Ahh - a Lefty! Well then I hope you did find something that works cuz I can't imagine it would be very easy for a lefty since the controllers are all for rightys. As for PGR, it was the first game I got with the system. It was beautiful and I quickly tired of it with the Kudos thing... then I bought 6 other games that day. PGR was put on the back burner for quite some time until I had exhausted the fun of the other games. I picked PGR up again and gave it another shot. I found that it wasn't as hard as I thought to master the Kudos thing. The thing with Kudos is it's basically a way for the game to tell you when you're doing something right and that you should repeat it in the future. It's a brilliant way to get you to learn and become better at the game. I've unlocked about half the cars and I've plateaued for the time being. I'll surely go back to it again to see if I can conquer the next hump. Once you start tuning in to the Kudos thing (and I was previously partial to games like Need For Speed), the game actually has alot of depth and fun and will wear you out before you get bored with it. Wreckless was a title for me that just got really boring really quick because it's a silly arcade game with alot of glitz. They made it pretty, but they forgot to make it fun. Anyway - that's where I was coming from with that... your tastes might be different.

Once Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is release the XBOX will be mine. ALso Halo looks so HOT!!!!!!! If I only had the cash....or didn't buy this damn imprecated GC.

One game that I strongly suggest you getting, that your 3 yr. old can enjoy is Arctic Thunder. This is a simple racing game that will hone his gaming and coordination skills. Also my daughter likes the smaller MadCats rubber grip controller better than the original Xbox controller.

Mario Kart64 was what I started my daughter on when she was 2 and she (now 5) can kick my 15yr old sons butt in just about every game, especially DOA3 and Artic Thunder.

Funny thing was a couple of weeks ago, I brought my Xbox to a family get-together at my parents house and let all my brothers, cousins and uncles have at it with DOA3 for a couple of hours. Then I brought my 5yr old daughter in and challenged them to play against her. They chuckled and after it was all said and done she had whooped all of them time after time until one of my brothers said, "Let's play another game without her".

I wish that I was a betting man cause I'd have emptied their wallets that night.

Get him started early and again he'll really enjoy "Arctic Thunder".

I am glad we convinced you to pick up the system, even though I suggested to wait.

If you enjoy racing, I can stress RalliSport Challenge more. I simply love it.

Also, since you enjoy RPGs, Morrowind should hit next month, but... it is also coming for PC, so that's a toss up.

I dont like giving advice on what consoles to buy, so all I can really say dude is buy what you want, and make sure it makes you happy.

Thanks WOWZY,
Good idea. Right now he only wants CARS !!!!!!!!
I rented StarWars Starfighter last night and I thought he would love it, but he was pissed. He wanted CARS !!! So I but in Wreckless and he was happy as a bug. He does not play yet, he sits there with his controller that is unplugged and watches. Soon we will try getting him involved in game play

You should make your purchase on the games that you want to play. Look at the Xbox titles @ $50+ a pop, console $300, and controllers for $40 a pop. then make your choice... If it takes you longer than 30 secs. hold off the purchase for another month, then do it again.