Best Xbox 360 Game: Splinter Cell: Conviction

The Xbox 360 lineup is a pretty damn good one, but Splinter Cell wins by virtue of being “the comeback kid.” What was initially a game about a hobo with a manpurse wandering the mean streets of Washington, D.C. has now become a slick, focused look at what happens when an über-badass like Sam Fisher directs himself towards someone foolish enough to kill his daughter. The fantastic visuals, the fast-paced and brutal combat, and the general grimy aesthetic all redeem Splinter Cell from its “what the?” direction to a stable “best looking thing on the Xbox 360″ course.

Best Playstation 3 game: Uncharted 2

Nathan Drake’s new adventure looks prettier, scarier, and more intense than ever. With its stunning visuals (from the tiniest of environmental details to the wonderful mountainscape backdrop), and suspenseful action-packed sequences, Uncharted 2 blew us all away this E3; the excellent in-game acting combined with insane action is incredible. As much as we love our brooding Greek warrior Kratos, we all agree that Uncharted 2 made a stronger showing. The game’s multiplayer beta is currently in session, but we could’t be more excited for this game to finally hit stores.

 

Best Wii game: New Super Mario Bros

There’s a pretty simple way to summarize playing a Mario title: It makes us happy. While we ultimately think that Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be the more interesting game, we didn’t get to play that one. But picking up the controller, and running through 2D levels with three other friends in New Super Mario Brothers just, well, makes us happy. It also helps that there are awesome new suits and that it’s a game for both cooperators (let’s jump and fireball these Hammer Brothers together!) and griefers (i.e. fools who hoard all the power-ups and blaze forward while leaving the last man to die).

 

Best PSP Game: Soul Caliber Broken Destiny

While we were plenty impressed to see LittleBigPlanet and Gran Turismo up and running on the PSP, and it’s great that the system is getting some cool RPGs like Final Fantasy Dissidia and Persona, the fact that one of the best fighting games ever is now on the Sony handheld — and that it plays just as well as the console versions — has us completely stoked. Plus, the news of Kratos as a playable character gives this one an obvious edge.

 

 

Best PC game: APB

All of our PC nominees offered excitement, but APB tempts us with something genuinely new: a massive, persistent world where success is exclusively the product of skill and creativity rather than stats and investment of time. Where your ability to think or shoot straight and look awesome doing it will be the sole determinants of your fame. But hell, you could just call it “MMO GTA” and that’d be enough.

 

Source: 1up.com