Why '08 was awesome and why 09 will top it.

Some people think '07 was unbeatable, what with Mass Effect, Halo 3, Super Mario Galaxy, Uncharted, Crysis, Final Fantasy Crisis Core, CoD4 and what not. It was pretty awesome, with critics and fans pissing their pants in unified glee. Most though it was gaming's best year ever.

Maybe it was, back then, but I would honestly say 08 topped it. The next-gen consoles really came into their own. So here's a little account of my year.

It started, obviously, with the gaming flood from Christmas. Had to get through all the games I bought for the Wii which was Zelda and Metroid and blahblahblah but what does that have to do with 08? That paved the way for the hypetrain. I bought a Wii for the sole reason of Super Smash Bro's Brawl, and it was worth it all the way. My DS entertained me pretty well over the year, especially with the new Zelda and the newest incarnation of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. The PSP really shined as well with Crisis Core (Square really bumholed the handheld market this year didn't they?). 

Xbox 360 and PS3 really did kill it this year though. Fanboy wars raged in the hearts and minds of 4 year olds and retards everywhere. 

The Xbox brought out Gears of War 2, Fable 2 (which disappointed me; will cover that later), and Left 4 Dead (PC had that as well, but as far as consoles go, it was a Xbox exclusive). 

PS3 had it's fair share as well, with Resistance 2, Little Big Planet and of course Metal Gear Solid 4. 

Multiplat was incredible as well, come to think of it. Fallout 3 was just amazing, CoD got an upgrade, or a downgrade, however you see it, Far Cry 2, Grand Theft Auto 4, Mirror's Edge, Endwar, Prince of Persia. . . great year. Even no-lifers got a chance to enhance their prescription with Wrath of the Lich King (I did ='[ ).

But 09. 

Sweet Jesus. Heavy Rain, Alan Wake, God of War 3 (which is being showcased at this years VGA's on Spike TV - definitely go and check it out on gametrailers, December 14th), Killzone 2, Mad World, Final Fantasy Dissidia, Resident Evil 5, R.A.G.E, Borderlands, the new Fallout 3 DLC packs, the new GTA4 DLC pack, and of course Star Ocean 4.

It makes my groin tingle slightly.

By the way, Borderlands has over 650,000 unique weapons in the game, and a levelling system. Time to start stocking up on basic life provisions.

I'm not sure what Wii owners can do after Mad World though. Go watch an action film or something, I guess. . .