 | Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Buy new: $24.49 / Used from: $17.46 I've done the main 120 puzzles and I just have to tackle the extras and downloadable ones now, but I can't get enough Layton. Everything about Layton is top notch and not just for a DS game, for any game. It racked the hell out of my brain and had a great story to keep everything tied together and interesting. If 2009 doesn't see Layton 2 released here I will be a very sad person.
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 | Dead Space
Buy new: $18.99 / Used from: $16.00 Everything about this game is rock solid. The hudless system works so well, it's hard to play traditional games after this. - good on all systems just be sure to turn V-Sync off on the PC version
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 | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Buy new: $27.49 / Used from: $18.50 Metal Gear? Top 3? Old Snake? Yes, and he's a bad man as Muhammad Ali once said. The story is pure fan service to MGS fans, but the game finally controls well enough for non fans to get into it
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 | LittleBigPlanet
Buy used from: $31.99 How can you not love this? The team at Media Molecule put together one of the best platformers in years. There's also a ton of really good levels that other people have created. Be sure to get the MGS level pack which adds a paint gun for people to put into their levels and 5 MGS themed levels
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 | Left 4 Dead
Buy new: $27.99 / Used from: $19.00 shooting zombies is really fun
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 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $10.00 awesome Jedi powers you know I'm there. If the second half would've been less repetitive this could've been my GOTY, I may be a bit biased since I am a Star Wars nut, but this is one of the best SW games in years.
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 | The World Ends With You
Buy new: $15.49 / Used from: $12.15 Square-Enix made a new original IP that is a whole lot of fun. The combat is definitely rewarding once you figure out how to deal with both screen at the same time. This game has a fantastic setting and soundtrack
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 | Resistance 2
Buy new: $56.99 / Used from: $24.39 I wasn't a huge fan of the first one, but after someone let me borrow this I found I couldn't put it down. The level design kind of jumps all over the place, but when it's good, it's very good.
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 | Patapon
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $7.02 One of the best reasons to own a PSP
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 | Fallout 3
Buy new: $37.99 / Used from: $19.74 There's so much to do in this game it's not even funny. The PC & 360 versions will be getting some extra DLC for the next 3 months which should be really cool
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 | Space Invaders Extreme
Buy used from: $13.00 Space Invaders for a new generation. Flashy graphics, awesome sound, and some new gameplay mechanics make this a great game. Get it on either DS or PSP
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 | GRID
Buy new: $29.99 / Used from: $16.00 One of the most enjoyable racers of '08. The team structure was a nice touch for the single player campaign
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 | Call of Duty: World at War
Buy new: $56.99 / Used from: $26.94 I was surprised at how much I liked this game. Fighting the Japanese soldiers is a thrill what with their guerilla tactics and all. Nazi Zombie mode is a blast and the multi-player is lifted straight from CoD4
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 | DeBlob
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $12.00 One of the best Wii games out there. It's an enjoyable platform that will leave you smiling
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 | Boom Blox
Buy new: $67.48 / Used from: $23.75 So much fun in multiplayer. My mom actually woke me up and asked if I wanted to play this game
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 | Pure
Buy new: $27.99 / Used from: $6.99 Pure is a great arcade racer. The trick system is similar to SSX, and the game is just a blast.
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 | Crysis Warhead
Buy new: $29.49 / Used from: $9.89 A good follow up to Crysis and it runs well on lots more PCs. It's a more linear game, but it's enjoyable running through shooting things and using your nanosuit
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 | Burnout Paradise
Buy new: $17.49 / Used from: $4.99 Criterion made this game great all year long. There's so much added content and it's all free. Between the bikes and day-night cycles that have been added Paradise City is a fun and diverse place to crash
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