I really have to think about this hard before I answer it. In my younger days, "Games you just couldn't stop playing..." meant something entirely different than it does today. As a kid, I "just couldn't stop playing..." because it was the only game I had and I couldn't afford a new one, nor would my parents buy me another. However, I remember playing Tekken 2/3 and Diablo pretty religiously. Oh yeah, and Goldeneye, although I think pretty much everyone is int he same boat as me on that one.
Since I've been able to afford my own games - Blade of Darkness springs to mind. It was my first real experience with a PC game (aside from Diablo of course), but man it was one hell of a game in general. Add to that, Jedi Outcast, Prince of Persia, and Freedom Fighters. Personally, I get bored with games after I've beat them, so there has to be somehting pretty special about them to make me come back for more.
However, probably my all time most played game - Call of Duty. Damn, I was a badass in the original, but that isn't hard to conceive since I pretty much played it all day, every day. I got so good, literally every single server I played on would kick me out because they thought I was hacking. I don't blame them though. Some of the crap I pulled off in that game... I would have thought the same thing. But, it wasn't hacks, and it really wasn't skill - it was just the fact that I played it constantly. I was a professional slacker then, and FPS's have world class reknown for being the games that pretty mcuh play out the same way everytime. There is always some sniper noobin building X or corner Y. It gets to the point where you don't even have to see someone there. There is ALWAYS someone in those spots, so you just shoot, and you always get a kill. Plus I was pretty quick back then, so that helped against the players who could actually play. Main point is, memorization and effortless key strokes (which takes some practice)can make you a god in any online FPS.
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