We’re almost there with only two entries left in our week long countdown to the best of the year. Take a look at our second to last entry below.
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Dan
Tales of Monkey Island
I thought that I enjoyed Telltale’s games. They were funny, right? Then I played Tales of Monkey Island and suddenly my life to that point seemed meaningless. Here was an episodic adventure series with humor, story, adventure and a colorful cast of characters that set the bar for all future games pretty goddamn high. I hadn’t been familiar with Guybrush Threepwood before I started the series, but I’m now hoping I have time to go back and replay all of the older Monkey Island games to fully get my LeChuck on. I do hope that Tales gets a second season, and luckily it seems that Telltale shares my desires.
Anthony
Bit.Trip BEAT/CORE
It’s easy to dismiss the Bit.Trip series as a cash-in on the currently posh retro-style at first glance, but its genius is undeniable once you actually get in on the act. The simple controls and primative graphics cleverly hide a devious and challenging set of rhythm-action patterns. It helps that the controls are polished to perfection and the chiptune soundtrack is sublime. BEAT and CORE are seperate titles, but they’re so closely related that lumping them together only made sense, and both should be on your must-play list.
Dave
New Super Mario Bros Wii
This was probably the game I was most excited to play this year and it lived up to the hype in just about every way. What’s easily the most impressive aspect of this game is the multiplayer support, which completely changes the way Mario is played. Playing four player Super Mario Bros was some of the most fun I’ve had with a game this year, and if you haven’t done the same yet, you’re missing out. All of the things that make a side-scrolling Mario game fun to play are still there, and the new additions make this a must play game for just about everyone.
