My top 10 gaming moments of 2008 (Part 1)!

2008 has had moments of sheer gaming brilliance that have brought tears to my eyes and blisters to my fingers. I can safely say that more than one relationship has been ruined this year simply because of the quality of the games and the quantity of time I have spent playing them… So without further ado, here are my top 10 gaming moments of 2008:

No More Heroes was released for the Wii

The first game that REALLY showed that the Nintendo Wii was not just for girls and kids! This game gave me my first “OMG, WTF?” moment of the gaming year. It also proved to my daughter that (other than being damn unfit) her old man could play with the cool kids.

Fun level: 10 out of 10 (Simply because of the “OMG, WTF?” effect!!!)

I got to play Sins of the Solar Empire with friends

My best mate and I play LAN or Online at least twice a week and this game offered the chance to bring even more buddies along for the ride. It was (to say the least) one of the most in-depth real-time strategy game I’ve ever played. The normal drinking beers and playing games was a thing of the past, because we needed every ounce of grey matter working to get this one right.

Fun Level: 9 out of 10 (would have been 10, but lack of beer time brings it down 1 point)

My PSP hit puberty with God of War: Chains of Olympus

Testosterone hit my PSP in February 2008 in a big way and the gaming balls dropped from the very first moment I loaded Chains of Olympus! As a fellow gamer and friend said when he saw Kratos in action, “This is the shiznicks!”

Fun Level: 10 out of 10 (my daughter would give it 0 because she thinks it’s *said in a girly voice* a boys game)

I got to kick some kid’s butt in Bully: Scholarship Edition

My kids got to watch their 6ft 3 father who weighs 110kg kick some school punk arse on the Nintendo Wii! I’ll never forget the rabid scream of “kick him in the balls dad” till the day I die!

Fun Level: 9 out of 10 (lost a point because I’m too bloody unfit to play the Wii)

Getting blown (up) never felt so good as in Battlefield: Bad Company

Nothing in my wildest dreams prepared me for the sheer destructive, kickass, messed up, hardcore fun that Bad Company offered. It is gaming pleasure that results in nothing short of a joygasm!!! Get it, play it, get blown away by it (literally)

Fun Level: 10 out of 10 (remember picking up your first playboy? It’s that good!!!)