@vidhagans: The Wii controls were very well handled, but I would have liked an option to play with a gamecube or classic controller. The multiplayer bit, where spectators can stun enemies, was brilliant. My daughter was a bit young to not get frustrated at the platforming (6 or 7 at the time), but she enjoyed…

@vidhagans: Sunshine wasn't bad, really, but what if they had made Galaxy instead, and we could've played it with a Gamecube controller?

@jack2pot: Born in Yuba City in California, lived on US Air Force Bases in Nebraska and in Germany, then back to Sacramento, CA and environs ever since.

@Ladi: But this OJ is reconstituted with Vodka!

@Ladi: Personally, I don't see how the comment lumps all Muslims together, as you and Whitemage claim. I agree it is flippant about a serious issue; I mentioned that earlier. To me, it is merely a statement of fact to state that it is dangerous and sometimes deadly to publicly criticize Islam, or to practice…

@halfthought: See my reply to WhiteMage.

@WhiteMåge is in fact a boy, damnit: Look, I said the comment was tasteless, but that's because it's a serious matter. You do realize that there are entire countries where it's dangerous for a girl to go to school? And where genital mutilation is considered a tradition? Look. I don't assume anything about anybody. But…

@halfthought: While the comment you quote is perhaps somewhat insensitive, what is truly appalling is the very real danger, the very real death that people have faced for their actual or perceived slights of Islam. Think Salman Rushdie. Think Theo Van Gogh. Think women accused of adultery, or girls guilty of attending…

@chronomasakari: That's before I play with them for a bit.

@Mister Jack lost his Saint's Row 2 save :(: Sounds like the Shyamalan Effect.

@josephmeraz: Have you seen them, they're like Rolos!

@VicViper: Batteries? BATTERIES?!!

RockyRan's comment seems pretty level-headed, and the way O'Brien lumps it in with the vitriol and paranoia of the other two comments he quoted is not very respectful. O'Brien has a computer, and limits the kids' time with it. So he is OK with technology, with kids playing games and with setting boundaries for the…

@deanbmmv: That was delicious.

@NeöStarr: From my perspective at the time, I thought SMB2 to be an amazing sequel, taking huge risks changing up the gameplay and with a crisp colorful look that made the original look dull by comparison. While I still consider the reskinned Doki Doki Panic a great game (the shadow world and multiple playable…

@Covertghost: Geometry Wars isn't a side-scroller, it's a twin stick shooter, and it's pretty great. But I would recommend Geometry Wars 2 over the original.

I don't really take issue with these choices, but it really shows how far these type of games have come that Shadow Complex didn't make the cut. There were some stellar digital releases this year, which offered terrific value.

@hazelnut: Otherwise, only somewhat good...

@FearfulInsomniac: I think Luigi's Mansion was the perfect length for the gameplay. Would I have played longer? Hell yes, but instead of padding it out, Nintendo came pretty close to perfection.

@electroshockwave: I'm coming to the conclusion that Harmonix is having us on, that they threw that one on there to confuse people...