Kantor on 30 March 2010
Oh dear, that first list is awful. I would say Dead Space, if you like horror games, and otherwise, Burnout Paradise. Pretty much everything else there sucks.
List two has the opposite problem- it's brilliant. Uncharted 2 if you want a fantastic single-player experience, or LittleBigPlanet if you want to have fun with others, and/or you are a creative person. The list is full of fantastic games, though. Fallout, Ratchet and MW2 would be great choices, as well. I didn't personally particularly like Arkham, but most people did.
If I had to choose:
Controller: Dual Shock (it's worth the extra money to get official Sony accessories)
Game 1: Dead Space
Game 2: Uncharted 2.
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