The 2008 Halfie Awards: Game That Most Surprised You
Written by Jim Squires   
Wednesday, 09 July 2008 01:00

Metal Gear Online - nominated by Ryan

Metal Gear has always been about a lone man sneaking around quietly trying to reach his goals. How in the hell were they going to turn that into a multiplayer experience? By focusing on cityscapes, weapons and upgradable skills, MGO became the loud bang to Snake's quiet whisper. Bonus points for the "everyone get Snake!" game mode.

N+ - nominated by Kevin

A Live Arcade title with minimalist visuals and a PC freeware background? Almost sounds snobbish -- but then you play it. N+ is quite possibly the most challenging and exhilarating physics-centric game on the market. And the custom user maps? Don't get me started on how top notch those are.

Wipeout Pulse - nominated by Dan

Wipeout fans are a hardcore bunch. Not many of them thought it could get better than the series first outing on the PSP, Wipeout Pure -- it turns out they were wrong. Pulse took everything that was great about Pure and added in more tracks, more gameplay modes, and customizable skins that could be designed and shared via PC.

Space Invaders Extreme - nominated by Jim

Really? Space Invaders AGAIN? After years of mediocre rehashes it was hard to not be skeptical about this one. But having imported the Japanese version, Dan kept assuring us this time was different. He was right. Extreme does for Space Invaders what Championship Edition did for Pac-Man. It's frantic, fast-paced and fantastic.

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written by Dan Zuccarelli, July 09, 2008
I can't say enough good things about Space Invaders Extreme. I never played the PSP version but the DS one is crazy awesome. And cheap. Buy it.
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written by Kevin Alexander, July 09, 2008
I can vouch for the extreme awesomeness of the PSP version of Space Invaders, which was nearly my choice for this category.
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written by Brent the Closet Geek, July 09, 2008
N+ surprised me with how popular it got. I'd loved the little freeware game, but was worried that people would be turned off by the minimalism. Glad I was wrong.

Wipeout Pulse was awesome, the only game that made me steal my brother's PSP for days at a time despite holding the device giving me crippling hand cramps
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written by Oni, July 09, 2008
Write in: LostWinds (WiiWare)

Fantastic little game that literally blew me away. It's so simple, yet so so awesome.
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written by ender.xeno, July 10, 2008
Yah, I'd have to agree with Oni on the Lost Winds. Totally awesome game, albeit shortshortshort.

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