The Best Games of 2008 You've Never Played!
- December 16, 2008 15:26 PM PST
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Boom Blox, Echochrome, and Persona 4 make GamePro's list of the 16 best games of 2008 you've never played!
Huge titles like Gears of War 2, Call of Duty: World at War, Metal Gear Solid 4, and many others made 2008 a great year for video games. But what about all of the lesser known games released this year that are still worth playing? GamePro counts down our picks for the 16 best games that you may have missed.
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#16: Sins of a Solar Empire
Nowadays, many games claim that they feature epic storylines and immersive gameplay. How about a space odyssey that spans over 10,000 years, featuring one of the most intense and exciting real time strategy campaigns to date? Sins of a Solar Empire had it all: an engaging story, beautiful visuals, user-friendly controls, and addictive gameplay that would have you staying up until your eyes were sore from staring at your computer screen; your hands cramped from issuing orders to your fleet. And you'd STILL keep playing. An underappreciated entry in one of gaming's longest running genres, Sins of a Solar Empire proved itself as a stellar (no pun intended) experience for gamers everywhere.
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#15: World of Goo
Equal parts puzzle game and political commentary, the insanely innovative World of Goo took the WiiWare/PC world by storm with its mixture of quirky physics-based gameplay and mind-boggling puzzles. Taking control of a series of living globs of goo, it's the players goal to construct devices and mechanisms in order to complete each stage... of course, this sounds much easier than it actually is. Whether you're flinging goo at a tower that's blocking your path or creating a bridge in which to lead your goo to the pipe and finish the stage, the feeling of victory that comes with completing a puzzle in this stunning brainteaser is one of the most rewarding experiences you'll feel all year!
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#14: Valkyria Chronicles
Roger Ebert has been criticized for stating that "video games aren't art." My challenge to Mr. Ebert is to play five minutes of the simply breathtaking strategy RPG Valkyria Chronicles, and see how his opinion holds up. With stunning watercolor visuals that look as if they were painted onto your monitor, a timeless story of war and triumph, and one of the most interesting and dynamic blends of strategy, role playing and real time action to date made Valkyria Chronicles not only one of the most interesting experiences of 2008, but also one of the most unforgettable.
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#13: The Last Guy
If this was a list concerning the greatness of video game titles, I think we all can agree that the short but eloquent The Last Guy would take the number one spot with a bullet. This quirky PSN download featured three of my favorite things: an inexplicably weird and offbeat premise, a killer techno soundtrack, and, of course, zombies! As The Last Guy, it's up to you to traverse landmarks all over the globe, from San Francisco to Sydney, Australia in search of survivors of the zombie holocaust. The more survivors you collect, the longer the line of people behind you grows and the bigger your stamina bar - but don't get too cocky! It only takes one gigantic bug zombie to ruin your entire operation!
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#12: Tales of Vesperia
The latest entry in the prestigious Tales series was THE reason to own an Xbox 360 overseas. While gamers were placing pre-orders and camping outside of videogame stores for the highly anticipated release of Tales of Vesperia, this unique RPG simply snuck under the radar of American gamers with bigger titles stealing the scene. Vesperia continued the tradition from past Tales games by creating an incredibly immersive gaming world, memorable characters, and a game that you'll want to experience again and again. With an endless amount of variety from character customization to party configurations, there was something in Tales of Vesperia for everyone!
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#11: Order Up!
While the Cooking Mamas of the world hogged the culinary spot-light, Order Up!, an incredibly innovative restaurant management sim slipped under many gamers radars as not only one of the most inventive food-based titles in years, but one of the most addicting games to come out on the Wii in quite some time! As an up and coming chef, it's your job to appeal to various crowds by creating new dishes, all courtesy of the Wii-remote, but not all on your lonesome ala Cooking Mama - no, Order Up! gave you an entire kitchen staff at your disposal, all eager to help make your restaurant the hottest five-star venue in town!
#10: Korg DS-10
An amazing experiment, just a few minutes of sampling beats on Korg DS-10, and you'll be asking yourself one simple question: why didn't anybody think of this sooner?! Mixing the Nintendo DS handheld's innovative touch-screen features with the abilities of a real life KORG MS-10 synthesizer, Korg DS-10 featured an unprecedented amount of musical customization and creation. So next time you need to drop the beat, forget your turn tables and crossfaders - grab your DS and get the party started!
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#9: GRID
Codemasters' GRID proved itself as the little racing title that could. Armed with amazing graphics, a huge selection of vehicles and three enormous continents to race across (you read that right), GRID took the speedster scene by surprise by cranking up the racing experience to eleven. Gorgeous, innovative, in-depth, and just plain fun, GRID was an amazing foray into the world of racing and while it didn't share a familiar franchise title like the Midnight Clubs and the Need for Speeds of the world, GRID more than made its mark with simply astonishing gameplay that'll keep your foot on the pedal for hours on end.
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- Dec 16 2008 at 03:52:40:PM PST
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PatrickShaw wrote:
Spooty_the_Gameguru wrote:
Boom Blox Ftw
Boom Blox rules!
I loved boom blox
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ouh man! The last Man is so good one is my favorites that not many people now about
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boom blox is extremelly fun!!!!!!!! it's fun to play it alone and it's great to play it with friends or family. it's one of the greatest games I've ever played
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Boom Blox made me a very happy camper. I picked up the game the day it came out but was busy with school. Eventually I sat down and took the time with the ridiculous level editor built into the game. Its complicated to use due to the wii mote, but It truly can make some epic levels, including sprite remakes. Here is an example Of one of my personal favorite and fan made creations.
Just search boomblox megaman
megaman ftw!
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