I'd like to nominate Prince of Persia: Two Thrones / Rival Swords.
I think most of us have played the excellent Sands of Time, but after the horrible sequel, a lot of us skipped out on the third game. It's *almost* as good as the original (from what I hear) so I'd be interested in checking it out.
I'll second that. I loved it. Not as much as the first, but I feel it righted all the wrongs the second one made. And the insta-kills are sweet. I don't think I even scratched the surface of those. Supposedly every standard enemy can be insta-killed if you do it right.
Would that one be on the GC poll, do you think?
Considering that the GC version is definitely the superior game between the two versions
and is cheaper, I can't imagine the RFN crew covering Two Thrones as a Wii game. If we're going to do another GC RetroActive, I could definitely go for Two Thrones, as it's my favorite of the Sands of Time games (though I actually like them all, even the second one when it isn't glitching and playing Godsmack). What can I say? I love the Speed Kill system, as it finally incorporated the Prince's platforming and combat halves (which until 2 Thrones were game designs on opposing sides of a grid-iron fence) in satisfying harmony. While I liked the idea of the Dark Prince, though, I never did like playing as him despite some very interesting platforming sections with him.
And yes, if we're doing a GBC poll in the future, definitely a vote for the Oracle games (primarily Ages).