If you haven`t read Part 1, you can go back to see how all this madness started. Now off to the next round...

Round 4

Pick #1 (19) - Chuck Husemann - Metroid
Chuck`s Comment: While not Nintendo`s marquee franchise this is still one of the crowns of the Nintendo empire.



John`s Comment: Metroid really shouldn`t have fallen this far so Chuck gets a steal at pick 19.

Dan`s Comment: Another great pick, as over 13 million games are already in circulation and Metroid Prime 3 is due out later this year.



Pick #2 (20) - Rachel Steiner - Mega Man




John`s Comment: I can`t really see Mega Man being that popular anymore but it sure did churn out a lot of games.

Dan`s Comment: A good solid pick in round four, but a franchise that looks to be down to mobile phones and Nintendo DS releases. However, there have been over 27 million of this franchise sold worldwide, so this is a strong addition to anyone`s portfolio.

Cyril`s Comment: Look, I love Mega Man as much as the next guy ... but one needs to worry about the character being overused. Even back in the 2D era Mega Man had a bad reputation for being that one franchise that never changed, to the point where the bosses and levels almost became a parody of earlier titles. These days Capcom is releasing two to three Mega Man games a year and I worry that our favorite blue hero may be a little too over exposed. Without a major resurrection I wonder how long Mega Man can go on and if it will be profitable five or ten years from now.



Pick #3 (21) - Ben Berry - Marvel Comics
Ben`s Comment: I balance the DC stuff with the Marvel franchises. The Spiderman games from the movies haven`t been bad, and the X-Men and Avenger titles of course of late have been nice. though i still think they have room to grow.



John`s Comment: Ben follows up a questionable pick in my view with another one in my opinion. I guess if you want to corner to super hero market you might as well own two major comic book labels.

Dan`s Comment: In a surprise development (well, not really), Ben corners the market on crappy comic book inspired games by taking the Marvel Comics franchise. I got nothing else <shakes head sullenly>.

Chuck`s Comment: Solid pick but too many other franchises that I would have picked over this one.



Pick #4 (22) - Cyril Lachel - Burnout
Cyril`s Comment: Even if a "real" next gen version has yet to be seen, I have to say that Burnout would be my choice.



John`s Commen...