Andrew’s holiday video game top-10 list. Where is Metroid?
Sunday, October 28th, 2007
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Last week Andrew listed his 10 video game picks for 2007. I must confess that I have a lot going on right now and have not had time to keep up with all of the current happenings in the video game world, but I can’t possibly let a top ten list in this space go without a few comments.
- How can Metroid Prime 3 Corruption not be on there? IGN gives this game a 9.5, ranking it as one of the highest WII games available right now. The series is extremely popular and this is an amazing addition. In my mind this is the first game that utilizes the true potential of the WII. You aim with the Wii-mote, and there is a lot of movement activated options. As with all the games in the Metroid Prime series, this game is extremely immersive. It should be on that list.
- I do not understand all the excitement around Assasin’s Creed. Does anybody else think a game that consists mostly of waiting for appropriate time to move, and walking around in crowds sounds kind of boring?
- Half Life Orange Box is great, and I’m glad it is on there, but not because of Episode 2. As cool as Episode 2 is, it is nothing compared to Portal. Portal is a new concept in gaming and we need to encourage developers to come up with great new ideas like this.
Otherwise I think that list seems pretty reasonable.
Comment by Andrew on 30 October 2007:
Yeah, I should have mentioned Metriod, you’re right. Since I don’t have a Wii I always forget about it. Also, my mind was on the Mario 64 style gameplay of Super Mario Galaxy, a type of game I haven’t played in a long time.
Comment by henry on 30 October 2007:
Mario 64 remains one of the greatest games of all time in my mind. At the time the 3d action / adventure genre was completely new. And it was designed very cleverly, you could keep playing levels and mastering them, learning how to get to places by doing crazy wall jumps and the like, or you could just skate by with the minimum stars to open every door and see every level. Great game!
– Henry