As a fan of linear Zelda games Twilight Princess is one of my favorites in the series. The somewhat slow start is made up for by the fantastic second half of the game.
The title screen music when wolf Link howls still gives me goosebumps.
The art style have not aged as well as Wind Waker and it is a shame that it does not feature orchestral music. Comparing collecting tears in Twilight Princess with the similar task in Skyward Sword also make it feel a bit dated, the experience in Skyward Sword is some of the most intense moments in the series while in TP it feels like a drag.
Skyward Sword is the only other 3D Zelda that can match the quality standard of the dungeons in Twilight Princess. SS made an obvious downgrade when it comes to the companion character but an equal upgrade in its portrait of the titular character Zelda.
The Wii version of TP had some motion controls in swinging the sword and aiming the bow and felt seamless to use. Skyward Sword was designed around motion controls which was sort of a hit or miss. For me it was a hit for the most part. Pretty much the only thing that I thought bad/unnecessary was the use to rotate "keys" to open dungeons.
TP and SS is my favorite 3D Zelda games. Been meaning to replay SS in order to confirm or deny it as my favorite, but I will always remember my first playthrough of that game as the best first run of any game.
Got a bit off track comparing my favorite of this year with other games in the series instead of comparing it to the other games released.
New Super Mario Bros is a game I enjoyed a lot when it came out. But I cannot remember almost anything about it standing out. The release of multiple very similar Mario games just drown this one into fuzzy non-distinct game that just exists. Playing "poker" with Luigi as the dealer is stuck in my mind at least.
Okami was so beautiful. I played the Wii-version and without even trying any other version it felt like the paintbrush could not work well on other systems. But I lost interest before beating it. Don't know why, I probably got a bit turned off by the very Japanese feeling around the game.
Wii sports is phenomenal. My brother still plays the golf game regularly. Easy to pick up for anyone and about as deep as the puddle left in the cup of tea after you finished drinking all the tea.
My runner up for the year is Elite Beat Agents. One of very few games that made me tear up. If someone said a music game could have such great stories I would not believe them. I still play the game, one track each Christmas, You're the Inspiration. Such magic.
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