This is a couple months old, and from the old blog. I decided I’d release it for you rabid fans. 

 

Top Ten Games I’ve Played In 2007

10. Sim City 4

Sim City 4 is a game that really drew me in, and it’s cool looking cities and it’s god-like tendencies kept me playing for hours. Necessity of micromanagement, and a strict financial leash, kept me hoping for a better fix in the next Sim City… So much for that.

9. Stuntman: Ignition

The thing about this game is that you can love it one minute, hate it the next. I was twisting my controller in frustration one minute, and smiling with a feeling of great accomplishment the next. I, for one, can’t wait for a (improved) sequel.

8. Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

Hilarious cut scenes, lots of characters, big, expansive levels. Unfortunately, all of this was brought down a tad by the limited replayability; grinding through the same level again and again for some stupid canister is not my idea of a good time. Other then that, the game was another surprise hit for me.

7. Star Wars: Battlefront

Battlefront does a really good job of immersing you in the Star Warsexperience, and of being a really good first/ third person shooter too. Zooming around in X-wings and stomping infantry with AT-STs is a thrilling experience, one that’s brought down just a bit by the somewhat stale Cl@sses.

6. Command & Conquer: Generals

Good ol’fashioned Command & Conquer, albeit without a traditional C&C story. The RTS action is great, both online, offline, and in the campaign, and the three different factions are enjoyably different from each other. The story is a bit off the usual C&C story, but it’s still good and links the campaigns nicely.

5. Sid Meier’s Pirates!

I swear I will start talking like a pirate if I get anymore into this game. In between the impressive graphics (for the PSP) and the great gameplay, you hardly need a decent story to hold it all together, but it’s there anyway. It’s just another one of those games that grabs you and won’t let go!

4. Burnout Revenge

Burnout Revenge is a pure adrenaline spike, and that’s what makes it great. It’s every Burnout game, with a new twist: now you can hit traffic it it’s traveling in the same lane as you. This makes the series all the more white knuckle and intense; blowing through 30 cars to take some down just never gets old.

3. Mercenaries

GTA with really big explosions and lots of guns. There, I described what Mercenaries is and why I love it. The cool story helps to, but it really is the unique missions that also make this game a real winner.

2. Worms: Open Warfare 2

I used to think the turn-based strategy genre was dead, and boring. I was wrong; it might my dying but after playing Worms I’m convinced it’s not boring! Funny, explosive weapons, on your feetstrategy, online multiplayer, hilarious worms, inventive campaign… The list of what makes this game great goes on and on.

1. Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

Ace Combat has always been about intense arcade flying, awesome graphics and a vast selection of planes. Well, 5 has all that and something else: a likable story. You’ll notice that I said likable, not good, because this story is not good, not compared to, say, Mass Effect, KOTOR, or even Call Of Duty 4. It does more then move the game along, because it’s very… endearing. I love it, and it’s absolutely gorgeous cut scenes, along with the rest of the game.

-Paul