If your friend is into Gundam style manga shooters with giant robots(and who isn't?!

) try
Zone of the Enders
Zone of the Enders 2: the second runner
Commonly called ZOE 1 & 2 by fans
ZOE 1 is a bit too easy and short but then it was an initial release for the PS2 and it still feels revolutionary
ZOE 2 will have you pulling chunks of hair out by level 5 but boy is it worth it!Storyline is told through a mix of CGI and Manga style animation,the in-game controls are easy to pick up but take a while to become a master,as all good games should be.Oh and there's the option to lock on to up to 50(rough guess,it's lots!) enemies at once.Cool upgrades,great story(but I would recommend playing ZOE first for full story impact) and dear god the re-playablilty.I bought it when it came out a few years back and I still dust it off every couple of months and play it through again.All in all one of the great classics and you should be able to pick it up for less than $15 pre owned
