Your top 5 games this generation so far

[Ady]

No particular order:

Bangai-o Spirits

This was one of the games I considered putting down actually, it's great - except for the broken sound load feature which spoilt the game for me somewhat.

[QualityChimp]

This is a great thread!

No particular order:

Vegas 1 (felt like a proper co-op S.W.A.T. team)
Lost Planet (Mechs, grappling hooks, great multiplayer)
Bioshock (Involving story, ingenious setting, tense atmosphere)
Call of Duty 2 (great multiplayer, cinematic story, many funny multiplayer moments)
Dead Rising (nothing else like it, Dawn of the Dead: the game, zombie massacre)

Hang on, I'll tally up...

[QualityChimp]

1st. Super Mario Galaxy (26 Votes)
2nd. Metal Gear Solid 4 (16 Votes)
3rd. Call of Duty 4 (15 Votes)
4th. Bioshock (13 Votes)
=5th. Gears of War (10 Votes)
=5th. Crackdown (10 Votes)
=7th. Dead Rising (9 votes)
=7th. Uncharted (9 votes)
=9th. Lost Planet (7 votes)
=9th. Little Big Planet (7 votes)
=9th. No More Heroes (7 votes)

Bubbling under:
Mass Effect (6 votes)
Halo 3 (6 votes)
The Orange Box (6 votes)

Dead Space (4 votes)
Fallout 3 (4 votes)
Rock Band (4 votes)
Oblivion (4 votes)

So it looks like it's worth buying a Wii just to play Mario!

I'm pretty pleased that other people like Dead Rising and Lost Planet too as they were a little unusual in their delivery. I'm also happy to see so few direct sequels in the list too.

If anybody else adds to this thread, I'm not updating this post!

[Kit]

Bioshock - Not much to say except: ‘Welcome to the Circus of Value! ‘
Condemned - They dropped the ball in the second half but those first few stages (especially the shopping centre level with the manikins) were pure genius.
Mario Galaxy - a perfect game?
MGS 4 - even if it was ****e I’d still have it on my list just for the flash back sequence with the : ‘I’m having that dream again‘ line.
Zelda Twilight Princess - so much hate for such an awesome game.

[Gruce]

Why is lost planet getting so many votes, that game is boring.

[sj33]

Lost Planet acheives what it set out to do, and extremely well. I didn't vote for the game because, while I've completed it, I've no real interest in playing it again (bearing in mind I don't care about the multiplayer element). It was a quality game though, if annoyingly hard, but perhaps not to my preference. I certainly prefer Dead Rising, to the level where I'm looking forward to replaying it on the Wii.

Lost Planet being 'boring' is just down to preference. I felt the same way when I played Gears of War... it was top fun in co-op, but would have been a severe bore-fest had I played it through myself, and it a million miles behind Unreal Tournament in my eyes. But that's just preference for you.

[MrMarbles]

Rock Band/2 (PS3) - Since last December I've pumped way more hours into Rock Band than any other game ever. Words can't describe how much I love this game. I'm shoving Rock Band 2 into the same game as it's an outstanding extension of the Rock Band platform.

Slither-Link (DS) - Easily my most played DS game; everything about it is perfect for handheld gaming. I'm dreading finishing it and am hoping that Hudson release a sequel.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS) - Again, this is perfect handheld gaming, and the presentation is utterly charming and absorbing. Brilliant.

N+ (Xbox 360) - I was dubious about getting this as I'm not one for hard games, but something about it completely struck a chord with me. The hypnotic trance induced by the music, the muscle memory making your ninja perform the most excellent platforming trickery and the feeling of elation when a level is completed is what gaming should be all about.

GTAIV (Xbox 360) - I was torn between this and Metal Gear Solid 4, but the living, breathing world of Liberty City is still awe-inducing. Many of the missions were thrilling and Niko was a brilliantly portrayed character. Cops and Crooks was the icing on the cake.

[KusoGaki]

Lost Planet,
Little Big Planet,
Monster Hunter Freedom 2,
Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow,
Jump Ultimate Stars.

[kernow]

Mario Galaxy a perfect game? .. It was good, sure, but really.

I far preferred mario 64

[Anpanman]

All PS3 in order of bestest at the top;

Ridge 7
Initial D Extreme Stage
COD4
Resistance
Ferrari

Big disappointment - Soul Calibur 4

I expect this to change next Friday when R2 is released though.

[Kit]

Mario Galaxy a perfect game? .. It was good, sure, but really.

I far preferred mario 64

I?d always opt for Mario 64 given the choice, though nostalgia maybe hazing my view as I had fun from start to finish with Galaxy - no dull moments. Can't say the same for Mario 64 as the camera annoyed the bejesus out of me in certain levels.

[cutmymilk]

Mario Galaxy GOTY for me, too. Easily.

EDIT: Or GTA4. Probably Galaxy for the originality, though.

[dataDave]

Mario Galaxy
Zelda Twilight Princess
Lost Planet
Dead Ri(N)sing
Phantasy Star Universe

[Plisken]

Condemned
Bioshock
Mass Effect
Fallout 3
Gears of War 2

close but no cigar :

FEAR
Dead Space
Call Of Duty 2
Dead Rising
Call Of Duty 4

[DaRockwilder1]

In no particular order:

Super Mario Galaxy
Bioshock
Fable 2
Gears of War 2
Test Drive Unlimited

Special Mention: Crackdown, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Virtua Fighter 5, Dead Rising, Rainbow Six Vegas, Call of Duty 2 & 4, GTA4, Fight Night Round 3

And possibly more if I ever stop buying games and not playing them.