I hated the first GOW game, but despite a few moments of pure rage fits, I saw the game to the end. I ended up getting GOW II when it dropped to $20 and thought it was a hell of a lot better than the first one, being as it seemed to have less cheap moments and didn't feel like I was button mashing into oblivion. Although I did briefly own it, I've yet to play GOW III, but did enjoy the demo.