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Matthew and Samuel compete to pick the best 10 games (and one HD collection) that represent the PS3’s somewhat inconsistent library. Vote for the winner in our pinned tweet @BackPagePod.

This week’s music is from the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots soundtrack by Harry Gregson-Williams.

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PS3 Haze with no disc

The Categories?

  1. Unfortunate Sixaxis controls
  2. Resistance or Killzone
  3. One of those 6/10s
  4. Defunct online vehicular combat game
  5. Runs better on 360
  6. Cursed peripheral required
  7. PSN game that only Samuel remembers
  8. Has a superior PS4 version now
  9. Platformer that Matthew hates
  10. Tokyo Jungle or Metal Gear Solid 4

The Categories

  1. Exclusive
  2. Racing
  3. Naughty Dog
  4. Shooter or platformer
  5. PSN game
  6. Ill-advised Sixaxis inclusion
  7. RPG or action adventure
  8. Wild card
  9. Free pick
  10. Has a superior PS4 version now
  11. Bonus category: HD Collection

Draft Order

Player Category Pick
Matthew Exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Samuel Exclusive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Samuel Naughty Dog Jak and Daxter Collection
Matthew Superior PS4 version God of War 3
Samuel Superior PS4 version Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Matthew RPG action adventure Demon’s Souls
Samuel PSN game Journey
Matthew HD Collection The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection
Samuel Racing MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
Matthew Shooter or Platformer Resistance 3
Samuel RPG action adventure Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Matthew Sixaxis inclusion Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction
Samuel Wild card 3D Dot Game Heroes
Matthew Wild card Puppeteer
Samuel Shooter or Platformer LittleBigPlanet 2
Matthew Free pick Heavy Rain
Samuel Free pick Persona 5
Matthew Naughty Dog Jak and Daxter Collection
Samuel Sixaxis inclusion WipeOut HD
Matthew PSN game Rain
Samuel HD Collection Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Matthew Racing MotorStorm: Apocalypse

Picks

Category Matthew Samuel
Exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Racing MotorStorm: Apocalypse MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
Naughty Dog Jak and Daxter Collection The Last of Us
Shooter or Platformer Resistance 3 LittleBigPlanet 2
PSN game Rain Journey
Sixaxis inclusion Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction WipeOut HD
RPG action adventure Demon’s Souls Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Wild card Puppeteer 3D Dot Game Heroes
Free pick Heavy Rain Persona 5
Superior PS4 version God of War 3 Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
HD Collection The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection Metal Gear Solid HD Collection

Results

Matthew 38%

Samuel 62%

(364 votes, then the poll broke)