It looks like our reader poll for best game of the year is shaping up to be a two horse race with Resident Evil 4 and Mario Kart DS duking it out for the top spot and God of War trailing a distant third.

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Personally, I think the best game of the season, and perhaps the year, was Indigo Prophecy. While I loved God of War it was in many ways perfection of the status quo and while Shadow of the Colossus is also a stupendous title, it was a fantastic experience punctuated by moments of repetitive tedium. (I'll pause for a second to let you shout at me.)

The thing about Indigo Prophecy is that it delivered a genuine cinematic experience to gaming. If you haven't played it, make sure you at least rent the title. I'm going to post a review of the game in a bit.

I guess it all boils down how you define game of the year. Should it be the title you had the most fun playing or the one that you think got closest to tipping what you consider gaming on its ear?

Discuss among yourselves.

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