Best New Movie for Video Gamers
Oh sure, us gamers have latched on to different movies over the years. Super Mario Bros, Mortal Kombat, Tomb Raider, Max Payne, but they were all based on the games themselves. Scott Pilgrim vs the World is based on a short series of graphic novels that happen to have a lot of game references in them. It's good stuff, and if you haven't seen it (or read the series), you're doing yourself a huge disservice. Go get it now.
Biggest let down for a Series
When we heard Team Ninja, famed for their Ninja Gaiden series, was taking on the next Metroid installment, we were thrilled. Imagine, Samus doing flips and using her arm cannon like a precision instrument. Screen shots of combat only bolstered these dreams and when the game was released earlier this year, it received some really harsh reviews. Averaging a 79 from Metacritic, it falls far below the average 97 received for Metroid Prime, and squares off evenly with 2005's Metroid Prime Pinball. Yeah.
Worst Call Made by VG30
I'll admit when I was wrong. I called Goldeneye for the Wii "November's first big failure". Well, it turns out that it wasn't just a nostalgia sale, it actually has some pretty good gameplay behind it. If you're a fan of the original, or if you're looking for a first person shooter for the Wii, you can do a lot lot worse than Goldeneye.
Best Game for the Xbox 360 (that we actually played)
Halo: Reach was Bungie's farewell to the series, and they topped themselves in terms of storytelling and gameplay. I don't know how any other developer is going to live up to what Bungie could do in their universe, but I sure hope somebody comes along.
