PS3- Uncharted 2: MGS4 is an amazing end to the series, but it requires you to be a fan and to have played the other games in order to fully appreciate it. While Uncharted 2 does not do anything too new, it perfects what it offers and is proof that you don't have to do something new, just do something right, it also made just about every major publication forget all about a little game called MW2.
360- Gears of War: It might be heavily dated and the perfect showcase of a game made for people who don't know what a good story is, but it was damn polished and was able to stand toe to toe with Halo and take steam of PS3.
Wii- Super Mario Galaxy 2: Amazingly fun platformer that expands on SMG1 and adds a buttload of great gameplay with proof that Wii can stand against its hardcore console brethren in amazing exclusives.
PS2- GTA III: It single handedly changed gaming from childs play, to a deep medium for experimentation and mature storytelling that anyone can appreciate. After release it introduced a slew of copy cats and 3rd person open world environments were probably the biggest thing in any major gaming trend. Amazing story, amazing gameplay and a great overall package made Rockstar one of the biggest and most trustworthy companies as well as helping cement their tendency to push the limits (which Manhunt further pushed).
Xbox- Halo: No contest really, a launch shooter that saved the system from certain failure (or at least staved it off for 3 years) that changed the game for console FPS' and raised the bar for FPS games in general.
Gamecube- Resident Evil 4 (even though it was on ps2 as well): Not entirely exclusive, but the GC was a bit of a failure in the software department and overall I'd say it was one of the last generation's greatest games standardizing over the shoulder views and making the series a much more major player in the game world then ever before.
PC- Half-Life 2/Crysis: Last gen it perfected the FPS experience and this gen The Orange Box was one of the biggest titles in 2007. Of course since it isn't entirely exclusive and came out last gen, I'll also nominate Crysis 2, a fantastic game that pushed the limits and is exclusive, but I'll admit that I think it is highly overrated and that the story/AI/gameplay aren't too fantastic, the graphics are still amazing though.
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