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2008 saw many new installments in established video game franchises, such as Grand Theft Auto IV, Fallout 3, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Gears of War 2, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Persona 4, Fable II, Call of Duty: World at War, Mario Kart Wii, Madden NFL 09, NBA Live 09, NBA 2K9, and WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009. New intellectual properties included Army of Two, Dead Space, Left 4 Dead, LittleBigPlanet, Mirror's Edge, iRacing, Race Driver: Grid, and Spore.

Major awards

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! style="width:17%;" colspan="2"| Category/Organization !! style="width:16%;" | 26th Golden Joystick Awards
{{small|October 31, 2008}} !! style="width:16%;" colspan="2"| VGX
{{small|December 14, 2008}} !! style="width:16%;" | 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
{{small|February 19, 2009}} !! style="width:16%;"| 5th British Academy Games Awards
{{small|March 10, 2009}} !! style="width:16%;" | 9th Game Developers Choice Awards
{{small|March 25, 2009}}

scope="row" colspan="2" | Game of the Year

| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare || colspan="2" | Grand Theft Auto IV || LittleBigPlanet || Super Mario Galaxy || Fallout 3

scope="row" colspan="2" style="width:9%;" | Independent / Debut{{efn-lr|name=combine|Certain award presentations combine these categories.}}

| {{n/a}}

| colspan="2" | World of Goo

| colspan="2" {{n/a}}

| LittleBigPlanet

scope="row" colspan="2" style="width:9%;" | Downloadable

| colspan="5" {{n/a}} || World of Goo

scope="row" rowspan="2" style="width:12%;" | Mobile/Handheld || Mobile

| Bejeweled 2 || colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Professor Layton and the Curious Village || Spore Origins || rowspan="2" | Professor Layton and the Curious Village || rowspan="2" | God of War: Chains of Olympus

scope="row" | Handheld

| The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass || God of War: Chains of Olympus

scope="row" style="width:12%;" colspan="2" | Innovation

| colspan="3" {{n/a}} || LittleBigPlanet || {{n/a}} || LittleBigPlanet

scope="row" rowspan="2" style="width:9%;" | Artistic Achievement
or Graphics{{efn-lr|name=combine|Certain award presentations combine these categories.}} || Animation

| rowspan="2" {{n/a}}

| rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

| Prince of Persia

| rowspan="2" | LittleBigPlanet

| rowspan="2" | Prince of Persia

scope="row" | Art Direction

| LittleBigPlanet

scope="row" rowspan="3" style="width:12%;" | Audio{{efn-lr|name=combine|Certain award presentations combine these categories.}} || Music

| rowspan="2" {{n/a}} || colspan="3" | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots || Dead Space || rowspan="3" | Dead Space

scope="row"| Sound Design

| colspan="2" {{n/a}} || colspan="2" | Dead Space

scope="row"| Soundtrack

| Grand Theft Auto IV || colspan="3" | Rock Band 2 || {{n/a}}

scope="row" rowspan="2" | Character or Performance{{efn-lr|name=combine}} || Actor

| rowspan="2" {{n/a}} || colspan="2" | Michael Hollick as Nico Bellic
Grand Theft Auto IV || rowspan="2" | Sackboy
LittleBigPlanet || rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{n/a}}

Actress

| colspan="2" | Debi Mae West as Meryl Silverburgh
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

scope="row" rowspan="2" | Game Direction or Design || Game Design

| colspan="3" rowspan="2" {{n/a}} || World of Goo || rowspan="2" | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare || rowspan="2" | LittleBigPlanet

scope="row" | Game Direction

| LittleBigPlanet

scope="row" rowspan="2" | Narrative || Adapted

| colspan="3" rowspan="2" {{n/a}} || Star Wars: The Force Unleashed || rowspan="2" | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare || rowspan="2" | Fallout 3

scope="row" | Original

| Fallout 3

scope="row" rowspan="2" |Technical Achievement{{efn-lr|name=combine|Certain award presentations combine these categories.}} || Gameplay Engineering

| rowspan="2" colspan="3" {{n/a}} || Spore || rowspan="2" | Spore || rowspan="2"| LittleBigPlanet

scope="row" | Visual Engineering

| LittleBigPlanet

scope="row" colspan="2" | Multiplayer/Online{{efn-lr|name=combine|Certain award presentations combine these categories.}}

| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare || colspan="4" | Left 4 Dead || rowspan="12" {{n/a}}

scope="row" rowspan="2" | Action/Adventure ||Action

| rowspan="2" {{n/a}} || colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Grand Theft Auto IV || Dead Space || rowspan="2" | Fable II

scope="row" | Adventure

| Mirror's Edge

scope="row" rowspan="2" | Casual/Family or Rhythym || Casual

| rowspan="2" {{n/a}} || rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Rock Band 2 || Braid || rowspan="2" | Boom Blox

Family

| LittleBigPlanet

scope="row" colspan="2" | Fighting

| {{n/a}} || colspan="2" | Soulcalibur IV || Super Smash Bros. Brawl || rowspan="3" {{n/a}}

scope="row" rowspan="2" | Role-Playing || RPG

| rowspan="2" {{n/a}} || rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Fallout 3 || Fallout 3

scope="row" | MMORPG

| World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

scope="row" rowspan="2" | Sports || Individual

| rowspan="2" {{n/a}} || colspan="2" | Shaun White Snowboarding || rowspan="2" | NHL 09 || rowspan="2" | Race Driver: Grid

scope="row" | Team

| colspan="2" | NHL 09

scope="row" colspan="2" | Racing

| {{n/a}} || colspan="3" | Burnout Paradise || {{n/a}}

scope="row" colspan="2" | Strategy/Simulation

| colspan="3" {{n/a}} || Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 || Civilization Revolution

scope="row" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Special Award || rowspan="2" {{n/a}} || colspan="2" | Gamer God || Hall of Fame || Academy Fellowship || Lifetime Achievement Award
colspan="2" | Will WrightBruce ShelleyNolan BushnellHideo Kojima

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Events

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Month

! Date(s)

! Event

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"| June

|28

| Blizzard Entertainment announces Diablo III in Paris, France.

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"| July

| 29

| Game developers Joseph and Melissa Batten die in a murder-suicide.

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"| November

| 13

| Zeebo was announced. The console is aiming for developing countries.

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"| December

| 14

| The 2008 Spike Video Game Awards were held.{{Cite news |last=Cavalli |first=Earnest |title=Video: The Trailers of the 2008 Spike Video Game Awards |url=https://www.wired.com/2008/12/video-the-trail/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |work=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}

=Business=

class="wikitable"
Month

! Date(s)

! Event

style="text-align:center" | July

|15–17

| E3 2008 in Los Angeles, California, United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/e3/Attendance_and_Stats|title=Attendance and Stats|website=IGN|language=en|access-date=May 21, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-08-01-that-time-the-industry-almost-killed-e3 |title=That time the industry almost killed E3 |first=Brendan |last=Sinclar |date=August 1, 2016 |access-date=March 3, 2023 |work=GamesIndustry.biz}}

colspan="2" |July 31 – August 3

|QuakeCon 2008 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, United States.

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"| October

| 2–4

| Nintendo conference held in San Francisco, United States and Tokyo, Japan.

rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| December

| 1

| National Amusements' Sumner Redstone sells his controlling stake in Midway Games
to private investor Mark Thomas, for $100,000 ($0.0012 a share), and assumes $70
million of senior secured and unsecured debt.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUSTRE4B02DI20081201 |title=Redstone sells Midway Games to ease debt: report |author=Sakthi Prasad, John Stonestreet |work=Reuters |date=December 1, 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081221081237/https://www.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUSTRE4B02DI20081201| archive-date= December 21, 2008 | url-status= live}}

9

| Infogrames, Atari's parent company, purchases Cryptic Studios.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/atari-to-acquire-cryptic-studios |title=Atari to Acquire Cryptic Studios |author=James Brightman |publisher=GameDaily |date=December 9, 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212124448/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/atari-to-acquire-cryptic-studios/ |archive-date=December 12, 2008 }}

=Open to the public=

class="wikitable"
Month

! Date(s)

! Event

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"| August

| 21–24

| Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany.

rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"| October

|3–5

| E for All at the Los Angeles Convention center in California, United States.

rowspan="2"|9–12

| Tokyo Game Show at the Makuhari Messe International Convention in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan.[http://www.jeux-france.com/news21964_le-tgs-2008-en-octobre.html Le TGS 2008 en octobre]

Games Convention Asia in Singapore.
10–11

| BlizzCon 2008 in Anaheim, California, United States.

==Hardware and software sales==

{{see also|List of million-selling game consoles|List of best-selling video games}}

=Worldwide=

The following are the best-selling games of 2008 in terms of worldwide retail sales. These games sold at least {{nowrap|5 million}} units worldwide in 2008.

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Rank

! Title

! Sales

! Publisher

! Platform(s)

! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}}

1

| Wii Sports

| 22,660,000

| Nintendo

| Wii

| {{efn|Wii Sports sales in 2008:

  • January–March – {{nowrap|{{#expr:16.29-12.58}} million}}{{cite web |title=IR Library - Earnings Release: FY 2007 (ended March 2008) |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/earnings/index.html?year=2007 |website=Nintendo Co., Ltd. |access-date=14 February 2021}}
  • April–December – {{nowrap|18.95 million}}{{cite web |title=Financial Results Briefing for the Nine–Month Period Ended December 2008: Supplementary Information |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2009/090130e.pdf |publisher=Nintendo |date=30 January 2009 |access-date=14 February 2021}}

}}

2

| Mario Kart Wii

| 13,670,000

| Nintendo

| Wii

|

3

| Wii Fit

| 12,960,000

| Nintendo

| Wii

| {{efn|Wii Fit sales in 2008:

  • January–March – {{formatnum:{{#expr:1850000-1050000}}
}
  • April–December – {{nowrap|12.16 million}}

    • }}

    |-

    | 4

    | Wii Play

    | 11,680,000

    | Nintendo

    | Wii

    | {{efn|Wii Play sales in 2008:

    • January–March – {{nowrap|{{#expr:8.89-6.61}} million}}
    • April–December – {{nowrap|9.4 million}}

    }}

    |-

    | 5

    | Grand Theft Auto IV

    | 10,000,000

    | Take-Two Interactive

    | PS3 / X360

    | {{cite news |title=Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Reports Record Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results |url=https://ir.take2games.com/news-releases/news-release-details/take-two-interactive-software-inc-reports-record-third-quarter |access-date=14 February 2021 |publisher=Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. |date=September 4, 2008}}

    |-

    | 6

    | Super Smash Bros. Brawl

    | 8,100,000

    | Nintendo

    | Wii

    |

    |-

    | 7

    | Call of Duty: World at War

    | 5,890,000

    | Activision Blizzard

    | PS3 / X360 / PC

    | {{cite news |title=2008 Video Game Software Sales Across Top Global Markets Experience Double-Digit Growth |url=https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/pr_090202/ |access-date=27 January 2021 |publisher=NPD Group |date=February 2, 2009 |archive-date=February 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205004109/https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/pr_090202/ |url-status=dead }}

    |-

    | 8

    | Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!

    | 5,110,000

    | Nintendo

    | Nintendo DS

    | {{efn|Brain Age sales in 2008:

    • January–March – {{nowrap|{{#expr:5.28-4.01}} million}}
    • April–December – {{nowrap|3.84 million}}

    }}

    |}

    =Canada=

    Video game console sales in Canada (first seven months of 2008){{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/wii-surpasses-one-million-consoles-sold-in-canada-1.319170 |title=Nintendo Wii surpasses mark of one million consoles sold in Canada |author=Neil Davidson |date=August 26, 2008 |work=The Canadian Press |publisher=Yahoo! |access-date=September 8, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629042301/http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20080826/wii_million_080826/ |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}

    class="wikitable"
    Place

    !Console

    !Units sold

    1

    |Wii

    |376,000

    2

    |PlayStation 3

    |200,000

    3

    |Xbox 360

    |154,000

    =Japan=

    Video game console sales of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 28, 2008){{cite magazine|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/interviews/403/JAPANESE-2008-MARKET-REPORT |title=Japanese 2008 Market Report |magazine=MCV |date=January 9, 2009 |access-date=January 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090122135649/http://www.mcvuk.com/interviews/403/JAPANESE-2008-MARKET-REPORT |archive-date=January 22, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1221045_1124.html |script-title=ja:2008年国内ゲーム市場規模は約5826億1000万円（エンターブレイン調べ） |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |language=ja |date=January 5, 2009 |access-date=January 14, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090130085409/http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1221045_1124.html| archive-date= January 30, 2009 | url-status= live}}{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5123288/last-year-japanese-game-market-experienced-shrinkage |title=Last Year, Japanese Game Market Experienced Shrinkage |author=Brian Ashcraft |publisher=Kotaku |date=January 5, 2009 |access-date=January 14, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090122045647/http://kotaku.com/5123288/last-year-japanese-game-market-experienced-shrinkage| archive-date= January 22, 2009 | url-status= live}}

    class="wikitable"
    Place

    !Console

    !Units sold

    1

    |Nintendo DS

    |align=right|4,029,804

    2

    |PlayStation Portable

    |align=right|3,543,171

    3

    |Wii

    |align=right|2,908,342

    4

    |PlayStation 3

    |align=right|991,303

    5

    |PlayStation 2

    |align=right|480,664

    6

    |Xbox 360

    |align=right|317,859

    7

    |Other

    |align=right|9,575

    Best-selling video games of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 28, 2008)

    class="wikitable"
    Place

    !Title

    !Platform

    !Publisher

    !Units sold

    1

    |Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G

    |PSP

    |Capcom

    |align=right|2,452,111

    2

    |Pokémon Platinum

    |NDS

    |Pokémon Company

    |align=right|2,187,337

    3

    |Wii Fit

    |Wii

    |Nintendo

    |align=right|2,149,131

    4

    |Mario Kart Wii

    |Wii

    |Nintendo

    |align=right|2,003,315

    5

    |Super Smash Bros. Brawl

    |Wii

    |Nintendo

    |align=right|1,747,113

    6

    |Rhythm Heaven

    |NDS

    |Nintendo

    |align=right|1,350,671

    7

    |Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

    |NDS

    |Square Enix

    |align=right|1,176,082

    8

    |Animal Crossing: City Folk

    |Wii

    |Nintendo

    |align=right|895,302

    9

    |Kirby Super Star Ultra

    |NDS

    |Nintendo

    |align=right|855,427

    10

    |Wii Sports

    |Wii

    |Nintendo

    |align=right|841,736

    Best-selling video games of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 21, 2008){{cite web |url=http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/130/130812/ |title=【3分ランキング号外】2008年ベストヒットゲーム発表！ 1位は『MHP 2nd G』!! |publisher=Dengeki |language=ja |date=December 26, 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081230152650/http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/130/130812/| archive-date= December 30, 2008 | url-status= live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21685 |title=Monster Hunter, Nintendo Top Japan's 2008 Bestselling Software |author=Eric Caoili |website=Gamasutra |date=December 31, 2008 |access-date=January 22, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090122050046/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21685| archive-date= January 22, 2009 | url-status= live}}{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5121227/japans-best-selling-games-of-2008-are |title=Japan's Best Selling Games Of 2008 Are... |author=Michael McWhertor |publisher=Kotaku |date=December 30, 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081231154535/http://kotaku.com/5121227/japans-best-selling-games-of-2008-are| archive-date= December 31, 2008 | url-status= live}}

    class="wikitable"
    Place

    !Title

    !Platform

    !Publisher

    !Units sold

    1

    |Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G

    |PSP

    |Capcom

    |align=right|2,507,400

    2

    |Pokémon Platinum

    |NDS

    |Pokémon Company

    |align=right|2,125,348

    3

    |Wii Fit

    |Wii

    |Nintendo

    |align=right|2,024,113

    4

    |Mario Kart Wii

    |Wii

    |Nintendo

    |align=right|1,973,089

    5

    |Super Smash Bros. Brawl

    |Wii

    |Nintendo

    |align=right|1,808,709

    6

    |Rhythm Heaven

    |NDS

    |Nintendo

    |align=right|1,320,047

    7

    |Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

    |NDS

    |Square Enix

    |align=right|1,228,014

    8

    |Kirby Super Star Ultra

    |NDS

    |Nintendo

    |align=right|724,608

    9

    |Animal Crossing: City Folk

    |Wii

    |Nintendo

    |align=right|709,640

    10

    |Wii Sports

    |Wii

    |Nintendo

    |align=right|694,765

    =United States=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ Video game console sales in the US (first six months of 2008){{cite magazine |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/june-npd-depth?page=5 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905194522/http://www.next-gen.biz/features/june-npd-depth?page=5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 5, 2012 |title=June NPD In-Depth |author=Matt Matthews |date=July 21, 2008 |magazine=Edge |access-date=October 16, 2008 }}

    Place

    !Console

    !Units sold

    1

    |Wii

    |3.5 million

    2

    |PlayStation 3

    |1.6 million

    3

    |Xbox 360

    |1.34 million

    class="wikitable"

    |+ Best-selling video games of 2008 in the US{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6203257.html |title=NPD: 2008 game sales reach $21 billion, Wii Play sells 5.28M |author=Brendan Sinclair |website=GameSpot |date=January 15, 2009 |access-date=January 17, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090116183248/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6203257.html| archive-date= January 16, 2009 | url-status= live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/npd-nintendo-drives-08-industry-sales-past-21-billion-/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331220939/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/npd-nintendo-drives-08-industry-sales-past-21-billion-/ |archive-date=March 31, 2009 |title=NPD: Nintendo Drives '08 Industry Sales Past $21 Billion |author=James Brightman |publisher=GameDaily |date=January 15, 2009 |access-date=January 17, 2009 |url-status=dead }}

    Place

    !Title

    !Platform

    !Publisher

    !Units sold

    1

    |Wii Play

    |Wii

    |Nintendo

    |5.28 million

    2

    |Mario Kart Wii

    |Wii

    |Nintendo

    |5.00 million

    3

    |Wii Fit

    |Wii

    |Nintendo

    |4.53 million

    4

    |Super Smash Bros. Brawl

    |Wii

    |Nintendo

    |4.17 million

    5

    |Grand Theft Auto IV

    |X360

    |Rockstar Games

    |3.29 million

    6

    |Call of Duty: World at War

    |X360

    |Activision

    |2.75 million

    7

    |Gears of War 2

    |X360

    |Microsoft

    |2.31 million

    8

    |Grand Theft Auto IV

    |PS3

    |Rockstar Games

    |1.89 million

    9

    |Madden NFL 09

    |X360

    |Electronic Arts

    |1.87 million

    10

    |Mario Kart DS

    |NDS

    |Nintendo

    |1.65 million

    • Based on figures from the NPD Group via IGN;{{cite web |url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/936/936932p1.html |title=Xbox 360 2008 Year in Review |website=IGN |page=1 |date=December 12, 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090101141334/http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/936/936932p1.html| archive-date= January 1, 2009 | url-status= live}} the games' publishers are listed in brackets:

    class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

    |+ Best-selling video games of 2008 in the US (by platform){{cref|a}}

    Place

    !NDS{{cite web |url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/936/936935p2.html |title=Nintendo DS Year in Review 2008 |website=IGN |date=December 9, 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081227181912/http://ds.ign.com/articles/936/936935p2.html| archive-date= December 27, 2008 | url-status= live}}

    !PC{{cite web |url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/936/936933p2.html |title=PC Year in Review 2008 |website=IGN |date=December 11, 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081227123844/http://pc.ign.com/articles/936/936933p2.html| archive-date= December 27, 2008 | url-status= dead}}

    !PS3{{cite web |url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/936/936939p2.html |title=PlayStation (3) 2008 Year in Review |website=IGN |date=December 10, 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081231000459/http://ps3.ign.com/articles/936/936939p2.html| archive-date= December 31, 2008 | url-status= live}}

    1

    |Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
    (Sega)

    |Spore
    (Electronic Arts)

    |Grand Theft Auto IV
    (Rockstar Games)

    2

    |Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and
    Explorers of Darkness
    (Nintendo)

    |Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
    (Funcom)

    |Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
    (Konami)

    3

    |Guitar Hero: On Tour
    (Activision)

    |Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
    (Electronic Arts)

    |Madden NFL 09
    (Electronic Arts)

    4

    |Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
    (LucasArts)

    |The Sims 2: FreeTime
    (Electronic Arts)

    |Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
    (Sony Computer Entertainment)

    5

    |Kirby Super Star Ultra
    (Nintendo)

    |Spore Creature Creator
    (Electronic Arts)

    |MLB 08: The Show
    (Sony Computer Entertainment)

    6

    |Professor Layton and the Curious Village
    (Nintendo)

    |Sins of a Solar Empire
    (Stardock)

    |Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
    (LucasArts)

    7

    |Kung Fu Panda
    (Activision)

    |The Sims 2: Apartment Life
    (Electronic Arts)

    |NCAA Football 09
    (Electronic Arts)

    8

    |Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
    (Nintendo)

    |The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff
    (Electronic Arts)

    |Army of Two
    (Electronic Arts)

    9

    |Crosswords DS
    (Nintendo)

    |Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm
    (THQ)

    |Soulcalibur IV
    (Namco Bandai)

    10

    |Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
    (Square Enix)

    |The Sims Castaway Stories
    (Electronic Arts)

    |Devil May Cry 4
    (Capcom)

    class="wikitable" style="width:825px; text-align:center;"
    Place

    !PSP{{cite web |url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/936/936953p2.html |title=PlayStation (Portable) 2008 Year in Review |website=IGN |date=December 10, 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113111709/http://psp.ign.com/articles/936/936953p2.html |archive-date=January 13, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

    !Wii{{cite web |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/936/936938p2.html |title=Nintendo Wii Year in Review 2008 |website=IGN |date=December 11, 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102005121/http://wii.ign.com/articles/936/936938p2.html |archive-date=January 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

    !X360{{cite web |url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/936/936932p2.html |title=Xbox 360 2008 Year in Review |website=IGN |page=2 |date=December 12, 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081231000624/http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/936/936932p2.html| archive-date= December 31, 2008 | url-status= live}}

    1

    |Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
    (Square Enix)

    |Super Smash Bros. Brawl
    (Nintendo)

    |Grand Theft Auto IV
    (Rockstar Games)

    2

    |God of War: Chains of Olympus
    (Sony Computer Entertainment)

    |Mario Kart Wii
    (Nintendo)

    |Madden NFL 09
    (Electronic Arts)

    3

    |MLB 08: The Show
    (Sony Computer Entertainment)

    |Wii Fit
    (Nintendo)

    |Fable II
    (Microsoft)

    4

    |Iron Man
    (Sega)

    |Rock Band
    (MTV Games)

    |Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
    (Ubisoft)

    5

    |Patapon
    (Sony Computer Entertainment)

    |Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
    (LucasArts)

    |Army of Two
    (Electronic Arts)

    6

    |Madden NFL 09
    (Electronic Arts)

    |Mario Super Sluggers
    (Nintendo)

    |Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
    (LucasArts)

    7

    |Lego Indiana Jones
    (LucasArts)

    |Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
    (LucasArts)

    |Battlefield: Bad Company
    (Electronic Arts)

    8

    |Major League Baseball 2K8
    (2K Games)

    |Deca Sports
    (Hudson Soft)

    |NCAA Football 09
    (Electronic Arts)

    9

    |Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
    (LucasArts)

    |Endless Ocean
    (Nintendo)

    |Rock Band 2
    (MTV Games)

    10

    |Need for Speed: ProStreet
    (Electronic Arts)

    |Unknown

    |Ninja Gaiden II
    (Microsoft)

    {{cnote|a|In the IGN articles used as sources, IGN lists the titles as the "Top 10 Sellers in 2008"; however, the IGN articles were published on December 9–12, 2008, so the articles might not take into account November and December sales figures, as the NPD Group did not release November's console game sales figures until December 11, 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6202243.html |title=NPD: Wii sales top 2M during $2.9B month |author=Tom Magrino |website=GameSpot |date=December 11, 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081217090541/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6202243.html| archive-date= December 17, 2008 | url-status= live}}}}

    • Based on figures from the NPD Group:

    Note: This list only includes games that were released after NPD started tracking video game sales data.

    class="wikitable"

    |+ Best-selling console games of all time in the US (as of May 1, 2008){{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6192163.html |title=NPD: San Andreas caps US best-seller list |author=Tom Magrino |website=GameSpot |date=June 5, 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090126215818/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6192163.html| archive-date= January 26, 2009 | url-status= live}}

    Place

    !Title

    !Units sold

    1

    |Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

    |9.40 million

    2

    |Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

    |8.20 million

    3

    |Madden NFL 07

    |7.70 million

    4

    |Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    |7.30 million

    5

    |Madden NFL 06

    |6.70 million

    6

    |Halo 2

    |6.61 million

    7

    |Madden NFL 08

    |6.60 million

    8

    |Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

    |6.25 million

    9

    |Grand Theft Auto III

    |6.20 million

    10

    |Madden NFL 2005

    |6.10 million

    =Other=

    Best-selling video games in Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States combined (January–July 2008){{cite press release |url=http://www.npd.com/press/releases/press_080821.html |title=Leading Market Research Firms Join Forces to Provide First Multi-Continent View Of Video Game Software Sales |date=August 21, 2008 |access-date=September 25, 2008 |publisher=NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track, Enterbrain |archive-date=September 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919083303/https://www.npd.com/press/releases/press_080821.html |url-status=dead }}

    class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
    Place

    !Title

    !Units sold in Japan

    !Units sold in the UK

    !Units sold in the US

    !Total units sold

    1

    |Grand Theft Auto IV

    | –

    |1,582,000

    |4,711,000

    |6,293,000

    2

    |Super Smash Bros. Brawl

    |1,681,000

    |213,000

    |3,539,000

    |5,433,000

    3

    |Mario Kart Wii

    |1,601,000

    |687,000

    |2,409,000

    |4,697,000

    4

    |Wii Fit

    |1,547,000

    |624,000

    |1,433,000

    |3,604,000

    5

    |{{nowrap|Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock}}

    |26,000

    |412,000

    |3,037,000

    |3,475,000

    Best-selling video games in Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States combined (July–September 2008){{cite press release |url=http://www.npd.com/press/releases/press_081110a.html |title=Third Quarter 2008 Sales Results From Top Global Video Games Software Markets Released |date=November 10, 2008 |publisher=NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track, Enterbrain |access-date=November 14, 2008 |archive-date=December 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081220052208/http://www.npd.com/press/releases/press_081110a.html |url-status=dead }}

    class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
    Place

    !Title

    !Units sold in Japan

    !Units sold in the UK

    !Units sold in the US

    !Total units sold

    1

    |Madden NFL 09

    |1,000

    |35,000

    |2,958,000

    |2,994,000

    2

    |Wii Fit

    |346,000

    |460,000

    |1,283,000

    |2,089,000

    3

    |{{nowrap|Star Wars: The Force Unleashed}}

    | –

    |321,000

    |1,417,000

    |1,738,000

    4

    |Pokémon Platinum

    |1,482,000

    | –

    | –

    |1,482,000

    5

    |Mario Kart Wii

    |218,000

    |394,000

    |856,000

    |1,468,000

    Hardware releases

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    class="wikitable"
    Month

    ! Day

    ! Console

    rowspan="1" | August

    | 22

    | LeapFrog Didj{{Cite web |title=Leapfrog's Nintendo DS competitor hits stores |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/leapfrogs-nintendo-ds-competitor-hits-stores/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=CNET |language=en}}

    rowspan="1" | November

    | 1

    | Nintendo DSi

    Game releases

    {{GamePlatformKey|tot=12|GBA|iPod|Lin|Mac|NDS|PS2|PS3|PSP|Wii|Win|X360|Xbox

    }}

    class="wikitable sortable"
    Release Date || Title || Systems
    January 1

    | FlatOut 2

    | Mac

    January 2

    | Metal Slug 3

    | XBLA

    January 3

    | Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon

    | NDS

    rowspan="5"| January 8

    | Brain Challenge

    | NDS

    Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law

    | PS2, PSP, Wii

    Jackass: The Game

    | NDS

    Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom

    | X360

    Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity

    | PS2, Wii

    January 9

    | Omega Five

    | XBLA

    rowspan="4"| January 15

    | CSI: Hard Evidence

    | Wii

    Nanostray 2

    | NDS

    Nitrobike

    | Wii

    Samurai Warriors: Katana

    | Wii

    January 16

    | Rail Simulator

    | Win

    rowspan="2" | January 17

    | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

    | NDS

    Tori-Emaki

    | PS3

    January 21

    | Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

    | NDS

    rowspan="3"| January 22

    | Burnout Paradise

    | PS3, X360

    No More Heroes

    | Wii

    Pirates of the Burning Sea

    | Win

    January 24

    | PixelJunk Monsters

    | PSN

    January 29

    | The Sims Castaway Stories

    | Win, Mac

    January 30

    | Rez HD

    | XBLA

    rowspan="3"| January 31

    | Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice

    | PS3

    Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Japan)

    | Wii

    We Ski

    | Wii

    rowspan="2"| February 4

    | Sins of a Solar Empire

    | Win

    Zoo Tycoon 2 DS

    | NDS

    rowspan="4"| February 5

    | Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles

    | NDS

    Culdcept Saga

    | X360

    Devil May Cry 4

    | PS3, X360

    Turok

    | PS3, X360

    rowspan="4" |February 7

    | The Club

    | PS3, Win, X360

    Go! Puzzle

    | PS3, PSP

    Grand Chase{{Cite web |date=2008-02-07 |title=Grand Chase, the Action Adventure MMO Brawler, Smashes It's Way Into North America! |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/grand-chase-the-action-adventure-mmo-brawler-smashes-its-way-into-north-america |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en}}

    |Win

    L the Prologue to Death Note -Rasen no Wana-

    | NDS

    February 8

    | Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None

    | Wii

    rowspan="7"| February 12

    | Conflict: Denied Ops

    | PS3, Win, X360

    Dark Messiah of Might and Magic

    | X360

    Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon

    | PS2

    Jumper: Griffin's Story

    | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360

    Lost Odyssey

    | X360

    Penumbra: Black Plague

    | Lin, Win

    Wipeout Pulse

    | PSP

    February 14

    | Dream Chronicles 2: The Eternal Maze

    | Win

    rowspan="2"| February 18

    | MX vs. ATV: Untamed

    | Wii

    Need for Speed: ProStreet

    | PSP

    rowspan="5" | February 19

    | Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors

    | Wii

    Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts

    | NDS, PSP

    Dynasty Warriors 6

    | PS3, X360

    Pimp My Ride

    | Wii

    The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific

    | PS3

    February 20

    | N+

    | XBLA

    rowspan="2"| February 21

    | Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

    | PS3

    Space Invaders Extreme

    | NDS, PSP

    February 22

    | Barnyard Blast: Swine of the Night

    | NDS

    rowspan="2"| February 25

    | Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed

    | Wii

    Frontlines: Fuel of War

    | Win, X360

    rowspan="6"| February 26

    | Bubble Bobble Double Shot

    | NDS

    Lost: Via Domus

    | PS3, Win, X360

    Naruto: Ninja Destiny

    | NDS

    Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection

    | PS2, PSP, Wii

    Turning Point: Fall of Liberty

    | PS3, Win, X360

    Universe at War: Earth Assault

    | X360

    rowspan="2" | February 27

    | Blokus Portable: Steambot Championship

    | PSP

    Triggerheart Exelica

    | XBLA

    rowspan="2"| February 28

    | The Idolmaster Live For You!

    | X360

    The Sims 2: FreeTime

    | Win

    March 1

    | Trials 2: Second Edition

    | Win

    rowspan="2"| March 3

    | Bully: Scholarship Edition

    | Wii, X360

    Major League Baseball 2K8

    | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360

    rowspan="8"| March 4

    | Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery

    | NDS

    Army of Two

    | PS3, X360

    Eco Creatures: Save the Forest

    | NDS

    God of War: Chains of Olympus

    | PSP

    MLB 08: The Show

    | PS2, PS3, PSP

    Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer

    | NDS

    Ninja Reflex

    | Wii

    Silent Hill: Origins

    | PS2

    rowspan="3"| March 5

    | Harvest: Massive Encounter

    | Mac, Win

    Rocketmen: Axis of Evil

    | XBLA

    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm

    | Win

    rowspan="3" | March 6

    | Flow

    | PSP

    Yakuza: Kenzan!

    | PS3

    Rocketmen: Axis of Evil

    | PSN

    March 9

    | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (NA)

    | Wii

    March 10

    | Worms: A Space Oddity

    | Wii

    rowspan="7"| March 11

    | Buzz!: The Hollywood Quiz

    | PS2

    Condemned 2: Bloodshot

    | X360

    George of the Jungle and the Search for the Secret

    | NDS, PS2, Wii

    Insecticide

    | NDS, Win

    Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters

    | PS2

    The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return

    | Wii

    Wild Arms XF

    | PSP

    March 12

    | Bliss Island

    | XBLA

    rowspan="7"| March 18

    | Condemned 2: Bloodshot

    | PS3

    Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

    |Mac

    Everybody's Golf 5

    | PS3

    Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

    | Wii

    Sega Superstars Tennis

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360

    Target: Terror

    | Wii

    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2

    | PS3, Win, X360

    rowspan="2"| March 19

    | Deca Sports

    | Wii

    SimCity DS 2

    | NDS

    March 20

    | Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (Japan)

    | NDS

    rowspan="3" | March 24

    | Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath

    | Win, X360

    Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

    | PSP

    M&M's Kart Racing

    | NDS

    rowspan="4" | March 25
    ObsCure II

    | Wii

    Opoona

    | Wii

    Viking: Battle for Asgard

    | PS3, X360

    March 26

    | GoPets: Vacation Island

    | NDS

    rowspan="2"| March 28

    | Dark Sector

    | PS3, X360

    Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword

    | NDS

    April 1

    | Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30

    | Wii

    rowspan="2" | April 2

    | Mr. Driller Online

    | XBLA

    Star Ocean: Second Evolution

    | PSP

    April 4

    | FlatOut: Head On

    | PSP

    rowspan="3"| April 8

    | Assassin's Creed

    | Win

    Baroque

    | PS2, Wii

    Supreme Commander

    | X360

    April 9

    | Ikaruga

    | XBLA

    rowspan="2" | April 10

    | Arcana Heart

    | PS2

    Mario Kart Wii

    | Wii

    rowspan="3"| April 15

    | Ōkami

    | Wii

    Rondo of Swords

    | NDS

    Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys!

    | NDS

    April 16

    | TrackMania Nations Forever

    | Win

    April 18

    | Legacy of Ys: Books I & II{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/ds/954798-legacy-of-ys-books-i-and-ii/data |title = Legacy of Ys: Books I & II Release Information for DS - GameFAQs |access-date=2014-04-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416182009/http://www.gamefaqs.com/ds/954798-legacy-of-ys-books-i-and-ii/data |archive-date=April 16, 2014 }}

    | NDS

    April 20

    | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness

    | NDS

    April 21

    | Metal Arms: Glitch in the System

    | X360

    rowspan="4" | April 22

    | High School Musical 2: Work This Out!

    | NDS

    Persona 3 FES

    | PS2

    The World Ends with You

    | NDS

    Turok

    | Win

    April 24

    | Valkyria Chronicles

    | PS3

    April 25

    | King's Bounty: The Legend

    | Win

    rowspan="2" | April 29

    | Grand Theft Auto IV

    | PS3, X360

    Let's Yoga

    | NDS

    April 30

    | Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor

    | Win

    May 1

    | Echochrome

    | PSN, PSP

    May 2

    | Iron Man

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360

    rowspan="3"| May 5

    | Chameleon

    | PSP

    Crosswords DS

    | NDS

    The Destiny of Zorro

    | Wii

    rowspan="2"| May 6

    | Boom Blox

    | Mobile, Wii

    Speed Racer

    | NDS, Wii

    May 12

    | LostWinds

    | WiiWare

    rowspan="3"| May 13

    | Castle of Shikigami III

    | Wii

    Drone Tactics

    | NDS

    The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360

    rowspan="2" | May 15

    | Dark Mist

    | PSN

    Luminous Arc 2: Will

    | NDS

    May 17

    | Monster Madness: Grave Danger

    | PS3

    May 19

    | Critter Round-Up

    | WiiWare

    rowspan="2" | May 20

    | Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures

    | Win

    SingStar

    | PS3

    rowspan="2" | May 21

    | Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness

    | Lin, Mac, Win, X360

    Wii Fit (America)

    | Wii

    May 23

    | Haze

    | PS3

    rowspan="2"| May 26

    | Cross Edge

    | PS3

    Dr. Mario Online Rx

    | WiiWare

    rowspan="4"| May 27

    | Death Jr. II: Root of Evil

    | Wii

    Emergency Heroes

    | Wii

    Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

    | PS3, X360

    Super Dodgeball Brawlers

    | NDS

    May 28

    | Mass Effect

    | Win

    rowspan="2" | May 30

    | Commando: Steel Disaster

    | NDS

    Race Driver: Grid

    | PS3, Win, X360

    rowspan="7"| June 3

    | Chaos Wars

    | PS2

    Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2'

    | PSP

    Kung Fu Panda

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360

    Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, Xbox, X360

    Ninja Gaiden II

    | X360

    Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy

    | PS3, X360

    Summon Night: Twin Age

    | NDS

    June 4

    | Roogoo

    | XBLA

    rowspan="4"| June 5

    | Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit

    | PS3, X360

    Carl²: Taking the Class

    | PS3, X360

    Fushigi no Dungeon – Furai no Shiren 3: Karakuri Yashiki no Nemuri Hime

    | Wii

    The Incredible Hulk

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360

    June 9

    | My Pokémon Ranch

    | WiiWare

    rowspan="6"| June 10

    | Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy

    | Wii

    Don King Presents: Prizefighter

    | X360

    Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit

    | PS3, X360

    NASCAR 09

    | PS2, PS3, X360

    Total Drama

    | Win, PS2, PS3, NDS, Wii, X360

    The Incredible Hulk

    | Win

    rowspan="2" | June 11

    | Frogger 2

    | XBLA

    Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles

    | NDS

    June 12

    | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

    | PS3

    rowspan="2"| June 13

    | Civilization Revolution

    | PS3, X360

    Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard

    | NDS

    rowspan="5"| June 17

    | Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm

    | X360

    Di-Gata Defenders: Legend of the Seth

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, X360, Wii

    Secret Agent Clank

    | PSP

    Supreme Ruler 2020

    | Win

    Wacky Races: Crash and Dash

    | NDS, Wii

    rowspan="2" | June 18

    | Elements of Destruction

    | XBLA

    Fishdom

    | NDS

    rowspan="2" | June 19

    | Fatal Inertia EX

    | PS3

    Mario Super Sluggers

    | Wii

    rowspan="3"| June 20

    | Alone in the Dark

    | PS2, Wii, Win, X360

    Code Lyoko: Fall of X.A.N.A.

    | NDS

    Top Spin 3

    | PS3, Wii, X360

    rowspan="2"| June 22

    | Guitar Hero: On Tour

    | NDS

    Rock Band

    | Wii

    rowspan="3"| June 23

    | Battlefield: Bad Company

    | PS3, X360

    Gyrostarr

    | WiiWare

    Top Spin 3

    | NDS

    rowspan="4"| June 24

    | WALL-E

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360

    Big Beach Sports

    | Wii

    Hellboy: The Science of Evil

    | PS3, PSP, X360

    Mega Man Star Force 2

    | NDS

    June 25

    | Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm

    | X360, Win

    rowspan="2"| June 26

    | Disgaea DS: Prince of the Demon World and the Red Moon

    | NDS

    Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World

    | Wii

    June 29

    | Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

    | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360

    rowspan="2" | June 30

    | Journey to the Center of the Earth

    | NDS

    Magnetica

    | WiiWare

    rowspan="3" | July 1

    | Elements of Destruction

    | Win

    Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2

    | NDS

    Soul Bubbles

    | NDS

    rowspan="4"| July 3

    | 1 vs. 100

    | NDS

    Initial D Extreme Stage

    | PS3

    Nanashi no Game

    | NDS

    Unreal Tournament 3

    | X360

    rowspan="3" | July 7

    | Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes

    | iPod

    SPOGS Racing

    | WiiWare

    Zen Pinball: Rollercoaster

    | iOS

    rowspan="4"| July 8

    | Beijing 2008

    | PS3, X360

    Civilization Revolution

    | NDS

    Devil May Cry 4

    | Win

    Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon

    | Wii

    rowspan="3"| July 10

    | Critter Crunch

    | iOS

    Resident Evil Zero

    | Wii

    Persona 4

    | PS2

    rowspan="2"| July 11

    | Dynasty Warriors 6

    | Win

    Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice

    | Win

    July 14

    | Major League Eating: The Game

    | Wii

    rowspan="4"| July 15

    | Mister Slime

    | NDS

    NCAA Football 09

    | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360

    Space Chimps

    | NDS, PS2, Wii, Win, X360

    We Love Golf!

    | Wii

    July 16

    | Double D Dodgeball

    | XBLA

    rowspan="4"| July 17

    | Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

    | NDS

    Elefunk

    | PSN

    Rayman

    | PSN

    Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi

    | PS3

    rowspan="2" | July 22

    | New International Track & Field

    | NDS

    The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360

    rowspan="2" | July 23

    | 1942: Joint Strike

    | XBLA

    Go! Go! Break Steady

    | XBLA

    rowspan="4"| July 24

    | 1942: Joint Strike

    | PSN

    Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

    | X360

    Siren: Blood Curse

    | PS3

    Wario Land: The Shake Dimension

    | Wii

    July 28

    | Pong Toss! Frat Party Games

    | WiiWare

    rowspan="3"| July 29

    | MLB Power Pros 2008

    | PS2, Wii

    Soulcalibur IV

    | PS3, X360

    Spectral Force 3: Innocent Rage

    | X360

    July 30

    | Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2

    | X360

    rowspan="3"| July 31

    | Fatal Frame IV

    | Wii

    Phantasy Star Portable

    | PSP

    Rhythm Heaven (Japan)

    | NDS

    August 1

    | Race Driver: Grid

    | NDS

    rowspan="2" | August 4

    | Reset Generation

    | Win

    Wild West Guns

    | WiiWare

    August 5

    | Dance Dance Revolution: Nickelodeon Party 3

    | PS2

    August 6

    | Braid

    | XBLA

    rowspan="3"| August 7

    | Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

    | NDS

    Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour

    | PS2

    Tales of Vesperia

    | X360

    rowspan="2" |August 12

    | Bangai-O Spirits

    | NDS

    Space Siege

    | Win

    rowspan="2" | August 13

    | Bionic Commando Rearmed

    | XBLA

    Madden NFL 09

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360, Xbox

    August 14

    | Bionic Commando Rearmed

    | PSN, Win

    rowspan="3" | August 19

    | The Cheetah Girls: Passport to Stardom

    | NDS

    Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm

    | Win

    Too Human

    | X360

    rowspan="2"| August 21

    | Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty

    | PS3

    Sigma Harmonics

    |NDS

    August 22

    | Inazuma Eleven

    | NDS

    rowspan="2" | August 25

    | Helix

    | WiiWare

    MLB Power Pros 2008

    | NDS

    rowspan="9"| August 26

    | Digimon World Championship

    | NDS

    FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage

    | Win

    From the Abyss

    | NDS

    My Chinese Coach

    | NDS

    N+

    | NDS, PSP

    The Quest Trio

    | NDS

    The Sims 2: Apartment Life

    | Win

    The Sims 2: Apartment Pets

    | NDS

    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09

    | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360

    August 27

    | Castle Crashers

    | X360

    rowspan="4"| August 28

    | Afrika

    | PS3

    Asphalt 4: Elite Racing

    | iOS

    Captain Rainbow

    | Wii

    The Last Guy

    | PS3

    August 29

    | Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"

    | Wii

    August 31

    | Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

    | PS2, PS3, Win, X360

    rowspan="4"| September 2

    |Infinite Undiscovery

    | X360

    Rapala Fishing Frenzy 2009

    | PS3, Wii, X360

    Vampire Rain: Altered Species

    | PS3

    Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise

    | X360

    September 3

    | Shred Nebula

    | XBLA

    September 4

    | Blue Dragon Plus

    | NDS

    rowspan="4"| September 5

    | FaceBreaker

    | PS3, X360

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

    | Win

    Spore

    | Mac, mobile, NDS, Win

    Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise

    | NDS

    rowspan="3" | September 8

    | Air Traffic Chaos

    | NDS

    Lock's Quest

    | NDS

    NHL 2K9

    | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360

    rowspan="6"| September 9

    | Hell's Kitchen: The Game

    | NDS, PS2, Wii, X360

    The Fairly OddParents: Rules of Engagement

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360

    NHL 09

    | PS3, Wii, X360

    TNA iMPACT!

    | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360

    Yakuza 2

    | PS2

    Zoids Assault

    | X360

    September 11

    | One Piece: Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1

    | Wii

    September 12

    | Crysis Warhead

    | Win

    September 13

    | Pokémon Platinum (Japan)

    | NDS

    rowspan="2"| September 14

    | 6teen: Dude of the Living Dead

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360

    Rock Band 2

    | X360

    September 15

    | Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition

    | NDS

    rowspan="10"| September 16

    | Armored Core: For Answer

    | PS3, X360

    Battle Fantasia

    | X360

    Criminal Minds: Hard Conspiracy

    | PS3, Win, X360

    Crysis Warhead

    | Win

    Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2

    | Wii

    Dance Dance Revolution X

    | PS2

    Speed Racer: The Videogame

    | PS2

    Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii

    The Witcher: Enhanced Edition

    | Win

    Pure

    | PS3, X360, Win

    rowspan="3"| September 18

    | Dragon Ball: Origins

    | NDS

    Eternal Sonata

    | PS3

    Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning

    | Win

    September 19

    | Igor: The Game

    | NDS, Wii, Win

    rowspan="7"| September 22

    | Civilization IV: Colonization

    | Win

    De Blob

    | NDS, Wii, Win

    Di-Gata Defenders

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360

    Kirby Super Star Ultra

    | NDS

    Mega Man 9

    | WiiWare

    SimCity Creator

    | Wii

    EA Sports 08 Collection

    | Win

    rowspan="10"|September 23

    | B-Boy

    | PSP

    Brothers in Arms: Double Time

    | Wii

    Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

    | PS3, X360

    Buzz!: Master Quiz

    | PSP

    Dinosaur King

    | PS2, NDS, Wii, X360

    Hi Hamtaro! Little Hamsters Big Adventure

    | NDS

    Lego Batman: The Video Game

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360

    Microsoft Tinker

    | Win

    Shaun the Sheep

    | NDS

    Time Hollow

    | NDS

    rowspan="2" | September 24

    | Dragon Ball Z: Trilogy

    | PS2

    Duke Nukem 3D

    | XBLA

    rowspan="9" | September 25

    | Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories

    | PS3

    Cross Edge

    | PS3

    Disaster: Day of Crisis

    | Wii

    Geon

    | PS3

    Janline

    |X360

    Mega Man 9

    | PSN

    Sands of Destruction

    | NDS

    Wipeout HD

    | PSN

    World Destruction: Michibikareshi Ishi

    | NDS

    rowspan=4| September 30

    | Silent Hill: Homecoming

    | PS3, Win, X360

    Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

    | NDS

    Tornado

    | NDS

    Unsolved Crimes

    | NDS

    October 1

    | Mega Man 9

    | XBLA

    rowspan=3|October 2

    | Dynasty Warriors 6

    | PS2

    Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist

    | PSP

    Work Time Fun

    | PSN

    October 5

    | Fieldrunners

    | iOS

    rowspan="9"| October 7

    | Bleach: Dark Souls

    | NDS

    Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

    | Win

    Crash: Mind over Mutant

    | PS2, Wii, X360, PSP

    Crash: Mind over Mutant

    | NDS

    Fracture

    | PS3, X360

    Guilty Gear 2: Overture

    | X360

    NBA Live 09

    | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360

    NBA 2K9

    | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360

    Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals

    | NDS

    rowspan="2" | October 8

    | MLB Stickball

    | XBLA

    The Legend of Kage 2

    | NDS

    rowspan="4" | October 9

    | Linger in Shadows

    | PS3

    Macross Ace Frontier

    | PSP

    Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars

    | PS3

    Snoopy DS: Let's Go Meet Snoopy and His Friends!

    |NDS

    rowspan="6"| October 13

    | Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno

    | NDS, PS2, Wii

    Blitz: The League II

    | PS3, X360

    Cubello

    | WiiWare

    Prey the Stars

    | NDS

    Tak: Mojo Mistake

    | NDS

    World of Goo

    | Win, Wii

    rowspan="7"| October 14

    | Dead Space

    | PS3, X360

    FIFA 09

    | Mobile, NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360

    Rock Revolution

    | NDS, PS3, Wii, X360

    Saints Row 2

    | PS3, X360

    SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation

    | PS3

    Golden Axe: Beast Rider

    | PS3, X360

    Boogie Superstar

    | Wii

    October 15

    | Age of Booty

    | XBLA

    rowspan="4"| October 16

    | Culdcept DS

    | NDS

    Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy

    | Win

    Wii Music

    | Wii

    X3: Terran Conflict

    | Win

    October 19

    | Rock Band 2

    | PS3

    rowspan="7" | October 20

    | Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games

    | NDS

    Celebrity Sports Showdown

    | Wii

    Midnight Club: Los Angeles

    | PS3, X360, PSP

    NHL 09

    | Win

    Dead Space

    | Win

    SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom

    | PS2, Wii, NDS

    The Naked Brothers Band: The Video Game

    | NDS, PS2, Wii, Win

    rowspan="16"| October 21

    | Bully: Scholarship Edition

    | Win

    BioShock

    | PS3

    Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

    | NDS

    Crash: Mind over Mutant

    | PSP

    Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3

    | X360

    Disney Think Fast

    | Wii

    Far Cry 2

    | PS3, Win, X360

    Fable II

    | X360

    Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009

    | Wii

    Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ

    | NDS

    Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2

    | Wii

    Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360

    The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360

    Transformers Animated: The Game

    | NDS

    NBA 2K9

    | Win

    What's Cooking? with Jamie Oliver

    | NDS

    October 23

    | Prince of Persia Classic

    | PSN

    rowspan="2" | October 26

    | Casper's Scare School

    | NDS

    Guitar Hero World Tour

    | Mac, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360

    October 27

    | MySims Kingdom

    | NDS, Wii

    rowspan="10"| October 28

    | Ben 10: Alien Force

    | NDS, PS2, PSP, Wii

    Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

    | Win

    Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess

    | NDS, PS2, Wii

    Fallout 3

    | PS3, Win, X360

    Go, Diego, Go!: The Great Dinosaur Rescue

    | NDS, PS2, Wii

    Goosebumps HorrorLand

    | NDS, PS2, Wii

    LittleBigPlanet

    | PS3

    MotorStorm: Pacific Rift

    | PS3

    MySims

    | Win

    Ninjatown

    | NDS

    October 29

    | Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness – Episode 2

    | Lin, Mac, Win, X360

    rowspan="2"| October 30

    | Away: Shuffle Dungeon

    | NDS

    Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume

    | NDS

    October 31

    | Master of the Monster Lair

    | NDS

    November 3

    | Alien Crush Returns

    | WiiWare

    rowspan="11"| November 4

    | Bones

    | PS2, PS3, Win, X360

    Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World

    | PS2

    Dragon Ball: Origins

    | NDS

    Bratz Kidz

    | NDS, Wii

    KORG DS-10

    | NDS

    Legendary

    | PS3, Win, X360

    Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

    | PS3, PS2, X360, Win, Wii, NDS

    Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm

    | PS3

    Tom Clancy's EndWar

    | NDS, PS3, PSP, X360

    Resistance 2

    | PS3

    Namco Museum Virtual Arcade

    | X360

    rowspan="2" | November 5

    | Exit

    | NDS

    Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors

    | NDS, Wii

    rowspan="3"| November 7

    | Gears of War 2

    | X360

    Men of War

    | Win

    Sacred 2 Fallen Angel

    | Win

    November 10

    | Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (North America)

    | NDS

    rowspan="11"|November 11

    | Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

    | X360

    Call of Duty: World at War

    | NDS, PS3, Wii, Win, X360, PS2

    Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

    | X360

    Eternal Poison

    | PS2

    FaceBreaker

    | Wii

    Guinness World Records: The Videogame

    | NDS, Wii

    Mirror's Edge

    | PS3, X360

    WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009

    | Mobile, NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360

    Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels

    | Wii

    Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance

    | NDS

    Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff

    | NDS

    November 12

    | Pro Evolution Soccer 2009

    | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360

    November 13

    | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

    | Win, Mac

    November 14

    | Football Manager 2009

    | Win, Mac, PSP

    rowspan="3"| November 16

    | Animal Crossing: City Folk

    | Wii

    Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

    | PS3, X360

    Shaun White Snowboarding

    | PS3, Wii, Win, X360

    rowspan="3" | November 17

    | Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades

    | NDS

    Robocalypse

    | NDS

    Skate It

    | NDS, Wii

    rowspan="18"| November 18

    | Alone in the Dark: Inferno

    | PS3

    Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno

    | PS3, X360

    Bolt

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360

    Cooking Mama: World Kitchen

    | Wii

    Cradle of Rome

    | NDS

    Ultimate Band

    | NDS, Wii

    Castlevania Judgment

    | Wii

    Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine

    | NDS

    Left 4 Dead

    | Win, X360

    Need for Speed: Undercover

    | Mobile, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360

    Sonic Unleashed

    | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360

    SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom

    | PS3, PSP, X360

    Tomb Raider: Underworld

    | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360

    Tony Hawk's Motion

    | NDS

    Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party

    | NDS, Wii

    Naruto: The Broken Bond

    | X360

    CSI: NY

    | Win

    You're in the Movies

    | X360

    November 19

    | Weapon of Choice

    | XBLA

    rowspan="2" | November 20

    | Gallop & Ride

    | Wii

    The Last Remnant

    | X360

    rowspan="2"|November 21

    | LocoRoco 2

    | PSP

    Beyond Protocol

    | Win

    November 23

    | Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes

    | iOS

    rowspan="5"|November 25

    | Chrono Trigger

    | NDS

    Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force

    | NDS

    Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine

    | Wii

    Neopets Puzzle Adventure

    | NDS

    Winter Sports 2: The Next Challenge

    | NDS, PS2, Wii, X360

    rowspan="2"| November 27

    | Patapon 2

    | PSP

    Rune Factory Frontier

    | Wii

    November 30

    | Geometry Dance

    | PS3

    rowspan="2" | December 1

    |Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon

    | X360

    Space Invaders Get Even

    | WiiWare

    rowspan="8"| December 2

    | Grand Theft Auto IV

    | Win

    Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories

    | PS2

    Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi

    | NDS

    Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars

    | Wii

    Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek

    | Wii

    Prince of Persia

    | PS3, X360

    Prince of Persia: The Fallen King

    | NDS

    Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure

    | Wii

    rowspan="4" | December 4

    | 428: Shibuya Scramble

    | Wii

    Everyday Shooter

    | PSP

    Rygar: The Battle of Argus

    | Wii

    Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer

    | PSN

    December 5

    | X3: Reunion

    | Lin

    December 7

    | Prey

    | Lin

    rowspan="2" | December 8

    | Defense Grid: The Awakening

    | Win

    Hockey Allstar Shootout

    | WiiWare

    December 9

    | Prince of Persia

    | Win

    rowspan="2" | December 10

    | Meteos

    | XBLA

    PowerUp Forever

    | XBLA

    rowspan="2" | December 11

    | Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero

    | NDS

    PowerUp Forever

    | PSN

    December 14

    | I Love Katamari

    | iOS

    December 15

    | Big Kahuna Party

    | WiiWare

    December 17

    | Dash of Destruction

    | XBLA

    rowspan="5"|December 18

    | Rise of the Argonauts

    | PS3, Win, X360

    Dissidia: Final Fantasy

    | PSP

    Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2

    | PS2, PS3, X360

    Suikoden Tierkreis

    | NDS

    Tales of Hearts

    | NDS

    rowspan="2" | December 23

    | Crystal Defenders

    | iOS

    Lumines Supernova

    | PS3

    rowspan="2"|December 25

    | White Knight Chronicles

    | PS3

    RIZ-ZOAWD

    | NDS

    December 29

    | MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade

    | WiiWare

    December 31

    |Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine{{Cite web |date=2015-05-24 |title=Shin Megami Tensei Imagine - CAVE Co., Ltd |url=http://www.cave.co.jp/games/shin-megami-tensei_en |access-date=2024-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524032859/http://www.cave.co.jp/games/shin-megami-tensei_en |archive-date=May 24, 2015 }} (North America)

    |Win

    Critically acclaimed titles

    Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.

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    |+ 2008 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 87.5% (GR){{cite web |title=Best Video Games for 2008 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all/filtered?sort=desc&year_selected=2008 |website=Metacritic |access-date=September 23, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Highest-Ranking Games of 2008 (with at least 5 reviews) |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=2008&numrev=4&sort=0&letter=&search= |website=GameRankings |access-date=September 23, 2019}}

    scope="col"| Game

    ! scope="col"| Publisher

    ! scope="col"| Release Date

    ! scope="col"| Platform

    ! scope="col"| MC score

    ! scope="col"| GR score

    Grand Theft Auto IV

    | Rockstar Games

    | April 29, 2008

    | PlayStation 3

    | 98/100

    | 97.04%

    Grand Theft Auto IV

    | Rockstar Games

    | April 29, 2008

    | Xbox 360

    | 98/100

    | 96.67%

    LittleBigPlanet

    | Sony Computer Entertainment

    | October 27, 2008

    | PlayStation 3

    | 95/100

    | 94.75%

    World of Goo

    | 2D Boy

    | October 13, 2008

    | Wii

    | 94/100

    | 94.04%

    BioShock

    | 2K Games

    | October 17, 2008

    | PlayStation 3

    | 94/100

    | 93.66%

    Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

    | Konami

    | June 12, 2008

    | PlayStation 3

    | 94/100

    | 93.53%

    Gears of War 2

    | Microsoft Game Studios

    | November 7, 2008

    | Xbox 360

    | 93/100

    | 93.32%

    Fallout 3

    | Bethesda Softworks

    | October 28, 2008

    | Xbox 360

    | 93/100

    | 92.85%

    Super Smash Bros. Brawl

    | Nintendo

    | January 31, 2008

    | Wii

    | 93/100

    | 92.84%

    Braid

    | Number None

    | August 6, 2008

    | Xbox 360

    | 93/100

    | 92.15%

    Flipnote Studio

    | Nintendo

    | December 24, 2008

    | Nintendo DS

    | 93/100{{cite web |title=Best Video Games for 2009 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all/filtered?sort=desc&year_selected=2009 |website=Metacritic |access-date=September 23, 2019}}

    | 91%{{cite web |title=Highest-Ranking Games of 2009 (with at least 5 reviews) |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=2009&numrev=4&sort=0&letter=&search= |website=GameRankings |access-date=September 23, 2019}}

    World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

    | Blizzard Entertainment

    | November 13, 2008

    | Microsoft Windows

    | 91/100

    | 92.68%

    Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor

    | Stardock

    | April 30, 2008

    | Microsoft Windows

    | 92/100

    | 92.33%

    Persona 4

    | Atlus

    | July 10, 2008

    | PlayStation 2

    | 90/100

    | 92.28%

    World of Goo

    | 2D Boy

    | October 13, 2008

    | Microsoft Windows

    | 90/100

    | 92.27%

    Rock Band 2

    | MTV Games

    | September 14, 2008

    | Xbox 360

    | 92/100

    | 92.25%

    Chrono Trigger

    | Square Enix

    | November 20, 2008

    | Nintendo DS

    | 92/100

    | 91.98%

    Rock Band 2

    | MTV Games

    | September 14, 2008

    | Wii

    | 92/100

    | 91.33%

    Rock Band 2

    | MTV Games

    | September 14, 2008

    | PlayStation 3

    | 91/100

    | 91.5%

    God of War: Chains of Olympus

    | Sony Computer Entertainment

    | March 4, 2008

    | PlayStation Portable

    | 91/100

    | 91.44%

    Fallout 3

    | Bethesda Softworks

    | October 28, 2008

    | Microsoft Windows

    | 91/100

    | 90.85%

    Fallout 3

    | Bethesda Softworks

    | October 28, 2008

    | PlayStation 3

    | 90/100

    | 90.52%

    Ōkami

    | Capcom

    | April 15, 2008

    | Wii

    | 90/100

    | 90.02%

    Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2

    | Microsoft Game Studios

    | July 30, 2008

    | Xbox 360

    | 90/100

    | 89.77%

    Portal: Still Alive

    | Valve

    | October 22, 2008

    | Xbox 360

    | 90/100

    | 88.55%

    Grand Theft Auto IV

    | Rockstar Games

    | December 2, 2008

    | Microsoft Windows

    | 90/100

    | 88.48%

    Mass Effect

    | Electronic Arts

    | May 28, 2008

    | Microsoft Windows

    | 89/100

    | 89.7%

    Left 4 Dead

    | Valve

    | November 18, 2008

    | Xbox 360

    | 89/100

    | 89.44%

    Left 4 Dead

    | Valve

    | November 18, 2008

    | Microsoft Windows

    | 89/100

    | 89.43%

    Dead Space

    | Electronic Arts

    | October 13, 2008

    | Xbox 360

    | 89/100

    | 89.07%

    Dead Space

    | Electronic Arts

    | October 13, 2008

    | PlayStation 3

    | 88/100

    | 89.05%

    Rez HD

    | Microsoft Game Studios

    | January 30, 2008

    | Xbox 360

    | 89/100

    | 88.62%

    Fable II

    | Microsoft Game Studios

    | October 21, 2008

    | Xbox 360

    | 89/100

    | 88.5%

    Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

    | Capcom

    | November 26, 2008

    | Xbox 360

    | 88/100

    | 88.79%

    NHL 09

    | EA Sports

    | September 9, 2008

    | Xbox 360

    | 88/100

    | 88.78%

    Burnout Paradise

    | Electronic Arts

    | January 22, 2008

    | Xbox 360

    | 88/100

    | 88.36%

    FIFA Soccer 09

    | EA Sports

    | October 13, 2008

    | Xbox 360

    | 87/100

    | 88.21%

    Bionic Commando Rearmed

    | Capcom

    | August 13, 2008

    | Xbox 360

    | 85/100

    | 88.07%

    NHL 09

    | EA Sports

    | September 9, 2008

    | PlayStation 3

    | 88/100

    | 87.97%

    Burnout Paradise

    | Electronic Arts

    | January 22, 2008

    | PlayStation 3

    | 87/100

    | 87.89%

    Race Driver: Grid

    | Codemasters

    | May 30, 2008

    | Microsoft Windows

    | 87/100

    | 87.87%

    Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

    | Capcom

    | November 25, 2008

    | PlayStation 3

    | 87/100

    | 87.82%

    Bionic Commando Rearmed

    | Capcom

    | August 13, 2008

    | PlayStation 3

    | 87/100

    | 87.67%

    Wipeout HD

    | Sony Computer Entertainment

    | September 25, 2008

    | PlayStation 3

    | 87/100

    | 87.52%

    Sins of a Solar Empire

    | Stardock

    | February 4, 2008

    | Microsoft Windows

    | 87/100

    | 87.52%

    Video game-based film and television releases

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    TitleDateDirectorDistributor(s)FranchiseOriginal game publisher{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
    Persona: Trinity Soul

    | January 5, 2008

    | Atsushi Matsumoto

    | Aniplex

    | Persona

    | Atlus

    | style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web |date=2014-06-20 |title=The Original Sequel to Persona 3 is Better Than I Was Led to Believe |url=https://kotaku.com/the-original-sequel-to-persona-3-is-better-than-i-was-l-1593651167 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Kotaku |language=en}}

    Giratina & the Sky Warrior

    | July 19, 2008

    | Kunihiko Yuyama

    | Toho

    | Pokémon

    | Game Freak

    | style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web |title=Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr1400066565/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Box Office Mojo}}

    Far Cry

    | October 2, 2008

    | Uwe Boll

    | 20th Century Studios

    | Far Cry

    | Ubisoft

    | style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web |last=White |first=Cindy |date=2009-11-25 |title=Far Cry DVD Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/11/25/far-cry-dvd-review |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=IGN |language=en}}

    Resident Evil: Degeneration

    | rowspan="2" | October 17, 2008

    | Makoto Kamiya

    | Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan

    | Resident Evil

    | Capcom

    | style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web |last=Monfette |first=Christopher |date=2008-12-03 |title=Resident Evil: Degeneration Blu-ray Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/03/resident-evil-degeneration-blu-ray-review |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=IGN |language=en}}

    Max Payne

    | John Moore

    | 20th Century Studios

    | Max Payne

    | Rockstar Games

    | style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web |title='Max Payne' is top gun at the box office |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/10/20/max-payne-top-gun-box-office/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=EW.com |language=en}}

    See also

    Notes

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    References

    {{Reflist|2}}

    {{History of video games}}

    Category:Video games by year