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Whaaaaat? I hate Child of Eden's menu. Especially compared to how elegant REZ's is. Design aside, the fidelity of it isn't even good.

 

[Atolm]

Wipeout HD/Fury, no contest.

 

[NaughtyCalibur]

Is Child of Eden worth playing without Kinect? Threads like this always get me interested.

Absolutely. I didn't have Kinect, and I had a blast. I played it on Kinect at a friend's house on his 70+" TV, and while it was nice I didn't enjoy it any more or less, personally.

 

[∀ Narayan]

Wipeout HD/Fury, no contest.

Definitely. I love Wipeout HD's menus.

The Dead Space games absolutely kill in this department as well.

 

[NaughtyCalibur]

Whaaaaat? I hate Child of Eden's menu. Especially compared to how elegant REZ's is. Design aside, the fidelity of it isn't even good.

Different strokes, I guess. REZ's is pretty nice too though, I'll admit.

 

[Franklinator]

Child of Eden and Final Fantasy XIII are my favorites, like others pointed out

I also really like Littlebigplanet's Popit menu

 

[Satchel]

Dead Space for sure as far as in game menu goes..

Metroid Prime has arguably the best title screen/menu though.

 

[kayos90]

Blazblue: Calamity Trigger had an awesome main menu. So good. And then they ruined it in Continuum Shift.

 

[Shalashaska161]

Wipeout HD: Fury wins this by a country mile, at least for this gen. Though Metroid Prime 1 is probably my favourite ever though. Either that or the original Super Metroid.

Wipeout HD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1s-eCBVedw

Super Metroid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chh6RAjGohw

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

Post titles you fools. We don't all know every game just by looking at it, especially when you title your image "untitled.png".

 

[Tain]

that's Beyond Good & Evil.

 

[-Stranger-]

Halo Reach
Mirrors Edge
Dead Space 1 and 2
Portal 2
Metroid Prime

 

[Little Green Yoda]

love the metroid prime title screen/menu. Can't find any youtube videos though.

edit!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBJsSaHJOfU

The menu system and title screen music are the areas where Metroid Prime 2 far surpasses those of its predecessor.

The Metroid Prime title screen theme is pretty slick too though.

 

[hayejin]

Correct answer is Riddick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8srlDDBGS4

 

[Gilby]

The menu system and title screen music are the areas where Metroid Prime 2 far surpasses those of its predecessor.

The Metroid Prime title screen theme is pretty slick too though.

Definitely, I can't believe people were saying prime 3 when 2's menus and menu music were probably the coolest of any game I've ever played.

 

[JaseC]

Post titles you fools. We don't all know every game just by looking at it, especially when you title your image "untitled.png".

It's the very same Beyond Good & Evil computer screen as linked to in the OP.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Twisted Metal Balck

 

[AlphaTwo00]

Definitely, I can't believe people were saying prime 3 when 2's menus and menu music were probably the coolest of any game I've ever played.

Agreed. 2 > 3 when it came to the menu.

 

[Angry Fork]

FF13 is my favorite this gen, just because of the awesome CGI animation when you go to a character screen. I wish I hadn't sold this I want to replay it =(

 

[Alex Connolly]

Excuse the size, but Anno 2070 for me. Subtle and gorgeous. Plus, the online interactivity is implemented excellently.

 

[Dyno]

Dead Space's holograms are my choice. That's a tremendous amount of info you can access without breaking out of the game.

I always really like Riddick's rusted steel menu cube. That thing was dope.

My friend saw Skyrim's constellation character sheet for the first time last night and was blown away. He remembers old school pen and paper D&D sheets and remarked on how far the genre has progressed to be at the point we are now.

 

[SmokyDave]

I really liked the main menu for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. It rotated through a few different backgrounds with dynamic elements and they all looked really cool.

 

[Label]

Hard Reset possibly has one of the worst Main Menu's I have ever had the displeasure of using. Takes forfuckingever to get to each menu. It guess it looks kind of cool.

My favourite:
Any Valve game. Simple, elegant and responsive.

 

[Atomsk Rex]

I always had loads of fun in the Little Big Planet lobby/main room.

 

[robotrock]

L.A. Noire had a cool main menu.

 

[Mœbius]

The only correct answer is Wipeout HD Fury.

 

[Oppo]

Most of the best ones have been mentioned I reckon...

but I would like to tip my hat to Peace Walker on PSP. Some really nice informational design happening in that game's menus.

 

[Xav]

Stranglehold really blew me away the first time I saw it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaQ7tNUQT8Y&t=2m0s

 

[Alex Connolly]

I really liked the main menu for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. It rotated through a few different backgrounds with dynamic elements and they all looked really cool.

Great choice, man. Very subtle, very cool. I loved the highway one with the pop song.

IO really cracked the mood in K&L2.

 

[Phat Michael]

I posted this in the last thread, but man I really like the menus of FF XIII.

i agree with that. i like how they move slightly as you enter them.

 

[RSP]

 

[PSYGN]

I was impressed with Grid's 3D stylized menu when it came out.

 

[U2NUMB]

Bad Company 1. Main menu not only changed the image based on your single player progress it also changed the tone with new music.

 

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

Nah, I am just kidding. But it makes you think doesn't it? Why haven't we seen any other game use it? dun dun dun

Dead Space 2 does, the background slowly changes as you progress, ending up as somthing completely different.

 

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

...wut?

 

[Hansel]

We ❤ Katamari

Sweets!

Origami!!

Save the pandas!!!

 

[sixteen-bit]

The only correct answer is Wipeout HD Fury.

Too dark. Wipeout HD appeals to me more.

 

[WillyFive]

I am partial to the menus of the Smash Bros. games:

Everything is spelled out big and neatly, with no distractions, an awesome musical score in the background, and if you turn the C-stick you can see it in 3D.

 

[Oppo]

Are you sure that's not just nostalgia talking? That menu looks like kind of a disaster.

 

[MoogPaul]

Dead Space

EDIT: DiRT games if you just mean main menu. Also Bionic Commando for menu

One and done.

 

[Brobzoid]

wipeout3 > pulse/pure > HD >>>>>> Fury

 

[Chrono Helix]

I think Persona 3's was pretty stylish.

 

[Stabby McSter]

main menu, not in-game UI

 

[UnlovedJew]

Really dug the Mirror's Edge menu, I loved it's straight up serene view of the city. L.A. Noire's looked damn cool as well and really fit the tone.

 

[John Rabbit]

Most of the best ones have been mentioned I reckon...

but I would like to tip my hat to Peace Walker on PSP. Some really nice informational design happening in that game's menus.

other than the first image i would agree.

 

[Lunar15]

Maybe not the BEST, but it was pretty cool at the time:

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

 

[SuicideUZI]

I've never played dead space, why does everyone like its menu so much?

 

[Nert]

Portal 2 is probably my favorite in terms of usability. Stylistically, I really enjoyed the interfaces in the Metroid Prime games and in Persona 4.

 

[Melchiah]

Wipeout HD/Fury, no contest.

Wipeout HD: Fury wins this by a country mile, at least for this gen.

Wipeout HD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1s-eCBVedw

Came here to post that. Definitely the most slick & stylish interface I've seen.

 

[iirate]

...wut?

The OP asked about cool user interfaces, not just menu interfaces. He posted what is arguably the single greatest video game UI of all time. The Prime series was definitely a double threat as far as interfaces went - menus and in-game UI were both top notch.