From Dead Space to Grand Theft Auto 4, 2008 was a phenomenal year in gaming. In this episode, hear Samuel and Matthew count down their respective top 10 best games of 2008 lists, and flash back to the big events of this year in the HD generation console wars.
This week’s music is from the Fable 2 soundtrack by Russell Shaw, the No More Heroes soundtrack by the Genki Rockets, and the GTA 4 soundtrack by Michael Hunter.
Picks
Samuel
- The World Ends with You
- LittleBigPlanet
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
- Civilisation Revolution
- Dead Space
- Fable II
- No More Heroes
- Mirror’s Edge
- Fallout 3
- Grand Theft Auto IV
Honourable mentions
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Resistance 2
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
- Prince of Persia
- Pure
- MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
- Wipeout HD
- Devil May Cry 4
Matthew
- Fatal Frame 4: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
- The World Ends with You
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- No More Heroes
- Fallout 3
- Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
- Professor Layton and the Curious Village
- Tomb Raider Underworld
- GTA IV
- Fable II
Honourable mentions
- Advance Wars: Dark Conflict
- Time Hollow
- God of War: Chains of Olympus
- Gears of War 2
- The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
XL 24 Revisions
Matthew
- ❌ Fatal Frame 4: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse - does not hold up
- ❌？ Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- ✅ Dead Space
- ✅？ Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
Samuel
- ❌ Civilisation Revolution
- ✅？ Devil May Cry 4
- ✅？ Wipeout HD
- ✅ MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
- ❌？ LittleBigPlanet
- ⬇️？ Mirror’s Edge
- ⬆️？ Fable II
- ❌ Pure
- ❌ Resistance 2
- ❌？ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- ✅？ God of War: Chains of Olympus