You are missing the point here, we have to have a "select" button in order to do anything in the UI, how would you change any options otherwise? Of course if you have the "Play Game" option highlighted "select" starts the game, thats just how UI design works, also i certainly wouldnt want it removed under any circumstances, i NEVER use the play button, i find a game and select it, just like 99.9% of our users do.