game doesnt sell well at release it's up to the retailer to lower the price and try and get as much of it's money back as possible (the publisher isnt going to offer them a refund ya know).I think for them it's almost more about breaking even than making a profit.MentatAssassin

Is this really true? Granted, I've never worked video game retail, but with most other markets (music, books, DVDs) it is set up so that the retail store can return product that doesn't sell. So being stuck with product shouldn't really be an issue. In addition, most price drops are MRSP price drops... so it is the publisher/distributor making those decisions. So is the video game industry different?

Gonna go with Resident Evil 4, particularly the Gamecube version. As explaination, one of my favorite games ever. Halo was always underwhelming, GTA always annoyed me, and Metroid Prime was awesome, but never engaged me the way RE4 did. Was there something else on the poll? Oh yeah... God of War. Never played it, but the videos I've seen are underwhelming. I plan on picking it up at some point... I like hype. ;-)

Since all of my shelf space is dedicated to my way-too-large (but oh-so-satisfying) anime collection, I have to line up my games on my floor next to my consoles. Leaning against the leg of my futon are PS1 games, followed by ps2, followed (surprise) by PS3. Then 360 games (if I had any original xbox games, they'd go before 360... I wish I didn't get rid of my original xbox games when my system broke. I didn't anticipate getting a 360 because I hated the xbox system. Anyway, I'll doubtlessly get some again to take advantage of BC... Fable is a must-have.) Next to the 360 games I put Gamecube, followed by the Wii. Everything within their console section is ALPHABETICAL. Considering the relatively small size of my gaming collection (compared to my anime or CD collection) I can get by without it being alphabetized, but with the large collections some kind of organization is a must or I'd never find anything. And since I organize everything else that way, alphabetical just makes sense, you know? The only exception would be series would be organized by chronology, although I don't think I currently have any series where that is a problem.

Natal is conceptually impressive, but the live demos were really weak. Sony's had great live demos that shows thier practicality.

Of course, the success of either product will be two things: the end hardware and how well it works, and developer support getting good games out that provide an engaging experience on the market. You can have the best, most technologically advanced idea ever, but that won't necessarily make it the best.

I love RE4-style cut scenes where half the time you have to stay on your toes for some button mashing. It keeps me in the flow of the game, even if I'm not actually doing anything for a few minutes.

Other than that... cut scenes can be good or they can be bad. All depends on the execution. I love MGS4 cut scenes because they draw me into the story... during the cut scenes the characters really sparkle, even though the scenes are dreadfully long.

I know there have been some cut scenes I can't stand... but off hand I can't think of which. Without think of any examples to support my position, I'd say that cut scenes, by their nature, are very expository-oriented. Thus successful cut scenes will be more than just throwing information at the viewer, while also keeping the time down to a minimum.

I have not played this "Big Rigs", but I would would have gone with ET myself. I suspect I don't want to put myself in a situation to find out otherwise.

I personally probably logged the most time on Puzzle Quest... so if you like the idea of a Bejewelled RPG hybrid, that would be a possible direction to go.

The Iron Maiden regenerators from Resident Evil 4. The Regenerators were tough enough.... but throw in spikes and I died over, and over, and over.

3- Wii, PS3, and 360

...though since the Wii is backwards compatible with gamecube, and I have a backwards compatible ps3, it feels like I have a lot more...
(and I guess the 360 has limited backwards compatibility? I've never bothered trying that as I sold all of my original xbox games and am not particularly interested in re-acquirng any... except maybe Fable at some point).