The OP and Rol are the closest to my POV. I can't quite decide (objectively) between the GC's superior technology and superior AAA titles versus the PS2's juggernaut game library -- personally I have to go with the GC.

The DC had a short lifespan but that didn't stop it from somehow having an absolutely stellar game selection; I didn't own one till years later but I've heard "best first-year game library ever" from many sources. XBX had more than just Halo ... but honestly not that much more unless you worship FPS/racing/sports.

Again, though, I'm handicapped by the fact that the GC was by far my personally preferred system throughout that generation and I'm trying to be objective.

1. ps2 - after ps1, me and my bro knew which console we wanted next. we had this the longest. so many games....so.....many games. they werent the best, but you knew once you got bored, just head down to gamestation and trade it in for another game without fail.

2. xbox - got the crystal one right before the stopped support for it, but my did halo 2, tomb raider legends and pgr2 get me hooked. i stopped playing my ps2 for a while because of it.

3. dc - didnt own one, wish i did because of the games, but because i dont, it has to go third. i borrowed it from my friend for a while though.

4. gc - i only liked one game on it; super smash bros melee. other than that i thought the console and controller was terrible.

@alex

I was a nintendo freak