Hell of a year. I didn't play every game, but certainly a good amount. Every game on my top 10 list exceeded my expectations. Some of them with a shattering force.
Sorry for the poor formatting... I'll try to fix it.
Here are the top 10 games that I played in 2008, regardless of actual release year
Judged on general things:
- fun of the game
- time spent playing
- quality of game
- the experience
Note on Persona: I didn't get far enough in Persona 4 to judge it yet. So I've only entered P3 into consideration. P4 will be included next year.
Rounding out the top 15:
15. PixelJunk Monsters
14. Dragon Quest IV
13. Portal
12. MarioKart Wii
11. World of Goo
10. Grand Theft Auto IV

NYC
9. Soul Calibur IV

Xianghua
8. Super Mario Galaxy

BAMF
7. Rock Band 2

Rock out
6. Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

+5 culture per turn
5. Wipeout HD

Quake
4. The Witcher: Enhanced

The Witch.... err.... Enhanced?
3. Team Fortress 2

The Sandvich
2. Persona 3: FES

The SEES Team
1. Metal Gear Solid 4

A Metal Gear
Related to:
PixelJunk Monsters,
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen,
Portal,
World of Goo,
Grand Theft Auto IV,
Soul Calibur IV,
Super Mario Galaxy,
Rock Band 2,
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword,
Wipeout HD,
The Witcher,
Team Fortress 2,
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES,
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots,
Mario Kart Wii