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2008년 TIG 온라인 RPG 게임 연감
2008 TIG 온라인 캐주얼 게임 연감
2008년 온라인게임 결산

TIG가 따로 올해의 게임을 뽑은 건 아니지만 2008년에 한국 시장에 나온 게임들을 정리했다는데서 참고의 의미도 있고, 기록의 의미도 있어 링크를 넣었다.

Overall: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Best Action Adventure: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Best Driving Game: Burnout Paradise
Best Fighting Game: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Best Platformer: Braid
Best Puzzle Game: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Best Rhythm/Music Game: Rock Band 2
Best Role-Playing Game: Fallout 3
Best Shooter: Left 4 Dead
Best Sports Game: NHL 09
Best Strategy Game: Sins of a Solar Empire

1. Fallout 3
2. Left 4 Dead
3. Farcry 2
4. Sins of a Solar Empire
5. Crysis Warhead

Overall Top 10 Games of the Year
1. Fallout 3 (PC/360/PS3)
2. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (PC)
3. Left 4 Dead (PC/360)
4. Gears of War 2 (360)
5. LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
6. Grand Theft Auto IV (PC/360/PS3)
7. Rock Band 2 (360/PS3)
8. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC)
9. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
10. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (NDS)

1. LittleBigPlanet
2. Fallout 3
3. Grand Theft Auto IV
4. Fable II
5. Braid
6. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
7. Left 4 Dead
8. Gears of War 2
9. Guitar Hero World Tour
10. World of Goo

XBOX 360
Best Action: Grand Theft Auto IV
Best Fighting Game: Soulcalibur IV
Best Music/Rhythm Game: Rock Band 2
Best Platform Game: Prince of Persia
Best Racing/Driving Game: Grid
Best RPG: Fallout 3
Best Shooting Game: Gears of War 2
Best Sports Game: NHL 09
Best Strategy Game: Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
Xbox 360 Game of the Year: Fallout 3
XBOX Live
Best Action: Castle Crashers
Best Arcade Shooter: Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Best Fighting Game: Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Best Platform Game: Bionic Commando Rearmed
Best RPG: Penny Arcade Adventures
Best Strategy Game: Age of Booty
Xbox Live Game of the Year: Braid
Wii
Best Action Game: No More Heroes
Best Fighting Game: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Best Music/Rhythm Game: Guitar Hero World Tour
Best Platform Game: de Blob
Best Puzzle Game: World of Goo
Best Racing/Driving Game: Mario Kart Wii
Best RPG: Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon
Best Shooting Game: Call of Duty: World at War
Best Simulation Game: Animal Crossing: City Folk
Best Sports Game: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Wii Game of the Year: World of Goo
XBOX Live
Best Action Game: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Best Fighting Game: Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Best Music/Rhythm Game: Rock Band 2
Best Platform Game: LittleBigPlanet
Best Puzzle Game: Echochrome
Best Racing/Driving Game: Burnout Paradise
Best RPG: Fallout 3
Best Shooting Game: Resistance 2
Best Sports Game: MLB '08: The Show
Best Strategy Game: Valkyria Chronicles
PS3 Game of the Year: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
PC
Best Action Game: Grand Theft Auto IV
Best Graphic Adventure Game: Sam & Max: Season Two
Best Music/Rhythm Game: AudioSurf
Best Platform Game: Prince of Persia
Best Persistent World Game: Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Best Puzzle Game: World of Goo
Best Racing/Driving Game: Grid
Best RPG: Fallout 3
Best Shooting Game: Left 4 Dead
Best Strategy Game: Sins of a Solar Empire
PC Game of the Year: Sins of a Solar Empire

올해의 MMORPG에 워해머 온라인이 꼽힌 까닭은, 워해머 온라인이 훌륭해서가 아니라 후보작이 달랑 3개 뿐이었고 그나마 그 중에 가장 나았다는 의미로 봐야한다고 생각한다. 다른 두 망작인 코난의 시대와 불타는 바다의 해적들에 대해서는 이 글을 읽어보시기를 바란다.

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이례적으로 이 사이트는 2008년도의 게임들을 2009 Games of the Year and Other Awards라고 하고 있다.
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Little Big Planet, GTA IV, Braid, Metal Gear Solid 4, Fallout 3

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