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Shared on Tue, 01/01/2008 - 08:57The Game of the Year in Review continues yet again!
September: Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
There is no doubt that Halo 3 owned September. If nothing else, Microsoft sure knows how to throw a media blitz for their flagship title. Up to four player online co-op in the campaign mode gave us the opportunity to live out the final chapter with our friends by our side and we loved it. The story might be over for now but not to worry. Halo 3 has probably the deepest, most customizable online multiplayer ever built into a game. Play the built in game types or make your own in forge. Don't like a weapon placement on a level? Change it. Think another level should have a few more vehicles? Go ahead and drop them in there. Then record it all for with the built in game recorder. Love it or hate it there is no arguing that Halo 3 does online like no other game.
October: The Orange Box (Xbox 360/PC/PS3)
No game released in 2007 can match The Orange Box in pure value per dollar. It includes the previously released Half Life 2 and Half Life 2: Episode One. As well as the latest in the series, Half Life 2: Episode Two. Valve could have stopped there but they didn't. Team Fortress 2 is one of the fastest and funnest multiplayer experiences available with a class system that has something for everyone no matter what way you like to play. Then you have Portal. A first person platforming puzzle game that description doesn't do justice. Worth considering by itself as game of the year Portal proves that with a great story, interesting characters and challenging game play you don't always need to be shooting at people in first person perspective to have a great time.
November: Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360/PC/PS3)
The first game in the Call of Duty franchise set in present time proves that infinity ward can do modern warfare just as well as World War II. Wave after wave of opposing armies pour on the pressure from beginning to end. No game captures the hectic pressure of being dropped into a war zone and trying to stay alive like Call of Duty 4. On top of the single player is an incredible multiplayer game that introduces RPG elements for leveling up and collecting weapons that gets you hooked and encourages you to keep going.
December: Unreal Tournament 3 (PS3/PC)
As far as twitch shooters go you can't do much better than the Unreal Tournament series. Built with the Unreal Engine 3 it has that unmistakable Epic games look with larger than life characters and huge detailed levels. Most impressive though of Unreal Tournament 3 is that the PS3 version marks the first time users will be able to build original levels outside of the game and upload them to their console. Hopefully the beginning of something more console developers are going to look at in the future.
Tomorrow: Over all Game of the year 2007!
September: Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
There is no doubt that Halo 3 owned September. If nothing else, Microsoft sure knows how to throw a media blitz for their flagship title. Up to four player online co-op in the campaign mode gave us the opportunity to live out the final chapter with our friends by our side and we loved it. The story might be over for now but not to worry. Halo 3 has probably the deepest, most customizable online multiplayer ever built into a game. Play the built in game types or make your own in forge. Don't like a weapon placement on a level? Change it. Think another level should have a few more vehicles? Go ahead and drop them in there. Then record it all for with the built in game recorder. Love it or hate it there is no arguing that Halo 3 does online like no other game.
October: The Orange Box (Xbox 360/PC/PS3)
No game released in 2007 can match The Orange Box in pure value per dollar. It includes the previously released Half Life 2 and Half Life 2: Episode One. As well as the latest in the series, Half Life 2: Episode Two. Valve could have stopped there but they didn't. Team Fortress 2 is one of the fastest and funnest multiplayer experiences available with a class system that has something for everyone no matter what way you like to play. Then you have Portal. A first person platforming puzzle game that description doesn't do justice. Worth considering by itself as game of the year Portal proves that with a great story, interesting characters and challenging game play you don't always need to be shooting at people in first person perspective to have a great time.
November: Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360/PC/PS3)
The first game in the Call of Duty franchise set in present time proves that infinity ward can do modern warfare just as well as World War II. Wave after wave of opposing armies pour on the pressure from beginning to end. No game captures the hectic pressure of being dropped into a war zone and trying to stay alive like Call of Duty 4. On top of the single player is an incredible multiplayer game that introduces RPG elements for leveling up and collecting weapons that gets you hooked and encourages you to keep going.
December: Unreal Tournament 3 (PS3/PC)
As far as twitch shooters go you can't do much better than the Unreal Tournament series. Built with the Unreal Engine 3 it has that unmistakable Epic games look with larger than life characters and huge detailed levels. Most impressive though of Unreal Tournament 3 is that the PS3 version marks the first time users will be able to build original levels outside of the game and upload them to their console. Hopefully the beginning of something more console developers are going to look at in the future.
Tomorrow: Over all Game of the year 2007!
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