BioShock: A game with an amazing story blended with great atmospheric sets. It was also a somewhat new take on a FPS. This is a great trip down do the depths of the ocean and into the dark mind of a madman.

Assassin's Creed : Didn't think a game that was set in such a historical setting would have been such a great game. The flashes between the current time and the Renaissance. If that game was set in any other time it may have worked to the same extent or fail terribly. A game that needed to be given time to show what it can do and not be rushed through.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare: The first CoD game to hit the modern times. With a story that was in the setting of a action film, it was not the best story of the year. Multi-player was just a juggernaut on XBOX live. More people played that game that year then most other games that year. Then came the players that would break the game by boosting. Still you can't say that ruined the whole game.

Halo 3: The last farewell ride for Master Chief. It took the second games story and gave the ending that most gamers were looking for. With sound design that made the world seem so alive. The music was still top notch that set the mood for most of the emotional moments. The graphics added to the overall look and finish. Multi-player was still top notch, but not much as innovative as in Halo 2.

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Crackdown: If you ever wanted to run around a sandbox world as a tough future cop, kind of like Robocop then this is a game you should have played. It may not have been the best, but it was innovative. Sure it would be tiring wiping out huge hordes of people after some time, but it was how you helped them shuffle off their mortal coil that was the fun in the game. Yes, this game really doesn't stand up to some of the other games, but it was just the game to blow some much needed steam off in and you didn't have to over analyse your tactics.