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What's mostly missing from these recommendations are all the amazing digital download coop games, which quite frankly take up most of my time.

Games like:

Castle Crashers (Xbox 360 only right now) ilomilo (Xbox 360 only) Trine (PS3 only right now) Fat Princess (PS3 only) Bomberman (both platforms)

If you don't own either PS3 or Xbox 360, then either console will have enough new games you haven't played that you ultimately won't feel short changed, because both have a catalog of games quite big now. If you have to pick a console, then look at the exclusive games you see above and decide if there are certain games you must have, ie. Gears of War, which is an Xbox 360 only game.

For even more coop games you should check out the site: http://www.co-optimus.com It's dedicated towards cataloging all coop games, and has a great system telling you if a game has local coop or not.

I will say this: If you enjoy entertainment with a partner, maybe you should go with PS3, because then you can watch BluRay movies, which is always more fun with people around:)

I would definitely recommend playing the first game before the second if you can - the story is great and unless it's been accidentally spoiled, there are several twists and turns that make it really worthwhile. Just when you think you've figured it out and you think you're sooo clever, it'll surprise you :)

Though as you say, there is no Mass Effect 1 on PS3. There is however, a sort-of solution to not having a save game - there's an interactive motion comic that takes you through the major plot points and lets you make most, if not all, of the big decisions from the first game. The comic is included with the PS3 version of the game so you'd be good to go.

Btw, if you have a decent PC I'd recommend playing it on that instead. The graphics are better, the gameplay is a lot smoother because you don't have to keep pausing to use powers, and you still can't beat mouse + keyboard! :)