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Here's the list of the best 2008 games for PS3

Winners are tallied from user votes.

Best Narrative/Fiction

Winner: Grand Theft Auto 4

Close Second: Metal Gear Solid 4

GTA is known for it’s very unique writing style and sarcastic humor. Metal Gear Solid 4 is known for elaborate comic-book style stories, melodrama, and bizarre characters.

Biggest WOW Factor

Winner: LittleBigPlanet

Close Second: Metal Gear Solid 4

Most Innovative

Winner, By a Landslide: LittleBigPlanet

LittleBigPlanet really delivered on two big innovations. The first, is that it’s an extremely fun and accessible platformer that plays unlike Mario, Sonic, Jak, Ratchet, or any of the others that came before. The core concept is everything is made from toy box like parts built on top of a very natural physics system. The second, is that it is the first game to make user created content a reality in this generation of gaming.

Best Multiplayer

Winner: Resistance 2

Close Second: LittleBigPlanet

Resistance 2 has some highly polished competitive multiplayer and some extremely original and addicting co-op.

Most Overrated/Overhyped

Winner (tie): Grand Theft Auto 4

Winner (tie): Fallout 3

Most Underrated/Underhyped

Winner: Valkyria Chronicles

Best Surprise of the Year

Winner: Everything.

Valkyria Chronicles won with two votes, but there were lots of other votes, and they were all for completely unique events. That speaks well for the diversity of surprises in 2008.

Biggest Disappointment of the Year

Winner, by a landslide: PlayStation Home

I’m sorry to see it, but (aside from sales figures) Home was the clear disappointment of 2008. Technically, it’s not terribly impressive or well done, and as a designed product, it lacks much of a real purpose. That being said, it’s still early. EA’s Home space actually looks great, and the fundamental concept of Home still has promise that may just need further realization.

Best Party Game

Winner (tie): Buzz

Winner (tie): LittleBigPlanet

Buzz is an awesome party quiz game if you haven’t taken a look. And LittleBigPlanet works fantastically with local co-op.

Best Downloadable Game

Winner (tie): Burnout

Winner (tie): Wipeout HD

Burnout is a large racing game with tons of polish, game modes, and variety. It’s also been extremely well supported by free content updates after launch and is fully downloadable. Wipeout is an excellent futuristic racer with a full feature set for a budget price.

Game of the Year

Winner (tie): LittleBigPlanet

Winner (tie): Metal Gear Solid 4

Both amazing games this year.