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Game Debate to the Death! 3 most anticipated games of 2008?
10:35 PM on 01.15.2008, Fronz 176 comments

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In our last debate, we wanted to know what your favorite game of 2007 was. It was a heated discussion, with over one hundred votes cast for dozens of different games, but the only close competition was the fight for second place:

  • 1ST Place: The Orange Box (41 votes) & specifically Portal (16 votes)
  • 2ND Place: Super Mario Galaxy (14 votes)
  • 3RD Place: Tie (12 votes each) -- BioShock, Mass Effect, Call of Duty 4
  • 4TH Place: Rock Band (7 votes)
  • 5TH Place: Halo 3 (5 votes)

This week we take on another huge debate topic: your most anticipated games of 2008. Since there's so many to choose from, I want you all to narrow it down to three ranked choices. No more, no less. Give it some serious consideration and please avoid naming multiple games as your number one favorite, because this week your ranked votes will count for more than one point. Your first place pick will get 3 points, second will receive 2, and third will get 1 point. To kick things off in an organized manner, here's my three picks:

  • 1st: GTA IV
  • 2nd: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
  • 3rd: LittleBigPlanet
  • Honorable Mentions: Mario Kart Wii and Castle Crashers

Feel free to add as many honorable mentions as you'd like, but only the top three picks will be counted for points, and only if you label the three picks as first, second, and third. And most importantly, tell us why you're so eager to play the games you listed, and what your expectations for them are. The more we know you guys are excited for a certain game, the more attention we'll try to give those games over the next year. Get some gamer buddies to give their opinions as well, and check back next week for the winners!

Bonus: Can you name every game I added in the picture above? I attached the higher resolution version below.


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vexed alex's Avatar
vexed alex at 01/15/2008 22:35
Grand Theft Auto 4, meeeeng!

I'm prepping myself for the lovable satirical humor that Rockstar always delivers on. Also, the best open-world sandbox franchise to date.
taumpytears's Avatar
taumpytears at 01/15/2008 22:36
1) Spore
2)MGS 4
3) No more heroes
wardrox's Avatar
wardrox at 01/15/2008 22:37
1) RockBand (I live in the UK)
2) Mass Effect 2
3) GTA IV
topgeargorilla's Avatar
topgeargorilla at 01/15/2008 22:38
1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2. SoulCalibur IV
3. Wii Fit.
SZ2K's Avatar
SZ2K at 01/15/2008 22:39
1)SSBB(If it gets delayed even longer Im gonna go on a PCP induced killing spree)
2)Ninja Gaiden 2
3)GTA IV
mo0man's Avatar
mo0man at 01/15/2008 22:39
BRAWL NUMERO UNO!!!

after that I'm stuck
F Whipple's Avatar
F Whipple at 01/15/2008 22:39
1. Brawl
2. No more heroes
3. Mario Kart Wii
Aerox's Avatar
Aerox at 01/15/2008 22:40
1. Brawl
2. Spore
3. Apollo Justice
Das Inchworm's Avatar
Das Inchworm at 01/15/2008 22:41
1) Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2) Tales of Symphonia: Knight of Ratatosk
3) Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
lAboMbA's Avatar
lAboMbA at 01/15/2008 22:42
ssbb.
GrayFox's Avatar
GrayFox at 01/15/2008 22:43
Shizz I forgot Ninja Gaiden 2.

1) Ikaruga
2) Ninja Gaiden 2
3) SSBB
DanMazkin's Avatar
DanMazkin at 01/15/2008 22:44
1) GTAIV
2) Street Fighter 4
3) Ninja Gaiden 2

Honorable Mentions: Burnout Paridise, The Club, Rock Band (AU).
Nintendragon's Avatar
Nintendragon at 01/15/2008 22:49
Smash Bros Brawl, Ninja Gaiden 2, and Starcraft 2...assuming it is coming...if it isn't, then I guess I'd say Spore. :)
Robert's Avatar
Robert at 01/15/2008 22:50
1) Dynasty Warriors 6 :D
2) Starcraft 2
3) MGS 4
Magesx's Avatar
Magesx at 01/15/2008 22:54
1. LittleBigPlanet
2. MGS4
3. FFXIII, I suppose.
Y0j1mb0's Avatar
Y0j1mb0 at 01/15/2008 22:56
Wii Fit is a game??
Ravana's Avatar
Ravana at 01/15/2008 22:57
1) Brawl (because I'm a sheepish follower like that)
2) Starcraft 2
3) The Rape of the Pinnacle Called Sterling, or A.K.A. Spore
supremeFronk's Avatar
supremeFronk at 01/15/2008 22:57
1) Ninja Gaiden 2
2) GTAIV
3) MGS4

Honorable Mentions: DMC4, hopefully Resident Evil 5 comes out in 08
Oni's Avatar
Oni at 01/15/2008 22:58
1st: Super Smash Bros: Brawl
2nd: No More Heroes
3rd: Starcraft II
bluesquareapple's Avatar
bluesquareapple at 01/15/2008 22:59
In no specific order:
SSBB, GTA4, Patapon
Ikaruga, Rez and Goldeneye would be my top re-releases for PSN/XBLA/VC if Nintendo would stop being so emo about Rare being owned by Microsoft.
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 01/15/2008 22:59
Metal Gear Solid 4
Smash Bros. Brawl
inFamous

That's my top 3.

As for the games:


Smash Bros. Brawl
Burnout Paradise
Final Fantasy XIII
Lost Odyssey
No More Heroes
Dead Space
LittleBigPlanet
Turok
Haze
GTAIV
Metal Gear Solid 4
Castle Crashers
Devil Mat Cry 4
Apollo Justice
Ghostbusters
Duke Nukem Forever

Crap, that's all I got.
Eschatos's Avatar
Eschatos at 01/15/2008 23:00
What the fuck? None of you mentioned Spore? Allow me.

1st: Spore
2nd: Spore
3rd: Left 4 Dead
4th: Starcraft II
5th: Spore
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 01/15/2008 23:01
Or with numbers:

1.) Metal Gear Solid 4
2.) Smash Bros. Brawl
3.) inFamous
4.) No More Heroes
5.) Lost Odyssey
Crapsh00t's Avatar
Crapsh00t at 01/15/2008 23:03
1st: Left4Dead
2nd: GTAIV
3rd: Smash Bros.
Honorable Mentions: Ninja Gaiden, Prototype, Duke Nukem (no, not really)
B5512's Avatar
B5512 at 01/15/2008 23:04
1. Brawl
2. Disgaea 3 (strangely, the only thing that might compel me to get a PS3)
3. No More Heroes

The first is a no brainer for me--melee is one of my favorite games ever, and brawl is dripping with so much epic its a bit overwhelming. Afternoon of Darkness got me playing my PSP again (almost too much, in fact :-P) so I have high hopes for 3. NMH is one of the reasons I finally decided to pick up a wii--im hoping for a bizarre-er, more lightswordy, and hopefully less brutal version of god hand.

Realistically though, my '07 backlog is probably enough to keep me going for years ;-)
MusashiX2's Avatar
MusashiX2 at 01/15/2008 23:04
1. LittleBigPlanet - because my friends and i are always over each other's houses playing games, and if it lives up to its potential it could seriously be the last game we need for a LONG while.

2. Metal Gear Solid 4 - because it's fucking MGS.

3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl - similar reason to LBP... we still play SSB Melee to this day.
Righteous Ice's Avatar
Righteous Ice at 01/15/2008 23:07
1. Street Fighter IV (Looks amazing)
2. Spore
3. Fable II (If the game is anywhere close to Molyneux's plans, it will be great indeed)
4. Super Smash Bros: Brawl
5. Littlebigplanet
6. Starcraft II (only last because it might wait until 2009)
Harknett's Avatar
Harknett at 01/15/2008 23:07
1. Left4Dead
2. MGS4
3. GTA4
Rogue Trooper's Avatar
Rogue Trooper at 01/15/2008 23:08
1st: Ghostbusters: The Video Game
2nd: Bionic Commando
3rd: Left 4 Dead
Honorable Mentions: Cipher Complex, Alan Wake, Battlefield: Bad Company, Army of Two, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Alone in the Dark, Dead Space, Dead Island, Brütal Legend, Legendary: The Box, Prototype, Space Siege, The Bourne Conspiracy and Wet.
sonyjoker's Avatar
sonyjoker at 01/15/2008 23:08
q
1.mgs4
2.mgs fucking 4
3.smash bros. brawl...with snake in it
4.gta4
5.killzone2.
6.dark sector
7.little big planet
8.more wii games.
9.resident evil 5 hopefully
10.infamous
11.ff versus xiii if 2008
BlindsideDork's Avatar
BlindsideDork at 01/15/2008 23:12
LEFT 4 DEAD!
mrberns's Avatar
mrberns at 01/15/2008 23:13
1. White Knight Chronicles
2. MGS4
3. Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village

Most Honorables. FF13 (lawl, I can wish), Star Wars Force Unleashed.
akathatoneguy's Avatar
akathatoneguy at 01/15/2008 23:14
1. Fallout 3
2. GTA IV
3. Lego Batman

Honorable Mentions: Dead Space, Brutal Legend, Prototype, Fable 2, Lost Odyssey, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Gladius on Xbox Originals (ha! I tried).

I'm hoping for some mind-blowing game announcements in the coming months. I'm really not that excited about 2008. The only games I'm *really* excited for are #'s 1 and 2. The Honorable Mentions are basically just games I'm interested in and kind of crossing my fingers about.
Fronz's Avatar
Fronz at 01/15/2008 23:16
Lots of great picks so far, and things seem to be varied for the most part. Last year seemed like I was playing a lot of single player games, but 2008 looks like it will have a lot of multiplayer party games to offer.

@NihonTiger90: Awesome start, but I counted 24 games in the picture, so you've still got 8 more to go. You took out a big chunk though.
Gato's Avatar
Gato at 01/15/2008 23:16
1. MGS4
2. GTA4
3. DMC4
Wedge's Avatar
Wedge at 01/15/2008 23:17
1. Brawl
2. Castle Crashers
3. Samurai Dishwasher

However I have none of the systems to play any of that on =<.
Shawnzzy's Avatar
Shawnzzy at 01/15/2008 23:18
1. Fallout 3
2. No More Heroes
3. Patapon
4. BRAWLZORRZ
5. getting a ps3

man it surpises me so few people are excited for fallout 3
Hiltz's Avatar
Hiltz at 01/15/2008 23:19
1) Super Smash Bros. Brawl

More fan service, more features and more replay value than SSBM.Brawl is literally made to be bigger and better.
Excited? I know I am.

2) No More Heroes

Stylish, cool, violent, perverted, funny, and disturbing... it must be an original title from the crazy mind of Suda 51. Did I mention how good the controls are supposed to be ? A original third-party title that's actually fun and worth buying.Support Grasshopper Manufacture and BUY THIS GAME !!!

3) Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword

Ninja Gaiden + Good graphics + Fast paced-gameplay + Slick Stylus controls = Awesome.

Honorable mentions: Mario Kart Wii, Oboro Muramasa Youtouden, Okami

I like Mario Kart and with online play, it should be great on the Wii. However, we just don't know much about it yet. Also, its anyone's guess as to whether or not the driving wheel peripheral will make the experience fun or terrible. After all, the Zapper peripheral wasn't such a good idea.

Hopefully, Oboro Muramasa Youtouden will be released outside of Japan. So far, the hand drawn 2D visuals look beautiful and I'm all for some good ol' fashion 2D gameplay.

Okami + Wii controls = Match made in Heaven ?
We'll have to wait and see.
Fronz's Avatar
Fronz at 01/15/2008 23:20
Ah, I've got to give an honorable mention to White Knight as well. I don't think we've seen enough yet to know what to fully expect, but it does look really promising. Spore should be fun as well, but I'd rather not even think about that game until it's finally out.
Burkhart's Avatar
Burkhart at 01/15/2008 23:21
1. METAL GEAR SOLID 4
2. FFXIII all of them
3. GTA IV
mix's Avatar
mix at 01/15/2008 23:27
1) MGS4
2) Little Big Planet
3) RE5
chaosmetalburn's Avatar
chaosmetalburn at 01/15/2008 23:27
1st Starcraft II (assuming it arrives this year, if not everything else moves up one spot)
1st Grand Theft Auto IV
1st Fallout 3

Honorable Mentions
Gears of War 2 (it's coming this fall, we all know it)
LittleBigPlanet
Killzone 2
Left 4 Dead
Alan Wake
Too Human
Seth338's Avatar
Seth338 at 01/15/2008 23:28
1. GTAIV
2. Fable 2

That is all. I don't really know anything else coming out this year that i am definitely buying.
chaosmetalburn's Avatar
chaosmetalburn at 01/15/2008 23:29
Oops, sorry, had to make a correction...

1st Starcraft II (assuming it arrives this year, if not everything else moves up one spot)
2nd Grand Theft Auto IV
3rd Fallout 3

Honorable Mentions
Gears of War 2 (it's coming this fall, we all know it)
LittleBigPlanet
Killzone 2
Left 4 Dead
Alan Wake
Too Human
joemoemino's Avatar
joemoemino at 01/15/2008 23:30
In no particular order:
1. Rainbow Six Vegas 2
2. Star Wars Force Unleashed
4. Tomb Raider Underworld
5. Dead Space
6. Braid
7. Castle Crashers

And Mass Effect's sequel if it happens to be this year.
RJG's Avatar
RJG at 01/15/2008 23:31
Brawl
Ninja Gaiden II
Street Fighter IV

Honourable mentions: Castle Crashers, Ikaruga, No more Heroes.
CelicaCrazed's Avatar
CelicaCrazed at 01/15/2008 23:34
1st - Littlebigplanet
2nd - Super Smash Bros Brawl
3rd - Wii Fit

Honorable Mention: Mario Kart, MGS4 and NMH
Patriot SE's Avatar
Patriot SE at 01/15/2008 23:37
1. GTA IV
2. Ninja Gaiden 2
3. MGS4 (would be 1 but I have yet to acquire a PS3)

Honorable mentions go to RE5 because I'm not sure if it will come out this year and to Conan hoping it will be decent.
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