Posts tagged best-of-2008 
PSP Game of the Year, as chosen by other media outlets
While the PSP library was rather small this year, it still had a number of high quality gems (all released in the first half of 2008). The diversity of PSP's library is reflected in the diversity of critic's choices for their PSP Game of the Year. We chose God of War, but other outlets had ...
PS3 Game of the Year, as chosen by other media outlets
Choosing a GOTY in 2008 was far more difficult than in 2007. Why? The number of great games on PS3 exploded in 2008. However, the writers and readers of PS3 Fanboy both agreed on one game: Metal Gear Solid 4. It was a tough vote, with LittleBigPlanet creeping in right behind it. Last year, critics ...
Best of the Rest: Ross' picks of 2008
Prince of Persia I spent an entire day writing this one paragraph, trying to figure out how to best describe how I feel about the game. Two of the three words I wrote down -- poetic, elegant, artistic -- happen to be in Ludwig's Best of the Rest entry for it, and given that you've probably heard ...
Best of the Rest: Griffin's Picks of 2008
Rock Band 2 If one wanted to know the depths of my love for this series, they'd need only observe two things -- my battered, cymbal-expanded, wireless RB2 drum kit, and the two bottle cap-sized blisters currently pulsating beneath the pinkies of my two hands. This game didn't get much GOTY ...
Best of the Rest: Randy's Picks of 2008
God of War: Chains of Olympus Albeit quite a bit shorter than the console installments, this portable chapter in one of my all-time favorite series was just as lovely, action-packed, and wonderfully presented as its "big brothers." It's a shame that a PS2 port hasn't been made -- or at least a ...
Best of the Rest: Kevin's Picks of 2008
Boom Blox My Wii gathered so many cobwebs this year that it looked like it was a prop from a creepy old Boris Karloff movie. The phenomenon of Wii Fit had me dust it off and breathed some new life into it for a few days, but before long it was relegated back to its hiding space under the couch. ...
Best of the Rest: Alexander's Picks of 2008
Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360) I'm getting old. There was a time when a 12-hour game of Civilization was just fine; however, now I have "responsibilities." Despite having as much trepidation about Civilization Revolution as anyone else who had played the Civ series from its inception, it was a ...
Best of the Rest: James' Picks of 2008
Bionic Commando Rearmed (PS3) I was initially turned off by the art direction (3D models in 2D), but, fueled by nostalgia, this game grew on me incredibly fast. It's a bit of a blind leap, but I'm willing to call this my favorite remake of all time -- right now (phew, I saved myself there). GRIN ...
Joystiq's Top 10 Games of 2008
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Joystiq's Top 10 of 2008: Gears of War 2
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More unfinished business: Cavanagh's vectorized tongues and the RPG that doesn't exist
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