CreatureX

Pretty good list coming from a mainstream magazine.

http://www.time.com/time/topten/2006/videogames/01.html

1. Wii SPORTS (for Wii)
2. GEARS OF WAR (for Xbox 360)
3. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. (for Nintendo DS)
4. LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS (for Wii)
5. RESISTANCE: FALL OF MAN (for PS3)
6. PREY (for PC, Xbox 360)
7. ROCKSTAR GAMES PRESENTS TABLE TENNIS (for Xbox 360)
8. GUITAR HERO 2 (for PS2)
9. LEGO STAR WARS II: THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY (Xbox, Xbox 360, GC, PS2)
10. BULLY (for PS2)

gimmepilotwings

Table Tennis?

Wow, that is one game that doesn't belong.

taffer

I agree.

Prey was also a mediocre FPS. GRAW or Rainbow Six: Vegas should be there instead of Prey.

And no Oblivion whatsoever?

Dragon Fly

That's just kind of silly.... I guess everybody has their picks for best games but Wii Sports on top? and Table Tennis? yeesh.

gimmepilotwings

Holy crap I forgot about Oblivion. Terrible omission.

fujishig

Although by far the best PS3 launch title, I don't think Resistance deserves it's spot either. And while I enjoyed it, Lego Star Wars 2 in the top ten? That having been said, I'm not sure what (besides Oblivion) I would put there instead. As an RPG fan, I'd think FF XII. Or Okami, though I guess that had limited appeal.

Deftones

Prey doesn't belong on there either.

Jeremy517

Given the widespread appeal of Wii Sports, particularly with non-gamers, I don't think it is that much of a stretch. It just depends on the criteria they use.

dcprules

Tisk tisk on no mention of Oblivion. Kinda surprised about Wii Sports taking the top spot, too. I've been having a lot of fun, however, with that title.

Setzer

No mention of Oblivion or Final Fantasy XII.

Absolute Zero

I played Table Tennis 4 or 5 months ago and I thought it was pretty fun. Not sure it would be a top 10 game, but it would be fairly close.

fumanstan

I agree, not sure why both of those aren't on there

Samisking23

Final fantasy 12 wasn't that great , it isn't even the best finanl fantasy game.

outer-edge

Honestly, it appears Time went for the broader appeal games.

Setzer

I guess that's your opinion. FFXII was one of the highest scored games of 2006 and easily one of the best FF games ever made.

fumanstan

I don't know, I would have figured Oblivion had a broader appeal then Prey, and table tennis didn't seem to have that much of a following at all. Oh well.

Giantrobo

I'm one of the few who enjoys RS's Table Tennis but I'm starting to see why people hate it. At a certain point the game becomes frunstratingly hard and that's when all the fun up and disappears.

But as far as presentation, music, and graphics the game is pretty cool.

But I would agree that it's not really a Top 10 game.

Dazed

nice to see the Wii has a few titles in there especially since its only been out a few months.

Tracer Bullet

No Dreamfall: The Longest Journey? No Neverwinter Nights 2? They should have called this the top 10 console games.

darkside

Wow, a really shitty list. If Wii Sports was the best game released in 2006 I guess I'm done gaming.

Prey was fun, but wasn't even in my top 25 games from last year. Table Tennis?

Where is Okami, FF XII, Oblivion or Elite Beat Agents?

M2theAX

yeah I agree this list is poor

Tarantino

I haven't had as much fun playing this with three friends since Goldeneye came out on the N64. I agree with their assessment.

= J

Setzer

msdmoney

Definitely some interesting choices, I have no idea why Prey is on there. I haven't played enough of the other big games like Oblivion and Okami to judge though.

BobDole42

Where is Castlevania: POR?