Shogun = tops for me. It's the only game I ever stayed up all night, on multiple nights, for months, to MP battle fellow players from around the world. Guys at work would ask me: "Dude, hard night drinkin'?". "No", answered I, "just killin' perfectly good virtual Japanese guys with my friends across the pond."

MTW = 2nd place (for me) for the immersive SP game, which I virtually ignored in STW.

The other titles are OK, I guess. I've bought them all and played through them. I mean no offense, and highly respect you fellas who praise those games, but: they bored me, even with all the flashy graphics. Neverthless, I will certainly buy and try ETW. Thousands of you guys can't all be wrong. :)