20. Forza Motorsport 2
X360 Exclusive
2.1M
90%
May/Racing
Microsoft/Turn 10 Studios
Douglass C. Perry (GameTap): “Turn 10's second foray into the racing sim realm is a technical specimen of a racer, providing an exhaustive physics engine and precision detail to each vehicle.”
 

19. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/PC/Wii/DS
2.2M
54%
May/License
Disney Interactive/Amaze (DS), Eurocom (All Others)
Aaron Thomas (GameSpot): “The biggest problem is that you're playing as a cool character in an exotic location, but you're not doing anything interesting, just running around picking up items and hitting the attack button endlessly.”
 

18. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Wii/DS/X360/PS2/PS3/PSP/PC
2.3M
72%
August/Sports
EA/EA Tiburon
Richard Grisham (GamesRadar): “Sure, you'll invent some terribly foul new curses when things don't go your way, become convinced that the gods are out to get you, and wonder just why you ever started playing the game in the first place. And then, as soon as your round is over, you'll start another one lickety split.”

17. Mario Party 8
Wii Exclusive
3M
62%
May/Other (Party)
Nintendo/Hudson Soft
Ryan Davis (GameSpot): “The fact that there are more interesting minigame collections out there now, like Rayman Raving Rabbids, puts that laziness in stark relief and makes it more difficult to tolerate.”
 

16. Transformers: The Game
PS2/PS3/PSP/DS/Wii/X360
3.3M
56%
June/License
Activision/Vicarious Visions (DS), Traveller’s Tales (All others)
Eric Bratcher (GamesRadar): “It's arguably forgivable that every mission is some variation on the formula, "get from point A to point B and blow up X in Y number of seconds" - but when both driving and combat are broken, it's time to transform this into some other game.”

15. Spider-Man 3
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/Wii/DS/GBA
3.4M
50%
May/License
Activision/Treyarch (PS3/X360), Beenox (PC), Vicarious Visions (All others)
Gabe Graziani (GameSpy): “Spider-Man 3 will probably only be moderately entertaining for people that are committed to wringing some enjoyment out of a clearly rushed product.”
 

14. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Wii/DS
3.4M
67%
November/Sports
Sega/Sega
Tae Kim (GamePro): “Mario & Sonic is exactly what Sega, Nintendo and the International Olympic Committee wanted it to be: an interesting albeit shallow game that should prove successful with casual gamers, especially kids.”

13. WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2008
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/DS/Wii
3.5M
71%
November/License
THQ/Amaze (DS), Yuke’s (All others)
Louis Bedigan (GameZone): “With much of the 24/7 mode content being pulled over from previous versions, and most of the gameplay having been experienced before, WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2008 doesn’t feel fresh on PlayStation 2 anymore.”

12. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/DS/Wii/PC
3.8M
82%
November/Sports
Konami/Konami
Dave Harrison (GamesRadar): “But even though it lacks licenses and giant leaps forward, the fact that at its core Pro Evo 2008 is still the most complete and sophisticated football game we’ve ever seen counts for something.”

11. The Simpsons Game
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/Wii/DS
3.9M
68%
October/License
EA/Rebellion (PS2/PSP/Wii), EA Redwood Shores (PS3/360/DS)
Nate Ahearn (IGN): “…as it stands The Simpsons is a passable effort on PS2. If you want to experience the laughs of this version with gameplay that’s actually fun, seek it out on one of the next-gen systems.”

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