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My Top Games of 2007 List!!

Too much time on my hands today I know:

10)  Bioshock - This seems like a pretty low spot on the list for such a high profile game, but I was one of the few that thought the gameplay trailer was just OK.  The AI seems interesting, but not unpredictable, and the combat looks pretty standard.  I can't wait to see how it turns out though, and I hope it proves me wrong.

9)  Spiderman 3 - I LOVE superhero games, and especially so now that they have been given GTA style treatment.  There is just something about having a sandbox experience with your favorite superhero that appeals to me more than most games.  The problem here is we know next to nothing about this game, except it will have a much better looking character model, and they have spent A LOT of money making sure you can play it no matter what gaming system you own.  Hopefully, we'll see great graphics and a huge open environment, but most of all I hope they find a way to really put a next-gen stamp on the swinging mechanic.

8 )  NBA 2k8 - I have no idea how they plan to 1-up themselves after the fantastic NBA 2k7 offering, but I have faith in them and will be waiting anxiously to see what they come up with.

7)  Halo 3 - Not a big fan of the Halo series, but it's almost impossible to not be excited about this game in some form or another.  It is Microsofts big gun right now, and being the last traditional Halo game in the series, here's hoping Bungie is pulling out all the stops.

6)  Brothers in Arms Hells Highway - Absolutely FANTASTIC gameplay trailer at E3.  This game is looking fantastic, promising great physics, dynamic animations, open-city environments, and the same strategy based gameplay we have all come to know and love.  I actually see potential game of the year for this one, and in 2007 that's saying a lot!

5)  Alone in the Dark - This game is all hype right now, but there are few games I'm this excited to see how they turn out.  It's structured like a TV show in videogame form, with episodes that each have a beginning and an end, but that also fit into a larger storyline and leave cliffhangers leading into the next episode.  Still, there are a variety of unknowns, such as how long will each episode be and are they going to be distributed via Xbox Live?  If so, how often?  Are we going to have to wait three or four months to deal with every cliffhanger?  How much will they cost?  I realize this game could very well be one of the worst of 2007, but if somehow they manage to live up to the promises, it could be one of the defining games of this generation, an example of true innovation.

4)  Indiana Jones - In terms of technology, this could turn out to be the most next-gen game of 2007.  Powered by the new Digital Molecular Matter engine, which gives objects in the game real world characteristics, it may end up having the best physics and destructability put on the 360 to date.  If it was just DMM and that fact that it was an Indiana Jones game, that may be enough, but it is also sporting a new technology called Euphoria.  This engine eliminates mo-capped animations altogether, and instead implements an AI system complex and deep enough to determine animations on the fly to adapt to any situation.  The early video of Indiana Jones throwing a thug against a car and seeing all the different reactions from something so simple is more than enough to convince me.

3)  GTA IV - Nuff said.

2)  Mass Effect - In an epic battle for the #1, Mass Effect was just barely edged out by Assassins Creed.  We all know this game will have a great dialogue system and story, but I'm still not convinced on the combat and technology.  Bioware is trying to cram an awful lot into one game, but since KOTOR is probably my favorite game of all time, I will still trust this game is going to be as good as they say it is.  Still, if I see KOTOR-style load times again, I will be extremely disappointed.

1)  Assassins Creed - Crowd gameplay, hundreds and hundreds of animaitons, completely scalable buildings, environmental destructability, realistic sword gameplay, the ability to choose how you want to play missions, a complex storyline, absolutely fantastic graphics, open world environment....when does this game come out again?

What are yours?