GamePro's E3 Showstoppers and E3 From the Hip

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Showstopper
1. A game or system shown at the 2004 E3 show that impresses the GamePro editors so much that it stops the show and demands immediate attention.
2: Said game or hardware must be playable or actual running software; video-only footage gets a separate award.

Showstoppers

1. Nintendo DS/Sony PSP (tie)
2. Resident Evil 4 (GC)
3. Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
4. Halo 2 (XBOX)
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (PC)
6. Half-Life 2 (PC)
7. The Movies (PC)
8. Killzone (PS2)
9. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2)
10. God of War (PS2)
11. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GC)
12. Doom 3 (XBOX)
13. Pikmin 2 (GC)
14. Call of Duty: Finest Hour (PS2/XBOX)
15. Mortal Kombat: Deception (PS2/XBOX)
16. Destroy All Humans (PS2/XBOX)
17. Paper Mario 2 (GC)
18. Burnout 3 (PS2/XBOX)
19. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3 (PS2/XBOX/GC/PC)
20. 25 to Life (PS2/XBOX)

If anyone wants the full text from the Showstoppers, let me know which game and I'll type it up.

E3 From the Hip

Conspicuous No-Shows:
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Spider-Man 2
The Warriors
Capcom Fighting Jam

Best Trailers:
The Legend of Zelda
Tekken 5
The Legend of Zelda
Marc Ecko's Getting On
The Legend of Zelda

Games You Can't Appreciate Properly On a Noisy Show Floor:
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Wars
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Just Release It Already:
Fable
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
StarCraft: Ghost
Gran Turismo 4

Looks Good, Looks Early--Show Us More:
Devil May Cry 3
Kingdom Hearts 2

Seen It, Loved It, Moved On:
Vampire: The Masquerade--Bloodlines
EverQuest II

Disappointments:
The Matrix Online
Driv3r

Most Improved:
Star Fox
Conker: Live & Reloaded

Pleasant Surprise:
Fight Club

Best Moment:
Shigeru Miyamoto strikes a pose with Link's sword and shield after the surprise unveiling of the Legend of Zelda trailer

Hottest Genre Buzzword:
"Action/RPG"

Second Hottest Genre Buzzword:
"WWII shooter"

Best Press Kit:
Namco's slipcovered DVD/CD set, full of screens, info, and game trailers

Weirdest Games:
Git On Da Mic
Chulip

Best Irony:
Use of Apple laptops to help run Microsoft's press conference ( :lol )

Best Game Title:
Chrome: Gold Edition ( :lol )

Best Chair:
White swivel recliners, Halo 2 theater

Use of Apple laptops to help run Microsoft's press conference<--been like this from beginning. Did you know Bill Gates Multi-Million Dollar mansion was designed with Macs??? For those of you who haven't seen Pirates of Silicon Valley...I recommend seeing this soon. It might make you throw your PC out the window. :lol

Wasn't the computer mouse made by another smaller company and just purchased by Microsoft?

Even so, Bill Gates must have done something right.

Didn't Bill Gates and Steve Jobs both start out working for Atari? I know Jobs did, not too sure about Gates though. They probably know each other.

Said game or hardware must be playable or actual running software; video-only footage gets a separate award.

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That's why Zelda wasn't a showstopper.

Best Trailers:
The Legend of Zelda
Tekken 5
The Legend of Zelda
Marc Ecko's Getting On
The Legend of Zelda

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They did mention the Zelda trailer, though.

I woulda put Halo 2 in first...........