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RPG's
My personal gerne of choice. This is only for the gamer with time on their hands. Lots of it. If you want to do your school work, or if you have a job, odds are you don't have time for RPG's. But for those of you that have that kind of time on your hand, you're in luck. Now, if you've even heard of RPG's, you probably own 'Final Fantasy X' and it's predecessors. But the fun doesn't stop there. Tip: Look past the "Kiddieness" of 'Kingdom Hearts'. You can thank me later. PS2 owners also get one of the more impressive RPG's made outside of Square in 'Suikoden 3'. Oh, and if you like long-winded stories, lots of text and talking in your RPG's, do yourself a favor and pick up 'Xenogears' and 'Xenosaga'. Trust me on that one. There's yet even more goodies from Square in 'Chrono Cross', 'Final Fantasy Tactics' and 'Vagrant Story' among others...so, really, you can just buy Square games and have a great PS1 RPG collection. Other systems, it's a bit harder...N64 has both 'Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' and 'The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask', but it's hard after that. There is 'Paper Mario' and for you farmers out there, 'Harvest Moon 64' is just right. DC owners only have 'Skies of Arcadia' and 'Grandia 2', not that they're bad, they're really good actually, but that's all (Aside from Phantasy Star Online, but that's not really 1 player is it?) X-Box gamers...you get the hardcore stuff. Stuff like 'Elder Scrolls: Morrowind'. And the upcoming 'Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'. Pre-order that one if you are a Star Wars fan in the least bit. Even if you don't like Star War, pre-order that one. And next year, "Project Ego" and "B.C." Those are looking to be good ones. Gamecube owners...things are finally starting to look up. 'The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker' is all I need to say...

Dreamcast
Since 'RPG' is really a genre based around 1 player games, the rest I'll do by system. Despite it being...well, officially a "Dead system," in my eyes, the DC will always rock, as will it's games. Though the U.S.(Of COURSE) won't be getting the sequel, that doesn't mean we can't play the first 'Shenmue'. How does Europe get Shenmue II but...anyways, despite many people thinking the contrary, I liked 'Sonic Adventure' better than 'Sonic Adventure 2'. I think it was more...cleverly designed, and is a better overall game. Just my opinion though. And I dig rythym games, and I dig 'Space Channel 5' so...there ^^ And, while it's fun beating your friends, you'll never be able to really outskill the computer like you can your buds sometimes in 'Tennis 2K2'. Well, not the comp on a hard difficulty anyways.

Gamecube
GC has quite a lineup now with all their exclusives out. 'Metroid Prime'. 'Super Mario Sunshine'. 'Resident Evil'. 'Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II'. Not bad, eh? And if you don't mind quote-unquote "Little kiddie games," 'Pikmin for Nintendo GameCube' will be right up your alley, though it may be a bit short. And, one of the only games that will appear on both 'Multi' and '1 Player' lists of mine is 'Super Monkey Ball'. You can't mess with it. An un-official Marble Madness sequel was long overdue... ^^

Playstation
This will include both PS1 and PS2. Who can say they don't enjoy good old fashioned fun? No one. Unless you're a grumpy crab. but, if you're not a crab, then you'll like 'Grand Theft Auto 3' and 'Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'. This game would be fun if you asked people politely to borrow their car and instead of preforming hits on people you gave them hugs and sent them flowers, the gameplay's so good. Well, it'd lose a bit of it's luster, but it's a really good game. And as much as I like it 2 player, 'Ps2 Tony Hawk 4' is really meant to be 1 player. Or at least, it's meant to be fullscreen. And, while it's no "HALO," PS2 owners get a good dose of great FPS action with 'Red Faction'...hey that rhymes...I'm a poet and...wait, that joke sucks. For deep racing action and a buttloadof cars, 'Gran Turismo 3: A Spec' is for you. That'll keep you happy for months, getting everything in the game. There's also some great action/platformers too, from "Critics love me, but not buyers, for some reason" 'Ps2 Ico', to "Critics AND buyers like us ^^" 'Jak and Daxter for PlayStation 2', to "Why are you putting me in the platformer catagory?" 'Devil May Cry'. For those of you without a PC, you can pick up 'The Sims' on PS2. And of course, you have to mention 'Metal Gear Solid 2:Substance' because, well...the game rules you.

X-Box
'HALO'. Even now, it's still the best game for X-Box in my opinion. Though it's got got tough competition. 'Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell' is a definate challenger for top game, though it's coming out on PS2 as well, but...whatever. 'Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball' is a great game, under all the scantily clad polygon women. Great V-ball action. I've been waiting for this since Super Spike V-ball. X-Box also includes the best version of 'Max Payne' (Besides PC of course) though some people don't dig the X-Box controller. And, despote the fact that it's a fancied up rail shooted, pick up 'Panzer Dragoon Orta'. You'll see nothing that look better than this until...a long time. For the patient...VERY patient player, there's top notch racers 'Project Gotham Racing' and 'Rallisport Challenge'. Warning: if you enjoy beating games, you might not like those 2. They're...f'ing...HARD! There's also the top-notch "I'm not REALLY an extreme sports title" 'JSRF- Jet Set Radio Future'. Moving to action/adventure titles, 'Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee' is a must, and if you're willing to try and learn the controls, a very good 'Gun Valkyrie' waits for you...and X-Box still begins and ends with 'HALO'.

Well, there you go...the best solo games you can buy...right now anyways. There's always more RPG's coming out...and "Halo 2" and "GTA4" are of course in the works...