I usually try to get all of the secrets in a game. Only after I beat the game do I cheat.

Well I usually...

1. Get the game out of the packaging.
2. Pop it in the console.
3. Cheat, cheat, cheat!

Can I second his notion?

I have to say it depends on the game because I love fighting/rpg's/action games. And with fighting games there's really no secrets to find unless you can unlock them some how by playing threw a character's story mode. But with rpg's and action games I try to find secrets and stuff like that. I don't always find them though becuase it frustrates me and I get to the point where I want to throw the game across the room.