Top 5 Games of 2007: Max Edition

So if your done slamming your wrench into wall after Bioshock didn't win our game of the year in the first annual Shear Awards, than here comes a few more logs to throw on your fire, in the form of the Personal Top 5's. These are games that you wont see in the back of Maxim or your local newspaper's year in review because they maybe they didn't crack a million units in November or show up on Spikes yearly shit fest of a show. These are games that for no rhyme NOR reason were great to us. So I'm gonna kick this pig started with my number 5 pick , Skate.

# 5 Skate

Skate was hard. Painfully hard. The controls could be brutal and made me weep for Mr. Hawk at times, but in the end, I came out of it feeling like I shredded like a monster. Sure I have no idea how to skateboard but after trying the same kick flip on the same rail for over an hour, I think I get the overall feel. The style and presentation are top notch and the crush effect overlayed on top of the graphics was on par with 300. This game was greatly overlooked at the end of the year.

#4 Crackdown

This was a blast online. Running around a city, trying to throw cars at a friend from the top of skyscraper, thats just quality fun. This is as close as we are going to get to playing with action figures in your bedroom. And lets not forget collecting orbs, I miss those orbs.

#3 Rouge Galaxy


I don't know what it was about Rouge Galaxy, maybe it was my destine or FFXII or my love for the studio's previous game Dark Cloud 2, but HOT DAMN did I love me some space pirating. This is one of the MOST over looked games of the year and will mostly likely find popularity in the bargain bin.

#2 Rock Band


This game has more value and things to do that PS3 had for a year. There is offically nothing left to say about this game.

#1 Team Fortress 2


Not Orange Box. TF2 all by itself. Thats right. In case you haven't noticed I have major wood for this forest of a game. I love EVERYTHING about it. The style. The humor. The levels. The weapons. The simplicity and the depth. Team Fortress 2 gets up in the morning, shits style bricks, and then eats cel-shaded cornflakes and bullets.

Clip of the Week: 12- 23 - 07 Being a Dick in Team Fortess Part Deux

Going out of your way to ruin someones day in the real world is taken lightly and half hearted, whether it be from the likes of doopy blooper shows with Dick Clark or in black and white shaky cam via Punked. But when you screw with people online they, GET FUCKIN' MAD (pardon my french). This clip gets really good about half way through, when the scout blocks his own team's door. Team ROOMBA gets my props for at least being creative and not playing Lil' Wayne into their headsets.



Side note - Team Fortress is 2 for 2 on clips of the week. I smell a sweep

Clip of the Week: 12- 12- 07 Saving Team Fortress

Check it out: the first ever clip of the week ever. Lets kick it off with a very offensive clip that skates that thin line from disrespectful and land strait in hilarious town. What happens when you take the one of the most serious movie scenes of our generation and add dooppy sound effects. Brilliance. I for one, am all for anything team fortress. Lets see some Event Horizon footage with some Mario Galaxy sounds next. I smell a hit!