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I heartily 2nd the ratchet and clank games. Loads of fun and safe for a 7 year old. There is an almost fanatic following for Dance Dance Revolution and you and your family might enjoy stomping on one of those. I would also recommend SSX, SSX Tricky, and SSX 3. All 3 are snowboarding games and a good bit of fun. The tony hawk skate boarding games all got great reviews. You might also consider something like Gauntlet that will let up to 4 people play cooperatively.
More mature games: SOCOM. Syphon Filter. Metal Gear Solid II. Resident Evil (series). Splinter Cell and Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow where two AMAZING games.
I'm not much into the sports games or the GTA style much myself so I'll leave those sorts of recommendations to others. You might also want to check out Gamefly.com (in addition to blockbuster).
I very higly recommend setting things up to take advantage of your HT. Resident Evil in 5.1 with the lights off is wet your pants creepy.

jr

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And just what is wrong with that, I ask? Hmmmm?

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Nothing wrong with it... I love classic arcade and console games - I just didn't think it was exactly what John had in mind.

Bren R.

I love my PS2. I can't wait for the next generation to come out. It's going to blow the current model away. Anyway, here's some of my suggestions:

-Ratchet and Clank series
-Grand Turismo 3 (THE car simulation game. Newest one is coming soon! Over 500 cars.)
-Moto GP 3 (Pretty good.)
-Resident Evil series (1,2, Code Veronica, Outbreak. Very freaky good times.)
-Grand Theft Auto 3 (very gratuitus, but running around (aimlessly is fun)
-ATV Offroad Fury 1&2 (Fun for everyone.)
-Driver 3 / Driv3r (Coming out soon. Should be a kicker. This will be my next game.)
-Metal Gear Solid series (Newest one just came out. One of the best game series ever made.)

Bren,

Actually, I saw the irony in it...I was just jesting. .

Actually, they are a pretty good deal...given today's technology...

WhatFurrer

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Actually, I saw the irony in it...I was just jesting.

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Sometimes it's hard to tell. I stand corrected.

Bren R.

I don't have a PS2, but I'm going to be tempted to get one when GT4 comes out. I love that series of racing games.

I think that would be my only motivation to buy a PS2 or other console. I don't really want to drop the cash or the WAF-credit to get wheel/pedals for the PC, and I just can't rationalize a gamepad for only one game. A PS2, sure, but a gamepad?!

Big John, You really should look at getting an xbox! It has every bit as good of games, it also has dolby digital 5.1 sound in its games, so your setup can thrive. I'm new to the forum, but have been playing video games for 20 plus years.

That's always an option too. Graphics (on the whole) are better on the xbox and there are some HD games if you have the setup for it.
That said the difference is not so great that you will hate one or the other. Find the one that has the games you wan to play and go with that.

PS I have both. If the game is out on both I buy whichever seems to have the most extra stuff.

jr

If you have patience wait for the next generation to come out. PS3 and Xbox2 should be coming out in 2005.
If not, then read my breakdown of the following systems
Xbox
Pros
Halo
Online Gaming Aspect Strong
Output supported to larger resolution TVs(including HDTV)
Up to 4 players on 1 system
Cons
Not Enough good Games(Halo and Sports Games aren't enough)

PS2
Pros
Many, Many Games
Many, Many good games
Cons
Weakest Graphics output
not really good for large TVs
Weak Online Aspect

GameCube
Best for younger Kids
Games Tailored for younger generation
Pretty good graphics
Some cool GCube only games
Cheapest(100$)
Cons
Weak Online Aspect

All three of these systems are getting older and once Xbox2 and PS3 come out, companies will no longer produce games for these consoles.