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The five happiest gaming surprises of 2008

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Arstechnica writes: "Last week we looked back at 2008 to see what games and releases disappointed us the most during the year. It was an agonizing list, and it made us remember all the high hopes we had for all the games that let us down.

Leaving on a down note isn't our style though, so today we'll share some of the games and ideas that surprised us in a positive way this year. Let's leave the majority of the blockbusters aside, and dig into the happy surprises of the year."
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Published: 370 days 18 hours ago | Article | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii | Nintendo DS | Gaming | PC
 
 

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umair_s51 - 370 days 18 hours ago
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Valkyria Chronicles was clearly a surprise, Burnout DLC was cool too.
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Excalibur - 370 days 16 hours ago
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2 - I had 2
Dead Space

Fallout 3
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Danja - 370 days 16 hours ago
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Valkyria Chronicles
Boom Blox
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all suprised me....

No More Heroes is another game that should have been mentioned..
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lord_of_balrogs - 370 days 16 hours ago
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I'm not a big fan of cell-shaded art style. The big suprise is that Fable 2 actually delivered.
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No FanS Land - 370 days 15 hours ago
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Valkyria Chronicles is one of the only games that renders hommage to true japanese anime art. Truly wonderful.
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N4PS3G - 370 days 15 hours ago
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Left 4 Dead is there! I'm happy
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Shinro - 370 days 14 hours ago
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Valkyria Chronicles is what I expected to be mediocre.

But it ended up being GREAT.
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