VS Node 6: 2009 So Far

Eddie Inzauto and Jason Fanelli welcome The Game Reviews contributor Jeffrey Matulef to discuss the best games of the first half of 2009. They crown a king of the hill for January through June, and then look ahead to their most anticipated games scheduled for release between July and December. 00:00 - Welcome! Introductions. 00:54 - Best ames of the first half of 2009. 01:09 - We love inFAMOUS. 05:54 - Jeff cheats! Demon Souls. 08:06 - Punch Out!! 11:06 - Eddie can't get enough Street Fighter IV. 13:57 - Sims 3 and exorcist avatars. 16:35 - Suikoden Tierkreis and DS rpgs. 19:57 - Solution to the Jeff-hasn't-played-it problem. 20:11 - Early 2009 got Jeff through the games of 2008. 21:25 - Empire: Total War the best strategy game. 24:09 - Prototype. 29:43 - MadWorld. 31:06 - Six-year-old corruption disclaimer. 34:20 - GTA: Chinatown Wars 35:03 - No More Heroes: no more Wii. 36:04 - Ghostbusters. 38:10 - Halo Wars. A good introduction to RTS. 40:06 - Little King's Story. 41:32 - XBLA in 2009. 44:36 - The rest. Honorable Mentions. 48:05 - Final picks for January through June '09. 49:20 - Most anticipated for July - December '09 49:40 - Jeff's most anticipated. 51:21 - Jason's most anticipated. 55:18 - Eddie's turn. 56:46 - Late additions to our anticipated games list. 62:28 - Number one picks for July - December '09. 62:56 - Thanks and outro. Intro music, "The Truth," Main Theme from Sucker Punch Productions' inFAMOUS, 2009. "Am I Evil" by Diamond Head, 1980, performed by Metallica.