The 2007 Game Awards, Part I
You can’t say it was a bad year for games. This year, for me especially, was a banner gaming year and even though my best tabletop/role-playing gamer friend up and bailed on me early in the year I managed to play a ton of games.
As we approach the end of the year, it’s time to evaluate some of the games and look back on what transpired and single out some titles that were exceptional in some way or another. Since there was so much gaming (especially video gaming) I’m splitting the posts into two parts: Part I is where I break down what I played this year and Part II will be the actual awards. You might think of this as an uber-Gaming Weekend.
Completed Games
These are games I played until I reached the end, or if it is a game with no discernible end, a game I played for more than ten hours.
Xbox 360 Retail Titles
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- Dead Rising
- Viva Piñata
- Guitar Hero II
- Gears of War
- Half-Life 2
- Half-Life 2: Episode 1
- Half-Life 2: Episode 2
- Portal
- Lego Star Wars II
- Saints Row
- BioShock
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance
- Splinter Cell: Double Agent
- Call of Duty 2
- Call of Duty 3
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat
- Prey
- Halo 3
- Tomb Raider: Legend
- Crackdown
- King Kong
- Lost Planet
- Beautiful Katamari
- Condemned: Criminal Origins
- BulletWitch
- F.E.A.R.
- Kameo
- TMNT
- The Darkness
- Mass Effect
Xbox 360 Arcade Titles
- Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
- Jewel Quest
- Carcassonne
- Catan
- Alien Hominid HD
- Hexic HD
- Pac-Man: Championship Edition
- Aegis Wing
PlayStation 2 Titles
- God of War II
Nintendo DS Titles
- Planet Puzzle League
Played Games
These are games that I played at least two hours worth, but did not necessarily finish or didn’t put in enough time to say I got all that I could out of them.
Xbox 360 Retail Titles
- Rainbow Six: Vegas
- Forza Motorsport 2
- Fight Night Round 3
- Battlestations: Midway
- Armored Core 4
- Superman Returns
- Rumble Roses XX
- Hitman: Blood Money
- Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland
- Tony Hawk’s Project 8
- Rockstar Table Tennis
- Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth II
- The Godfather
- Star Trek Legacy
- Phantasy Star Universe
- Ninety-Nine Nights
- Project Gotham Racing 3
- Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
- Enchanted Arms
- NCAA Football 2008
- Earth Defense Force 2017
- Assassin’s Creed
- Rock Band
Xbox 360 Arcade Titles
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989 Arcade)
- Smash TV
- Contra
- Gauntlet
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Puzzle Quest
- Zuma
Xbox Titles
- Psychonauts
- Ninja Gaiden Black
PlayStation 2 Titles
- Silent Hill 2
- Rule of Rose
- Haunting Ground
Nintendo DS Titles
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Trauma Center: Life in the ER
- Trace Memory
- The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass
- Bust-a-Move DS
- Metroid Pinball
- Animal Crossing: Wild World
- Puyo Pop Fever
- Big Brain Academy
- Meteos
- Kirby Canvas Curse
- Contra 4
Game Boy Advance Titles
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Metroid: Zero Mission
Whoa
By my count that’s something in the neighborhood of 75 games this year. Whew! Of course not all of them were good, and a few only just squeaked over the two hour threshold. But that’s my year in a nutshell. My rough calculations put my gaming time over 700 hours this year, which is like one whole month spent playing games. But it’s okay: I don’t sleep that much and I eat fast.
Non-Video Games
I also played a few new non-video games this year, although far fewer than last year. Here’s the ones I could recall:
- Scene It: Squabble
- Kill Doctor Lucky
- Zombie Nightmare
So there’s the list. It’s been a heck of a year. Stay tuned for the best of the list in Part II.