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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