Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2008 last edited by Marino on 11/08/23 10:03AM View full history OverviewThe first year of the Giant Bomb's Game of the Year awards set the standard for years to come by providing a lengthy podcast that took everyone inside the decision process.For GOTY 2008, Whiskey Media built a separate section of the site within Giant Bomb to house all of the articles for each award as well as staff and moderator's top picks. In the years since, this subsection of the site has been lost. Some of it still viewable via the Wayback Machine here and here.DeliberationsPodcast (2:42:25)ArticlesGame of the Year Announced, 2008 Pretty Much OverThe AwardsGame of the YearVideoGrand Theft Auto IVBurnout ParadiseMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsGears of War 2Dead SpaceBraidLeft 4 DeadFallout 3Fable IIBanjo-Kazooie: Nuts & BoltsBest PC Only GameWorld of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich KingVideoRunners-UpWarhammer Online: Age of ReckoningCrysis WarheadSins of a Solar EmpireSporeBest Wii Only GameNo More HeroesVideoRunners-UpSuper Smash Bros. BrawlBoom BloxAnimal Crossing: City FolkWii FitBest PlayStation 3 Only GameMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsVideoRunners-UpResistance 2WipEout HDMotorStorm: Pacific RiftLittleBigPlanetBest Xbox 360 Only GameBanjo-Kazooie: Nuts & BoltsVideoRunners-UpGears of War 2Fable IIBraidGeometry Wars 2: Retro EvolvedBest DS GameProfessor Layton and the Curious VillageVideoRunners-UpChrono TriggerCastlevania: Order of EcclesiaThe World Ends With YouFinal Fantasy IVBest PSP GameSpace Invaders ExtremeVideoRunners-UpGod of War: Chains of OlympusPataponFinal Fantasy VII: Crisis CoreWipEout PulseBest Downloadable GameBraidVideoRunners-UpGeometry Wars 2: Retro EvolvedStreet Fighter II Turbo HD RemixBionic Commando RearmedPenny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of DarknessBest Multiplatform GameGrand Theft Auto IVVideoRunners-UpFallout 3Dead SpaceRock Band 2Left 4 DeadBurnout ParadiseSaints Row 2Battlefield: Bad CompanyMortal Kombat vs DC UniverseCondemned 2: Bloodshot2008's 2007 Game of the YearCall of Duty 4: Modern WarfareVideoRunners-UpRock BandMass EffectAssassin's CreedSuper Mario GalaxyHalo 3BioShockCrackdownWarioWare: Smooth MovesThe Orange Box"Game" of the YearPlayStation HomeVideoRunners-UpWii FitWii MusicLinger in ShadowsKorg DS-10Best Product from Someone We All Used to Work WithWizards vs. Cyborgs (Rich Gallup)VideoRunners-UpWorld of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Bob Colayco)Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (Carrie Gouskos)IGN PC (Jason Ocampo)Rock Band 2 (Alex Navarro)Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir (Matthew Rorie)Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Greg Kasavin)Most Disappointing GameMercenaries 2: World in FlamesVideoRunners-UpMirror's EdgeNeed for Speed: UndercoverAlone in the DarkSOCOM: U.S Navy Seals: ConfrontationTake A Break AwardSonic the HedgehogVideoRunners-UpGuitar HeroTomb RaiderLEGONarutoSoulja Boy Award for Games To Play If You Drink And Get Drunk or Smoke And Get HighBraidVideoRunners-UpAge of BootyRock Band 2LittleBigPlanetBoom BloxBest Game We Didn't PlayNHL 09VideoRunners-UpNBA 2K9Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09Tales of VesperiaMadden NFL 09Best "Games as Art" GameBraidVideoRunners-UpEchochromePixelJunk EdenMirror's EdgeRez HDBest Use of User-Generated ContentLittleBigPlanetVideoRunners-UpSporeSingStarBlast WorksBanjo-Kazooie: Nuts & BoltsBest GraphicsMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsVideoRunners-UpGears of War 2Crysis WarheadLittleBigPlanetBurnout ParadiseMost Satisfying SequelMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsVideoRunners-UpGeometry Wars 2: Retro EvolvedBurnout ParadiseGrand Theft Auto IVGears of War 2Best DebutDead SpaceVideoRunners-UpLeft 4 DeadNo More HeroesLittleBigPlanetBraidCharacter Whose Phone Calls We're Least Likely to ReturnTim (Braid)VideoRunners-UpDwayne Forge (Grand Theft Auto IV)Otacon (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)Announcer (You're in the Movies)Gears of War 2 (Tai Kaliso)Character We'd Most Like to Party WithBrucie Kibbutz (Grand Theft Auto IV)VideoRunners-UpJohn VignocchiEthan Thomas (Condemned 2: Bloodshot)Drebin 893 (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)The Bad Company (Battlefield: Bad Company)Best PremiseSporeVideoRunners-UpStar Wars: The Force UnleashedNo More HeroesMega Man 9Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3Best Multiplayer GameBurnout ParadiseVideoRunners-UpGears of War 2Rock Band 2Resistance 2Left 4 DeadBest Classic RevivalBionic Commando: RearmedVideoRunners-UpSuper Street Fighter II Turbo HD RemixSpace Invaders ExtremeFinal Fantasy IVBanjo-Kazooie: Nuts & BoltsBest ExplosionBattlefield: Bad CompanyVideoRunners-UpMercenaries 2: World in FlamesFallout 3Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3Boom BloxStaff PicksLinks in names go to each staff member's written breakdown.Jeff GerstmannGrand Theft Auto IVBurnout ParadiseMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsGears of War 2Mortal Kombat vs DC UniverseBanjo-Kazooie: Nuts & BoltsProfessor Layton and the Curious VillageBionic Commando RearmedRock Band 2AudiosurfRyan DavisGrand Theft Auto IVMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsBurnout ParadiseRock Band 2Left 4 DeadCondemned 2: BloodshotBraidPenny Arcade: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode OneSaints Row 2Bully: Scholarship EditionVinny CaravellaDead SpaceGrand Theft Auto IVMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsGears of War 2BraidBanjo-Kazooie: Nuts & BoltsStreet Fighter II Turbo HD RemixBionic Commando RearmedFable IICondemned 2: BloodshotBrad ShoemakerBanjo-Kazooie: Nuts & BoltsGeometry Wars 2Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsDead SpaceBurnout ParadiseGears of War 2Left 4 DeadGrand Theft Auto IVViva Piñata: Trouble in ParadiseLittleBigPlanetDave SniderMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsLeft 4 DeadWorld of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich KingSaints Row 2Fable IIGears of War 2The Witcher: Extended EditionGrand Theft Auto IVChrono Trigger DSCastle CrashersCommunity Game of the YearArticleMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsGrand Theft Auto IVFallout 3LittleBigPlanetGears of War 2 Font-sizeParagraphHeader 4Header 3Header 2 Quote Link Img Table TweetClean sizeSMLpositionLCRUDchangeCreditDeletesizeSMpositionLRUDchangetitle 1title 2captiondelete×Edit Image TitleTitle: ×Embed ImageWhat size image should we insert? 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