The 2008 Halfie Awards: Best AAA Title
Written by Jim Squires   
Monday, 07 July 2008 11:00

Grand Theft Auto IV - nominated by Ryan

The biggest selling title of the first half of 2008, Grand Theft Auto IV continued the series tradition of mission-based madness while giving a much needed overhaul to everything from driving and combat to visuals and physics. Toss in an elaborate storyline and the series first multiplayer and you've got a recipe for instant success.

Burnout Paradise - nominated by Kevin

Wanna go fast? It doesn't get much faster than on the mean streets of Paradise City. Burnout Paradise removed the series tried-and-true menu system and replaced it with a slick open-world design -- a design that seemlessly tossed your friends into the multiplayer mix without ever setting a foot out of your car.

God of War: Chains of Olympus - nominated by Dan

Chains of Olympus did what most people thought was impossible: it took the PS2's premiere franchise and put it on the PSP without any loss in visuals or gameplay. Some would even argue that Chains is superior to the PS2 versions that preceded it. The changes to the dodging system were enough to make this an A+ in our books.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - nominated by Jim

Our site may be divided on Metal Gear, but those of us that like it like it a lot. MGS4 did more than than the monumental task of wrapping up a phone books worth of loose ends. It introduced game mechanics, shifted towards more action, and gave us the sublime Metal Gear Online. It kind of breaks your heart that **SPOILER REMOVED**.

Boom Blox - nominated by Christina

When Spielberg consulted game developers on his first project, he consulted the best. Born from an inspired meeting with legendary game developer Shigeru Miyamoto, Spielberg's Boom Blox takes the simple mechanic of throwing a ball and turns it into a brilliantly fun and simple puzzler that everyone can enjoy.

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written by swiftwulf, July 07, 2008
I only have GTA4 and Burnout Paradise from that list. And between those 2 its a hard choice, I think i've played both of them about the same amount, and mostly the MP portions. Though I'm sure id enjoy the other 3 just as much. I have no other games I'd mention in this category since any I can think of were released last fall.
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written by Brisk317, July 07, 2008
"GTA IV is genetically superior to any other title baby!!! Stay Alpha!!!" - Brucie Kibbutz
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written by rdaneel72, July 07, 2008
Write in : 2008 Game of the Year No More Heros
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written by Oni, July 08, 2008
Write in: 2008 Game of the Year - No More Heroes

I'm with you, rdaneel72. This list is severely lacking in good Wii content.
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written by Xav @ X3F, July 08, 2008
Write in: World of Warcraft. Have you guys checked this out? It's fun and apparently pretty popular.
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written by Mookie, July 08, 2008
Gonna have to join in with the write in for No More Heroes. Though it wasn't really triple A. More like B movie....

In that case, MGS4.
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written by Xerxes3rd, July 08, 2008
GTAIV and Burnout Paradise are both at the top of my list, despite my reservations about GTAIV.
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written by Dan Zuccarelli, July 08, 2008
@Xav:

You're right, it is quite popular... however wasn't released in the 1st half of this year smilies/tongue.gif

As far as Nintendo goes the only AAA title to come out this year I can think of off-hand would be Mario Kart Wii. There was some things I liked and disliked about No More Heroes, but I definitely wouldn't call it a AAA title release. It's definitely a niche title (not that that's a bad thing, but it's true).
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written by Dr. Cossack, July 09, 2008
"As far as Nintendo goes the only AAA title to come out this year I can think of off-hand would be Mario Kart Wii."

... what about Super Smash Bros. Brawl? Seriously.
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written by Dan Zuccarelli, July 09, 2008
That's my bad, for some reason I though it came out at the end of '07. It's no doubt a AAA title, you're correct.
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written by rdaneel72, July 09, 2008
2008 Game of the Year No More Heros is as much a AAA title as Boom Blox.
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written by Mott, July 09, 2008
no, it isn't.

Overall I liked No More Heroes but with Spielberg's name attached to Boom Blox there was a much higher profile for it that No More Heroes got. NMH was aimed squarely at the hardcore niche audience. I'm kind of surprised you seem to not want to acknowledge that.

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