This list ought to cause some waves in the internets. TIME has complied their top ten games of the year, in numerical order, which will certainly but subject to a great deal of disagreement, flame war and general crap slinging. Esteemed publication or not, calling Halo 3 the best game of the year is sure to win some major ire, especially from fans who favor more unique offerings.
Well, enough speculation on the possible fury of the masses. Here's the list:
1. Halo 3
2. The Orange Box
3. Rock Band
4. Super Mario Galaxy
5. BioShock
6. Call of Duty 4
7. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
8. Mass Effect
9. Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
10. God of War 2
I can't disagree with too much on there, with the exception of the two titles on the list I haven't played, but I can say if the list in indeed in order of quality, BioShock resting at number 5 is a damnable sin.
[Via Kotaku]
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4:12 PM on 12.10.2007
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Moneyhats confirmed!
Though I haven't played SMG yet...
Halo3 did have both a strong campaign and multiplayer so that might be their logic.
Bioshock is an amazing game, much better then a 5 but hard for me to argue 2 or better.
Personally Orange Box should have been 1.
2) Put SMG at the top.
3) ????
4) PROFIT!!!
Halo 3 is ass
Your icon is awesome, btw :)
y thank u!
1.orange drank..er, box
2. SMG, the first real mario game since mario 64
3. Halo 3
I haven't played any of the others, so its an easy top 3 for me!
I definitely think they picked the right 10 games, the order is debatable, but all 10 belong here.
1. The Orange Box
2. BioShock
3. Call of Duty 4
4. Super Mario Galaxy
5. Halo 3
6. Rock Band
7. Mass Effect
8. Supreme Commander(I think that came out this year.)
9. Kingdom of Loathing
10. God of War 2
2. BioShock
3. Super Mario Galaxy
4. Call of Duty 4
5. Halo 3
XD thar we go!
Halo 3 # 1? NO.
Rock Band, Orange Box, Mass Effect? NO.
honestly i dont see any of these games being number 1.
lets discontinue the number one.
orange box meh..ive played most of its content already so it wasnt that big of a deal.
seriously though...ace combat 6? wtf is that doing there and where in the hell is uncharted?
2.orange box,
3. mass Effect (even though it was massively flawed it was still fun)
4. Mario
5. who cares
6.who cares
7. who cares
8. who cares
9 who cares
10 who cares
1. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
2. Manhunt 2
3. Assassin's Creed
lolwut?
1. Halo 3
7. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
9. Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
These Games Should be on the List:
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
.skate
This is what my Final List Looks Like:
1. The Orange Box
2. Super Mario Galaxy
3. Rock Band
4. BioShock
5. Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
6. Call of Duty 4
7. Puzzle Quest: Challange of the Warlords
8. Mass Effect
9. .skate
10. God of War 2
You might also be insterested to know that Ace Combat 6 doesn't even crack the top 100 (score-wise) of 2007 on gamerankings.com.
All of the other ones seem legitimate. Or at least, I could see a legitmate argument for saying that any of those other 9 games belong on a top games of the year list. Maybe not top 10, but they're all enjoyable to an extent.
PS: Phantom Hourglass wouldn't be ANYWHERE near top 10 for me. It was probably the least fun I've ever had with a zelda game (save LoZ2 for NES). Too gimmicky, too hold-your-hand easy, and overall, WAY too boring. The ONLY part I really thought was fun was the few "hidden" (read: "not on the map") islands and their somewhat interesting puzzles.
1. The Orange Box
2. Super Mario Galaxy
3. Bioshock
4. Mass Effect
5. COD4
Since others are doing it, here's my top ten:
1. BioShock
2. The Orange Box
3. Super Mario Galaxy
4. Assassin's Creed
5. God of War 2
6. Mass Effect
7. Crackdown
8. Catan
9. Contra 4
10. Crush (which ties with Zack and Wiki for the Psychonauts Memorial Award for best game nobody played)
2.crackdown
3.skate
4.the darkness
5 ?!!!
6.halo3
7.NOT bioshock (SUCKED)
8.NOT mass effect (havent played it but im sure it sux)
9.????
10.pgr4
BTW is orange box really that amazing (five games but still)?? I was at store like 3 days ago and had to choose between orange box and unreal tournament 3... I took ut3 ...
I guess I'll be buying orange box next week ;P
wait!!! HALO FUCKING 3?!
Trouble is most people's opinions are going to be different on every kind of list ever compiled.
For example, I really liked STALKER: Shadow Of Chernobyl but that isn't on the list.
IDEA: Get rid of these lists!
1. The Orange Box
2. Mass Effect
3. Bioshock
4. Assassin's Creed
5. Call of Duty 4
6. Super Mario Galaxy
7. DiRT
8. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
9. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
10. Halo 3 Multiplayer (because the story was BULLSHIT)
So, in this case, was Halo 3 the biggest, most advertised, publicly anticipated game? I think an argument could be made that it was.
Whatevah. Lists are just masturbation anyway.