Yes, I'm a gaming nerd!

ok, my favorite games of 2008... (these are in no particular order btw)

1. NCAA Football 2009 - In my eyes, this is EA's best football game around, way better than Madden. The college style seems to be either love it or hate it, but this game will make you love it. They have all 119 Division 1 teams, a more fluid playing style than 08 and they have upped the college atmosphere. This was easily a first day buy for me.

2. NHL 09 - This game is awesome, especially online. EASHL, with a team you enjoy playing with (like I have) is one of my favorite things to play online. The offline modes are great as well, especially Be A Pro. Though I do find BAP boring at times, I feel that it will revolutionize this franchise in a year or two. Again, the BAP is much better than Madden's superstar mode (I fucking hate Madden now), and is only in it's first year. A fantastic game, but the cheesers online do make the online mode tough to swallow at times.

3. Gears of War 2 - Unbelievable. Period. I was sucked into the storyline more this time around than last. My brother and I couldn't put it down. The feel, the emotion, all of it you experienced with the characters. Online mode, in my eyes, sucks. Outside of Horde, this game isn't fun at all online. Unless its a private party, you won't find me playing it online (again, unless its Horde).

4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - I didn't put this game down for months, especially at night. One of the best game of 2008 in my opinion. First, it really made the Call Of Duty series different because it was finally modernized and made war relevant to our times. Then, Infinity Ward put out new guns, new scopes and overall new weaponry that made the game seem more realistic. The online mode shines in this game though. I always ran with a party of 4 or more and we had a great time. Hardcore mode made the game more challenging, but it was more realistic. No online achievements also made the game better because you didn't have people asking for achievement matches (hello Halo 3).

5. Rock Band 2 - If I was ranking my favorites, Rock Band 2 would be 1st, and by a long shot! Rock Band 2 brings new instruments, new game modes and new songs to the Rock Band franchise. After having 500+ available downloadable content (DLC), an AC/DC track pack that can be exported to the game and 55 songs that can be exported from Rock Band 1, this game is easily the greatest party game to be created. The new instruments are cool looking, work well (I only have the new drums) and are cross compatible with other games in the music genre. Honestly, the best game of the year.