I'm not sure what I'd say if someone asked me which game is to videogaming what Citizen Kane is to film. For starters, I'm not even into Citizen Kane. I don't think it holds up. It's a movie for critics and film students. When it comes to ancient film from the olden days, I'll take a crowd-pleaser like Casablanca any day of the week.

But I'd probably just pick Bioshock.

It's such a loaded question, particularly when it's asked by a broadcast news agency doing some sort of high-falutin' webcast dealie hosted by Charlie "Do you support the Bush Doctrine?" Gibson. I can say for sure that I wouldn't pick the Metroid Prime trilogy, which is exactly what Michael Thomsen from IGN did. I'd also try not to look like I just rolled out of bed and I'd try to broker some sort of peace agreement between the stripes on my tie and the stripes on my shirt.

Thomsen makes a good case in that he has his reasons. But it sounds to me like he's reading a lot into Metroid Prime based on how much he likes it rather than how much is actually there. Which is perhaps what I would do with Bioshock. And perhaps what critics and film students do with Citizen Kane. So well played, Mr. Thomsen.

(Thanks 1up.)