# 2008 in video games

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2008 saw many new installments in established video game franchises, such as Grand Theft Auto IV, Fallout 3, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Gears of War 2, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Persona 4, Fable II, Call of Duty: World at War, Mario Kart Wii, Madden NFL 09, NBA Live 09, NBA 2K9, and WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009. New intellectual properties included Army of Two, Dead Space, Left 4 Dead, LittleBigPlanet, Mirror's Edge, iRacing, Race Driver: Grid, and Spore.

## Events

| Month | Date(s) | Event |
| June | 28 | Blizzard Entertainment announces Diablo III in Paris, France. |
| July | 29 | Game developers Joseph and Melissa Batten die in a murder-suicide. |
| November | 13 | Zeebo was announced. The console is aiming for developing countries. |
| December | 14 | The 2008 Spike Video Game Awards were held. |

### Business

| Month | Date(s) | Event |
| July | 15–17 | E3 2008 in Los Angeles, California, United States. |
| July 31 – August 3 | July 31 – August 3 | QuakeCon 2008 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, United States. |
| October | 2–4 | Nintendo conference held in San Francisco, United States and Tokyo, Japan. |
| December | 1 | National Amusements' Sumner Redstone sells his controlling stake in Midway Games to private investor Mark Thomas, for $100,000 ($0.0012 a share), and assumes $70 million of senior secured and unsecured debt. |
| December | 9 | Infogrames, Atari's parent company, purchases Cryptic Studios. |

### Open to the public

| Month | Date(s) | Event |
| August | 21–24 | Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. |
| October | 3–5 | E for All at the Los Angeles Convention center in California, United States. |
| October | 9–12 | Tokyo Game Show at the Makuhari Messe International Convention in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan. |
| October | 9–12 | Games Convention Asia in Singapore. |
| October | 10–11 | BlizzCon 2008 in Anaheim, California, United States. |

## Hardware and software sales
### Worldwide

The following are the best-selling games of 2008 in terms of worldwide retail sales. These games sold at least 5 million units worldwide in 2008.
| Rank | Title | Sales | Publisher | Platform(s) |
| 1 | Wii Sports | 22,660,000 | Nintendo | Wii |
| 2 | Mario Kart Wii | 13,670,000 | Nintendo | Wii |
| 3 | Wii Fit | 12,960,000 | Nintendo | Wii |
| 4 | Wii Play | 11,680,000 | Nintendo | Wii |
| 5 | Grand Theft Auto IV | 10,000,000 | Take-Two Interactive | PS3 / X360 |
| 6 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 8,100,000 | Nintendo | Wii |
| 7 | Call of Duty: World at War | 5,890,000 | Activision Blizzard | PS3 / X360 / PC |
| 8 | Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! | 5,110,000 | Nintendo | Nintendo DS |

### Canada

* Based on figures from the NPD Group:
Video game console sales in Canada (first seven months of 2008)
| Place | Console | Units sold |
| 1 | Wii | 376,000 |
| 2 | PlayStation 3 | 200,000 |
| 3 | Xbox 360 | 154,000 |

### Japan

* Based on figures from Enterbrain:
Video game console sales of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 28, 2008)
| Place | Console | Units sold |
| 1 | Nintendo DS | 4,029,804 |
| 2 | PlayStation Portable | 3,543,171 |
| 3 | Wii | 2,908,342 |
| 4 | PlayStation 3 | 991,303 |
| 5 | PlayStation 2 | 480,664 |
| 6 | Xbox 360 | 317,859 |
| 7 | Other | 9,575 |
Best-selling video games of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 28, 2008)
| Place | Title | Platform | Publisher | Units sold |
| 1 | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G | PSP | Capcom | 2,452,111 |
| 2 | Pokémon Platinum | NDS | Pokémon Company | 2,187,337 |
| 3 | Wii Fit | Wii | Nintendo | 2,149,131 |
| 4 | Mario Kart Wii | Wii | Nintendo | 2,003,315 |
| 5 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | Nintendo | 1,747,113 |
| 6 | Rhythm Heaven | NDS | Nintendo | 1,350,671 |
| 7 | Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride | NDS | Square Enix | 1,176,082 |
| 8 | Animal Crossing: City Folk | Wii | Nintendo | 895,302 |
| 9 | Kirby Super Star Ultra | NDS | Nintendo | 855,427 |
| 10 | Wii Sports | Wii | Nintendo | 841,736 |
* Based on figures from Dengeki:
Best-selling video games of 2008 in Japan (December 31, 2007 – December 21, 2008)
| Place | Title | Platform | Publisher | Units sold |
| 1 | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G | PSP | Capcom | 2,507,400 |
| 2 | Pokémon Platinum | NDS | Pokémon Company | 2,125,348 |
| 3 | Wii Fit | Wii | Nintendo | 2,024,113 |
| 4 | Mario Kart Wii | Wii | Nintendo | 1,973,089 |
| 5 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | Nintendo | 1,808,709 |
| 6 | Rhythm Heaven | NDS | Nintendo | 1,320,047 |
| 7 | Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride | NDS | Square Enix | 1,228,014 |
| 8 | Kirby Super Star Ultra | NDS | Nintendo | 724,608 |
| 9 | Animal Crossing: City Folk | Wii | Nintendo | 709,640 |
| 10 | Wii Sports | Wii | Nintendo | 694,765 |

### United States

* Based on figures from the NPD Group:
Video game console sales in the US (first six months of 2008) :
| Place | Console | Units sold |
| 1 | Wii | 3.5 million |
| 2 | PlayStation 3 | 1.6 million |
| 3 | Xbox 360 | 1.34 million |
Best-selling video games of 2008 in the US :
| Place | Title | Platform | Publisher | Units sold |
| 1 | Wii Play | Wii | Nintendo | 5.28 million |
| 2 | Mario Kart Wii | Wii | Nintendo | 5.00 million |
| 3 | Wii Fit | Wii | Nintendo | 4.53 million |
| 4 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | Nintendo | 4.17 million |
| 5 | Grand Theft Auto IV | X360 | Rockstar Games | 3.29 million |
| 6 | Call of Duty: World at War | X360 | Activision | 2.75 million |
| 7 | Gears of War 2 | X360 | Microsoft | 2.31 million |
| 8 | Grand Theft Auto IV | PS3 | Rockstar Games | 1.89 million |
| 9 | Madden NFL 09 | X360 | Electronic Arts | 1.87 million |
| 10 | Mario Kart DS | NDS | Nintendo | 1.65 million |
* Based on figures from the NPD Group via IGN; the games' publishers are listed in brackets:
Best-selling video games of 2008 in the US (by platform) :
| Place | NDS | PC | PS3 |
| 1 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) | Spore (Electronic Arts) | Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games) |
| 2 | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness (Nintendo) | Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Funcom) | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami) |
| 3 | Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision) | Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Electronic Arts) | Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts) |
| 4 | Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (LucasArts) | The Sims 2: FreeTime (Electronic Arts) | Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Sony Computer Entertainment) |
| 5 | Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo) | Spore Creature Creator (Electronic Arts) | MLB 08: The Show (Sony Computer Entertainment) |
| 6 | Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo) | Sins of a Solar Empire (Stardock) | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts) |
| 7 | Kung Fu Panda (Activision) | The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts) | NCAA Football 09 (Electronic Arts) |
| 8 | Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (Nintendo) | The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff (Electronic Arts) | Army of Two (Electronic Arts) |
| 9 | Crosswords DS (Nintendo) | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm (THQ) | Soulcalibur IV (Namco Bandai) |
| 10 | Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (Square Enix) | The Sims Castaway Stories (Electronic Arts) | Devil May Cry 4 (Capcom) |
| Place | PSP | Wii | X360 |
| 1 | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix) | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) | Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games) |
| 2 | God of War: Chains of Olympus (Sony Computer Entertainment) | Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) | Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts) |
| 3 | MLB 08: The Show (Sony Computer Entertainment) | Wii Fit (Nintendo) | Fable II (Microsoft) |
| 4 | Iron Man (Sega) | Rock Band (MTV Games) | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (Ubisoft) |
| 5 | Patapon (Sony Computer Entertainment) | Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (LucasArts) | Army of Two (Electronic Arts) |
| 6 | Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts) | Mario Super Sluggers (Nintendo) | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts) |
| 7 | Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts) | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts) | Battlefield: Bad Company (Electronic Arts) |
| 8 | Major League Baseball 2K8 (2K Games) | Deca Sports (Hudson Soft) | NCAA Football 09 (Electronic Arts) |
| 9 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts) | Endless Ocean (Nintendo) | Rock Band 2 (MTV Games) |
| 10 | Need for Speed: ProStreet (Electronic Arts) | Unknown | Ninja Gaiden II (Microsoft) |
^ a: In the IGN articles used as sources, IGN lists the titles as the "Top 10 Sellers in 2008"; however, the IGN articles were published on December 9–12, 2008, so the articles might not take into account November and December sales figures, as the NPD Group did not release November's console game sales figures until December 11, 2008.
* Based on figures from the NPD Group:
Note: This list only includes games that were released after NPD started tracking video game sales data.
Best-selling console games of all time in the US (as of May 1, 2008) :
| Place | Title | Units sold |
| 1 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 9.40 million |
| 2 | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | 8.20 million |
| 3 | Madden NFL 07 | 7.70 million |
| 4 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | 7.30 million |
| 5 | Madden NFL 06 | 6.70 million |
| 6 | Halo 2 | 6.61 million |
| 7 | Madden NFL 08 | 6.60 million |
| 8 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | 6.25 million |
| 9 | Grand Theft Auto III | 6.20 million |
| 10 | Madden NFL 2005 | 6.10 million |

### Other

* Based on figures from Enterbrain, GfK Chart-Track, and the NPD Group, respectively:
Best-selling video games in Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States combined (January–July 2008)
| Place | Title | Units sold in Japan | Units sold in the UK | Units sold in the US | Total units sold |
| 1 | Grand Theft Auto IV | – | 1,582,000 | 4,711,000 | 6,293,000 |
| 2 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 1,681,000 | 213,000 | 3,539,000 | 5,433,000 |
| 3 | Mario Kart Wii | 1,601,000 | 687,000 | 2,409,000 | 4,697,000 |
| 4 | Wii Fit | 1,547,000 | 624,000 | 1,433,000 | 3,604,000 |
| 5 | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | 26,000 | 412,000 | 3,037,000 | 3,475,000 |
Best-selling video games in Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States combined (July–September 2008)
| Place | Title | Units sold in Japan | Units sold in the UK | Units sold in the US | Total units sold |
| 1 | Madden NFL 09 | 1,000 | 35,000 | 2,958,000 | 2,994,000 |
| 2 | Wii Fit | 346,000 | 460,000 | 1,283,000 | 2,089,000 |
| 3 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | – | 321,000 | 1,417,000 | 1,738,000 |
| 4 | Pokémon Platinum | 1,482,000 | – | – | 1,482,000 |
| 5 | Mario Kart Wii | 218,000 | 394,000 | 856,000 | 1,468,000 |

## Hardware releases

| Month | Day | Console |
| August | 22 | LeapFrog Didj |
| November | 1 | Nintendo DSi |

## Game releases

* Video game platforms
| GBA | Game Boy Advance |
| iPod | Unknown platform |
| Lin | Linux |
| Mac | Mac |
| NDS | Nintendo DS |
| PS2 | PlayStation 2 |
| PS3 | PlayStation 3 |
| PSP | PlayStation Portable |
| Wii | Wii |
| Win | Windows |
| X360 | Xbox 360 |
| Xbox | Xbox |
| Release Date | Title | Systems |
| January 1 | FlatOut 2 | Mac |
| January 2 | Metal Slug 3 | XBLA |
| January 3 | Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon | NDS |
| January 8 | Brain Challenge | NDS |
| January 8 | Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law | PS2, PSP, Wii |
| January 8 | Jackass: The Game | NDS |
| January 8 | Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom | X360 |
| January 8 | Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | PS2, Wii |
| January 9 | Omega Five | XBLA |
| January 15 | CSI: Hard Evidence | Wii |
| January 15 | Nanostray 2 | NDS |
| January 15 | Nitrobike | Wii |
| January 15 | Samurai Warriors: Katana | Wii |
| January 16 | Rail Simulator | Win |
| January 17 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | NDS |
| January 17 | Tori-Emaki | PS3 |
| January 21 | Advance Wars: Days of Ruin | NDS |
| January 22 | Burnout Paradise | PS3, X360 |
| January 22 | No More Heroes | Wii |
| January 22 | Pirates of the Burning Sea | Win |
| January 24 | PixelJunk Monsters | PSN |
| January 29 | The Sims Castaway Stories | Win, Mac |
| January 30 | Rez HD | XBLA |
| January 31 | Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice | PS3 |
| January 31 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Japan) | Wii |
| January 31 | We Ski | Wii |
| February 4 | Sins of a Solar Empire | Win |
| February 4 | Zoo Tycoon 2 DS | NDS |
| February 5 | Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles | NDS |
| February 5 | Culdcept Saga | X360 |
| February 5 | Devil May Cry 4 | PS3, X360 |
| February 5 | Turok | PS3, X360 |
| February 7 | Go! Puzzle | PS3, PSP |
| February 7 | L the Prologue to Death Note -Rasen no Wana- | NDS |
| February 7 | The Club | PS3, Win, X360 |
| February 8 | Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None | Wii |
| February 12 | Conflict: Denied Ops | PS3, Win, X360 |
| February 12 | Dark Messiah of Might and Magic | X360 |
| February 12 | Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon | PS2 |
| February 12 | Jumper: Griffin's Story | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| February 12 | Lost Odyssey | X360 |
| February 12 | Penumbra: Black Plague | Lin, Win |
| February 12 | Wipeout Pulse | PSP |
| February 14 | Dream Chronicles 2: The Eternal Maze | Win |
| February 18 | MX vs. ATV: Untamed | Wii |
| February 18 | Need for Speed: ProStreet | PSP |
| February 19 | Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors | Wii |
| February 19 | Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts | NDS, PSP |
| February 19 | Dynasty Warriors 6 | PS3, X360 |
| February 19 | Pimp My Ride | Wii |
| February 19 | The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific | PS3 |
| February 20 | N+ | XBLA |
| February 21 | Lost Planet: Extreme Condition | PS3 |
| February 21 | Space Invaders Extreme | NDS, PSP |
| February 22 | Barnyard Blast: Swine of the Night | NDS |
| February 25 | Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed | Wii |
| February 25 | Frontlines: Fuel of War | Win, X360 |
| February 26 | Bubble Bobble Double Shot | NDS |
| February 26 | Lost: Via Domus | PS3, Win, X360 |
| February 26 | Naruto: Ninja Destiny | NDS |
| February 26 | Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection | PS2, PSP, Wii |
| February 26 | Turning Point: Fall of Liberty | PS3, Win, X360 |
| February 26 | Universe at War: Earth Assault | X360 |
| February 27 | Blokus Portable: Steambot Championship | PSP |
| February 27 | Triggerheart Exelica | XBLA |
| February 28 | The Idolmaster Live For You! | X360 |
| February 28 | The Sims 2: FreeTime | Win |
| March 1 | Trials 2: Second Edition | Win |
| March 3 | Bully: Scholarship Edition | Wii, X360 |
| March 3 | Major League Baseball 2K8 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 |
| March 4 | Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery | NDS |
| March 4 | Army of Two | PS3, X360 |
| March 4 | Eco Creatures: Save the Forest | NDS |
| March 4 | God of War: Chains of Olympus | PSP |
| March 4 | MLB 08: The Show | PS2, PS3, PSP |
| March 4 | Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer | NDS |
| March 4 | Ninja Reflex | Wii |
| March 4 | Silent Hill: Origins | PS2 |
| March 5 | Harvest: Massive Encounter | Mac, Win |
| March 5 | Rocketmen: Axis of Evil | XBLA |
| March 5 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm | Win |
| March 6 | Flow | PSP |
| March 6 | Yakuza: Kenzan! | PS3 |
| March 6 | Rocketmen: Axis of Evil | PSN |
| March 9 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (NA) | Wii |
| March 10 | Worms: A Space Oddity | Wii |
| March 11 | Buzz!: The Hollywood Quiz | PS2 |
| March 11 | Condemned 2: Bloodshot | X360 |
| March 11 | George of the Jungle and the Search for the Secret | NDS, PS2, Wii |
| March 11 | Insecticide | NDS, Win |
| March 11 | Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters | PS2 |
| March 11 | The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return | Wii |
| March 11 | Wild Arms XF | PSP |
| March 12 | Bliss Island | XBLA |
| March 18 | Condemned 2: Bloodshot | PS3 |
| March 18 | Enemy Territory: Quake Wars | Mac |
| March 18 | Everybody's Golf 5 | PS3 |
| March 18 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 | Wii |
| March 18 | Sega Superstars Tennis | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| March 18 | Target: Terror | Wii |
| March 18 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | PS3, Win, X360 |
| March 19 | Deca Sports | Wii |
| March 19 | SimCity DS 2 | NDS |
| March 20 | Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (Japan) | NDS |
| March 24 | Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath | Win, X360 |
| March 24 | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII | PSP |
| March 24 | M&M's Kart Racing | NDS |
| March 25 |
| March 25 | ObsCure II | Wii |
| March 25 | Opoona | Wii |
| March 25 | Viking: Battle for Asgard | PS3, X360 |
| March 26 | GoPets: Vacation Island | NDS |
| March 28 | Dark Sector | PS3, X360 |
| March 28 | Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword | NDS |
| April 1 | Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 | Wii |
| April 2 | Mr. Driller Online | XBLA |
| April 2 | Star Ocean: Second Evolution | PSP |
| April 4 | FlatOut: Head On | PSP |
| April 8 | Assassin's Creed | Win |
| April 8 | Baroque | PS2, Wii |
| April 8 | Supreme Commander | X360 |
| April 9 | Ikaruga | XBLA |
| April 10 | Arcana Heart | PS2 |
| April 10 | Mario Kart Wii | Wii |
| April 15 | Ōkami | Wii |
| April 15 | Rondo of Swords | NDS |
| April 15 | Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys! | NDS |
| April 16 | TrackMania Nations Forever | Win |
| April 18 | Legacy of Ys: Books I & II | NDS |
| April 20 | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | NDS |
| April 21 | Metal Arms: Glitch in the System | X360 |
| April 22 | High School Musical 2: Work This Out! | NDS |
| April 22 | Persona 3 FES | PS2 |
| April 22 | The World Ends with You | NDS |
| April 22 | Turok | Win |
| April 24 | Valkyria Chronicles | PS3 |
| April 25 | King's Bounty: The Legend | Win |
| April 29 | Grand Theft Auto IV | PS3, X360 |
| April 29 | Let's Yoga | NDS |
| April 30 | Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor | Win |
| May 1 | Echochrome | PSN, PSP |
| May 2 | Iron Man | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360 |
| May 5 | Chameleon | PSP |
| May 5 | Crosswords DS | NDS |
| May 5 | The Destiny of Zorro | Wii |
| May 6 | Boom Blox | Mobile, Wii |
| May 6 | Speed Racer | NDS, Wii |
| May 12 | LostWinds | WiiWare |
| May 13 | Castle of Shikigami III | Wii |
| May 13 | Drone Tactics | NDS |
| May 13 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360 |
| May 15 | Dark Mist | PSN |
| May 15 | Luminous Arc 2: Will | NDS |
| May 17 | Monster Madness: Grave Danger | PS3 |
| May 19 | Critter Round-Up | WiiWare |
| May 20 | Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures | Win |
| May 20 | SingStar | PS3 |
| May 21 | Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness | Lin, Mac, Win, X360 |
| May 21 | Wii Fit (America) | Wii |
| May 23 | Haze | PS3 |
| May 26 | Cross Edge | PS3 |
| May 26 | Dr. Mario Online Rx | WiiWare |
| May 27 | Death Jr. II: Root of Evil | Wii |
| May 27 | Emergency Heroes | Wii |
| May 27 | Enemy Territory: Quake Wars | PS3, X360 |
| May 27 | Super Dodgeball Brawlers | NDS |
| May 28 | Mass Effect | Win |
| May 30 | Commando: Steel Disaster | NDS |
| May 30 | Race Driver: Grid | PS3, Win, X360 |
| June 3 | Chaos Wars | PS2 |
| June 3 | Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2' | PSP |
| June 3 | Kung Fu Panda | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360 |
| June 3 | Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, Xbox, X360 |
| June 3 | Ninja Gaiden II | X360 |
| June 3 | Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy | PS3, X360 |
| June 3 | Summon Night: Twin Age | NDS |
| June 4 | Roogoo | XBLA |
| June 5 | Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit | PS3, X360 |
| June 5 | Carl²: Taking the Class | PS3, X360 |
| June 5 | Fushigi no Dungeon – Furai no Shiren 3: Karakuri Yashiki no Nemuri Hime | Wii |
| June 5 | The Incredible Hulk | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| June 9 | My Pokémon Ranch | WiiWare |
| June 10 | Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy | Wii |
| June 10 | Don King Presents: Prizefighter | X360 |
| June 10 | Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit | PS3, X360 |
| June 10 | NASCAR 09 | PS2, PS3, X360 |
| June 10 | Total Drama | Win, PS2, PS3, NDS, Wii, X360 |
| June 10 | The Incredible Hulk | Win |
| June 11 | Frogger 2 | XBLA |
| June 11 | Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles | NDS |
| June 12 | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | PS3 |
| June 13 | Civilization Revolution | PS3, X360 |
| June 13 | Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard | NDS |
| June 17 | Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm | X360 |
| June 17 | Di-Gata Defenders: Legend of the Seth | NDS, PS2, PS3, X360, Wii |
| June 17 | Secret Agent Clank | PSP |
| June 17 | Supreme Ruler 2020 | Win |
| June 17 | Wacky Races: Crash and Dash | NDS, Wii |
| June 18 | Elements of Destruction | XBLA |
| June 18 | Fishdom | NDS |
| June 19 | Fatal Inertia EX | PS3 |
| June 19 | Mario Super Sluggers | Wii |
| June 20 | Alone in the Dark | PS2, Wii, Win, X360 |
| June 20 | Code Lyoko: Fall of X.A.N.A. | NDS |
| June 20 | Top Spin 3 | PS3, Wii, X360 |
| June 22 | Guitar Hero: On Tour | NDS |
| June 22 | Rock Band | Wii, Win |
| June 23 | Battlefield: Bad Company | PS3, X360 |
| June 23 | Gyrostarr | WiiWare |
| June 23 | Top Spin 3 | NDS |
| June 24 | WALL-E | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360 |
| June 24 | Big Beach Sports | Wii |
| June 24 | Hellboy: The Science of Evil | PS3, PSP, X360 |
| June 24 | Mega Man Star Force 2 | NDS |
| June 25 | Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm | X360, Win |
| June 26 | Disgaea DS: Prince of the Demon World and the Red Moon | NDS |
| June 26 | Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World | Wii |
| June 29 | Guitar Hero: Aerosmith | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| June 30 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | NDS |
| June 30 | Magnetica | WiiWare |
| July 1 | Elements of Destruction | Win |
| July 1 | Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 | NDS |
| July 1 | Soul Bubbles | NDS |
| July 3 | 1 vs. 100 | NDS |
| July 3 | Initial D Extreme Stage | PS3 |
| July 3 | Nanashi no Game | NDS |
| July 3 | Unreal Tournament 3 | X360 |
| July 7 | Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes | iPod |
| July 7 | SPOGS Racing | WiiWare |
| July 7 | Zen Pinball: Rollercoaster | iOS |
| July 8 | Beijing 2008 | PS3, X360 |
| July 8 | Civilization Revolution | NDS |
| July 8 | Devil May Cry 4 | Win |
| July 8 | Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon | Wii |
| July 10 | Critter Crunch | iOS |
| July 10 | Resident Evil Zero | Wii |
| July 10 | Persona 4 | PS2 |
| July 11 | Dynasty Warriors 6 | Win |
| July 11 | Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice | Win |
| July 14 | Major League Eating: The Game | Wii |
| July 15 | Mister Slime | NDS |
| July 15 | NCAA Football 09 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 |
| July 15 | Space Chimps | NDS, PS2, Wii, Win, X360 |
| July 15 | We Love Golf! | Wii |
| July 16 | Double D Dodgeball | XBLA |
| July 17 | Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride | NDS |
| July 17 | Elefunk | PSN |
| July 17 | Rayman | PSN |
| July 17 | Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi | PS3 |
| July 22 | New International Track & Field | NDS |
| July 22 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| July 23 | 1942: Joint Strike | XBLA |
| July 23 | Go! Go! Break Steady | XBLA |
| July 24 | 1942: Joint Strike | PSN |
| July 24 | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | X360 |
| July 24 | Siren: Blood Curse | PS3 |
| July 24 | Wario Land: The Shake Dimension | Wii |
| July 28 | Pong Toss! Frat Party Games | WiiWare |
| July 29 | MLB Power Pros 2008 | PS2, Wii |
| July 29 | Soulcalibur IV | PS3, X360 |
| July 29 | Spectral Force 3: Innocent Rage | X360 |
| July 30 | Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 | X360 |
| July 31 | Fatal Frame IV | Wii |
| July 31 | Phantasy Star Portable | PSP |
| July 31 | Rhythm Heaven (Japan) | NDS |
| August 1 | Race Driver: Grid | NDS |
| August 4 | Reset Generation | Win |
| August 4 | Wild West Guns | WiiWare |
| August 5 | Dance Dance Revolution: Nickelodeon Party 3 | PS2 |
| August 6 | Braid | XBLA |
| August 7 | Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon | NDS |
| August 7 | Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour | PS2 |
| August 7 | Tales of Vesperia | X360 |
| August 12 | Bangai-O Spirits | NDS |
| August 12 | Space Siege | Win |
| August 13 | Bionic Commando Rearmed | XBLA |
| August 13 | Madden NFL 09 | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360, Xbox |
| August 14 | Bionic Commando Rearmed | PSN, Win |
| August 19 | The Cheetah Girls: Passport to Stardom | NDS |
| August 19 | Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm | Win |
| August 19 | Too Human | X360 |
| August 21 | Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty | PS3 |
| August 21 | Sigma Harmonics | NDS |
| August 22 | Inazuma Eleven | NDS |
| August 25 | Helix | WiiWare |
| August 25 | MLB Power Pros 2008 | NDS |
| August 26 | Digimon World Championship | NDS |
| August 26 | FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage | Win |
| August 26 | From the Abyss | NDS |
| August 26 | My Chinese Coach | NDS |
| August 26 | N+ | NDS, PSP |
| August 26 | The Quest Trio | NDS |
| August 26 | The Sims 2: Apartment Life | Win |
| August 26 | The Sims 2: Apartment Pets | NDS |
| August 26 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 |
| August 27 | Castle Crashers | X360 |
| August 28 | Afrika | PS3 |
| August 28 | Asphalt 4: Elite Racing | iOS |
| August 28 | Captain Rainbow | Wii |
| August 28 | The Last Guy | PS3 |
| August 29 | Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" | Wii |
| August 31 | Mercenaries 2: World in Flames | PS2, PS3, Win, X360 |
| September 2 | Infinite Undiscovery | X360 |
| September 2 | Rapala Fishing Frenzy 2009 | PS3, Wii, X360 |
| September 2 | Vampire Rain: Altered Species | PS3 |
| September 2 | Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise | X360 |
| September 3 | Shred Nebula | XBLA |
| September 4 | Blue Dragon Plus | NDS |
| September 5 | FaceBreaker | PS3, X360 |
| September 5 | S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky | Win |
| September 5 | Spore | Mac, mobile, NDS, Win |
| September 5 | Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise | NDS |
| September 8 | Air Traffic Chaos | NDS |
| September 8 | Lock's Quest | NDS |
| September 8 | NHL 2K9 | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| September 9 | Hell's Kitchen: The Game | NDS, PS2, Wii, X360 |
| September 9 | The Fairly OddParents: Rules of Engagement | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 |
| September 9 | NHL 09 | PS3, Wii, X360 |
| September 9 | TNA iMPACT! | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| September 9 | Yakuza 2 | PS2 |
| September 9 | Zoids Assault | X360 |
| September 11 | One Piece: Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 | Wii |
| September 12 | Crysis Warhead | Win |
| September 13 | Pokémon Platinum (Japan) | NDS |
| September 14 | 6teen: Dude of the Living Dead | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360 |
| September 14 | Rock Band 2 | X360 |
| September 15 | Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition | NDS |
| September 16 | Armored Core: For Answer | PS3, X360 |
| September 16 | Battle Fantasia | X360 |
| September 16 | Criminal Minds: Hard Conspiracy | PS3, Win, X360 |
| September 16 | Crysis Warhead | Win |
| September 16 | Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 | Wii |
| September 16 | Dance Dance Revolution X | PS2 |
| September 16 | Speed Racer: The Videogame | PS2 |
| September 16 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii |
| September 16 | The Witcher: Enhanced Edition | Win |
| September 16 | Pure | PS3, X360, Win |
| September 18 | Dragon Ball: Origins | NDS |
| September 18 | Eternal Sonata | PS3 |
| September 18 | Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning | Win |
| September 19 | Igor: The Game | NDS, Wii, Win |
| September 22 | Civilization IV: Colonization | Win |
| September 22 | De Blob | NDS, Wii, Win |
| September 22 | Di-Gata Defenders | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| September 22 | Kirby Super Star Ultra | NDS |
| September 22 | Mega Man 9 | WiiWare |
| September 22 | SimCity Creator | Wii |
| September 22 | EA Sports 08 Collection | Win |
| September 23 | B-Boy | PSP |
| September 23 | Brothers in Arms: Double Time | Wii |
| September 23 | Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway | PS3, X360 |
| September 23 | Buzz!: Master Quiz | PSP |
| September 23 | Dinosaur King | PS2, NDS, Wii, X360 |
| September 23 | Hi Hamtaro! Little Hamsters Big Adventure | NDS |
| September 23 | Lego Batman: The Video Game | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360 |
| September 23 | Microsoft Tinker | Win |
| September 23 | Shaun the Sheep | NDS |
| September 23 | Time Hollow | NDS |
| September 24 | Dragon Ball Z: Trilogy | PS2 |
| September 24 | Duke Nukem 3D | XBLA |
| September 25 | Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories | PS3 |
| September 25 | Cross Edge | PS3 |
| September 25 | Disaster: Day of Crisis | Wii |
| September 25 | Geon | PS3 |
| September 25 | Janline | X360 |
| September 25 | Mega Man 9 | PSN |
| September 25 | Sands of Destruction | NDS |
| September 25 | Wipeout HD | PSN |
| September 25 | World Destruction: Michibikareshi Ishi | NDS |
| September 30 | Silent Hill: Homecoming | PS3, Win, X360 |
| September 30 | Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood | NDS |
| September 30 | Tornado | NDS |
| September 30 | Unsolved Crimes | NDS |
| October 1 | Mega Man 9 | XBLA |
| October 2 | Dynasty Warriors 6 | PS2 |
| October 2 | Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist | PSP |
| October 2 | Work Time Fun | PSN |
| October 5 | Fieldrunners | iOS |
| October 7 | Bleach: Dark Souls | NDS |
| October 7 | Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway | Win |
| October 7 | Crash: Mind over Mutant | NDS, PS2, Wii, X360 |
| October 7 | Fracture | PS3, X360 |
| October 7 | Guilty Gear 2: Overture | X360 |
| October 7 | NBA Live 09 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 |
| October 7 | NBA 2K9 | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| October 7 | Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals | NDS |
| October 8 | MLB Stickball | XBLA |
| October 8 | The Legend of Kage 2 | NDS |
| October 9 | Linger in Shadows | PS3 |
| October 9 | Macross Ace Frontier | PSP |
| October 9 | Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars | PS3 |
| October 9 | Snoopy DS: Let's Go Meet Snoopy and His Friends! | NDS |
| October 13 | Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno | NDS, PS2, Wii |
| October 13 | Blitz: The League II | PS3, X360 |
| October 13 | Cubello | WiiWare |
| October 13 | Prey the Stars | NDS |
| October 13 | Tak: Mojo Mistake | NDS |
| October 13 | World of Goo | Win, Wii |
| October 14 | Dead Space | PS3, X360 |
| October 14 | FIFA 09 | Mobile, NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360 |
| October 14 | Rock Revolution | NDS, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| October 14 | Saints Row 2 | PS3, X360 |
| October 14 | SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation | PS3 |
| October 14 | Golden Axe: Beast Rider | PS3, X360 |
| October 14 | Boogie Superstar | Wii |
| October 15 | Age of Booty | XBLA |
| October 16 | Culdcept DS | NDS |
| October 16 | Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy | Win |
| October 16 | Wii Music | Wii |
| October 16 | X3: Terran Conflict | Win |
| October 19 | Rock Band 2 | PS3 |
| October 20 | Back at the Barnyard: Slop Bucket Games | NDS |
| October 20 | Celebrity Sports Showdown | Wii |
| October 20 | Midnight Club: Los Angeles | PS3, X360, PSP |
| October 20 | NHL 09 | Win |
| October 20 | Dead Space | Win |
| October 20 | SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom | PS2, Wii, NDS |
| October 20 | The Naked Brothers Band: The Video Game | NDS, PS2, Wii, Win |
| October 21 | Bully: Scholarship Edition | Win |
| October 21 | BioShock | PS3 |
| October 21 | Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia | NDS |
| October 21 | Crash: Mind over Mutant | PSP |
| October 21 | Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 | X360 |
| October 21 | Disney Think Fast | Wii |
| October 21 | Far Cry 2 | PS3, Win, X360 |
| October 21 | Fable II | X360 |
| October 21 | Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 | Wii |
| October 21 | Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ | NDS |
| October 21 | Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 | Wii |
| October 21 | Spider-Man: Web of Shadows | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360 |
| October 21 | The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| October 21 | Transformers Animated: The Game | NDS |
| October 21 | NBA 2K9 | Win |
| October 21 | What's Cooking? with Jamie Oliver | NDS |
| October 23 | Prince of Persia Classic | PSN |
| October 26 | Casper's Scare School | NDS |
| October 26 | Guitar Hero World Tour | Mac, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360 |
| October 27 | MySims Kingdom | NDS, Wii |
| October 28 | Ben 10: Alien Force | NDS, PS2, PSP, Wii |
| October 28 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Win |
| October 28 | Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess | NDS, PS2, Wii |
| October 28 | Fallout 3 | PS3, Win, X360 |
| October 28 | Go, Diego, Go!: The Great Dinosaur Rescue | NDS, PS2, Wii |
| October 28 | Goosebumps HorrorLand | NDS, PS2, Wii |
| October 28 | LittleBigPlanet | PS3 |
| October 28 | MotorStorm: Pacific Rift | PS3 |
| October 28 | MySims | Win |
| October 28 | Ninjatown | NDS |
| October 29 | Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness – Episode 2 | Lin, Mac, Win, X360 |
| October 30 | Away: Shuffle Dungeon | NDS |
| October 30 | Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume | NDS |
| October 31 | Master of the Monster Lair | NDS |
| November 3 | Alien Crush Returns | WiiWare |
| November 4 | Bones | PS2, PS3, Win, X360 |
| November 4 | Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World | PS2 |
| November 4 | Dragon Ball: Origins | NDS |
| November 4 | Bratz Kidz | NDS, Wii |
| November 4 | KORG DS-10 | NDS |
| November 4 | Legendary | PS3, Win, X360 |
| November 4 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | PS3, PS2, X360, Win, Wii, NDS |
| November 4 | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm | PS3 |
| November 4 | Tom Clancy's EndWar | NDS, PS3, PSP, X360 |
| November 4 | Resistance 2 | PS3 |
| November 4 | Namco Museum Virtual Arcade | X360 |
| November 5 | Exit | NDS |
| November 5 | Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors | NDS, Wii |
| November 7 | Gears of War 2 | X360 |
| November 7 | Men of War | Win |
| November 7 | Sacred 2 Fallen Angel | Win |
| November 10 | Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (North America) | NDS |
| November 11 | Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts | X360 |
| November 11 | Call of Duty: World at War | NDS, PS3, Wii, Win, X360, PS2 |
| November 11 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | X360 |
| November 11 | Eternal Poison | PS2 |
| November 11 | FaceBreaker | Wii |
| November 11 | Guinness World Records: The Videogame | NDS, Wii |
| November 11 | Mirror's Edge | PS3, X360 |
| November 11 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 | Mobile, NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 |
| November 11 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels | Wii |
| November 11 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance | NDS |
| November 11 | Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff | NDS |
| November 12 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360 |
| November 13 | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King | Win, Mac |
| November 14 | Football Manager 2009 | Win, Mac, PSP |
| November 16 | Animal Crossing: City Folk | Wii |
| November 16 | Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe | PS3, X360 |
| November 16 | Shaun White Snowboarding | PS3, Wii, Win, X360 |
| November 17 | Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades | NDS |
| November 17 | Robocalypse | NDS |
| November 17 | Skate It | NDS, Wii |
| November 18 | Alone in the Dark: Inferno | PS3 |
| November 18 | Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno | PS3, X360 |
| November 18 | Bolt | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360 |
| November 18 | Cooking Mama: World Kitchen | Wii |
| November 18 | Cradle of Rome | NDS |
| November 18 | Ultimate Band | NDS, Wii |
| November 18 | Castlevania Judgment | Wii |
| November 18 | Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine | NDS |
| November 18 | Left 4 Dead | Win, X360 |
| November 18 | Need for Speed: Undercover | Mobile, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Win, X360 |
| November 18 | Sonic Unleashed | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| November 18 | SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom | PS3, PSP, X360 |
| November 18 | Tomb Raider: Underworld | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360 |
| November 18 | Tony Hawk's Motion | NDS |
| November 18 | Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party | NDS, Wii |
| November 18 | Naruto: The Broken Bond | X360 |
| November 18 | CSI: NY | Win |
| November 18 | You're in the Movies | X360 |
| November 19 | Weapon of Choice | XBLA |
| November 20 | Gallop & Ride | Wii |
| November 20 | The Last Remnant | X360 |
| November 21 | LocoRoco 2 | PSP |
| November 21 | Beyond Protocol | Win |
| November 23 | Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes | iOS |
| November 25 | Chrono Trigger | NDS |
| November 25 | Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force | NDS |
| November 25 | Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine | Wii |
| November 25 | Neopets Puzzle Adventure | NDS |
| November 25 | Winter Sports 2: The Next Challenge | NDS, PS2, Wii, X360 |
| November 27 | Patapon 2 | PSP |
| November 27 | Rune Factory Frontier | Wii |
| November 30 | Geometry Dance | PS3 |
| December 1 | Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon | X360 |
| December 1 | Space Invaders Get Even | WiiWare |
| December 2 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Win |
| December 2 | Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories | PS2 |
| December 2 | Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi | NDS |
| December 2 | Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars | Wii |
| December 2 | Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek | Wii |
| December 2 | Prince of Persia | PS3, X360 |
| December 2 | Prince of Persia: The Fallen King | NDS |
| December 2 | Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure | Wii |
| December 4 | 428: Shibuya Scramble | Wii |
| December 4 | Everyday Shooter | PSP |
| December 4 | Rygar: The Battle of Argus | Wii |
| December 4 | Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer | PSN |
| December 5 | X3: Reunion | Lin |
| December 7 | Prey | Lin |
| December 8 | Defense Grid: The Awakening | Win |
| December 8 | Hockey Allstar Shootout | WiiWare |
| December 9 | Prince of Persia | Win |
| December 10 | Meteos | XBLA |
| December 10 | PowerUp Forever | XBLA |
| December 11 | Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero | NDS |
| December 11 | PowerUp Forever | PSN |
| December 14 | I Love Katamari | iOS |
| December 15 | Big Kahuna Party | WiiWare |
| December 17 | Dash of Destruction | XBLA |
| December 18 | Rise of the Argonauts | PS3, Win, X360 |
| December 18 | Dissidia: Final Fantasy | PSP |
| December 18 | Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 | PS2, PS3, X360 |
| December 18 | Suikoden Tierkreis | NDS |
| December 18 | Tales of Hearts | NDS |
| December 23 | Crystal Defenders | iOS |
| December 23 | Lumines Supernova | PS3 |
| December 25 | White Knight Chronicles | PS3 |
| December 25 | RIZ-ZOAWD | NDS |
| December 29 | MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade | WiiWare |
| December 31 | Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine (North America) | Win |

## Critically acclaimed titles

Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.
2008 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 87.5% (GR) :
| Game | Publisher | Release Date | Platform | MC score | GR score |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | Rockstar Games | April 29, 2008 | PlayStation 3 | 98/100 | 97.04% |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | Rockstar Games | April 29, 2008 | Xbox 360 | 98/100 | 96.67% |
| LittleBigPlanet | Sony Computer Entertainment | October 27, 2008 | PlayStation 3 | 95/100 | 94.75% |
| World of Goo | 2D Boy | October 13, 2008 | Wii | 94/100 | 94.04% |
| BioShock | 2K Games | October 17, 2008 | PlayStation 3 | 94/100 | 93.66% |
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Konami | June 12, 2008 | PlayStation 3 | 94/100 | 93.53% |
| Gears of War 2 | Microsoft Game Studios | November 7, 2008 | Xbox 360 | 93/100 | 93.32% |
| Fallout 3 | Bethesda Softworks | October 28, 2008 | Xbox 360 | 93/100 | 92.85% |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Nintendo | January 31, 2008 | Wii | 93/100 | 92.84% |
| Braid | Number None | August 6, 2008 | Xbox 360 | 93/100 | 92.15% |
| Flipnote Studio | Nintendo | December 24, 2008 | Nintendo DS | 93/100 | 91% |
| World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King | Blizzard Entertainment | November 13, 2008 | Microsoft Windows | 91/100 | 92.68% |
| Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor | Stardock | April 30, 2008 | Microsoft Windows | 92/100 | 92.33% |
| Persona 4 | Atlus | July 10, 2008 | PlayStation 2 | 90/100 | 92.28% |
| World of Goo | 2D Boy | October 13, 2008 | Microsoft Windows | 90/100 | 92.27% |
| Rock Band 2 | MTV Games | September 14, 2008 | Xbox 360 | 92/100 | 92.25% |
| Chrono Trigger | Square Enix | November 20, 2008 | Nintendo DS | 92/100 | 91.98% |
| Rock Band 2 | MTV Games | September 14, 2008 | Wii | 92/100 | 91.33% |
| Rock Band 2 | MTV Games | September 14, 2008 | PlayStation 3 | 91/100 | 91.5% |
| God of War: Chains of Olympus | Sony Computer Entertainment | March 4, 2008 | PlayStation Portable | 91/100 | 91.44% |
| Fallout 3 | Bethesda Softworks | October 28, 2008 | Microsoft Windows | 91/100 | 90.85% |
| Fallout 3 | Bethesda Softworks | October 28, 2008 | PlayStation 3 | 90/100 | 90.52% |
| Ōkami | Capcom | April 15, 2008 | Wii | 90/100 | 90.02% |
| Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 | Microsoft Game Studios | July 30, 2008 | Xbox 360 | 90/100 | 89.77% |
| Portal: Still Alive | Valve | October 22, 2008 | Xbox 360 | 90/100 | 88.55% |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | Rockstar Games | December 2, 2008 | Microsoft Windows | 90/100 | 88.48% |
| Mass Effect | Electronic Arts | May 28, 2008 | Microsoft Windows | 89/100 | 89.7% |
| Left 4 Dead | Valve | November 18, 2008 | Xbox 360 | 89/100 | 89.44% |
| Left 4 Dead | Valve | November 18, 2008 | Microsoft Windows | 89/100 | 89.43% |
| Dead Space | Electronic Arts | October 13, 2008 | Xbox 360 | 89/100 | 89.07% |
| Dead Space | Electronic Arts | October 13, 2008 | PlayStation 3 | 88/100 | 89.05% |
| Rez HD | Microsoft Game Studios | January 30, 2008 | Xbox 360 | 89/100 | 88.62% |
| Fable II | Microsoft Game Studios | October 21, 2008 | Xbox 360 | 89/100 | 88.5% |
| Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix | Capcom | November 26, 2008 | Xbox 360 | 88/100 | 88.79% |
| NHL 09 | EA Sports | September 9, 2008 | Xbox 360 | 88/100 | 88.78% |
| Burnout Paradise | Electronic Arts | January 22, 2008 | Xbox 360 | 88/100 | 88.36% |
| FIFA Soccer 09 | EA Sports | October 13, 2008 | Xbox 360 | 87/100 | 88.21% |
| Bionic Commando Rearmed | Capcom | August 13, 2008 | Xbox 360 | 85/100 | 88.07% |
| NHL 09 | EA Sports | September 9, 2008 | PlayStation 3 | 88/100 | 87.97% |
| Burnout Paradise | Electronic Arts | January 22, 2008 | PlayStation 3 | 87/100 | 87.89% |
| Race Driver: Grid | Codemasters | May 30, 2008 | Microsoft Windows | 87/100 | 87.87% |
| Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix | Capcom | November 25, 2008 | PlayStation 3 | 87/100 | 87.82% |
| Bionic Commando Rearmed | Capcom | August 13, 2008 | PlayStation 3 | 87/100 | 87.67% |
| Wipeout HD | Sony Computer Entertainment | September 25, 2008 | PlayStation 3 | 87/100 | 87.52% |
| Sins of a Solar Empire | Stardock | February 4, 2008 | Microsoft Windows | 87/100 | 87.52% |

## Video game-based film and television releases

| Title | Date | Director | Distributor(s) | Franchise | Original game publisher |
| Persona: Trinity Soul | January 5, 2008 | Atsushi Matsumoto | Aniplex | Persona | Atlus |
| Giratina & the Sky Warrior | July 19, 2008 | Kunihiko Yuyama | Toho | Pokémon | Game Freak |
| Far Cry | October 2, 2008 | Uwe Boll | 20th Century Studios | Far Cry | Ubisoft |
| Resident Evil: Degeneration | October 17, 2008 | Makoto Kamiya | Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan | Resident Evil | Capcom |
| Max Payne | October 17, 2008 | John Moore | 20th Century Studios | Max Payne | Rockstar Games |