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theRepublic said:
Barozi said:
Fab_GS said:
I just realized how bad this year is.

I doubt you will find a year which had better games in its first 8 months....

At least in the last 5 years or so.

2008 comes to mind.

2008:

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Burnout Paradise
No More Heroes
Devil May Cry 4
Lost Odyssey
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
Mario Kart Wii
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Grand Theft Auto IV
Race Driver: Grid
Ninja Gaiden II
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Sins of a Solar Empire
Battlefield: Bad Company
Soul Calibur IV
Braid
Tales of Vesperia
Castle Crashers
The World Ends With You
Okami

vs.

2009:

[PROTOTYPE]
Halo Wars
The Conduit
Empire Total War
Anno 1404
InFamous
Resident Evil 5
Shadow Complex
Red Faction: Guerilla
Tales of Monkey Island
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Madworld
Battlefield 1943
Batman Arkham Asylum
Street Fighter 4
Killzone 2
BlazBlue
Fat Princess
Fight Night Round 4
FEAR 2
Punch-Out Wii
Skate 2
Little King's Story
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Dawn of War 2
Dissidia: Final Fantasy
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
Resistance: Retribution
Metroid Prime Trilogy
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
UFC 2009 Undisputed
The Sims 3
Ghostbusters: The Video Game

 

Pick your site. IMO 2008 had better AAA titles, but I found more quality games in 2009. Surely missed a few though, but I tried my best. Overall I wouldn't say that 2008 had the better first 8 months