Best of 2008 Special Achievements

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330 Comments

  • onlinegamefan

    Posted Jan 18, 2009 6:24 pm PT

    wahoo...it is a very long video...very long

  • Bahaa3000

    Posted Jan 17, 2009 1:02 pm PT

    WOW this was a long video !

  • Amster_G

    Posted Jan 16, 2009 1:05 pm PT

    Nice. This was a long, but interesting watch.

  • jamejame

    Posted Jan 15, 2009 2:23 pm PT

    GTAIV deseved best sound design.

  • R41N_M4K3R

    Posted Jan 13, 2009 8:38 am PT

    wow metal gear won everything
    story, character, sports game, driving game, kids game, adult game
    horror game, graphics, and achievement of greatest gift from God ever

  • Alex_09

    Posted Jan 12, 2009 12:37 am PT

    May I also mention that I cant believe Bruci Kibbutz is on this list, oh and look, just as I type this he wins. That game tried so hard to be funny with the same old material. Overly-obnoxious friend and then the wannabe thug friend(that annoying guy who said "the streets" over and over.)
    Even the diehard GTA fans I know say that game was such a failure in so many ways, I am amazed that Gamespot is still hyping that piece. 10/10 my ass.

  • Alex_09

    Posted Jan 12, 2009 12:30 am PT

    Braid does not belong on this list at all.

  • Carbon-Sniper

    Posted Jan 11, 2009 7:23 am PT

    Braid for best licensed music, all 8 of them? Did anyone even play Braid?

  • Champ721

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 1:51 pm PT

    Wow, under the "Best New Character" award, they spelled Niko Bellic wrong. They spelled it "Nico."

  • bozzy007

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 10:22 am PT

    Braid looks f*****g s**t

  • johnnyauau

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 2:33 am PT

    Here's a Trivial Pursuit question: Who in the news category is talking about the economy in recession affecting game industry in this clip?

  • maximo

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 5:24 pm PT

    no GOW 2?

  • vernholio

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 2:30 pm PT

    OK... not bashing here at all, but why is Gamespot so in love with "Braid"? I don't have an X360, so I haven't been able to check it out. Can someone who has actually played it through fill me in? Because it just looks like a simple scrolling platformer to me (PS one-ish, circa 1996 or so). The videos here don't exactly pump it up too much.

  • vernholio

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 2:21 pm PT

    As per usual, if a game isn't a shooter, it loses when put up against one in a Gamespot "Best Of" category (i.e., if there's a big-name/high-dollar producer-backed shooter in a category, it nearly always wins). In overall concept, how is Call of Duty 4 any different than any of the previous three releases (plus ALL of the expansions)? You still just run around, hide and shoot. Sorry... a little disappointed that a shooter beat out "Sins of a Solar Empire" and "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" in Competitive Multiplayer; and Resistance 2, winning "Most Improved Sequel"... Really?! I mean crap, how many more of these "rinse and repeat" shoot 'em ups do we need?

  • EvrenDawn

    Posted Jan 4, 2009 8:16 pm PT

    NG2 should have gotten the Most Violent to Slip Past Aussi Censors. I mean, it is the only game in which I have spoken out loud "Holy frak there is a lot of blood in this game". Plus the ability to dismember everything and everything in showers of red (and sometimes green). Dead space seemed an equally likely winner for this title. Maybe they just went for irony in Fallout 3.

  • Hellknight13

    Posted Jan 4, 2009 4:26 pm PT

    Lost count for the number of Awards MGS4 was nominated for...

  • Toastngravy

    Posted Jan 3, 2009 11:48 pm PT

    I stopped watching after "most improved sequel". Not only did fallout3 not win, it wasn't even a nominee. How that is possible I don't even know. While I'm sure they have their reasons (most likely not good ones) I just don't see any reasoning behind this. Ah well.
    --Just for heck of it i continued watching, only to be turned away shortly after with "most innovative game". A hockey game became a nominee. A hockey game. Personally, I no longer respect game spots opinion.

  • souaden12

    Posted Jan 3, 2009 9:23 am PT

    I think Prince of Persia should've been nominated for best story. The story of the game is very, very nice, especially when it comes to your decision at the end of the game. Another thing, I was REALLY surprised that Prince of Persia didn't win best graphics artistic. This game is one of the best artistic looking game of the DECADE. I'm really disappointed with gamespot!

  • Uidin

    Posted Jan 3, 2009 6:13 am PT

    Seriously. MGS is far from the best game this year, and it didn't deserve most of these awards. Its story is a dramatic mess, dialogue is corny and yet another over the top soap-opera drama lesson, and I cannot say the graphics are the best out there. I didn't want to rant even more about how stupid all the hype and fan-gasms for this game is, but all the awards this game got kinda angered me.
    So, that is my opinion, now let the thumbing down begin.

  • Heartificial

    Posted Jan 1, 2009 9:33 pm PT

    You're old enough to have a child but your grammar is that atrocious?

  • madassgorilla posted Jan 1, 2009 8:39 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    madassgorilla

    Posted Jan 1, 2009 8:39 pm PT (hide)

    wii nitendo ds they shouldnt b in the gaming industry they should b sellin just in toys r us 4 little kids gamespot wants 2 take al these good games a bit more serious n forget the little mario running lookin for coins crap ...i know my daughter loves it but shes 2 yrs old kids dont care what awards the game won they just play it 4 ten min n thn look 4 something else 2 do

  • CalebWizz

    Posted Jan 1, 2009 6:44 pm PT

    love metal gear series

  • MrEnormous52

    Posted Jan 1, 2009 6:19 pm PT

    Okay. They had to use a supercomputer to run Crysis on max settings, and it still crashed. PS3 fanboys, maybe?

  • madeofbones

    Posted Jan 1, 2009 4:55 pm PT

    what is up with all of this baird stuff ?
    its an arcade game, which sucks alot, why the hell are all of the awards going to such a stupid game ?
    what happend to just about every other game which is like10x better ?

  • deathcell731

    Posted Jan 1, 2009 4:19 pm PT

    i wish there were no aussie sensers!!

  • ayegyi

    Posted Dec 31, 2008 10:16 pm PT

    yep but i needt to knoww best ps2 game ..replay me

  • mareaper

    Posted Dec 31, 2008 1:52 pm PT

    They gave the award for "Best Graphics Technically" to MGS4 over Crysis Warhead!?
    Proves that they are either MGS fanboys or must have some other issue that has yet to be diagnosed. There is no way MGS4 is even close to the graphical quality represented in Crysis Warhead. Not saying that MGS4 is an ugly game by any means. It does look good by PS3 standards, but it is not on the same level as Crysis Warhead.

  • PaVILiOn_010

    Posted Dec 31, 2008 10:08 am PT

    To be honest, Fallout 3 in my opinion was game of the year. MGS4 was an amazing game and yes, the story is awesome, but Fallout 3 had a huge, open world to explore with plenty of ways of going about the main quest. MGS4 did not have moral choices that would change the game, but on the other hand Fallout 3 did not have many intensely dramatic moments. Plus, Fallout 3 has so much to explore that it's possible that all of its secrets may never be uncovered. So while I love MGS4 and it is an amazing game, Fallout 3 is the game of 2008, and always will be.

  • greatcarbuncle

    Posted Dec 31, 2008 7:38 am PT

    MY NAME IS BRUCE!!

  • Noise964

    Posted Dec 30, 2008 6:40 pm PT

    Of Course Braid One Best DLG, Its amazing.

  • tylerkershaw

    Posted Dec 30, 2008 9:06 am PT

    mgs4 ftw

  • tajirinere

    Posted Dec 30, 2008 4:25 am PT

    is almorac on speed, weed or plain crack. how dare you compare MGs4 to crysis! avoid commenting all together bro! one thing Crysis is Jaggies free

  • tajirinere

    Posted Dec 30, 2008 4:04 am PT

    MGS4 movies(documentaries, lets be honest), kill it's replay value

  • M3RC3tHeShOoTeR

    Posted Dec 30, 2008 2:48 am PT

    No socom for best competitive multiplayer. W@W has way too many glitches for people to cheat with. I guess that makes it more "competitive"

  • Qizarate

    Posted Dec 29, 2008 7:28 pm PT

    Less QQ more pew pew. Shut your browser and get back to gaming.

    I hear a lot of people crying over their game not getting the same recognition as MGS4, all the while flaming the editors for being fanboys. lol.

    Where would the world be without hypocrisy? We would simply give recognition to a year of amazing games, none of which clearly stand out over the others. They all got hype they deserved, they all got hype they didn't deserve.

    These awards should be about games that bring something new and unique to their genre or to gaming in general. I love Gears 2 but its a traditional sequel. And unreal engine 3 may look great but its not the most technically capable engine by any means.

  • dj_omid1

    Posted Dec 29, 2008 1:10 am PT

    Awesome!

  • TiElY

    Posted Dec 28, 2008 11:24 pm PT

    Sheesh...

    I love it when kids freak when people give their honest opinions, lol.

    MGS4 was amazing. Kudos.

    I have to say, 08 was an amazing year for games. Most games were pretty awesome, but in a market this competitive you have to be pretty epic to stand out.

    Thanks for puting this together Gamespot. I wonder what next year will be like.

  • snakes_codec

    Posted Dec 28, 2008 9:09 am PT

    why is there people on here saying MGS4 didn't deserve its awards fact it was the best game to come out this year by miles and dont think I'm one of the Fanboys i own both consoles and actually prefer the 360 but i have to say PS3 has had some great games this year and has easily the game of the year in MGS4 .

  • Kristophski

    Posted Dec 28, 2008 7:07 am PT

    Generally quite like this but does it reflect the readers choice?

  • mberkholz

    Posted Dec 28, 2008 1:54 am PT

    "it's a must own on the DS"
    they said the exact same about the Dr. Riddle thingy game

  • Lumbizzil

    Posted Dec 28, 2008 12:33 am PT

    way too many stupid ds and wii games, gow had a surprisingly good campaign but multiplayer was a letdown, i want left 4 dead! btw, gta 4 was a very overated game (good story, pointless multiplayer) never played any metal gear games, but i hate japanese games in general. seems to be a little over rated. HALO 4 LIFE!!!!!!!

  • lawzie

    Posted Dec 27, 2008 4:36 pm PT

    Best New Character is... BRUCIE!!! LETS TAKE IT TO THE MAX NICO!! priceless

  • Moridin202

    Posted Dec 27, 2008 4:26 pm PT

    BRAID with best licensed music? F*** this, I'm done.

  • Moridin202

    Posted Dec 27, 2008 4:21 pm PT

    How in the hell did MGS4 get best technical graphics? I'm sorry, I've got to call fanboy on that one.

  • DISASTER646

    Posted Dec 27, 2008 7:55 am PT

    i dont even know how GEARS OF WAR 2 wasnt in many of the selections.... thats pretty lame.. i wasted 20mins just checking out how many stupid games they actually got in here.. i dont own a ps3 which means i never played mgs4.. but from playing the previous games..im sure the game rapes.. but for games i've played.. deadspace,fallout3, gears of war2, gta4,l4d those are all great games.. how the hell they picked picked braid.. or patapon.. wtf is that...... this ppl from gamespot.. have serious issues on the games they pick..

  • EmpireNO

    Posted Dec 27, 2008 5:45 am PT

    Metal Gear Solid 4 is the most awesome game you have played! You need to play and complete this game if you haven't.

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