I keep seeing things like hopefully...If you haven't played the game...Don't put it on your top 5!!!

1.) Mass Effect

2.) Gears of War

3.) Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

4.) COD 4

5.) Halo 3

I'll even give you a top 10

6.) Condemned

7.) The Orange Box

8.) Madden 08

9.) Guitar Hero III

10.) Bioshock

For all the Assasins Creed lovers out there sorry but the controls sucked so bad

Wow people are nutz...

The essential list is as follows: I can't believe someone actully put Skate down as a must have...lol

Gears of War (best game of 06)

all and all a better shooter than Halo will ever be

Halo 3

(bc it's freakin Halo) you just have to finish the fight

Mass Effect

(bc it has a story that no other game has ever had...One where you feel like you actually have to make decisions that will change the game

Orange Box

The best deal by any developer ever

Grab Halo 2 and download Halo bc if you haven't played them Halo 3 will be have holes in the story