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Hottest games of 2009 - Yahoo
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Ninja Kn1ght
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No Onechanbara Bikini Samurai Squad? This list is fucking bullshit. Ugh, Yahoo should be banned.
Baron Doggystyle von Woof
Member
mmm Bioshock 2! So close, yet so far away 
Let's break it down (while trying to keep Yahoo's mainstream audience in mind):
- Wii Resort great choice, since it'll probably become the best selling game of 2009
- Bioshock 2 BioShock was great, but we've hardly seen anything of this game
- The Sims 3 another big mainstream release which clearly belongs on the list
- Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sure, CoD still is the biggest FPS franchise atm
- Resident Evil 5 yep, Resident Evil is still big and RE5 looks to be turning out great
- StarCraft 2 SC is still one of the biggest RTS franchises, and it's the next big Blizzard release
- God of War 3 provided it makes 2009, of which I'm doubtful
- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars well, it's GTA and it's on the NDS, so prolly good choice
- Halo Wars Yeah, it's Halo, though Halo 3: ODST might be bigger
- Puzzle Quest: Galactrix Hmm nope, doesn't really belong here
- Wolfenstein Wolfenstein is probably too old skool and the game isn't looking too hot right now, so no
- Brutal Legend It has Jack Black and rock music, so it has more sales potential than Psychonauts at least
So I'd scrap BioShock 2, God of War 3, Halo Wars, Puzzle Quest and Wolfenstein, and replace them with any of the following:
Uncharted: Among Thieves
The first game didn't set charts on fire, but it did gain momentum in the months following release. Due to word of mouth and a further developed gameplay model, Among Thieves has great potential to become one of the biggest releases of 2009 (they've shown more footage of it than of GoW3 at the very least).
Killzone 2
The buzz among gamers created by the beta has been great and to this day, it's still one of the most impressive looking games. Seeing how there aren't many other big FPSes coming out this year (right?), KZ2 looks set to satiate most FPS nuts' needs.
Heavy Rain
Provided it manages to live up to it's many promises, this could easily be one of the biggest releases of the year. Even if it doesn't live up to everything, it's still an impressive looking game with an interesting premise and great atmosphere, with quite a bit of mainstream potential as well.
Street Fighter IV
From the very beginning, SFIV was designed to appeal to a broad audience, and bring back old skool SFII fans, while still maintaining enough gameplay depth to satisfy hardcore players. It's the first mainline SF release in ten years time, which in itself is very big.
Alan Wake
This game has been in development for quite a long time now, but a recent trailer seems to indicate the game is getting along fine now and is still very impressive looking. Even after all these years, this title still has lots of potential to make a big splash in the gaming landscape.
Tekken 6
It probably still is the most popular fighting franchise of the moment, and as such it's newest entry should be on this list. Also, just like SFIV, it has been playable in arcades for quite a while now, which also creates more buzz for it's console release.
Halo 3: ODST
Well, this might not be a full featured new release (or maybe it is?), but being a FPS, it still has far more sales potential than a console RTS like Halo Wars ever could. Halo 3 is still very popular anyway, and ODST could inject it with some fresh blood.
Mafia II
Highly overlooked at the moment, but I feel it has much potential to become one of 2009's biggest and best releases. It all depends on the marketing. Mafia is still considered by many PC enthusiasts as one of the best games ever made, especially due to it's fantastic atmosphere and storytelling, which gives the lauded GTA series a run for it's money. If Mafia II upholds those qualities, it will be loved by many.
- Wii Resort great choice, since it'll probably become the best selling game of 2009
- Bioshock 2 BioShock was great, but we've hardly seen anything of this game
- The Sims 3 another big mainstream release which clearly belongs on the list
- Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sure, CoD still is the biggest FPS franchise atm
- Resident Evil 5 yep, Resident Evil is still big and RE5 looks to be turning out great
- StarCraft 2 SC is still one of the biggest RTS franchises, and it's the next big Blizzard release
- God of War 3 provided it makes 2009, of which I'm doubtful
- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars well, it's GTA and it's on the NDS, so prolly good choice
- Halo Wars Yeah, it's Halo, though Halo 3: ODST might be bigger
- Puzzle Quest: Galactrix Hmm nope, doesn't really belong here
- Wolfenstein Wolfenstein is probably too old skool and the game isn't looking too hot right now, so no
- Brutal Legend It has Jack Black and rock music, so it has more sales potential than Psychonauts at least
So I'd scrap BioShock 2, God of War 3, Halo Wars, Puzzle Quest and Wolfenstein, and replace them with any of the following:
Uncharted: Among Thieves
The first game didn't set charts on fire, but it did gain momentum in the months following release. Due to word of mouth and a further developed gameplay model, Among Thieves has great potential to become one of the biggest releases of 2009 (they've shown more footage of it than of GoW3 at the very least).
Killzone 2
The buzz among gamers created by the beta has been great and to this day, it's still one of the most impressive looking games. Seeing how there aren't many other big FPSes coming out this year (right?), KZ2 looks set to satiate most FPS nuts' needs.
Heavy Rain
Provided it manages to live up to it's many promises, this could easily be one of the biggest releases of the year. Even if it doesn't live up to everything, it's still an impressive looking game with an interesting premise and great atmosphere, with quite a bit of mainstream potential as well.
Street Fighter IV
From the very beginning, SFIV was designed to appeal to a broad audience, and bring back old skool SFII fans, while still maintaining enough gameplay depth to satisfy hardcore players. It's the first mainline SF release in ten years time, which in itself is very big.
Alan Wake
This game has been in development for quite a long time now, but a recent trailer seems to indicate the game is getting along fine now and is still very impressive looking. Even after all these years, this title still has lots of potential to make a big splash in the gaming landscape.
Tekken 6
It probably still is the most popular fighting franchise of the moment, and as such it's newest entry should be on this list. Also, just like SFIV, it has been playable in arcades for quite a while now, which also creates more buzz for it's console release.
Halo 3: ODST
Well, this might not be a full featured new release (or maybe it is?), but being a FPS, it still has far more sales potential than a console RTS like Halo Wars ever could. Halo 3 is still very popular anyway, and ODST could inject it with some fresh blood.
Mafia II
Highly overlooked at the moment, but I feel it has much potential to become one of 2009's biggest and best releases. It all depends on the marketing. Mafia is still considered by many PC enthusiasts as one of the best games ever made, especially due to it's fantastic atmosphere and storytelling, which gives the lauded GTA series a run for it's money. If Mafia II upholds those qualities, it will be loved by many.
ThatObviousUser
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Sigh, and the big Wii releases continue to be ignored.
Wii Sports Resort
DO WANT
We only know of three of the minigames... Jet Skis, Frisbee and Swordfights. What else do people expect?. Think online play is on the cards ??
Fishing, beach volleyball, badminton, clay shooting, tennis, golf, boxing, windsurfing, surfing... there are so many possibilities and i think it will have more variety than Wii Sports did.
Its definitely going to be the biggest game of the year.
DO WANT
We only know of three of the minigames... Jet Skis, Frisbee and Swordfights. What else do people expect?. Think online play is on the cards ??
Fishing, beach volleyball, badminton, clay shooting, tennis, golf, boxing, windsurfing, surfing... there are so many possibilities and i think it will have more variety than Wii Sports did.
Its definitely going to be the biggest game of the year.
Stoney Mason
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Killzone fans. Sting this list!
evilromero
Member
Wii Sports Resort has fucking Wave Race built into it, which automatically qualifies as the hottest thing of 2009.
Davey Cakes
Member
Well, to be fair, Wii Sports Resort is pretty much the only release from Nintendo that I'd consider "hot."
Games like Sin and Punishment 2, Punch-Out, and Pikmin 3 are less likely to get as much attention.
Games like Sin and Punishment 2, Punch-Out, and Pikmin 3 are less likely to get as much attention.
DXB-KNIGHT
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Motion <3 ++
I'd like to see how Nintendo and other 3rd parties will implement it in there games.bigmakstudios
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I really don't understand why GTA: CTW is on that list. It's going to be just like GTA Advance. It won't be good and it won't sell that well.
ThatObviousUser
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Plinko said:
Who cares if they're from Nintendo? Yahoo shouldn't. The other consoles have many third-party games on the list. In fact, Wii only has a single game on it, including ports! Edit- Two, counting Galatrix I suppose.
Overkill, MadWorld, I can somewhat understand why those aren't there.
But the Conduit? At least, I think it even had a Yahoo Games quote in one of its freaking trailers.
If we want these game to sell we should start expecting mainstream sites like Yahoo to start recognizing them like they do the 360 and PS3's games.
Haunted
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Excellent analysis (in terms of what Yahoo is aiming for (i.e. not us here on GAF)), but from your substitutions, only Tekken, Halo and maybe Street Fighter (although one could level a similar complaint as Wolfenstein against that) would fit on that list. The other games aren't big enough. Yahoo doesn't care about "hardcore hype".R0nn said:
Then again, we don't really care about Yahoo Games either, so it's all good. *shrug*
nelsonroyale
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some of those will be good, some of those will be rubbish
BlackTyrano
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Kintaro said:
Why would they be? There are already hardcore saying they're excited, so you should be asking why they are excited. just a little lesson in logic
rollingstart
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Andrex said:
If any "core" Wii game should be up there, it should be MadWorld. First game from Platinum Games, aka Clover games, aka makers of Okami and God Hand, aka HOT STUFF. It would have actually been a bit embarassing if they put something like The Conduit or Sonic and the Black Knight there since there is no reason to believe they will be quality.
ThatObviousUser
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Guled said:
...Brutal Legend? C'mon!
Kintaro's Top Twenty Hottest Games for the First Half of 2009.
Street Fighter IV
Resident Evil 5
MadWorld
Dragon Quest V
The Sims 3
Killzone 2
Godfather II
MLB 09: The Show
GTA: The Lost and the Damned
Pokemon Platinum
Dragon Age Origins
Guitar Hero: Metallica (sadly)
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
inFamous
UFC 2009
Ghostbusters
Aliens: Colonial Marines
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Mario Tennis
Wii Sports Resort doesn't have any solicitation yet, so it's not included. In it's place, I think Mario Tennis will do pretty well as it's a very good game at a good price point $29.99 making it an easy pick up.
Street Fighter IV
Resident Evil 5
MadWorld
Dragon Quest V
The Sims 3
Killzone 2
Godfather II
MLB 09: The Show
GTA: The Lost and the Damned
Pokemon Platinum
Dragon Age Origins
Guitar Hero: Metallica (sadly)
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
inFamous
UFC 2009
Ghostbusters
Aliens: Colonial Marines
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Mario Tennis
Wii Sports Resort doesn't have any solicitation yet, so it's not included. In it's place, I think Mario Tennis will do pretty well as it's a very good game at a good price point $29.99 making it an easy pick up.
Haunted
Member
Yahoo Games doesn't care about the hardcore. That's why it's the biggest gaming website out there.
The sooner people understand that, the sooner the bitching about your favourite niche hardcore titles not making this shitty list stops. (Uncharted, MadWorld, Killzone, Heavy Rain - not big enough brands, clearly)
Then again, the list is marred with the author's own choices (probably a Wolfenstein fan who had to review Puzzle Quest last year and quite liked it or something.) :lol
The sooner people understand that, the sooner the bitching about your favourite niche hardcore titles not making this shitty list stops. (Uncharted, MadWorld, Killzone, Heavy Rain - not big enough brands, clearly)
Then again, the list is marred with the author's own choices (probably a Wolfenstein fan who had to review Puzzle Quest last year and quite liked it or something.) :lol
I heard that the Jack Black bit was a huge hit at the mainstream VGA awards.Andrex said:
Davey Cakes
Member
So, tell me good sir, what is it about Wii Sports Resort that makes you believe it won't be a "hot" game?Darklord said:
test_account
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Is God of War 3 really going to be released in 2009? I saw another list where people were looking forward to games in 2009, and this list also included God of War 3 in it for 2009. I am just wondering if i missed something around the release date/year for God of War 3?
Danne-Danger
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Bioshock 2
StarCraft 2
Resident Evil 5
God of War 3
Brütal Legend
Killzone 2
Star Ocean 4
Heavy Rain
InFamous
Riddick
Dawn of War 2
Empire: Total War
Rage
Uncharted 2
Mafia 2
This will be a terrible year for my wallet.
Isn't Dragon Age this year?
StarCraft 2
Resident Evil 5
God of War 3
Brütal Legend
Killzone 2
Star Ocean 4
Heavy Rain
InFamous
Riddick
Dawn of War 2
Empire: Total War
Rage
Uncharted 2
Mafia 2
This will be a terrible year for my wallet.
Isn't Dragon Age this year?
So your wallet will cry even more.HamPster PamPster
Member
Kintaro said:
Dood, why do you (and yahoo) hate handheld Final Fantasy fighting games?