Top Games of 2008

2008 is nearly over, and thus it turns to the gamers to dictate which games they believe are the best of the best this year. I felt like chiming in, so here’s my Top 5 for each console. I’ve even rounded it off with an Overall Top 10 of the Year. : D

PS3

Top 5

Devil May Cry 4
Disgaea 3
Valkyria Chronicles
Resistance 2
Metal Gear Solid 4

Honourable Mention - Kung Fu Panda – this game deserves a mention simply because it’s a game no one expected to be fun. Movie games never are, after all, so we all decided subconsciously not to give this any attention. But damn, were we wrong. Sure, it’s no AAA title, but it’s more like an awesome B-Movie that you keep going back to for more.

Xbox 360

Top 5
Ninja Gaiden 2
Infinite Undiscovery
Fable 2
Fallout 3
Left4Dead

Honourable Mention - Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe – while not one of the best fighting games going, or even one of the best Mortal Kombat games going, this game does a great job at merging the two universes together with a coherent and enjoyable story. Add in a greatly balanced system, even with the hax’d Flash, and great additions to the mechanics and you’re left with a great game indeed.

 

Wii

Top 5

No More Heroes
Mario Kart Wii
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
De Blob
Wario Land: The Shake Dimension

Honourable Mention - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – again, this isn’t a must-buy game by any stretch of the imagination, but this deserves an honourable mention if only because the lightsaber motions are so brilliantly tied to the Wiimote and Nunchuk that it’s worth playing this game just to pretend you’re a real Jedi.

 

DS

Top 5

Advance Wars: Dark Conflict
Bangai-O Spirits
Disgaea DS
Dragon Quest V
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Honourable Mention - Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword – another game that stands out for something unique, this game turns your DS sideways and gives one of the most innovative ways to play an action game I’ve seen. Sure, the story is terrible and the way it is told is even worse – but the stuff in between the “cutscenes”, the gameplay itself, is beyond awesome.

 

PSP

Top 5

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Super Stardust Portable
Neverland Card Battles
Ape Quest
Star Ocean: First Departure

Honourable Mention - God of War: Chains of Olympus – I give this an honourable mention simply because, while I think God of War is the worst Extreme Action genre series going, it still is an Extreme Action game and they require massive amounts of opponents and gargantuan bosses. Chains of Olympus performs as well as its PS2 big brothers, proving to us just what the PSP is capable of.

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