Metacritic has always been there for us.  You know you can always turn to Metacritic to help you make that final purchasing decision on a game.  You can also use it to help justify being a fanboy for a specific game or console.  There has been a bit of controversy surrounding the site as of late with all of the negative user reviews but who really cares what some random users have to say anyway?

I will have to preface this list with a few notes.  This is a best and worst of list according to scores, well at least most of them.  For some odd reason the Wii and PSP best of lists don’t actually go in order of best scores.  Also, instead of having a list of worst games we only get a single “Dud of the Year”.  I know, it is kind of disappointing because sometimes the most entertaining part of these lists is seeing the crappiest games of the year.  Without further ado, here is the best and worst of 2008 according to Metacritic.

Best Wii Games:

1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2. World of Goo
3. MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade
4. Okami
5. Tetris Party

Dud of the year:

• SPOGS Racing

Best Xbox 360 Games:

1. Grand Theft Auto IV
2. Gears of War 2
3. Fallout 3
4. Braid
5. Rock Band 2

Dud of the Year:

• Jumper

Best Playstation 3 Games:

1. Grand Theft Auto IV
2. LittleBigPlanet
3. Bioshock
4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
5. Rock Band 2

Dud of the Year:

• Vampire Rain: Altered Species

Best PC Games:

1. Fallout 3
2. Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor
3. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
4. Grand Theft Auto IV
5. World of Goo

Dud of the Year:

• Beauty Factory

Best Playstation 2 Games:

1. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
2. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES
3. MLB 08: The Show
4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
5. FIFA Soccer 09

Dud of the Year:

• Women’s Volleyball Championship

Best Nintendo DS Games:

1. Chrono Trigger
2. The World Ends With You
3. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
4. Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
5. Professor Layton and the Curious Village

Dud of the Year:

• Homie Rollerz

Best PSP Games:

1. God of War: Chains of Olympus
2. Patapon
3. LocoRoco 2
4. FIFA Soccer 09
5. Space Invaders Extreme

Dud of the Year:

• King of Clubs