The gang here loves us some "Top Lists", but over the past few months they have gotten out of hand - how could we continue making top lists? After hours of grueling brainstorming with Street Fighter 4, Chris Plante, our wetnosed associate editor delivered brilliance: "What about the best hands in shooters!" We laughed, and approached it as a joke, but the more we thought it about it... [snip] no, seriously, think about it...

When you blast through your favorite FPS, do you ever take a break from the calamity and let your eyes wander to the hands at the bottom of the screen, and you think, "Man, those hands are a representation of my hands. They do what I tell them to do: shoot the gun, stab the bad guy, and grab the life pack. I really owe those hands a solid. They've done so much for me. They're respectable dudes," then slurp on a Diet Cherry Cola?

And then do you realize those hands aren't real hands, and even if they were, it's not like you could take them out for a burger or beers, because hands can't eat?

I mean, you've been there, right? It's not just us; it can't be.

That's why we believe it is our duty, all of us, as the users of the hands, to celebrate these appendages and the work they've done. Give 'em a hand. They'd do the same for you.

Daigoji_Gai via ugo.com »