This is an informative article. Especially if you will be buying those after Christmas game sale items! I have the list here, but if you want to read the whole article NextGeneration

Quote: Let's end the year on a positive note. Next-Gen.Biz has picked through the year's best games, by genre, and come up with the 30 stand-outs. You know, these past 12 months really did host some very fine games.

Action/Adventure
Resident Evil 4
God of War
Shadow of the Colossus
Other notable entries in action adventure this year are Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, Ninja Gaiden Black and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.

Role Playing Games
Jade Empire
Guild Wars
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Other notable entries in RPGs this year are X-Men Legends II, Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich and Digital Devil Saga II.

First-Person Shooters
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Battlefield 2
F.E.A.R.
Other notable entries in the FPS genre this year are Halo 2 Multiplayer Pack, Half-Life 2 for Xbox and Call of Duty 2.

Driving
Forza Motorsport
Burnout Revenge
Mario Kart DS
Other notable entries in the driving genre this year include Gran Turismo 4, Project Gotham Racing 3 and Wipeout Pure.

Fighting
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
Tekken 5
Soul Calibur 3
Other notable entries in the fighting genre this year include Mortal Kombat Deception and SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006.

Platforming
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
Gunstar Super Heroes
Psychonauts
Other notable entries in the platformer genre this year are Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat and Kirby Canvas Curse.

Strategy
Phantom Dust
Advance Wars Dual Strike
Civilization IV
Other notable entries in the strategy genre are Darwinia, Age of Empires III and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.

Sports
World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International
NBA Street V3
MVP 2005
Other notable entries in the sports genre this year are Fight Night Round 2 and Madden NFL 06.

Other
Guitar Hero
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
We Love Katamari
Nintendogs
Lost in Blue
Lumines
Other notable entries in the "other" genre this year are Meteos, Trauma Center: Under the Knife, and WarioWare: Twisted!

Haha! City of Villains is nowhere to be found! Not expected, though. Not much work went into it other than creating the zones. It's just nothing more than CoH with a red enhancement shell.

I've heard so many things about that Resident Evil 4 that I'm seriously considering buying it for the PS2. I'll let you folks know if I pick it up or not.

Rob