I like Ratchet and Clank, but it seems like an awful co-op spin-off game and I doubt it'll have the great singleplayer and humor of R&C. It looks like they're sacrifcing gameplay for co-op but we'll see.

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if we're talking strictly PS3, it's not even close... Burnout Paradise for sure! ModNation Racers, Motorstorm and NFS: Hot Pursuit all follow (not necessarily in that order). i've never played Gran Turismo 5 (or 4 for that matter) but i was a HUGE fan of GT1 and GT3 back in the day. Crash Team Racing as mentioned by others is another fantastic racer that still gets considerate play, thanks to the PSOne Classics section of the PSN.

as for the worst? geez... i'm kind of drawing a blank here. i don't think i've played a truly bad racing game, at least not this generation. i played Blur and enjoyed it a lot, NFS Shift was another that i really like... the only other one everyone else seems to have a problem with is Nascar but i've never played one of those. come to think about it, i would have to say that the Racing Game genre is probably the most consistent, at least in my opinion, as i've yet to play one i didn't enjoy.

it seems Gran Turismo is the most polarizing, with just as many people saying it's their least-favorite as the camp that says it's their most. curiously, most of those in the "least" camp say it's because they prefer arcade racers over sims. i would fall into that camp as well, as i know next to nothing about cars except for "gas to accelerate, brake to slowdown/stop". still, i really did like NFS Shift a lot so i'd be willing to try GT5 when i get a little more money.

aaah what I wouldn't give for a brand new, Naughty Dog-produced Crash Bandicoot game... SONY really dropped the ball by not purchasing the rights to the property. remember when Crash was actually performing better than even Mario? with all of their experience with the PS3 due to Uncharted, Naughty Dog would be in the position to make the BEST platformer around! shame that Crash fell so hard though... ::sigh::

[QUOTE="danduron"] The same could be said of Enslaved and countless other great games that no one bothered playing. MonkeySpot

B-b-b-ut... I played "Enslaved"...

:|:?:cry:

... *sniffle*...

LoL!

:D

Hee-Hee!

You make a fine bunch of observations in the rest of your post, too, BTW! Well said. I mentioned "BioShock 2" because of so much of the fan reaction, I hadn't been thinking when I posted, about sales and such. Just what my friends on this site have said about the first being a lot better, and some of those friends not even finishing the second game. It was obviously not a "flop". The first game was such a TKO in sales and critic/ fan appreciation, it merely seemed that way in comparrison.

Good post, Danduron.

:)

Lost Planet 2 comes to mind for a game that was worse than it's predecessor. Also I would argue Gran Turismo 4 was better than GT5, GTA:SA was better than GTA4, and I'd say Bioshock 2 was worse than BS1.

Vari3ty

$10 I donate to a lot of Charities. Breast Cancer (since my mom lost both of hers from Cancers), Organ Donation (We donated my dad's organs when he passed away), Diabetes (Fiance is Type1),Red Cross, Relay for Life, and anything that comes to my door. Almost every Charity is important and does a lot of good to those in need. You never now when you are going to need something someday, and a lot of these charities work behind the scenes so it is your responsibility, and it does effect you rather you realize it or not. It doesn't have to be a lot, anything is better than nothing...Nuck81

ya know, initially, i thought i made a huge mistake; i'm the kind of person that buys a lot of things on impulse, so add "SONY supporter" to that and i was a "DAY 1 SUCKER" i thought. but, now many months later and after a WHOLE LOT of free stuff, i'm really glad i signed up for the 12 months + 3 free months deal. i love the avatars, the betas have been great (whoo is that Mortal Kombat demo amazing or what?), free games = awesomeness and now with cloud saving added to sweeten the deal? OH YEAH! it DEFINITELY is worth it! i only wish SONY did a better job of promoting it. perhaps even making it mandatory ala XBOX Live might be a good idea, as Microsoft is surely making a TON of dough off of their service and despite initial hesitation and perhaps even outcry, i'm sure a majority of gamers would see the value in PS+.

ooh yeah, i'm excited about it myself! growing up, my dad was a huge fan of Tomb Raider and Resident Evil. in the last few years he's kind of lost interest in videogames so i think getting him this may get him sucked back in :-)

$120 dollars a year for a service that does nothing for me isn't really worth it. I wouldn't mind having a auto-playlist feature that grouped songs intelligently but not worth that price. The_Rick_14

BEST: Shatter for sure! best videogame soundtrack ever and the gameplay itself is nothing short of awesome. totally worth it.

WORST: hm... probably PAIN! or Noby Noby Boy. i bought both just because at the time they were some of the only games to feature trophy support. I haven't played either since that first time.