It’s the question I’ve been asking myself for a while now… Has the Game of the Year award become as worthless as the Nobel Peace Prize? It is a bold question, but one that is worth exploring.
If you have been living in a cave or just don’t run with circles of people that discuss these things here it is for you. President Barack Hussein Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. If you catch the video on YouTube you can hear the shock and awe reactions from the Nobel Press at 0:18. These are some serious reporters you hear shitting themselves. If you listen to the Nobel Committee spokesperson (and understand Norwegian) he states Obama wins because of his efforts to curb nuclear proliferation. If that’s the case where is the prize for Hideo Kojima and his work on the Metal Gear series? By the time the Nobel nominations had closed Kojima had accomplished more in this area than Obama.
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After having to wait nearly a year since the launch of the game, it looks as if Bethesda is finally releasing DLC for the PS3 version of Fallout 3. I actually stumbled upon this as I was browsing through the EB Games website. It appears that come October 13th, PS3 gamers will be able to get their DLC fix for $60 with the Game o the Year edition. The decision by Bethesda to release this DLC on the PS3 should satisfy previously disgruntled owners who have had to wait while PC and 360 gamers were treated to all 5 expansions. In order to cater to the majority of players who already own the game, Bethesda will probably release each expansion for $10 (similar to the 360/PC) or perhaps package them all together in one for a lower price.
Drum roll please… We’re finally here. You’ve seen our pics for each console and the ones that didn’t exactly live up to expectation, now we’re breaking it down for the best overall game of 2008. Without further ado, here are the winners.
Coming in third place is Grand Theft Auto IV from Rockstar Games. GTA IV set the bar for open world games with it’s involving story, crisp graphics and physics, and all around fun gameplay. Couple that with some solid multiplayer modes and I can’t imagine many people not wanting to own this game.
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Some games end up great, some end up in the bargain bin a few days after release. Not every one can be a AAA title and 2008 proved that point. Here’s our picks for the worst game of the year.
Bringing up the rear is Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm. A lot of us here are big fans of the show and wanted to get drunk and go crab fishing. The graphics, controls, and most everything about the game just weren’t good. After 10 minutes, I never wanted to go back to the game.
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We’re all through the consoles, but before we get to the overall game of the year, why not tell you what we think sucked in 2008? We’ll kick it off today with our biggest disappointment and finish up tomorrow with our pick for worst game of of the year. Let’s get right to it.
The runner up disappointing game for 2008 is Too Human. While the game played fairly well, the confusing story, semi-odd controls, plentiful bugs, and over-hype with the game’s abnormally long development cycle are all strikes against Silicon Knight’s action RPG. People were expecting greatness and Too Human just didn’t live up the hype.
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Last, but certainly not least of the big three consoles, is the Xbox 360. A very solid year for games on Microsoft’s platform this year to go along with the major console shift with the New Xbox Experience. Let’s see who came out on top.
Coming in third place is Grand Theft Auto IV from Rockstar Games. GTA IV set the bar for open world games with it’s involving story, crisp graphics and physics, and all around fun gameplay. Couple that with some solid multiplayer modes and I can’t imagine many people not wanting to own this game.
Second place goes to Bethesda’s Fallout 3. This action RPG set in a post-nuclear Washington, DC provides countless hours of enjoyment and you’ll definitely want to keep coming back for more.
And in first place for Loot Ninja’s 2008 Game of the Year for the Xbox 360 is Gears of War 2 from Epic Games. Gears 2 steps it up in so many ways from the original with an amazing campaign, fun multiplayer gameplay, and Horde mode which will be played for many months to come. Congratulations, Epic!
After a short Christmas break, we’ll be back with our biggest disappointment of 2008. Stay tuned!
Sony had a fairly solid year with the PS3. Not the best, but some quality games definitely shipped for the platform. Check out our picks for this year’s top three on the PlayStation 3.
Coming in third is Resistance 2 from Insomniac Games. The sequel to the hot PS3 launch title took epic scale to a whole new level with 300 foot bosses and huge numbers of enemies on screen. Add in a unique eight player co-op mode which couples first person shooter with role playing elements and you have a sure fire hit.
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It’s a new week, so how about we start getting to the big consoles? We’ll start off with the biggest seller, Nintendo’s Wii. Having a record breaking year in sales, again, the Wii didn’t have the stellar software lineup of its competition. There were some gems in there, however.
Rounding out the competition is Boom Blox from EA. Having the hand of Steven Speilberg in your game can never hurt and Boom Blox was a critical success, even though it didn’t sell as well as expected. The Jenga-style puzzle game made perfect use of the Wii Remote motion sensing and is a terrific title to pull out for parties.
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Finishing off the handheld division, but certainly not least, is the Nintendo DS. Selling more units than I care to count in 2008, Nintendo’s little dual screen wonder has a lot going for it, including good games.
Rounding out third place this year is Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword from Tecmo. One of the best action games from early to current consoles was ported over to the DS with great success. Aside from coming with a kick-ass sword stylus, the game sported simple, yet elegant controls that allowed you to unleash Ryu Hayabusa’s most dangerous attacks.
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Moving right along, we’re now on to the Game of the Year choices for Sony’s PSP. There were a good number of must own titles this year, so this was more difficult than previous year’s choices. Let’s get right to it.
Bringing up the trifecta in third place is Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII from Square Enix. One of the biggest RPG’s to grace the platform, Crisis Core mixed a great story with solid gameplay to appease any Final Fantasy fan.
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