VS Node 6: 2009 So Far

Eddie, Jason, and Jeff pick apart the games of the first half of 2009, choose their favorites, and anticipate the rest of the year. 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. Outro music DELETED because of copyright.