It' s your choice, so pick what you want. Doesn' t matter about review scores or official award nominations or anything like that...pick 1, pick 5, pick 20. It' s up to you, and rank them. Of the games you' ve played this year, which deserves the top honors? If you feel the need to list explanations for your choices, go right ahead.

Mine:

1. The Chronicles of Riddick
2. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
3. Halo 2
4. Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
5. Ninja Gaiden
6. Champions of Norrath
7. Star Ocean: ' Til the End of Time
8. Half-Life 2
9. Onimusha 3
10. Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal

Games I haven' t played yet but fairly sure they have a chance of making the list:

Fable
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Metroid Prime 2: Stir of Echoes
Tales of Symphonia
World of Warcraft
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Burnout 3
Jak III
Ace Combtat 5
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Kingdom Under Fire
Katamari Damacy