Sunday, December 23, 2007

We Believe: '07 Gaming Year in Review

To say 2007 wasn't the best year in gaming history is just foolish. Everything under the sun was available to gamers this year, and we weren't disappointed (well, unless you own a PS3.... but keep your hopes up, 08 will be the year of Sony). So here's a somewhat brief rundown on what happened this year:


- The most anticipated game in the history of the industry was released on September 26th of this year, Halo 3. It broke every sales record imaginable, most importantly selling over $170 million of units in the first 24 hours of availablity.


- 2k Games had one of the biggest years for any production company. They released the most beautiful game to hit a console, Bioshock, which gained insane amounts of critical acclaim (here's one that is still stunned by how great this game was). The boys at 2k also dropped NBA 2k8, which became the pinnacle of basketball video gaming.



- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare took everybody by storm, and made every FPS look like it was from 1985. Long story short, this game was perfect in every single, kickass way. It strayed away from the regular CoD ways, by jumping into the future, much like the Tom Clancy series, but no one seems to be complaining.



- Assassin's Creed was '07's surprise of the year. It began invading every cable channel's airwaves with epic ads, which convinced many-a gamer to buy this title. Taking place during Medieval times, in The Crusades, it drew kids and grown men alike into a different time, one which many haven't ever seen before.


- Everyone's old friend Mario came back ina strong way, on the Wii, in his new title Super Mario Galaxy. Byfar the most fun you could ever have while playing a game (regardless of being Mario or not). Simply flawless in every way, Nintendo re-solidified it's status as a heavy hitter in the gaming world with this game.
Helluva year. Keep playin', folks.

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