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Post 2005 games in review (by local media)

Last Sunday, Detroit Free Press listed the games they gave 4 out of 4 star ratings over 2005, and I'm a tad disappointed, but it's to be expected from the common media which has too much overhype about the "powerful" systems.
Here's the quoted list:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Detroit Free Press: Game On! (1/1/06)
The Free Press gave 41 four-star ratings (out of four stars) to video games in 2005. Here's the complete list in alphabetical order, including platform and rating:
"Advance Wars: Dual Strike," Nintendo DS, E (Everyone)
"Battalion Wars," GameCube, T (Teen)
"Battlefield 2," PC, T
"Burnout: Revenge," PlayStation 2 (and Xbox), E10+ (Everyone 10+)
"Call of Duty 2," Xbox 360 (and PC), M (Mature)
"Civilization IV," PC, E10+
"Condemned: Criminal Origins," Xbox 360, M
"Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening," PS2, M
"Doom 3," Xbox, M
"Dungeon Siege II," PC, T
"Empire Earth II," PC, M
"FIFA Soccer 06," Xbox, E
"Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls," GBA, E
"Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance," GC, T
"Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones," GBA, E
"Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike," Xbox, M
"God of War," PS2, M
"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," Xbox (also for PS2/PC), M
"Guild Wars," PC, T
"Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack," Xbox, M
"The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction," Xbox, T
"Jak X Combat Racing," PS2, T
"The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap," GBA, E
"The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth," PC, T
"Lumines," PlayStation Portable, E
"Madden NFL 06," PS2 (and other platforms), E
"Meteos," DS, E
"The Movies," PC, T
"Myst V: End of Ages," PC, E
"Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock," PC, E
"NBA 2K6," PS2 (and Xbox), E
"Need for Speed: Most Wanted," all major platforms, T
"Need for Speed Underground: Rivals," PSP, E
"Quake 4," PC/Xbox 360, M
"Resident Evil 4," GC, M
"Second Sight," PC , T
"Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse," Xbox, M
"Untold Legends," PSP, T
"The Warriors," Xbox (and PS2), M
"Wipeout Pure," PSP, E
"WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2006," PS2, T
Based on the ones directly mentioned and not in parentheses, that comes out to...
PC: 11
Xbox: 8
PS2: 7
PSP: 4
Xbox 360: 3
GC: 3
GBA: 3
DS: 2

Post if you have comments about it or got your own gaming year in review from local news.
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