i think it is a very good thing for cm to be sold as a retail version. i'm quite sure there are a lot of gamera out there that do feel a bit hesitant about buying on-line [for security reasons] and threfore miss out on a great playig experience.i prsonally like all the added features,even though i got most of the mods u described but i sure would like to see the higher resolution game for myslf.that means i will most likely buy the game again.