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75 Must Have Games for the Holidays

• By GamePro Staff
• December 19, 2008 16:42 PM PST
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Who says PC gaming is dead? 2008 was a great year for PC gamers with a host of amazing titles. Best of all, the PC saw some incredible exclusive titles like Wrath of the Lich King, a rich and feature packed expansion for a little game called World of Warcraft, and Spore. And if you thought 2008 was amazing, just wait for 2009 when we will PC gamers will be treated to the likes of Diablo III, Dawn of War II and Sims 3. Yes, we're serious about adding Sims 3 in there. Why? Because the first two sold like eleventy billion copies, that's why. (Blame Features Editor Dave Rudden for that one if you want to.)

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Crysis Warhead

Warhead takes place simultaneously with the original Crysis, recapping the events of what happened on the other side of the game's infamous island. You fill the cybernetic boots of everyone's favorite sociopathic Brit, Sergeant Sykes - AKA Psycho - and must battle your way through both a barrage of highly armed KPA radicals as well as a swarm of exosuit wielding aliens. And you thought your day job was tough.

Spore

As is the case with all of Will Wright's games, Spore is immense in every sense of the word: in terms of scope, ambition and length, the game reaches for and, for the most part, meets its lofty goals. It's an incredibly innovative title that attempts to chart life itself from its infantile beginning to its end. And yet, much like life itself, it's not exactly perfect. It has some issues that keep it from fully tapping into its vast potential but it's still one of the most original and interesting titles to come out in this or any other year.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

As if Blizzard hadn't eaten up enough of our free time with World of Warcraft, they have to go and release this awesome expansion pack. Hey Blizzard, we have to eat and sleep too, you know? Why can't you cut us a break? Stop making awesome content packs with new quests, a new continent to explore and new Hero classes to strive for! Our friends and family are starting to get worried because we won't return their phone calls or emails. Ah, who are we kidding? Keep making these expansions, Blizzard. We <3 them.

Left 4 Dead

Reviews Editor Tae K. Kim says: "Taking the survival horror genre to new heights, Left4Dead is an adrenaline fueled kick to the sensory organs. Cast as one of four survivors who are under siege by an undead horde, you must shoot, run and survive. What elevates the game to greatness is the fantastic multiplayer component. You can go online and play with friends in a cooperative mode-four players all acting as a team to survive the zombie onslaught-or play deathmatch where you can cast yourself as one the undead masses to take down survivors controlled by other human players. It's an insane amount of fun and definitely deserves a spot in every PC gamers' library."

Fallout 3

There's no way around it: Fallout 3 has a lot to live up to. Many regard the first two games in the series as RPG classics. Those post-apocalyptic treasures shook off the tired constraints of swords-and-sorcery cliches to create free-roaming worlds of postmodern danger and moral consequences. Luckily for fans and newcomers alike, Fallout 3 isn't just a fitting tribute to that legacy, it's one of the most persistently absorbing role-playing worlds ever created.

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