30. NCAA Football 08
PS2/PS2/XBX/X360
1.5M
83%
July/Sports
EA/EA Tiburon
Chris Lawton (WorthPlaying): “Overall, NCAA Football '08 isn't much of a departure from last year's offering, but it's still fun. There are some new features to play around with, but don't go into it expecting a new game.”


29. BioShock
X360/PC
1.7M
96%
August/Shooter
2K Games/2K Boston
Andrew Pfister (1Up): “By the time it ends, you'll likely feel quite different about how you interact with games, and more importantly, how they interact with you.”
 

28. Super Paper Mario
Wii Exclusive
1.8M
85%
April/RPG
Nintendo/Intelligent Systems
Dan Clark (GameShark): “If you’ve never entered the universe of Mario, or even if you already have, picking this game up is a no-brainer.”

27. LEGO Star Wars: Complete Saga
Wii/DS/PS3/X360
1.8M
80%
November/License
LucasArts/Traveller’s Tales
Ellie Gibson (Eurogamer): “If you haven't played the other Lego SW titles, and you fancy a bit of straightforward, enjoyable platform action, this is an essential purchase.”

26. MySims
DS/Wii
1.8M
68%
September/Other (Simulation)
EA/Maxis
Brain Peterson (Gaming Age): “My Sims is a fun sandbox title that will entertain a more youthful crowd, as the depth and structure just doesn’t hold a candle to what the real Sims has to offer, or Animal Crossing which it’s trying to duplicate.”
 

25. God of War II
PS2 Exclusive
1.8M
93%
March/Action
SCE/SCE Santa Monica
Sean Smith (NTSC-uk): “It is among the very best games to have graced the console, indeed it is among the best of this or any other generation. That it isn’t that much different conceptually to its prequel doesn’t matter.”
 

24. Ratatouille
DS/PS2/GC/PS3/Wii
PC/GBA/X360/PSP/XBX
1.9M
64%
June/License
THQ/Heavy Iron
Mike McConnell (Digital Entertainment News): “Stripping away a lot of the bloat that bogs down the home version, the handheld title is a solid 3-D platformer, and the cooking mini-game manages to be more fun than the actual game.”
 

23. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
DS Exclusive
1.9M
90%
October/Action
Nintendo/Nintendo
Matt Butrovich (Game Almighty): “Thanks to the simple touch screen controls and appealing visual design, this is also one of the most accessible Zelda games ever made. Zelda fan, adventure fan, puzzle fan, or simply a DS owner - it doesn’t matter.”

22. Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
Wii/DS/GBA/X360/PS2/PS3/PSP/PC
2M
68%
June/License
EA/EA UK
Tony Peters (AceGames): “…still nothing more than an above average action adventure title when you take away the license, showing that there is still plenty of room for improvement and growth.”

21. Guitar Hero II
X360 (other versions came out earlier and are not counted here)
2M
92%
April/Other (Music)
Activision/Harmonix
Niels Keurentjes (Xboxic): “Guitar Hero II has turned out to be one of the best experiences to be had so far on the Xbox 360. Even if you are skeptical about the kind of game to begin with, it won’t be long before you’ll get sucked into the game completely, humming to the tunes when not playing while practicing the fingerwork.”


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