Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2008: 10-1

Here we are then, the final installment in our Top 50 Games of 2008. It's worth reiterating once again that the list is not intended as a definitive rundown of the 50 best games of the year, but instead reflects votes cast by our staff and contributors based on the games they have played and enjoyed.

[morganfell]

A landmark in achievement for gaming is number 30? Why should I care about their choices for 1-10.

[pansenbaer]

What are you talking about? Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 was a MUCH better game than Metal Gear Solid 4.

/#1 sarcasm of 2008...

[MAR-TYR-DOM]

no mgs4 or resistance 2 in top 10? Oh wait i forgot its eurogamer. They were intellectually too stupid to play MGS4 as said in their review.

[Pika-pie]

Pritty much agree with the top 3 although id put them in a different order.

[IzKyD1331]

And so was Guitar Hero: World Tour! /sarcasm
if your gonna put a music game in the top ten, than atleast put one that actually deserves to be there like Rockband 2.....and the reason MGS4 was at 30 was because the idiots at eurogamer gave it an 8/10

[swinesucker]

I have it but won't even play it until I finish MGS 3 and 2. Still, I was honestly scaling the list expecting this as 1 when fallout went 2.

Little did I know it was 30. For shame. V chronicles, maybe, honestly, the best game of the year itself in reality????

Not even on the list.

[Danja]

This list is a complete failure..they got #1 right ..

but this list is crap...MGS4..not in the top 10..?.. FAIL

[umair_s51]

Its a shame that valkyria chronicles is not even on it.

[omni_atlas]

"Oli Welsh: God knows why Sony thought an experimental 2D platformer would save the PlayStation 3. It didn't. It did, however, save 2D platformers, which in the long run is probably just as important. It's such a happy little riot, especially in the fantastic four-player co-op. "

Wasn't Oli Welsh the dumbass that wrote the MGS4 review and gave it a 7?

[callahan09]

I can't even count how many of the games they put above Resistance 2 didn't deserve to be there. Mercenaries 2? Condemned 2? Give me a break. Those two games aren't NEARLY as good as Resistance 2. And that's just sticking with the action genre. It barely cracked the top 50 (#47 to be exact) and that's just idiotic for one of the most epic, addictive, and deep gaming experiences of the year. I don't care about your comparisons of its campaign to Gears 2 or its competitive to Halo 3 or its co-op to Left 4 Dead, it takes all three of those segments and delivers a remarkably fun game that any FPS-fan who owns a PS3 simply needs to own. And MGS4 at #30? The games they put above it are just insane. I can't believe how unbelievably stupid this list is.

[badz149]

let alone this list! people at Eurogamer are mentally retarded anyway! they seems to hate great games!

[Johnny Cullen]

I do agree with #1, MGS should have been top 10 at least.

That said, they have somewhat redeemed themselves by having LBP as No. 1. If MGS4 wasn't gonna be No. 1, I would have had LBP as No. 1, glad it did.

[happyface]

agree

mgs is better than that kiddie crap lbp but I dont think MGS is very good either

very bad list IMO

[MegaMohsi]

Can someone list the top 10, the website is blocked from my office.

[Johnny Cullen]

1 - LittleBigPlanet
2 - Fallout 3
3 - Grand Theft Auto IV
4 - Fable II
5 - Braid
6 - Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
7 - Left 4 Dead
8 - Gears of War 2
9 - Guitar Hero: World Tour
10 - World of Goo

[Fiona]

i feel your pain MegaMohsi. Thanks Johnny.

[theEnemy]

You guys are not missing anything.

They flamed the games on 11-50.

And the list is crap IMO.

[Galvanise]

Deserves it. How many GOTY has it won now?

[BeaArthur]

Best picture yet.

[pp]

Hahahahaha Metal Gear Solid 4 isn't even in the top 10 hahahahaha.

[Johnny Cullen]

Maybe not but LBP is No. 1 ;)

[SONYSLAVE]

sorry you did not get his point.

[MGOelite]

haha its official a ps3 exclusive owns every single game of 2008, Littlebigplannet > every single 360 game in existance. slight BS as well since MGS4 isnt even in the 10 ten

[Johnny Cullen]

@ 1.2: Oh but I did :)

[Stubacca]

Not in the top 20??? I gave up checking later up the list. They don't know s**t!!! LBP is deffo up there, but MGS4 is game of the decade!

[Mr PS3]

EuroBot

[BeaArthur]

Once I saw that Condemned 2 was in the top 20 and Dead Space was not I stopped reading. Dead Space should be somewhere in the top 20, it out resident eviled resident evil.

[locos85]

Crappy list. How are two Arcade games in the top 10. No MGS4, Resistance 2.....

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

No, no, no...

They put the wrong list up.

When they said Geometry Wars 2: Retro Evolved, they meant to put Super Stardust HD...right? RIGHT???!!!

GW2:RE sucks in comparison to SSHD. How does GW2:RE get in the top 50 games?

[Bubble Buddy]

"It's worth reiterating once again that the list is not intended as a definitive rundown of the 50 best games of the year, but instead reflects votes cast by our staff and contributors based on the games they have played and enjoyed."

And from Eurogamer, what do you expect?

[jlytle1234]

they play and enjoy some stupid games.

[yog-sothot]

No Dead Space in the top 50 if am make no mistake... And Condemned 2 is there, in the top 20. To be complete jackass, they could have put Alone in the Dark on the top 3.

No Valkyria Chronicles either.

MGS4 number 30

meh... good job eurogamer

[BrianC6234]

I find the Dan Whitehead comment on LBP to be funny. It shows he doesn't get it though. LBP is about more than just playing a platformer. It's about making your own levels. Sure it has room for improvement but what game doesn't? LBP will be one game that evolves. I don't know if they'll ever have a sequel. They might be able to just keep making changes and add more features and options. They already added a paint gun.

[Arsenal4Ever]

To the 1st 10 comments on this article. It seems you didn't even read how they pick they're games.

[pansenbaer]

Oh I read it, I just think its wrong to say that GW:RE 2 is better than Metal Gear Solid 4. I don't care if it based on votes cast by the staff. If it was that way, wouldn't it be a reflection of how their site feels?

[Qbanboi]

MGS is not even on the top 20??

[pansenbaer]

Number 30 my friend. Right below number 29...Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney for Nintendo DS...

[Information Minister]

It's like everyone is in some strange twisted competition to see who comes up with the worse list.

[Magic_The_Celt]

Lol and people say 2008 wasnt the PS3's year

its moments like when a PS3 Exlusive, published by Sony, is made the top game of 08 and won more than few GOTY awards (as well as MGS4 another PS3 exlusive) which clarrify it for me.

[Xenomorph]

Eurogamer is crap.

[Jacobite]

Lmao its only thier opinion why get so upset, take MGS4 good game just could'nt get into it(loved the first on the PS1) LBP looks daft and kinda kids stuff but im enjoying it lol L4d, instant fun Brill at times but something lacking feel short lived at best. Love the COD serious have no interest in COD5 Here's my top 10 lol
1)L4D, RFOM2, GOW2, LBP, MS2
2)Farcry2, DeadSpace, Crysis Warhead
3)Don't care that much lol
4)bought an old pc game Serious Sam (£0.99)First Encounter lol pure fun enjoyed that just as much as the new games.

[wiizy]

this couldnt possibly be based on sales with all those so called sony system sellers that never lived up to the hype being on the list