going with sonic 3. I played the hell out of that when i was a kid. Everyone says streets of rage is good but i never got to play that, so thats also on the list.

You can get 2 games right............

Might want to consider getting both Sonic 3 & Sonic and Knuckles, That way for the first time since the Sega megadrive games Knuckles is playable in Sonic 3 due to BC.

Edit: Streets of Rage 2 is 2 player, so you and your lady can both kick the hell out of Mr X's thugs......... win win.

Isn't Goldeneye coming out soon? You should get that!

Nope

Unless I stand corrected..

Crescendo Symphony

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=37076&region=All

How in the hell? Shadow Complex was 800 points, too! Anyway, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND:
-'Splosion Man
-The Maw
-Peggle (keep away from girlfriend!)
-Braid
-N+
-Uno
-Pac-man CE
-Demos because every single solitary game on XBLA can be demo'd so that you can buy what YOU like, and not what a bunch of random internet guys you've never met tell you to like.

I know that last one's title was pretty lengthy (DBESSGOXBLACBDSTYCBWYL & NWABORIGYNMTYTL, for short), but I'm sure you'll like it.

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