40. High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut!
DS Exclusive
1.2M
66%
August/License
Disney Interactive/A2M
Dave Magliano (Nintendojo): “It leaves the game to basically a 12-song MP3 playlist with a little tap-tap-tap in between. It may be enough for younger fans, but they may be better served by purchasing the actual soundtrack.”

39. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
PC/X360
1.3M
85%
March/Other (Strategy)
EA/ EA LA
Adam Biessener (Game Informer): “There’s nary a lick of new or unusual gameplay to be found here, but the strength of the C&C legacy and the extremely high level of polish make Tiberium Wars one of the better real-time strategy titles of recent years regardless.”
 

38. Thrillville: Off the Rails
PS2/PSP/PC/Wii/DS/X360
1.3M
70%
October/Other (Simulation)
LucasArts/Frontier
Phil Theobald (GameSpy): “If you want a more involved sim, look elsewhere; this one is made so that younger players can enjoy it, too. In fact, this would be a good game to introduce kids to the sim genre.”
 

37. Singstar (all PS2 versions)
PS2 Exclusive
1.3M
78%
Various/Other (Music)
SCE/SCE Studios London
Eric Bratcher (GamesRadar): “These PS2 versions are always great, but technologically, we're dying for the franchise to take the next logical step.”
 

36. High School Musical: Sing It!
Wii/PS2
1.3M
64%
October/License
Disney Interactive/A2M
Nathan Meunier (Cheat Code Central): “Ultimately, the missing depth and short length make it a hard sell for the price of the package. Still, the gameplay is solid and it is an entertaining experience while it lasts.”
 

35. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
Wii Exclusive
1.3M
68%
June/Puzzle
Nintendo/Nintendo
Brett Elson (GamesRadar): “It's not the most hectic collection of minigames around and it certainly won't make you feel any smarter, but Degree's speedy pace and "I've almost got it!" nature are exciting enough for any Wii owner.”

34. Mass Effect
X360 Exclusive
1.4M
91%
November/RPG
Microsoft/BioWare
Mike Torres (Deeko): “Mass Effect stands as one of the most genre defining games this year for any console... even with its small faults.”

33. Shrek the Third
PS2/PSP/X360/PC/GBA/DS/Wii
1.4M
56%
May/License
Activision/Amaze (PS2/Wii/PSP), 7 Studios (360/PC), Vicarious Visions (GBA/DS)
Andrew Reiner (Game Informer): “Shrek the Third is certainly a fun game to laugh at, but mostly for reasons that would make you regret playing it.”

32. Rock Band
X360/PS3/PS2
1.5M
93%
November/Other (Music)
MTV Games/Harmonix
Nick Chester (Destructoid): “The cooperative experience of Band World Tour is really where the game shines, and it truly cements itself as one of the best party/social games on any console to date.”
 

31. Mario Party DS
DS Exclusive
1.5M
72%
November/Other (Party)
Nintendo/Hudson Soft
Craig Harris (IGN): “The same problems that plague most of the Mario Party games are still here on the Nintendo DS.”

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