Top 10 Games You Must Play This Holiday Season

This holiday season is the biggest in gaming history, with so many highly anticipated games coming out, it's easily getting complicated, and expensive, if gamers want to check them all out. Here's the top ten list of games they must play - either buy, rent or borrow - this holiday season.

[Bloodmask]

I am not suprised to see Super Mario Galaxy at No 1 spot. I am also glad to see that Mass Effect is on the list.Mass Effect is going to be something really special for RPG fans this year. Bioware hasn't let me down yet.

It is also nice to see Assassin's Creed as well as Call of Duty 4 on the list. Those are definately all top pics to me.

[unsunghero28]

SMG should be a blast.

The only things I disagree with about the list is that COD4 (Great GOTY contender, not to mention it has shooter of the year) is pretty low on the list whereas Crysis (which I absolutely can't stand) is in second place.

[MikeJonesOK]

drake's ???

[sonarus]

was thinking the exact same thing. When i see kane and lynch and i see area 51 and no drake i start to smell sumthin funny

[socomnick]

mass effect is my #1 man I cant wait argggg come out already.

[Bloodmask]

Mass Effect is going to be something special. The original KOTOR is one of my favorite RPGs to date. Jade Empire was also good. I have a feeling they won't let me down.

[freakyzeeky]

Nice list... I want to play SMG as well. :D

[xaphanze]

no uncharted?

[Jack Bauer]

i think there are much better games then putting mario at number 1 imo... but, w/e it's just some guys opinion... for me i would take blacksite and lynch out and add haze and uncharted

[Devr]

Blacksite and Hellgate don't belong there, imo.

[unsunghero28]

I think those are both 8.5's at best.

[Primetimebt]

No Uncharted?

[Baba1906]

uncharted seems way better than hellgate..... but well opinions are opinions.

[Whoooop]

They keep undermining uncharted...

The list is cool though, but BlackSite, Hellgate and even Kane & lynch instead of uncharted?? stupid

[unsunghero28]

I agree that Uncharted belongs on the list, but K&L seems pretty innovative.

[Whoooop]

I agree K&L should be on that list.. I just think it shouldn't be over uncharted..

But yeah it should be on that list, the ones that shouldn't are Hellgate and Blacksite

[ScentlessApprentice7]

Uncharted should definitely take the place of Area 51 on that list.

[resistance100]

Wheres Uncharted?

They've missed out what potentially is one of the best games of the year

Edit - I see i've lost a bubble because of this post. Why? Most likey someone doesn't like the idea that uncharted will be a great game, Its called my opinion folks

[Rooftrellen]

I know how you feel.

I replied to an articled, and used the exact words in the artcle, and got a bubble taken away by Sony fanboys that disagreed with the word obsolete used in the article itself.

It seems people will take your bubbles as soon as they hear something they don't like, no matter how true it is.

[IamTheStorm81]

...where the hell is Uncharted? Blacksite gets on that list but Uncharted isn't there? Wow, BS.

PS: It's funny how some douche is clicking "disagree" on all replies asking for Uncharted. Grow up children.

[Xi]

maybe he doesn't think that uncharted will live up to expectations.

more likely he's just some blind fanboy, but he's still allowed to disagree.

[mesh1]

XI i am 1 of those ppl that share that view

[Xi]

i quite agree with it.

although I'd have to say K&L has done much to impress me of late, put r&c on it.

[gw4k]

I am so glad I have all systems!

COD4...which system is it going to be best on?

No idea!

Mass effect is going to be awesome!

Drakes F. Crossing my fingers

[Ares84]

hint: PC

[Expy]

That is a pretty horrible list.

[xplosneer]

Too many sci fi shooters, Blacksite should be replaced by Uncharted, and COD4 should be higher on the list. Otherwise good.

[Ri0tSquad]

nuff said

[OOG FunK]

yea blacksite shouldnt be their but other then that... i must say good list and all games look interesting in their own ways

[OOG FunK]

prob would switch out blacksite with drakes then the list would be dead on for this holiday if im not looking at order but what is actually in the top 10

[skynidas]

what!? No Uncharted and the writer is saying that call of duty might get lost between the shooter, 5tupid writes

[resistance100]

Agreed if anything, the other shooters will get lost in Call Of Duty's presence

[Imalwaysright]

2007 FTW

[skynidas]

what!? No Uncharted and the writer is saying that call of duty might get lost between the shooter, 5tupid writer

[fopums]

I dont think it was too bad of a list UT3 was up much higher then I would have guessed, but Uncharted should have been up on there, COD4 should have been higher then assassins creed until I see otherwise. Blacksite should have been nixed ect ect......

but yeah, opinions are opinions

[BLlNK]

No, Uncharted, Ratchet, Call of Duty 4, or Mass Effect. Those are the best games this holiday and they all should be on that list.

[resistance100]

Wheres HAZE aswell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How can you afford to miss out a game from the same team who make time splitters

[Xi]

but my personal opinion of Haze is the same I have for timeshift, to me it looks like a very average shooter, with a couple minor gameplay changes, i don't really care about what Doak has done in the past, his glory fell when much of his original team quit after timesplitters one, and he no longer had the superb writing and stories that rare brought to the table. Yes he was very instrumental to FPS's on consoles, but as of late his work has done little to impress me.

Doak made great games when he had a great team to support him, but he lost his former glory, like a rock band that splits up, the new stuff will never be as good as the original.

anyways, i know I'll probably get a tun of disagrees and loose a bubble or something but it's how I feel, Haze looks average.

[resistance100]

Fair enough, but everything i've seen of HAZE i've liked and in my opinion can't see why it has been submited from the list for me its one of the big ones coming out this year

[Xi]

and the games on this list have more of a presence in the casual market.
I personally have seen ads for all these games, or played demos of them.

I'm sure the site does not get much attention and the main subscribers are probably pc and wii owners since that's how they list their news on the front page, so the list is going to go with what the views want, not unnecessarily what are the best.

going to a site like IGN or Gamespot I'm sure uncharted would make the list, and i have to say the list is stupid to include orange box without alluding to other prior releases like R&C.

[mesh1]

u like haze cause ur a casual gamer or fanoys tbh not to be rude but the game is nothing , its in the region of area 51/medal of honour etc .

[power of Green]

#1 Mass Effect

#2 COD4

#3 AC

#20
Uncharted is Tomb Raider with more paint and Area 51 is a cool ass FPS with epic old school bosses. The list is a good list.

[Ares84]

My List:

#1 Uncharted(PS3)
#2 Crysis (PC)
#3 Call of Duty 4 (PS3)
#4 UT3 (PC)
#5 Assassin's Creed (PS3)
#6 Haze (PS3)

Don't really care about anything else this year really

@ the dude who dissagreed:
How can you disagree with that??? This is the list of games that I like in the order I like them....or you know what I like better than I do??? What an idiot you are!!

[vloeistof]

uncharted ???

[power of Green]

LOL people wan't a kidz platformer to be on the list vs games that have very next-gen gameplay.

HAZE ? lol.

[Xi]

i wonder how many accounts you have to maintain 5 bubbles because you obviously are a rabid retarded fanboy.

[Bloodmask]

I think it is funny how everyone accuses you of having multiple accounts. The only 2 people I know of that do are Lightning and Shmee/Nasim.

[Milkman541]

Blacksite I highly doubt will be worth playing but we'll see...pretty good list...I don't know about Hellgate tho...

[gtgcoolkid]

I personally take out Blacksite and Hellgate. Replace them with Uncharted and Haze. CoD4 and Crysis should switch places I think.

[wangdiddy82]

black site, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, and Hellgate??? Isnt hell gate getting bashed by reviewers right now and so did black site? These games arent even talked about as much as uncharted, ratchet, mass effect and cod4.. How can they not put uncharted or ratchet on the list?

Uncharted is my number 1 wanted game.. 360 a lot of people want mass effect.. And for the wii Mario..

They should have done the list like this. Because there are a lot of games on people's number one list from all three consoles..

1. uncharted/mass effect/mario Galaxy
2. COD4
3. Crysis
3. UT3
4. Assassin’s Creed
5. Ratchet and clank
6. Haze
7. Half Life 2: The Orange Box
8. Solider of furtune.. This game looks way better than blacksite and kane and lynch.
9. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
10. Hellgate: London

[MK_Red]

WTF!? Terrible list. Mario at number 1? Crysis higher than COD4? No Rock Band? And what is Hellgate doing there? Sure it's a great game but not worthy of top 10 best. Assassins FTW!

[Dpa]

Imo:
1. Call of Duty 4
2. Assasin's Creed
3. Mass Effect
4. Unreal Tournament 3
5. Uncharted: Drakes Fortune (the halloween trailer had me sold)
6. Mario Galaxy (am i the only one getting tired of mario?)
7. Crysis
8. Kane and Lynch
9. Haze
10. Orange Box (i own it, and whilst it is good, it doesnt feel particularly 'next-gen')

[MK_Red]

"am i the only one getting tired of mario?" You're not alone friend. I lost interest in Mario long ago. Mario 64 was classic but Mario should have ended there.

And they say EA is the one without new franchises. Look at Nintendo, aside from non-games like WiiFit and Wii Sports, they haven't made a new game series in decades. One Mario, One Zelda and One Metroid and then mixing them together sometimes: That's the 4 games Nintendo has been making for yours.

[Kuest]

you should be hanged for that statement! Grrrr...

[MK_Red]

I'm osrry but when was the last time Nintendo introduced a new character? Even EA tried Army of Two for this gen but for big N, it's still Link, Mario and Samus and the characters from world of each.

Don't get me wrong. I loved Metroid Prime Trilogy (Part 3 rules) as well as Zelda Ocarina of Time. I even like Mario Sunshine but nothing can hide the fact that Mario has been around for more than 20 years and I'm more than tired of him. Mario Galaxy is a great game and could be GOTY but it's still Mario. Something from 25 years ago.

Can't new gameplay elements come in form of a new IP? If masterpieces like Psychonauts are possible with new and original characters and level design that rivals the best games of all time including Mario 64, why isn't Nintendo even trying? (Unless someone considers WiiFit game...)

[Kuest]

i didn't even understand your first paragraph!

Mk, before you continue on your path to ignorance- consider WHAT game is responsible for such action platformers as your *highly esteemed* physchonauts. Think about it, and then let it marinate it for a while... let it marinate HARD.

What you fail to understand is that innovation does not always have to come in the form of a weird, new character. Mario games have CONSISTENTLY brought something new to its respective genre, as is evident by the praise Galaxy has wrought from critics and gamers alike. Galaxy while not completely NEW, builds upon the foundation of Mario 64, while inventing entirely new concepts that change the way we think about action platformers. Once again, Mario is taking the first step forward. I ask you, what new gameplay design did Physconauts bring forth that has been COPIED by other games in its genre?

The very fact that Nintendo continues to achieve success and critical acclaim w/ the SAME characters is a testament to their skill. For you are not the only one to question Nintendo's lack of variety. Do you remember Twilight princess? Critics around the world admitted that the game was quite similar to Orciana, but the new story and gameplay functionality was so amazing, and EPIC, that nobody seemed to notice. This is not an indicator of people being like sheep, but, in fact, a testament to the game's long lasting appeal. C'mon who doesn't like the land of Hyrule? Remember, games are more than gameplay... there's that certain "X factor" (I call it story) that elevates a game beyond it normal competition.

What i'm trying to say is, stop thinking 2-dimensionally. Innovation, as I said earlier, is not just wacky level design and new, forgettable characters. You might enjoy physchonauts, but there's no denying that the game is a NICHE title. In comparison, Mario has captured the hearts of young and old, black and white, tall and short... i wonder why? Remember, gameplay and level-design isn't everything... even if mario is the REASON why Physconauts plays the way it plays. Show some respect, srcub (please note, I'm not being serious)!

Nintendo has been working their whole existence to remind gamers why they are, in fact, gamers in the first place. No other company could even DREAM of creating such beloved characters as the ones Miyamato (I know I spelled that wrong) has conceived. Sometimes the best things in life are consistent, my friend. Indeed, Mario is a blast to play with every new, fantasy-riddled adventure- which is why people don't mind if the Italian plumber always seems to get into trouble. The dude's a legend. Now what were you saying about physconauts?

[Hamadzedan]

where is (uncharted)..? the one that wights all this list...?

[resistance100]

In My personal opinion the list should have been more like this

1. Call Of Duty 4
2. Uncharted Drakes Fortune
3. Mass Effect
4. Assassins Creed
5. HAZE
6. Crysis
7. The orange box
8. Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools Of Distruction
9. Enternal Sontna (sp)
10.Unreal Tournment III

Super Mario Galaxy, Kane and lynch, Guitar Hero III and Solider of fortune are all other games which deserve a look in

[Grassroots]

All in All it is a solid list, but as many have stated Uncharted deserved a seat on the list, especially over Blacksite (average FPS). Rest look solid to me.

[BattleAxe]

I agree with you resistance100, only i think that SOLDIER OF FORTUNE should be in there. Personally, i'm really looking forward to HAZE. I think that it will turn into a very sucessful exclusive for the PS3.

[IQUITN4G]

Edge's preview of Drake was a little underwhelming and coming from the makers of Jak, it's understandable why that might be.Jak was fun and better than anything else in that genre but it was not staggering either(graphics were certainly were though especially for a PS2)

Not sure why Blacksite is on that list

Mario is the most exciting game on this list but Mass could easily get game of year potentially

[led1090]

at no 2 and ahead of cod4 i have played both the demos and its just a better game(and am not just talking graphics here)

[otherZinc]

there is no list.

Or what is the cut-off: Orange box made it, if thats in then:
HALO 3
BIOSHOCK
should be 1 & 2: Mario Galaxy is the 1st bad Mario game ever in my book and that book goes back to Mario's 1st appearance in DONKEY KONG in 1982.

[KidMakeshift]

Seriously, how many of these "Top 10 obvious choices" are people going to post?

[snoopgg]

I think this game looks better then some of the games on there. I will be playing this instead of Super Mario Galaxy.

[Foliage]

No Uncharted or Rock Band?

Why wasn't Mario used for the story image instead of a game in sixth?

Speaking of which, here is something another user on this website posted: http://forums.audiworld.com...

WTF?

[zonetrooper5]

Man I preorded Assassins Creed for my 360 today but I need some more money, at least I got a job today. =D

Gonna be pulling in £120 a month, good for a 16 year old anyways so I can get Mass Effect, CoD4 and maybe Crysis if I can get a new computer soon.

[Bloodmask]

if Hellgate wasn't on it. I am a 360 fan and even I think that Ratchet or Uncharted are better games than that. Being a long time PC fan I think Hellgate is average at best.