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2008 saw many new installments in established video game franchises, such as Grand Theft Auto IV, Fallout 3, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Gears of War 2, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Persona 4, Fable II, Call of Duty: World at War, Mario Kart Wii, Madden NFL 09, NBA Live 09, NBA 2K9, and WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009. New intellectual properties included Army of Two, Dead Space, Left 4 Dead, LittleBigPlanet, Mirror's Edge, iRacing, Race Driver: Grid, and Spore, De Blob, Meat Boy.

## Major awards

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Category/Organization | 26th Golden Joystick Awards
October 31, 2008 | VGA
December 14, 2008 | 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
February 19, 2009 | 5th British Academy Games Awards
March 10, 2009 | 9th Game Developers Choice Awards
March 25, 2009

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Game of the Year | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Grand Theft Auto IV | LittleBigPlanet | Super Mario Galaxy | Fallout 3
Independent / Debut[i] | —  | World of Goo | —  | LittleBigPlanet
Downloadable  | — | World of Goo
Mobile/Handheld | Mobile  | Bejeweled 2 | Professor Layton and the Curious Village | Spore Origins | Professor Layton and the Curious Village | God of War: Chains of Olympus
Handheld  | The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass | God of War: Chains of Olympus
Innovation  | — | LittleBigPlanet | — | LittleBigPlanet
Artistic Achievement
or Graphics[i] | Animation  | —  | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Prince of Persia | LittleBigPlanet | Prince of Persia
Art Direction  | LittleBigPlanet
Audio[i] | Music  | — | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Dead Space | Dead Space
Sound Design  | — | Dead Space
Soundtrack  | Grand Theft Auto IV | Rock Band 2 | —
Character or Performance[i] | Actor  | — | Michael Hollick as Nico Bellic
Grand Theft Auto IV | Sackboy
LittleBigPlanet | —
Actress  | Debi Mae West as Meryl Silverburgh
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Game Direction or Design | Game Design  | — | World of Goo | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | LittleBigPlanet
Game Direction  | LittleBigPlanet
Narrative | Adapted  | — | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Fallout 3
Original  | Fallout 3
Technical Achievement[i] | Gameplay Engineering  | — | Spore | Spore | LittleBigPlanet
Visual Engineering  | LittleBigPlanet
Multiplayer/Online[i] | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Left 4 Dead | —
Action/Adventure | Action  | — | Grand Theft Auto IV | Dead Space | Fable II
Adventure  | Mirror's Edge
Casual/Family or Rhythm | Casual  | — | Rock Band 2 | Braid | Boom Blox
Family  | LittleBigPlanet
Fighting  | — | Soulcalibur IV | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | —
Role-Playing | RPG  | — | Fallout 3 | Fallout 3
MMORPG  | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Sports | Individual  | — | Shaun White Snowboarding | NHL 09 | Race Driver: Grid
Team  | NHL 09
Racing  | — | Burnout Paradise | —
Strategy/Simulation  | — | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Civilization Revolution
Special Award | — | Gamer God | Hall of Fame | Academy Fellowship | Lifetime Achievement Award
Will Wright | Bruce Shelley | Nolan Bushnell | Hideo Kojima

1. ^ a b c d e f Certain award presentations combine these categories.

## Events

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Month  | Date(s)  | Event

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June  | 28  | Blizzard Entertainment announces Diablo III in Paris, France.
July  | 29  | Game developers Joseph and Melissa Batten die in a murder-suicide.
November  | 13  | Zeebo was announced. The console is aiming for developing countries.
December  | 14  | The 2008 Spike Video Game Awards were held.[1]

### Business

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Month  | Date(s)  | Event

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July  | 15–17  | E3 2008 in Los Angeles, California, United States.[2][3]
July 31 – August 3  | QuakeCon 2008 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, United States.
October  | 2–4  | Nintendo conference held in San Francisco, United States and Tokyo, Japan.
December  | 1  | National Amusements' Sumner Redstone sells his controlling stake in Midway Games
to private investor Mark Thomas, for $100,000 ($0.0012 a share), and assumes $70
million of senior secured and unsecured debt.[4]
9  | Infogrames, Atari's parent company, purchases Cryptic Studios.[5]

### Open to the public

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Month  | Date(s)  | Event

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August  | 21–24  | Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany.
October  | 3–5  | E for All at the Los Angeles Convention center in California, United States.
9–12  | Tokyo Game Show at the Makuhari Messe International Convention in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan.[6]
Games Convention Asia in Singapore.
10–11  | BlizzCon 2008 in Anaheim, California, United States.

## Hardware and software sales

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See also: List of million-selling game consoles and List of best-selling video games

### Worldwide

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The following are the best-selling games of 2008 in terms of worldwide retail sales. These games sold at least 5 million units worldwide in 2008.

Rank  | Title  | Sales  | Publisher  | Platform(s)  | Ref

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1  | Wii Sports | 22,660,000  | Nintendo | Wii | [a]
2  | Mario Kart Wii | 13,670,000  | Nintendo | Wii | [8]
3  | Wii Fit | 12,960,000  | Nintendo | Wii | [b]
4  | Wii Play | 11,680,000  | Nintendo | Wii | [c]
5  | Grand Theft Auto IV | 10,000,000  | Take-Two Interactive | PS3 / X360 | [9]
6  | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 8,100,000  | Nintendo | Wii | [8]
7  | Call of Duty: World at War | 5,890,000  | Activision Blizzard | PS3 / X360 / PC | [10]
8  | Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! | 5,110,000  | Nintendo | Nintendo DS | [d]

### Canada

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* Based on figures from the NPD Group:

Video game console sales in Canada (first seven months of 2008)[11]

Place  | Console  | Units sold

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1  | Wii | 376,000
2  | PlayStation 3 | 200,000
3  | Xbox 360 | 154,000

### Japan

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* Based on figures from Enterbrain:

Video game console sales of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 28, 2008)[12][13][14]

Place  | Console  | Units sold

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1  | Nintendo DS | 4,029,804
2  | PlayStation Portable | 3,543,171
3  | Wii | 2,908,342
4  | PlayStation 3 | 991,303
5  | PlayStation 2 | 480,664
6  | Xbox 360 | 317,859
7  | Other  | 9,575

Best-selling video games of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 28, 2008)[12][13][14]

Place  | Title  | Platform  | Publisher  | Units sold

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1  | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G | PSP | Capcom | 2,452,111
2  | Pokémon Platinum | NDS | Pokémon Company | 2,187,337
3  | Wii Fit | Wii | Nintendo | 2,149,131
4  | Mario Kart Wii | Wii  | Nintendo  | 2,003,315
5  | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii  | Nintendo  | 1,747,113
6  | Rhythm Heaven | NDS  | Nintendo  | 1,350,671
7  | Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride | NDS  | Square Enix | 1,176,082
8  | Animal Crossing: City Folk | Wii  | Nintendo  | 895,302
9  | Kirby Super Star Ultra | NDS  | Nintendo  | 855,427
10  | Wii Sports | Wii  | Nintendo  | 841,736

* Based on figures from Dengeki:

Best-selling video games of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 21, 2008)[15][16][17]

Place  | Title  | Platform  | Publisher  | Units sold

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1  | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G | PSP | Capcom | 2,507,400
2  | Pokémon Platinum | NDS | Pokémon Company | 2,125,348
3  | Wii Fit | Wii | Nintendo | 2,024,113
4  | Mario Kart Wii | Wii  | Nintendo  | 1,973,089
5  | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii  | Nintendo  | 1,808,709
6  | Rhythm Heaven | NDS  | Nintendo  | 1,320,047
7  | Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride | NDS  | Square Enix | 1,228,014
8  | Kirby Super Star Ultra | NDS  | Nintendo  | 724,608
9  | Animal Crossing: City Folk | Wii  | Nintendo  | 709,640
10  | Wii Sports | Wii  | Nintendo  | 694,765

### United States

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* Based on figures from the NPD Group:

Video game console sales in the US (first six months of 2008)[18] Place  | Console  | Units sold

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1  | Wii | 3.5 million
2  | PlayStation 3 | 1.6 million
3  | Xbox 360 | 1.34 million
Best-selling video games of 2008 in the US[19][20] Place  | Title  | Platform  | Publisher  | Units sold

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1  | Wii Play | Wii | Nintendo | 5.28 million
2  | Mario Kart Wii | Wii  | Nintendo  | 5.00 million
3  | Wii Fit | Wii  | Nintendo  | 4.53 million
4  | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii  | Nintendo  | 4.17 million
5  | Grand Theft Auto IV | X360 | Rockstar Games | 3.29 million
6  | Call of Duty: World at War | X360  | Activision | 2.75 million
7  | Gears of War 2 | X360  | Microsoft | 2.31 million
8  | Grand Theft Auto IV | PS3 | Rockstar Games  | 1.89 million
9  | Madden NFL 09 | X360  | Electronic Arts | 1.87 million
10  | Mario Kart DS | NDS | Nintendo  | 1.65 million

* Based on figures from the NPD Group via IGN;[21][22] the games' publishers are listed in brackets:

Best-selling video games of 2008 in the US (by platform)[a] Place  | NDS[23] | PC[24] | PS3[25]

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1  | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
(Sega) | Spore
(Electronic Arts) | Grand Theft Auto IV
(Rockstar Games)
2  | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and
Explorers of Darkness
(Nintendo) | Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
(Funcom) | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
(Konami)
3  | Guitar Hero: On Tour
(Activision) | Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
(Electronic Arts) | Madden NFL 09
(Electronic Arts)
4  | Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
(LucasArts) | The Sims 2: FreeTime
(Electronic Arts) | Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
(Sony Computer Entertainment)
5  | Kirby Super Star Ultra
(Nintendo) | Spore Creature Creator
(Electronic Arts) | MLB 08: The Show
(Sony Computer Entertainment)
6  | Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(Nintendo) | Sins of a Solar Empire
(Stardock) | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
(LucasArts)
7  | Kung Fu Panda
(Activision) | The Sims 2: Apartment Life
(Electronic Arts) | NCAA Football 09
(Electronic Arts)
8  | Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
(Nintendo) | The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff
(Electronic Arts) | Army of Two
(Electronic Arts)
9  | Crosswords DS
(Nintendo) | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm
(THQ) | Soulcalibur IV
(Namco Bandai)
10  | Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
(Square Enix) | The Sims Castaway Stories
(Electronic Arts) | Devil May Cry 4
(Capcom)
Place  | PSP[26] | Wii[27] | X360[21]

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1  | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
(Square Enix) | Super Smash Bros. Brawl
(Nintendo) | Grand Theft Auto IV
(Rockstar Games)
2  | God of War: Chains of Olympus
(Sony Computer Entertainment) | Mario Kart Wii
(Nintendo) | Madden NFL 09
(Electronic Arts)
3  | MLB 08: The Show
(Sony Computer Entertainment) | Wii Fit
(Nintendo) | Fable II
(Microsoft)
4  | Iron Man
(Sega) | Rock Band
(MTV Games) | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
(Ubisoft)
5  | Patapon
(Sony Computer Entertainment) | Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
(LucasArts) | Army of Two
(Electronic Arts)
6  | Madden NFL 09
(Electronic Arts) | Mario Super Sluggers
(Nintendo) | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
(LucasArts)
7  | Lego Indiana Jones
(LucasArts) | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
(LucasArts) | Battlefield: Bad Company
(Electronic Arts)
8  | Major League Baseball 2K8
(2K Games) | Deca Sports
(Hudson Soft) | NCAA Football 09
(Electronic Arts)
9  | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
(LucasArts) | Endless Ocean
(Nintendo) | Rock Band 2
(MTV Games)
10  | Need for Speed: ProStreet
(Electronic Arts) | Unknown  | Ninja Gaiden II
(Microsoft)

^ a: In the IGN articles used as sources, IGN lists the titles as the "Top 10 Sellers in 2008"; however, the IGN articles were published on December 9–12, 2008, so the articles might not take into account November and December sales figures, as the NPD Group did not release November's console game sales figures until December 11, 2008.[28]

* Based on figures from the NPD Group:

Note: This list only includes games that were released after NPD started tracking video game sales data.

Best-selling console games of all time in the US (as of May 1, 2008)[29] Place  | Title  | Units sold

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1  | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 9.40 million
2  | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | 8.20 million
3  | Madden NFL 07 | 7.70 million
4  | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | 7.30 million
5  | Madden NFL 06 | 6.70 million
6  | Halo 2 | 6.61 million
7  | Madden NFL 08 | 6.60 million
8  | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | 6.25 million
9  | Grand Theft Auto III | 6.20 million
10  | Madden NFL 2005 | 6.10 million

### Other

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* Based on figures from Enterbrain, GfK Chart-Track, and the NPD Group, respectively:

Best-selling video games in Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States combined (January–July 2008)[30]

Place  | Title  | Units sold in Japan  | Units sold in the UK  | Units sold in the US  | Total units sold

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1  | Grand Theft Auto IV | –  | 1,582,000  | 4,711,000  | 6,293,000
2  | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 1,681,000  | 213,000  | 3,539,000  | 5,433,000
3  | Mario Kart Wii | 1,601,000  | 687,000  | 2,409,000  | 4,697,000
4  | Wii Fit | 1,547,000  | 624,000  | 1,433,000  | 3,604,000
5  | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | 26,000  | 412,000  | 3,037,000  | 3,475,000

Best-selling video games in Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States combined (July–September 2008)[31]

Place  | Title  | Units sold in Japan  | Units sold in the UK  | Units sold in the US  | Total units sold

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1  | Madden NFL 09 | 1,000  | 35,000  | 2,958,000  | 2,994,000
2  | Wii Fit | 346,000  | 460,000  | 1,283,000  | 2,089,000
3  | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | –  | 321,000  | 1,417,000  | 1,738,000
4  | Pokémon Platinum | 1,482,000  | –  | –  | 1,482,000
5  | Mario Kart Wii | 218,000  | 394,000  | 856,000  | 1,468,000

## Hardware releases

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Nintendo DSi Month  | Day  | Console

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August  | 22  | LeapFrog Didj[32]
November  | 1  | Nintendo DSi

## Game releases

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| Video game platforms

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iPod | Unknown platform
Lin | Linux
Mac | Mac
| NDS | Nintendo DS

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PS2 | PlayStation 2
PS3 | PlayStation 3
PSP | PlayStation Portable
| Wii | Wii

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Win | Windows
X360 | Xbox 360
Xbox  | Xbox
Release Date | Title | Systems

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January 1  | FlatOut 2 | Mac
January 2  | Metal Slug 3 | XBLA
January 3  | Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon | NDS
January 8  | Brain Challenge | NDS
Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law | PS2, PSP, Wii
Jackass: The Game | NDS
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom | X360
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | PS2, Wii
January 9  | Omega Five | XBLA
January 15  | CSI: Hard Evidence | Wii
Nanostray 2 | NDS
Nitrobike | Wii
Samurai Warriors: Katana | Wii
January 16  | Rail Simulator | Win
January 17  | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | NDS
Tori-Emaki | PS3
January 21  | Advance Wars: Days of Ruin | NDS
January 22  | Burnout Paradise | PS3, X360
No More Heroes | Wii
Pirates of the Burning Sea | Win
January 24  | PixelJunk Monsters | PSN
January 29  | The Sims Castaway Stories | Win, Mac
January 30  | Rez HD | XBLA
January 31  | Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice | PS3
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Japan)  | Wii
We Ski | Wii
February 4  | Sins of a Solar Empire | Win
Zoo Tycoon 2 DS | NDS
February 5  | Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles | NDS
Culdcept Saga | X360
Devil May Cry 4 | PS3, X360
Turok | PS3, X360
February 7  | The Club | PS3, Win, X360
Go! Puzzle | PS3, PSP
Grand Chase[33] | Win
L the Prologue to Death Note -Rasen no Wana- | NDS
February 8  | Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None | Wii
February 12  | Conflict: Denied Ops | PS3, Win, X360
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic | X360
Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon | PS2
Jumper: Griffin's Story | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
Lost Odyssey | X360
Penumbra: Black Plague | Lin, Win
Wipeout Pulse | PSP
February 14  | Dream Chronicles 2: The Eternal Maze | Win
February 18  | MX vs. ATV: Untamed | Wii
Need for Speed: ProStreet | PSP
February 19  | Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors | Wii
Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts | NDS, PSP
Dynasty Warriors 6 | PS3, X360
Pimp My Ride | Wii
The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific | PS3
February 20  | N+ | XBLA
February 21  | Lost Planet: Extreme Condition | PS3
Space Invaders Extreme | NDS, PSP
February 22  | Barnyard Blast: Swine of the Night | NDS
February 25  | Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed | Wii
Frontlines: Fuel of War | Win, X360
February 26  | Bubble Bobble Double Shot | NDS
Lost: Via Domus | PS3, Win, X360
Naruto: Ninja Destiny | NDS
Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection | PS2, PSP, Wii
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty | PS3, Win, X360
Universe at War: Earth Assault | X360
February 27  | Blokus Portable: Steambot Championship | PSP
Triggerheart Exelica | XBLA
February 28  | The Idolmaster Live For You! | X360
The Sims 2: FreeTime | Win
March 1  | Trials 2: Second Edition | Win
March 3  | Bully: Scholarship Edition | Wii, X360
Major League Baseball 2K8 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
March 4  | Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery | NDS
Army of Two | PS3, X360
Eco Creatures: Save the Forest | NDS
God of War: Chains of Olympus | PSP
MLB 08: The Show | PS2, PS3, PSP
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer | NDS
Ninja Reflex | Wii
Silent Hill: Origins | PS2
March 5  | Harvest: Massive Encounter | Mac, Win
Rocketmen: Axis of Evil | XBLA
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm | Win
March 6  | Flow | PSP
Yakuza: Kenzan! | PS3
Rocketmen: Axis of Evil | PSN
March 9  | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (NA)  | Wii
March 10  | Worms: A Space Oddity | Wii
March 11  | Buzz!: The Hollywood Quiz | PS2
Condemned 2: Bloodshot | X360
George of the Jungle and the Search for the Secret | NDS, PS2, Wii
Insecticide | NDS, Win
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters | PS2
The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return | Wii
Wild Arms XF | PSP
March 12  | Bliss Island | XBLA
March 18  | Condemned 2: Bloodshot | PS3
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars | Mac
Everybody's Golf 5 | PS3
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 | Wii
Sega Superstars Tennis | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
Target: Terror | Wii
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | PS3, Win, X360
March 19  | Deca Sports | Wii
SimCity DS 2 | NDS
March 20  | Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (Japan)  | NDS
March 24  | Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath | Win, X360
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII | PSP
M&M's Kart Racing | NDS
March 25
ObsCure II | Wii
Opoona | Wii
Viking: Battle for Asgard | PS3, X360
March 26  | GoPets: Vacation Island | NDS
March 28  | Dark Sector | PS3, X360
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword | NDS
April 1  | Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 | Wii
April 2  | Mr. Driller Online | XBLA
Star Ocean: Second Evolution | PSP
April 4  | FlatOut: Head On | PSP
April 8  | Assassin's Creed | Win
Baroque | PS2, Wii
Supreme Commander | X360
April 9  | Ikaruga | XBLA
April 10  | Arcana Heart | PS2
Mario Kart Wii | Wii
April 15  | Ōkami | Wii
Rondo of Swords | NDS
Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys! | NDS
April 16  | TrackMania Nations Forever | Win
April 18  | Legacy of Ys: Books I & II[34] | NDS
April 20  | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | NDS
April 21  | Metal Arms: Glitch in the System | X360
April 22  | High School Musical 2: Work This Out! | NDS
Persona 3 FES | PS2
The World Ends with You | NDS
Turok | Win
April 24  | Valkyria Chronicles | PS3
April 25  | King's Bounty: The Legend | Win
April 29  | Grand Theft Auto IV | PS3, X360
Let's Yoga | NDS
April 30  | Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor | Win
May 1  | Echochrome | PSN, PSP
May 2  | Iron Man | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
May 5  | Chameleon | PSP
Crosswords DS | NDS
The Destiny of Zorro | Wii
May 6  | Boom Blox | Mobile, Wii
Speed Racer | NDS, Wii
May 12  | LostWinds | WiiWare
May 13  | Castle of Shikigami III | Wii
Drone Tactics | NDS
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
May 15  | Dark Mist | PSN
Luminous Arc 2: Will | NDS
May 17  | Monster Madness: Grave Danger | PS3
May 19  | Critter Round-Up | WiiWare
May 20  | Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures | Win
SingStar | PS3
May 21  | Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness | Lin, Mac, Win, X360
Wii Fit (America)  | Wii
May 23  | Haze | PS3
May 26  | Cross Edge | PS3
Dr. Mario Online Rx | WiiWare
May 27  | Death Jr. II: Root of Evil | Wii
Emergency Heroes | Wii
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars | PS3, X360
Super Dodgeball Brawlers | NDS
May 28  | Mass Effect | Win
May 30  | Commando: Steel Disaster | NDS
Race Driver: Grid | PS3, Win, X360
June 3  | Chaos Wars | PS2
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2' | PSP
Kung Fu Panda | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360
Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, Xbox, X360
Ninja Gaiden II | X360
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy | PS3, X360
Summon Night: Twin Age | NDS
June 4  | Roogoo | XBLA
June 5  | Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit | PS3, X360
Carl²: Taking the Class | PS3, X360
Fushigi no Dungeon – Furai no Shiren 3: Karakuri Yashiki no Nemuri Hime | Wii
The Incredible Hulk | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
June 9  | My Pokémon Ranch | WiiWare
June 10  | Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy | Wii
Don King Presents: Prizefighter | X360
Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit | PS3, X360
NASCAR 09 | PS2, PS3, X360
Total Drama | Win, PS2, PS3, NDS, Wii, X360
The Incredible Hulk | Win
June 11  | Frogger 2 | XBLA
Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles | NDS
June 12  | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | PS3
June 13  | Civilization Revolution | PS3, X360
Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard | NDS
June 17  | Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm | X360
Di-Gata Defenders: Legend of the Seth | NDS, PS2, PS3, X360, Wii
Secret Agent Clank | PSP
Supreme Ruler 2020 | Win
Wacky Races: Crash and Dash | NDS, Wii
June 18  | Elements of Destruction | XBLA
Fishdom | NDS
June 19  | Fatal Inertia EX | PS3
Mario Super Sluggers | Wii
June 20  | Alone in the Dark | PS2, Wii, Win, X360
Code Lyoko: Fall of X.A.N.A. | NDS
Top Spin 3 | PS3, Wii, X360
June 22  | Guitar Hero: On Tour | NDS
Rock Band | Wii
June 23  | Battlefield: Bad Company | PS3, X360
Gyrostarr | WiiWare
Top Spin 3 | NDS
June 24  | WALL-E | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
Big Beach Sports | Wii
Hellboy: The Science of Evil | PS3, PSP, X360
Mega Man Star Force 2 | NDS
June 25  | Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm | X360, Win
June 26  | Disgaea DS: Prince of the Demon World and the Red Moon | NDS
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World | Wii
June 29  | Guitar Hero: Aerosmith | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
June 30  | Journey to the Center of the Earth | NDS
Magnetica | WiiWare
July 1  | Elements of Destruction | Win
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 | NDS
Soul Bubbles | NDS
July 3  | 1 vs. 100 | NDS
Initial D Extreme Stage | PS3
Nanashi no Game | NDS
Unreal Tournament 3 | X360
July 7  | Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes | iPod
SPOGS Racing | WiiWare
Zen Pinball: Rollercoaster | iOS
July 8  | Beijing 2008 | PS3, X360
Civilization Revolution | NDS
Devil May Cry 4 | Win
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon | Wii
July 10  | Critter Crunch | iOS
Resident Evil Zero | Wii
Persona 4 | PS2
July 11  | Dynasty Warriors 6 | Win
Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice | Win
July 14  | Major League Eating: The Game | Wii
July 15  | Mister Slime | NDS
NCAA Football 09 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
Space Chimps | NDS, PS2, Wii, Win, X360
We Love Golf! | Wii
July 16  | Double D Dodgeball | XBLA
July 17  | Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride | NDS
Elefunk | PSN
Rayman | PSN
Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi | PS3
July 22  | New International Track & Field | NDS
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
July 23  | 1942: Joint Strike | XBLA
Go! Go! Break Steady | XBLA
July 24  | 1942: Joint Strike | PSN
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | X360
Siren: Blood Curse | PS3
Wario Land: The Shake Dimension | Wii
July 28  | Pong Toss! Frat Party Games | WiiWare
July 29  | MLB Power Pros 2008 | PS2, Wii
Soulcalibur IV | PS3, X360
Spectral Force 3: Innocent Rage | X360
July 30  | Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 | X360
July 31  | Fatal Frame IV | Wii
Phantasy Star Portable | PSP
Rhythm Heaven (Japan)  | NDS
August 1  | Race Driver: Grid | NDS
August 4  | Reset Generation | Win
Wild West Guns | WiiWare
August 5  | Dance Dance Revolution: Nickelodeon Party 3 | PS2
August 6  | Braid | XBLA
August 7  | Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon | NDS
Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour | PS2
Tales of Vesperia | X360
August 12  | Bangai-O Spirits | NDS
Space Siege | Win
August 13  | Bionic Commando Rearmed | XBLA
Madden NFL 09 | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360, Xbox
August 14  | Bionic Commando Rearmed | PSN, Win
August 19  | The Cheetah Girls: Passport to Stardom | NDS
Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm | Win
Too Human | X360
August 21  | Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty | PS3
Sigma Harmonics | NDS
August 22  | Inazuma Eleven | NDS
August 25  | Helix | WiiWare
MLB Power Pros 2008 | NDS
August 26  | Digimon World Championship | NDS
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage | Win
From the Abyss | NDS
My Chinese Coach | NDS
N+ | NDS, PSP
The Quest Trio | NDS
The Sims 2: Apartment Life | Win
The Sims 2: Apartment Pets | NDS
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
August 27  | Castle Crashers | X360
August 28  | Afrika | PS3
Asphalt 4: Elite Racing | iOS
Captain Rainbow | Wii
The Last Guy | PS3
August 29  | Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" | Wii
August 31  | Mercenaries 2: World in Flames | PS2, PS3, Win, X360
September 2  | Infinite Undiscovery | X360
Rapala Fishing Frenzy 2009 | PS3, Wii, X360
Vampire Rain: Altered Species | PS3
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise | X360
September 3  | Shred Nebula | XBLA
September 4  | Blue Dragon Plus | NDS
September 5  | FaceBreaker | PS3, X360
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky | Win
Spore | Mac, mobile, NDS, Win
Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise | NDS
September 8  | Air Traffic Chaos | NDS
Lock's Quest | NDS
NHL 2K9 | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
September 9  | Hell's Kitchen: The Game | NDS, PS2, Wii, X360
The Fairly OddParents: Rules of Engagement | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
NHL 09 | PS3, Wii, X360
TNA iMPACT! | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
Yakuza 2 | PS2
Zoids Assault | X360
September 11  | One Piece: Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 | Wii
September 12  | Crysis Warhead | Win
September 13  | Pokémon Platinum (Japan)  | NDS
September 14  | 6teen: Dude of the Living Dead | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
Rock Band 2 | X360
September 15  | Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition | NDS
September 16  | Armored Core: For Answer | PS3, X360
Battle Fantasia | X360
Criminal Minds: Hard Conspiracy | PS3, Win, X360
Crysis Warhead | Win
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 | Wii
Dance Dance Revolution X | PS2
Speed Racer: The Videogame | PS2
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition | Win
Pure | PS3, X360, Win
September 18  | Dragon Ball: Origins | NDS
Eternal Sonata | PS3
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning | Win
September 19  | Igor: The Game | NDS, Wii, Win
September 22  | Civilization IV: Colonization | Win
De Blob | NDS, Wii, Win
Di-Gata Defenders | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
Kirby Super Star Ultra | NDS
Mega Man 9 | WiiWare
SimCity Creator | Wii
EA Sports 08 Collection | Win
September 23  | B-Boy | PSP
Brothers in Arms: Double Time | Wii
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway | PS3, X360
Buzz!: Master Quiz | PSP
Dinosaur King | PS2, NDS, Wii, X360
Hi Hamtaro! Little Hamsters Big Adventure | NDS
Lego Batman: The Video Game | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
Microsoft Tinker | Win
Shaun the Sheep | NDS
Time Hollow | NDS
September 24  | Dragon Ball Z: Trilogy | PS2
Duke Nukem 3D | XBLA
September 25  | Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories | PS3
Cross Edge | PS3
Disaster: Day of Crisis | Wii
Geon | PS3
Janline | X360
Mega Man 9 | PSN
Sands of Destruction | NDS
Wipeout HD | PSN
World Destruction: Michibikareshi Ishi | NDS
September 30  | Silent Hill: Homecoming | PS3, Win, X360
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood | NDS
Tornado | NDS
Unsolved Crimes | NDS
October 1  | Mega Man 9 | XBLA
October 2  | Dynasty Warriors 6 | PS2
Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist | PSP
Work Time Fun | PSN
October 4  | Meat Boy | Browser
October 5  | Fieldrunners | iOS
October 7  | Bleach: Dark Souls | NDS
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway | Win
Crash: Mind over Mutant | PS2, Wii, X360, PSP
Crash: Mind over Mutant | NDS
Fracture | PS3, X360
Guilty Gear 2: Overture | X360
NBA Live 09 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
NBA 2K9 | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals | NDS
October 8  | MLB Stickball | XBLA
The Legend of Kage 2 | NDS
October 9  | Linger in Shadows | PS3
Macross Ace Frontier | PSP
Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars | PS3
Snoopy DS: Let's Go Meet Snoopy and His Friends! | NDS
October 13  | Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno | NDS, PS2, Wii
Blitz: The League II | PS3, X360
Cubello | WiiWare
Prey the Stars | NDS
Tak: Mojo Mistake | NDS
World of Goo | Win, Wii
October 14  | Dead Space | PS3, X360
FIFA 09 | Mobile, NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
Rock Revolution | NDS, PS3, Wii, X360
Saints Row 2 | PS3, X360
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation | PS3
Golden Axe: Beast Rider | PS3, X360
Boogie Superstar | Wii
October 15  | Age of Booty | XBLA
October 16  | Culdcept DS | NDS
Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy | Win
Wii Music | Wii
X3: Terran Conflict | Win
October 19  | Rock Band 2 | PS3
October 20  | Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games | NDS
Celebrity Sports Showdown | Wii
Midnight Club: Los Angeles | PS3, X360, PSP
NHL 09 | Win
Dead Space | Win
SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom | PS2, Wii, NDS
The Naked Brothers Band: The Video Game | NDS, PS2, Wii, Win
October 21  | Bully: Scholarship Edition | Win
BioShock | PS3
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia | NDS
Crash: Mind over Mutant | PSP
Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 | X360
Disney Think Fast | Wii
Far Cry 2 | PS3, Win, X360
Fable II | X360
Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 | Wii
Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ | NDS
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 | Wii
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
Transformers Animated: The Game | NDS
NBA 2K9 | Win
What's Cooking? with Jamie Oliver | NDS
October 23  | Prince of Persia Classic | PSN
October 26  | Casper's Scare School | NDS
Guitar Hero World Tour | Mac, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360
October 27  | MySims Kingdom | NDS, Wii
October 28  | Ben 10: Alien Force | NDS, PS2, PSP, Wii
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Win
Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess | NDS, PS2, Wii
Fallout 3 | PS3, Win, X360
Go, Diego, Go!: The Great Dinosaur Rescue | NDS, PS2, Wii
Goosebumps HorrorLand | NDS, PS2, Wii
LittleBigPlanet | PS3
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift | PS3
MySims | Win
Ninjatown | NDS
October 29  | Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness – Episode 2 | Lin, Mac, Win, X360
October 30  | Away: Shuffle Dungeon | NDS
Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume | NDS
October 31  | Master of the Monster Lair | NDS
November 3  | Alien Crush Returns | WiiWare
November 4  | Bones | PS2, PS3, Win, X360
Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World | PS2
Dragon Ball: Origins | NDS
Bratz Kidz | NDS, Wii
KORG DS-10 | NDS
Legendary | PS3, Win, X360
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | PS3, PS2, X360, Win, Wii, NDS
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm | PS3
Tom Clancy's EndWar | NDS, PS3, PSP, X360
Resistance 2 | PS3
Namco Museum Virtual Arcade | X360
November 5  | Exit | NDS
Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors | NDS, Wii
November 7  | Gears of War 2 | X360
Men of War | Win
Sacred 2 Fallen Angel | Win
November 10  | Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (North America)  | NDS
November 11  | Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts | X360
Call of Duty: World at War | NDS, PS3, Wii, Win, X360, PS2
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | X360
Eternal Poison | PS2
FaceBreaker | Wii
Guinness World Records: The Videogame | NDS, Wii
Mirror's Edge | PS3, X360
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 | Mobile, NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels | Wii
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance | NDS
Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff | NDS
November 12  | Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
November 13  | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King | Win, Mac
November 14  | Football Manager 2009 | Win, Mac, PSP
November 16  | Animal Crossing: City Folk | Wii
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe | PS3, X360
Shaun White Snowboarding | PS3, Wii, Win, X360
November 17  | Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades | NDS
Robocalypse | NDS
Skate It | NDS, Wii
November 18  | Alone in the Dark: Inferno | PS3
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno | PS3, X360
Bolt | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360
Cooking Mama: World Kitchen | Wii
Cradle of Rome | NDS
Ultimate Band | NDS, Wii
Castlevania Judgment | Wii
Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine | NDS
Left 4 Dead | Win, X360
Need for Speed: Undercover | Mobile, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360
Sonic Unleashed | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360
SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom | PS3, PSP, X360
Tomb Raider: Underworld | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360
Tony Hawk's Motion | NDS
Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party | NDS, Wii
Naruto: The Broken Bond | X360
CSI: NY | Win
You're in the Movies | X360
November 19  | Weapon of Choice | XBLA
November 20  | Gallop & Ride | Wii
The Last Remnant | X360
November 21  | LocoRoco 2 | PSP
Beyond Protocol | Win
November 23  | Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes | iOS
November 25  | Chrono Trigger | NDS
Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force | NDS
Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine | Wii
Neopets Puzzle Adventure | NDS
Winter Sports 2: The Next Challenge | NDS, PS2, Wii, X360
November 27  | Patapon 2 | PSP
Rune Factory Frontier | Wii
November 30  | Geometry Dance | PS3
December 1  | Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon | X360
Space Invaders Get Even | WiiWare
December 2  | Grand Theft Auto IV | Win
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories | PS2
Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi | NDS
Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars | Wii
Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek | Wii
Prince of Persia | PS3, X360
Prince of Persia: The Fallen King | NDS
Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure | Wii
December 4  | 428: Shibuya Scramble | Wii
Everyday Shooter | PSP
Rygar: The Battle of Argus | Wii
Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer | PSN
December 5  | X3: Reunion | Lin
December 7  | Prey | Lin
December 8  | Defense Grid: The Awakening | Win
Hockey Allstar Shootout | WiiWare
December 9  | Prince of Persia | Win
December 10  | Meteos | XBLA
PowerUp Forever | XBLA
December 11  | Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero | NDS
PowerUp Forever | PSN
December 14  | I Love Katamari | iOS
December 15  | Big Kahuna Party | WiiWare
December 17  | Dash of Destruction | XBLA
December 18  | Rise of the Argonauts | PS3, Win, X360
Dissidia: Final Fantasy | PSP
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 | PS2, PS3, X360
Suikoden Tierkreis | NDS
Tales of Hearts | NDS
December 23  | Crystal Defenders | iOS
Lumines Supernova | PS3
December 25  | White Knight Chronicles | PS3
RIZ-ZOAWD | NDS
December 29  | MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade | WiiWare
December 31  | Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine[35] (North America)  | Win

## Critically acclaimed titles

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Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.

2008 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 87.5% (GR)[36][37] Game  | Publisher  | Release Date  | Platform  | MC score  | GR score

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Grand Theft Auto IV | Rockstar Games | April 29, 2008  | PlayStation 3 | 98/100  | 97.04%
Grand Theft Auto IV | Rockstar Games | April 29, 2008  | Xbox 360 | 98/100  | 96.67%
LittleBigPlanet | Sony Computer Entertainment | October 27, 2008  | PlayStation 3 | 95/100  | 94.75%
World of Goo | 2D Boy  | October 13, 2008  | Wii | 94/100  | 94.04%
BioShock | 2K Games | October 17, 2008  | PlayStation 3 | 94/100  | 93.66%
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Konami | June 12, 2008  | PlayStation 3 | 94/100  | 93.53%
Gears of War 2 | Microsoft Game Studios | November 7, 2008  | Xbox 360 | 93/100  | 93.32%
Fallout 3 | Bethesda Softworks | October 28, 2008  | Xbox 360 | 93/100  | 92.85%
Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Nintendo | January 31, 2008  | Wii | 93/100  | 92.84%
Braid | Number None | August 6, 2008  | Xbox 360 | 93/100  | 92.15%
Flipnote Studio | Nintendo | December 24, 2008  | Nintendo DS | 93/100[38] | 91%[39]
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King | Blizzard Entertainment | November 13, 2008  | Microsoft Windows | 91/100  | 92.68%
Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor | Stardock | April 30, 2008  | Microsoft Windows | 92/100  | 92.33%
Persona 4 | Atlus | July 10, 2008  | PlayStation 2 | 90/100  | 92.28%
World of Goo | 2D Boy  | October 13, 2008  | Microsoft Windows | 90/100  | 92.27%
Rock Band 2 | MTV Games | September 14, 2008  | Xbox 360 | 92/100  | 92.25%
Chrono Trigger | Square Enix | November 20, 2008  | Nintendo DS | 92/100  | 91.98%
Rock Band 2 | MTV Games | September 14, 2008  | Wii | 92/100  | 91.33%
Rock Band 2 | MTV Games | September 14, 2008  | PlayStation 3 | 91/100  | 91.5%
God of War: Chains of Olympus | Sony Computer Entertainment | March 4, 2008  | PlayStation Portable | 91/100  | 91.44%
Fallout 3 | Bethesda Softworks | October 28, 2008  | Microsoft Windows | 91/100  | 90.85%
Fallout 3 | Bethesda Softworks | October 28, 2008  | PlayStation 3 | 90/100  | 90.52%
Ōkami | Capcom | April 15, 2008  | Wii | 90/100  | 90.02%
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 | Microsoft Game Studios | July 30, 2008  | Xbox 360 | 90/100  | 89.77%
Portal: Still Alive | Valve | October 22, 2008  | Xbox 360 | 90/100  | 88.55%
Grand Theft Auto IV | Rockstar Games | December 2, 2008  | Microsoft Windows | 90/100  | 88.48%
Mass Effect | Electronic Arts | May 28, 2008  | Microsoft Windows | 89/100  | 89.7%
Left 4 Dead | Valve | November 18, 2008  | Xbox 360 | 89/100  | 89.44%
Left 4 Dead | Valve | November 18, 2008  | Microsoft Windows | 89/100  | 89.43%
Dead Space | Electronic Arts | October 13, 2008  | Xbox 360 | 89/100  | 89.07%
Dead Space | Electronic Arts | October 13, 2008  | PlayStation 3 | 88/100  | 89.05%
Rez HD | Microsoft Game Studios | January 30, 2008  | Xbox 360 | 89/100  | 88.62%
Fable II | Microsoft Game Studios | October 21, 2008  | Xbox 360 | 89/100  | 88.5%
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix | Capcom | November 26, 2008  | Xbox 360 | 88/100  | 88.79%
NHL 09 | EA Sports | September 9, 2008  | Xbox 360 | 88/100  | 88.78%
Burnout Paradise | Electronic Arts | January 22, 2008  | Xbox 360 | 88/100  | 88.36%
FIFA Soccer 09 | EA Sports | October 13, 2008  | Xbox 360 | 87/100  | 88.21%
Bionic Commando Rearmed | Capcom | August 13, 2008  | Xbox 360 | 85/100  | 88.07%
NHL 09 | EA Sports | September 9, 2008  | PlayStation 3 | 88/100  | 87.97%
Burnout Paradise | Electronic Arts | January 22, 2008  | PlayStation 3 | 87/100  | 87.89%
Race Driver: Grid | Codemasters | May 30, 2008  | Microsoft Windows | 87/100  | 87.87%
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix | Capcom | November 25, 2008  | PlayStation 3 | 87/100  | 87.82%
Bionic Commando Rearmed | Capcom | August 13, 2008  | PlayStation 3 | 87/100  | 87.67%
Wipeout HD | Sony Computer Entertainment | September 25, 2008  | PlayStation 3 | 87/100  | 87.52%
Sins of a Solar Empire | Stardock | February 4, 2008  | Microsoft Windows | 87/100  | 87.52%

## Video game-based film and television releases

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Title | Date | Director | Distributor(s) | Franchise | Original game publisher | Ref.

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Persona: Trinity Soul | January 5, 2008  | Atsushi Matsumoto  | Aniplex | Persona | Atlus | [40]
Giratina & the Sky Warrior | July 19, 2008  | Kunihiko Yuyama | Toho | Pokémon | Game Freak | [41]
Far Cry | October 2, 2008  | Uwe Boll | 20th Century Studios | Far Cry | Ubisoft | [42]
Resident Evil: Degeneration | October 17, 2008  | Makoto Kamiya  | Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan | Resident Evil | Capcom | [43]
Max Payne | John Moore | 20th Century Studios  | Max Payne | Rockstar Games | [44]

## See also

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* 2008 in esports
* 2008 in games

## Notes

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1. ^ Wii Sports sales in 2008:
* January–March – 3.71 million[7]
* April–December – 18.95 million[8]
2. ^ Wii Fit sales in 2008:
* January–March – 800,000[7]
* April–December – 12.16 million[8]
3. ^ Wii Play sales in 2008:
* January–March – 2.28 million[7]
* April–December – 9.4 million[8]
4. ^ Brain Age sales in 2008:
* January–March – 1.27 million[7]
* April–December – 3.84 million[8]

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History of video games

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Chronology of video games

Early history|

* 1947–1972

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025
* In development

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Video game history by platform

By platform|

* Early mainframe games
* History of arcade video games
* Golden age
* Timeline
* History of video game consoles
* Crash of 1983
* Console war
* History of mobile games

By console generation|

* First (1972–1980)
* Second (1976–1992)
* Third (1983–2003)
* Fourth (1987–2003)
* Fifth (1993–2005)
* Sixth (1998–2013)
* Seventh (2005–2017)
* Eighth (2012–)
* Ninth (2020–)

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Video game genres

* List of video game genres

Action|

| Platformer|

* Endless runner
* Platform fighter

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Shooter|

* Arena
* First-person
* Hero
* Light gun
* Shoot 'em up
* Bullet hell
* Rail
* Twin-stick
* Tactical
* Third-person

Survival|

* Battle royale
* Survival horror

Other|

* Beat 'em up
* Hack and slash
* Fighting
* Platform fighter
* Maze
* Pac-Man clone
* Snake
* Stealth

Action-adventure|

* Grand Theft Auto clone
* Metroidvania

Adventure|

* Escape room
* Graphic adventure
* Interactive fiction
* Interactive film
* Visual novel
* Walking sim

Digital tabletop|

* Deck-building
* Roguelike deck-building
* Digital collectible card

Puzzle|

* Hidden object
* Sokoban
* Tile-matching

Role-playing|

* Action role-playing
* Looter shooter
* Soulslike
* Dungeon crawl
* MMORPG
* Monster-taming
* Roguelike
* Roguelike deck-building
* Tactical role-playing
* Turn-based role-playing

Simulation|

| Life|

* Dating
* Farming
* God
* Social
* Virtual pet

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CMS|

* Business
* City-building
* Government

Sports|

* Fishing
* Racing
* Kart racing
* Sim racing

Vehicle|

* Flight simulation
* Combat
* Lunar Lander
* Space
* Submarine simulator
* Train simulator
* Vehicular combat

Other|

* Falling-sand
* Immersive sim

Strategy|

* 4X
* Auto battler
* MOBA
* Real-time strategy
* Time management
* Real-time tactics
* Tactical role-playing
* Tower defense
* Turn-based strategy
* Turn-based tactics
* Artillery
* Wargame
* Grand strategy

Other genres|

* Cozy
* Fitness
* Horror
* Survival horror
* Incremental
* Music
* Rhythm
* Non-game
* Party
* Photography
* Programming
* Typing

Related concepts|

| Themes|

* Advergame
* Bishōjo
* Christian
* Comedy
* Educational
* Girls
* Licensed
* Otome
* Sexual
* Eroge
* Nonviolent
* Personalized
* Sci-fi
* Serious
* Art
* Climate change
* News

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Player modes|

* Multiplayer
* Co-op
* PVP
* Single-player

Production|

* AAA
* Indie
* Doujin soft
* Fan game

Design|

* Casual
* Hypercasual
* Emergent gameplay
* FMV
* Gacha
* Kaizo
* Masocore
* Nonlinear gameplay
* Open world
* Sandbox
* Side-scrolling
* Twitch gameplay
* Vertically scrolling

Other|

* Minigame
* Toys-to-life
* Video game clone
* Video game modding
* Video game remake

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Video games by country

Africa|

* Ghana
* Kenya
* Nigeria
* South Africa

Americas|

* Latin America
* Brazil
* Colombia
* Canada
* United States

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* China
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Japan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Malaysia
* Philippines
* Russia
* Taiwan
* Thailand
* Turkey

Europe|

* Belgium
* Czech Republic
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Ireland
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Russia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

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