-Games for your Chrstmas/Hanakuh/Kwanza holiday season

-I know this is a cheap knock-off of X-Play but hey, what else can I do to show off all the best games for the year.

-Please read the ESRB for all games

-Many of the games have strategy guides.

Sports Games

Madden NFL 06 / EA Sports / All Systems, 360, PSP, DS
NCAA football 2006 / EA Sports / PS2, Xbox
*Blitz: The League / Midway / PS2, Xbox
Fight Night Round 2 / EA Sports / All Systems
Mario Superstar Baseball / Nintendo / GC
MVP Baseball 2005 / EA Sports / All Systmes, PSP, PC
NBA Live 06 / EA Sports / All Systems, PSP, 360, PC
NBA Street V3 / EA Sports / All Systems
NBA Street Showdown / EA Sports / PSP
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 / EA Sports / Xbox, PS2, PSP, PC, 360
NHL 2K6 / 2k Sports / Xbox, PS2, 360
World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International / Konami / PS2, Xbox, PC
FIFA Soccer 06 / EA Sports / All Systems

First Person Shooters

On the cheap
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect / EA Games / All Systems
Single System
SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy Seals / Sony / PS2
Far Cry Instincts / Ubisoft / Xbox
DOOM 3 / Activision / Xbox, PC
Best of the Best
Halo Triple Pack / Microsoft / Xbox
Gun / Activision / 360,All Systems, PC
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 / Ubisoft / Xbox, PS2, PC
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One / Activision / Xbox, PS2, PC

Adventure games

Kids
Ultimate Spider-Man / Activision / All Systems, PC, DS, GBA
Ratchet: Deadlocked / Sony / PS2
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves / Sony / PS2
Older Crowd
Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel without a Pulse" / Aspyr / Xbox, PC, MAC
Psychonauts / Majesco / PS2, Xbox, PC
Mercenaries / LucasArts / PS2, Xbox
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas / Rockstar Games / PS2, Xbox
Prince of Persia: Two Thrones / Ubisoft / All Systems, PC

Action games

Kids
LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game / LucasArts / All Systems, PC, GBA
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction / Vivendi Universal / All Systems
Destroy All Humans / THQ / PS2, Xbox
Viewtiful Joe 2 / Capcom / PS2, GC
Older Crowd
Resident Evil 4 / Capcom / PS2, GC
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory / Ubisoft / All Systems
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening / Capcom / PS2

Racing games

Kids
Gran Turismo 4 / Sony / PS2
MX vs. ATV Unleashed / THQ / PS2, Xbox
Project Gotham Racing 3 / Microsoft / 360
Older Crowd
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition / Rockstar Games / PS2, Xbox, PSP
Need for Speed Most Wanted / EA Games / Xbox, PS2, PC, DS
Burnout Revenge / EA Games / PS2, Xbox

RPG games

Kids
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance / Nintendo / GC
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time / Nintendo / DS
Older Crowd
Final Fantasy IV / SquareEnix / GBA
Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Bose / Namco / PS2
Jade Empire / Microsoft / Xbox
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King / SquareEnix / PS2

Fighting games

Soul Caliber III / Tecmo / PS2
Tekken 5 / Namco / PS2
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection / Capcom / Xbox, PS2
Dead or Alive 4 / Tecmo / 360

Games that don’t fit the mold

The Sims 2 / EA Games / All Systems, PSP, DS, GBA, PC, MAC
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland / Activision / All Systems, 360, PC
Tony Hawk’s American Sk8land / Activision / GBA, DS
We ♥ Katamari / Namco / PS2
Karaoke Revolution Party / Konami / All systems
Kirby Canvas Curse / Nintendo / DS

Xbox 360

Call of Duty 2 / Activision
Perfect Dark Zero / Microsoft
Project Gotham Racing 3 / Microsoft
Condemned: Criminal Origins / Activision
Dead or Alive 4 / Tecmo

PS2

SOCOM 3 / Sony
God of War / Sony
Soulcalibur III / Namco
Star Wars Battlefront II / LucasArts
WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2006 / THQ

Xbox

Ninja Gaiden Black / Tecmo
Half Life 2 / EA Games
Grand Theft Auto The Trilogy / Rockstar Games
Phantom Dust / Majesco
Tony Hawk American Wasteland / Activision

Gamecube

Resident Evil 4 / Capcom
Viewtiful Joe 2 / Capcom
Mario Party 7 / Nintendo
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix / Nintendo
Battalion Wars / Nintendo

PSP

Burnout Legends / EA Games
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo / Sony
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City / Rockstar Games
Lumines / Ubisoft
Tony Hawk Underground 2: Remix / Activision

DS

Nintendogs / Nintendo
Advance Wars: Dual Strike / Nintendo
Mario Kart DS / Nintendo
Shogun Jump Superstars / Nintendo
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow / Konami

GBA

Pokemon Emerald / Nintendo
Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap / Nintendo
Wario Ware Twisted / Nintendo
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stone / Nintendo
Mega Man Zero4 / Capcom

PC

F.E.A.R. / Sierra
Battlefield 2 / EA Games
Civilization 4 / 2k Games
The Movies / Activision
Dungeon Siege 2 / Microsoft
Age of Empires 3 / Microsoft