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None literally shocked me.... a literal shock would involve electrocution, but anyway:

Call of Duty 2:

First next gen game I played in a stand in PC world, wowed me with its HD graphics and really intense gameplay. I still want to get around to buy the game...

Motorstorm

It was mostly the graphics here. I played it in the science museum on Sony's top of the line TV and it just blew my mind, it just looked sooo incredibly good

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Wow, in every single way. So fun to play and so good to look at, just amazing

Call of Duty 4

Online multiplayer was just so addictive. I had barely played online before, but this really really really impressed me

GTA IV

Amazing open world game, really great fun to play and so many amazing moments in Liberty City

inFamous

Again, a really impressive open world game, which was surprisingly addictive and I can't wait for the sequel

Batman: Arkham Asylum

It felt like you were Batman that is enough

Uncharted 2: Among Theives

I played the entire game with my mouth open I was just shocked by the brilliance of this game in every single way

AC II

It was just so good! I had loved the first game, but it just had a little bit missing, but AC II had it all

Heavy Rain

That was really a wow game, I had a few doubts given how much the QTEs pissed me off in GoW 3, but the story is so engaging. I am just getting back to it now, I am getting towards the end of the game now



Zucas said:
Not to many on the shock factor but I'll list a few:


Assassin's Creed- however I don't think there is any other title this generation that shocked me the most. Shocking due to not expecting it to be good, not expecting the story, and sure as hell not expecting the environment and characters I got. To me it was just eye-opening and I guess my title that showed what the HD consoles could do. And that meant a lot because up til now, there are still very few that show that to me. Kudos to Ubisoft there.

How du u mean eye-opening? Grafically? (but then why do u say "still very few" in the next sentence)



Boutros said:
InFamous?


definatly the best and most shocking game this gen, for me.

 

OT: other then InFamous, GOW3, Uncharted 2, Fifa 10(for being very realistic gameplay wise.) Dragon Age:Origins, Red Faction: Guerilla Warfare, and KZ2 shocked me.



Being in 3rd place never felt so good

For story, Bioshock.

For graphics, Crysis on PC with full settings.

For gameplay, New Super Mario Bros Wii (it shocked me that the same classic formula could still be so much fun)



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It's a game you don't even have to enjoy baseball to love.  It's "Career" modes that let you create your character are full of humor...and good humor at that and a wacky and cool story.  It's like a baseball RPG.  Between MLB Power Pros and Power Pros 2008 I must of made over 150 chacters in the character mode... at least.  Plus the baseball is sharp, and the MLB Life mode in 08 is the best there is.  Even better then MLB The Show's Road to the Show.

Outside those two modes it's a fully functional baseball game that lets you change about your settings like no other.  They are games  i'd recommend even to people who don't really like baseball.  I actually got one of my friends hooked on it who doesn't like baseball.

 



I've made explanations before so I'll just list here:

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
God of War III
Killzone 2
Heavy Rain
Batman Arkham Asylum
Assassins Creed II
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Crysis
Gears of War 2
Mass Effect
Super Smash Bros Brawl



COD4 I bought it at random and when I noticed how good the online was.. I played 3 days on stop and my parents got worried @ me gaming to much xD since then it has been going on and on and on



Currently playing: MAG, Heavy Rain, Infamous

 

Getting Plat trophies for: Heavy Rain, Infamous, RE5,  Burnout and GOW collection once I get it.

 

 

2007:  Bioshock what a controversial game. Under world horror shooter. Single player experience really takes you and make s you feel you are in Rapture. Huge twist in the game. Atmosphere and sound effects in this game were awesome it was a brilliant in many people's eyes.

2008: Fable 2 XBox 360's long anticipated RPG. It was brilliant. Beautiful world , setting, story and chracter development. I cried when it ended. I wanted it to last longer but there were all those extra content which extended its lifespan. Well done Peter Molyneux. I am looking forward to Fable 3 in 2010.

2009: Uncharted 2, Killzone 2, Assassins Creed 2- huge improvements upon the previous games in the series. All three games are much better than the original game in the series. Well done Killzone 2 almost 20 point metascore improvement upon the original Killzone. Uncharted 2 and Assassins Creed 2 both around 10 point metacritic score improvemnet upon the original games. All three games especially the  two PS3 exclusivbes have set the new standard in regards to graphics in console games.

2010: Final Fantasy XIII- mixed reviews and differing opinions expressed by players of this game. Some hated but lots of us including myself loved the game. Yes it is different but bear in mind it is a main stream Final Fantasy game. Bitch all you like about it being multi-platform and it came to PS3 and 360. It has a long amount of game play of around 70 hours+ to complete the game to 100%v completion. 40 to 50 hour game play to complete the main story. JRPG gaming at its best.

Anyway your list of games was very good. Well done CGI. I just would like to have seen a few more games added to it. Yeah and one more thing you could of made it a lot longer. There is no limit on length in regards to OPs.



Littlebigplanet - my fav game this gen (but may change with Modnation Racers) - many wow moments including first time I stickered a person, slapped, etc.

MGS4 - had never played MGS but loved the gameplay, story (did a bit of research) and production values.

GTAIV - was negatively hyped on this (due to bad word of mouth), and took some time to warm up to. By Three Leaf Clover I was loving every second (and was shocked with the fun levels in that mission).