Where does Pacman fit in? Or Tetris? Some games simply begin when you start them, and end when you stop playing. I don't see why games should be constrained to a certain narrative style.
Yeah, I'm not surprised with Sony's smoke and mirrors act, but I am a bit surprised with Microsoft. The XBox 360 is supposedly to come out this year... right?
Buy Disgaea: Hour of Darkness! (w00t)
Edit: Or, in the hack-and-slash tradition, you might enjoy Champions of Norrath II: Return to Arms. X-Men: Legends is also decent.
Lucas hadn't intened Mace to crush Grievous's chest. The creators of Clone Wars added that of their own accord.
The cough was supposed to show that he wasn't a droid.