0 anUnofficial List of Best Console Game Graphics

Note: This is a list of the best console game graphics. Not PC. I see Crysis in any comments, until Crysis 2 comes out for the consoles, I'm deleting it. We get it- PC's have the best graphics.

Now, for the list:

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Killzone 2

Gears of War 2

Metal Gear Solid 4

Assassin's Creed I/II

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Possible Candidates:

Heavy Rain- Looking strong with some great motion capture, animation, and detailed environments. Here's an early video that is understandably not up to the bar set by the final game, but was great for when it came out and still hits a note with me emotionally. Love it. Check out more recent clips of the game for a look at what the final product actually looks like (it's much better, but I don't want to ruin the plot).

God of War 3- A character model alone that could not fit by itself on the PS2. Sound good to me.

Gran Turismo 5- Screens of this game look like video from NASCAR or something. Amazing.

Final Fantasy XIII- Supposedly, those who have played it can find no noticeable difference between the CG cutscenes and the gameplay. The creators claimed to have reached pre-rendered quality, and it looks like that might be the case.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII- If FF XIII is any indication, these graphics will also dazzle. Also going for it are its PS3 exclusivity (better graphics, more time spent optimizing and using full BD capacity) and its trailers, all of which are a million times cooler than FF XIII's trailers.

Mafia 2- Screenshots look amazing, and when the original came out, it totally beasted GTA graphically, the contemporary open world game.

Alan Wake- Supposedly the tour-de-force of the 360. We'll see- 5+ years in development is certainly enough time to get it right.

So? Disagree? Have any to add? Let me know... Various games were left out for good reason- I did not include artistic games like Mirror's Edge (much to the dismay of my close friend Tyler) because that's more a matter of opinion. It doesn't mean they're not valid, but it's difficult to compare, say, Borderlands to Far Cry 2. And speaking of FC 2, the graphics engines not only had to function beautifully in these games, but they had to add to the gameplay experience and not run into slowdown and other problems, etc. AC I and II only made it on despite pop-in because the pop-in is understandable in an open world console game.