The Obligatory "Games of the Year" post.... #2
Written by Dan Zuccarelli   
Wednesday, 31 December 2008 21:58

So each of us has chosen our top 5 games of the year, and we'll be posting one each day all week... leading up to our favorite games of the year on Friday. It was incredibly hard picking only 5 games to recognize, as this year we had some truly fantastic titles. Suffice to say there's a ton of games we loved this year that didn't make it into our Top 5. So it goes.

Feel free to agree/disagree/wish death upon our choices in the comments.

Left 4 Dead - nominated by Kevin

Pure fun in a box (or a Steam server depending on how you went with it). An infinitely-replayable, zombie-slaughtering and extremely satisfying experience that is what every previous zombie game always wanted to be (and should have been) but never knew it. There's no need for a forced, lame ass story and all you need to know is that you need to make it from here to there without dying, just don't forget to bring some friends along.

Burnout Paradise - nominated by Dan

Criterion teaches people how to do DLC right. Step 1: Release a near perfect racer. Step 2: Release game enhancing free DLC all year long to keep interest high. Step 3: Watch your game continue to sell and no one in their right minds trading in used copies. The game that's almost as fun to crash in as it is to win. And next year sees even more additions to a game already bursting at the seams. This is the only game to ever make me consider buying the XBL camera, and I don't even like wearing the headset. Take me down to Paradise City indeed.

Wipeout HD – nominated by Ryan

This is, as my friends know, a deeply nostalgic pick for me. Wipeout is my game, the one I always end up buying PlayStations for, and I couldn't be happier with how WHD turned out. Cranking away at 1080p/60FPS, Wipeout finally looks the way it has always aspired to look. Online racing and worldwide leaderboards – previously unique to the PSP versions – give the game long legs. Even the tilt controls work well. I couldn't be happier, even if it's only me and a half dozen guys from the EU who still race in multiplayer. And it was $20.

World Of Goo - nominated by Jim

WiiWare has seen it's share of ups and downs in the six months since its debut, but once a game with the level of polish and quality that World of Goo has surfaces, you can't help but what wonder what other gems might show up. An independent puzzler with a fuckload of personality, World of Goo has you creating bridges and towers out of various types of goo balls in an effort to reach an exit pipe and save your goo ball pals. Using the wiimote as a pointer to grab and place your goo couldn't be more intuitive.


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written by Miles Moore, January 02, 2009
World Of Goo huh? Well, looks like I'll actually turn on my Wii this year
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written by Dan Zuccarelli, January 02, 2009
It's also on the PC (and Mac and I think Linux too). Just sayin'.

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