Absolutely great game. I was rooting for both teams, and man that was a heart-wrencher. Congrats to Pittsburgh. :)

With the new Prince of Persia being the last game of nominal interest, and it being nothing more than a possible rent for me, I thought I might as well do my yearly Top 10 Games blog. Personally I thought that 2007 was the best year in gaming ina long time. With only a few early-year anouncements, and little fall promise, I though 08 would flop. That was in January. Now, as another December rolls around, I can safely say that 2008, if not outright beating it, at least matched 2007 in gaming awesomeness.

 

 Keep in mind this is my opinion and mine only. I own all 3 consoles but, aside from console exclusives, all games on this list were played on my 360.

 

Honorable Mention

Far Cry 2, Burnout Paradise, Pure, Mercenaries 2, Castle Crashers, Smackdown vs Raw 09.

 

10

Battlefield: Bad Company

GameSpot Score 8.5/10

 

9

Little Big Planet

GameSpot Score 9/10

 8

Gears of War 2

GameSpot Score: 9/10

7

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

GameSpot Score: 9.5/10

6

Saints Row 2

GameSpot Score: 8/10

5

Rainbow Six Vegas 2

GameSpot Score: 8.5/10

4

Fallout 3

GameSpot Score: 9/10

3

Fable 2

GameSpot Score: 8.5/10

2

Left 4 Dead

GameSpot Score: 8.5/10

LEGOSLAYER'S 2008 GAME OF THE YEAR

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

GameSpot Score: 10/10

 

I'm rushed for time atm so I'll edit it later with reasons as to why I chose these games.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/driving/pure/player_review.html?id=610745

Like it, hate it, just read it.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/mercenaries2worldinflames/player_review.html?id=604043

I posted in a topic on the GS boards, and thought, hey, that isnt a half bad review, so I changed a few words and finally wrote another one.

I don't care if you recomend or not(or even thumbs down) as long as you read an enjoy it first.

Allright, so I've paid off Fable, Fallout, and Gears with my birthday money(and now they are all coming out one week after another :( )

But now I can only afford one(maybe 2) more games in this epic autumm, and I don't know which ones to get.

With LBP and Left 4 Dead and Far Cry and so many other games coming out(and my co-op partner recently came across a ridiculous amount of money recently, so he's buying everything) I don't know which one to buy. So you guys can help recomend something to me.

I have all 3 consoles but I won't be getting a decent PC until christmas(no spore makes me cry) so just pic from those 3.

yay, I turned 16 today, which equals liscense! So I got back from the mall with Lost Planet(Colonies) and 2 shirts from Hot Topic, and I'm going to see the Dark Knight this afternoon. Then finally I'm having dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Houston.

Today alone, GS has asked 2 of my questions(along with my name) for Resident Evil 5 and NBA 09. At RE5, they asked another question I posted word for word but said someone else asked about it. This is crazy awesome. Not gonna say which(because they said my last name), but if you are desperate enough, go watch the vids yourself.

BTW, this is the 2nd and 3rd time they've said my name, the said it at the Wii launch but that jerk Reggie came on stage right as they were gonna ask my question.

I only have the sony emblem. I spent hours on an unconfortable chair waiting for the other 2 conferences, and now, I'm not getting the one for the live stage show. Next year, I'm watching E3 on G4.

EDIT: they finally caved and gave me the stage show

Ok, first off, lemmee just get it outta my system. FINAL FANTASEH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now we await Sony's big response, and if no response is given, then we can deem this E3 a failure before its already begone for the Playstation creators.

Second, Fable 2 online Co-op. Me and my friend(aka my co-op partner) have been waiting for this announcement. And it seems that it will be an easy, flawless system. I just hope I can find his "friend orb".

Third, whats with this new avatar crap? I don't want another set of Mii's to carry around. I see this as a cheap attempt to benefit on Nintendo's ideas. And I better be compensated for all that money spent on Gamerpics. Thats just ridiculous. I honestly hate the new layout as well. It just looks cheesy. I prefer it the way it is. But hey, it may grow on me.

Fourth, Banjo Nuts and Bolts can be added to my christmas list, very well done Rare. And Banjo 1(hopefully followed by 2) on XBLA made it for me. That was my favorite game growing up and to be able to relive it is awesome. I just hope they don't strip it like they did with Soulcalibur.

Finally, speaking of good demos, Fallout 3 and Gears 2. 1 word, Damn. If these aren't on your 360 gaming radar, they should be. Any doubts I had about the VATS targeting system have been lifted.

On a final note, GS better get their servers in line for the next few days. I don't want any doubts about my emblem getting, and while IGN is nice, its too cluttered for my tastes, so get it together GS.

Gamespot has been down for me until just now, so I watched the first half hour of the Msoft conference on IGN. This better not cost me my emblem. If it does, I might have to make IGN my new home for gaming, because their servers are reliable at least.