2008 Video Game(s) of the Year - Part 1

Hi Everyone,

I know this is a little late in coming but I finally put down my controller to come up with this list. I am going to do this in 2 parts. In this post, I will list my Video Game of the year categories and contestants. Before I get into the lists, I need to lay down the rules 1) I must have played the game 2) I do not have to finish the game 3) The game had to be released in 2008. That's pretty much it. Makes too much sense but I thought I needed to get that out there.

2008 Role-Playing Game of the Year

• Fable 2
• Fallout 3
• Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
• Lost Odyssey
  

2008 Shooter of the Year

• Call of Duty - World at War
• Gears of War 2
• Battlefield - Bad Company
• Brothers in Arms - Hell's Highway
• Rainbow Six - Vegas 2
• Left 4 Dead
• Army of Two
  

2008 Arcade Game of the Year

• Penny Arcade - On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode 1
• Geometry Wars 2
• Dash of Destruction
  

2008 Party Game of the Year (was going to be Music game of the year but I only had Rock Band 2)

• Rock Band 2
• Viva Pinata Party Animals
• Carnival Games (Wii)
  
• Mario Kart (Wii)
  

2008 Sports Game of the Year

• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
• Madden NFL 09
• Burnout Paradise
• UEFA Euro 2008
  

2008 Action Game of the Year

• Too Human
• Mercenaries 2
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• LEGO Batman
• Prince of Persia
  

2008 Biggest Disappointment of the Year

• Too Human
• Madden NFL 09
• Brothers in Arms - Hell's Highway
  

2008 Biggest Surprise Game of the Year

• LEGO Batman
• Burnout Paradise
• Penny Arcade - On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode 1

2008 Video Game of the Year

• LEGO Batman
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Gears of War 2
• Burnout Paradise
• Fable 2
• Fallout 3
  

I'll post my winners later this week along with my reasons for choosing the games I did. Until then....cheerio.

-Jeff