A topic after my own heart...*ahem*
In addition to "Final" Fantasy, Sonic, Resident Evil, King Of Fighters (good call Butta), Mega Man, and franchised sports games...
Gran Turismo...yeah, it's pretty, but the actual racing is dull as dry toast. The AI gives no challenge, you can bumper car your way to winning with no penality, and once you learn how to tune your car and stay within the race's limits, winning is just a matter of staying awake long enough to finish the race. Plus, though I've never driven an exotic sports car, I've never known real automobiles to be quite as spinout prone as those of the GT series.
Tony Hawk...did this really need to become a yearly franchise? Maybe I don't play it enough to appreciate all the little things, but it seems to me like they have been milking this for all it's worth, with this year's instalment the first that doesn't just look like more of the same (and it seems like it's getting really mixed reviews anyway.) As much as I liked the first one, I could stick with that and be happy. I guess I just don't "get it".
Dead or Alive...button mashers of the world unite! If this game was a sasuage party, no one would give a damn and this series would have died the death it's boring gameplay deserves. However, put some...urr...eye candy in the game, and all of a sudden people are talking about this game like it requires skill. Come on! I'd much rather take my $50 down to "Foxy Boxing" night and see the real thing than waste my time with polygonal jumblies.
That's all I can think of to add right now. :P