Fallout 3 does an excellent job of immersing you in a post-nuclear war torn DC.
2008 has been a tough year in gaming for me to decide on a game of the year. Most of the big name releases this year have all had flaws in some form or another that have prevented them from being a game that clearly rises above the rest. Ninja Gaiden II had its technical issues, Call of Duty: World at War is another WWII rehash in the series, Gears of War 2 has broken matchmaking and balancing even worse than Call of Duty: World at War, Fable II never fully delivers on its epic promise, Dead Space manages to entertain but not kill the competition, and Left 4 Dead’s lack of any sort of persistent stats or ranking prevent it from being less than what it could have really been. Well, I’m glad I finally got around to Fallout 3, and it’s looking like there is a game that may emerge as my game of the year for 2008.