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# The top 10 video games of 2007
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By Nick Cowen 12:01AM GMT 01 Dec 2007
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**The ten titles that the gamer in your life would most love to unwrap. By
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Nick Cowen **
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** [The most underrated games of 2007][3] **
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** [Choices for Children][4] **
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** [Games to play on Christmas Day][5] **
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### BioShock
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** [From £34.99][6] (Xbox360 and PC)**
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This eye-popping first-person shooter plays like a dream and its plot mixes
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elements of horror and noir while referencing the works of Ayn Rand and Fyodor
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Dostoevsky.
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Players take on the role of the survivor of a plane crash in the mid-Atlantic
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who finds himself transported to the semi-ruined underwater city of Rapture -
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created by a crazed industrialist. Upon arriving in the submerged metropolis,
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it quickly becomes clear that gene-splicing has driven most of the population
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mad. While it's terrifying at times, what makes BioShock arguably the best
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release of the year is its elegant controls and its utterly compelling story.
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### Super Mario Galaxy
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** [£34.99][7] (Nintendo Wii)**
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The best game on the Wii console to date, Super Mario Galaxy is everything the
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Nintendo faithful wanted and more.
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The world's best-loved plumber has a huge universe to explore, which combines
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truly innovative play, diverse level design, gorgeous graphics and a joyous
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sense of fun to offer a giant leap forward in the platform genre.
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### Assassin's Creed
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**From £34.99 ([PS3][8], [PC][9](2008), [Xbox360][10])**
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An amazing blend of free-roaming action, stealth and platform jumping,
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Assassin's Creed sets a medieval hitman in a large world that feels wholly
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alive thanks to the stunning graphics, subtle detail, and the player's ability
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to interact with nearly every living and non-living thing in their
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environment.
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Not only is it beautiful to look at, it's fantastic to play thanks to the
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smooth control-system and gripping story.
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### Halo 3
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** [£49.99][11] (Xbox360)**
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It may have arrived creaking under the weight of its own hype, but the
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Microsoft console's flagship title more than lived up to the expectations
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heaped upon it.
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Aside from new weapons, vehicles and deployable combat equipment, Halo 3 comes
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armed with a peerless online mode in which up 16 players can compete in
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customisable battles across 11 maps. The developers, Bungie, have added
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theatre, file-sharing and forge modes to deepen the online co-operative play,
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while the sound and graphics quality remain extremely high and fans of the
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series will be pleased to know that the campaign mode ties up the threads of
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Halo 2's plot - with hints of more to come.
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### God of War II
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** [£29.99][12] (PS2)**
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Proving there's still life in Sony's PlayStation 2, God Of War II is perhaps
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the only game this year that next-gen console owners should envy. The second
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installment in this impeccable franchise sees the bloodthirsty Kratos
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unleashing Hades on a multitude of foes after being cast down from Olympus.
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The control system is smooth and the gameplay seamlessly blends platform
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jumping with puzzle solving and visceral action. Best of all, load times are
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practically non-existent. Be warned, though, that this title really earns its
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18 rating: the violence is gut-churning.
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### Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
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** [From £39.99][13] (PS3, PS2, Nintendo Wii, Xbox360)**
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Legends of Rock should allay the fears of fans who feared a decline in quality
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after the departure of Guitar Hero's original developers, Harmonix. It boasts
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a slick wireless controller, boss battles, great co-op play and perhaps the
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best song list of any game in this franchise.
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It also has the highest difficulty level, rewarding the hardcore faithful with
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perhaps a nod towards roping in casual observers. The uncommitted will never
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master some of these songs, while those who do may see their fingers fall off.
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It's not the best entry for novices, but Guitar Hero III is a must for fans of
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the series and holds its own against many console party titles.
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### Crackdown
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** [£39.99 ][14](Xbox360)**
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Although this free-roaming, testosterone-fuelled foray into future law-
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enforcement has hardly any plot to speak of, Crackdown is surprisingly
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addictive fun.
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Players take on the role of a lab-grown cyborg agent (think Robocop crossed
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with an NFL linebacker) who has to eliminate three crime cartels which control
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the streets of a futuristic metropolis. The most rewarding detail is that your
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agent's powers evolve: the more damage they dish out, the stronger they
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become. Toss in side missions which include parkour-inspired time challenges
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and blowing vehicles into the air; expect to fill many afternoons with
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cartoonish mayhem.
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### Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
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**From [£39.99][15] (PS3, PC and Xbox360)**
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Ditching their traditional World War II theme, the developers Infinity Ward
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let players of COD4 take on the roles of an SAS recruit and a US Marine
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tackling missions involving WMDs, global hotspots and international terrorism.
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Aside from the main campaign, it has a deep multiplayer mode containing a
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slick skill-development system, which allows players to give themselves an
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edge in online battles. The next-gen sound and visuals are top notch, too.
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Smart, brutal and with gameplay that virtually ensures endless replay value,
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COD4 is one of the strongest titles of 2007.
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### Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction
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** [£44.99][16] (PS3)**
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The seventh instalment in this platform jumper series keeps everything intact
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that garnered it a huge fanbase -wry humour, outlandish weapons, imaginative
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level design - but deepens its gameplay.
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The graphics are better, the environments are more detailed and the control
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system is super-smooth. Some of the new gizmos are laugh-out-loud hilarious
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and the mini-games littered throughout are fun and engaging. It's a pity
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there's no co-op mode, but this title delivers a gaming experience in the
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spirit of the best Pixar animated movies.
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### Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
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** [From £29.99][17] (PS3, PC and Xbox360). **
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Borrowing from the stylish grit of Michael Mann's films, this third-person-
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shooter has a gripping storyline, chock full of visceral run-and-gun action,
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and an innovative multiplayer mode in which players can betray one another
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mid-mission.
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While the graphics don't look next-gen and the gameplay isn't hiccup-free, the
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hard-boiled plot offers a rewarding experience. This one isn't for the faint
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of heart, with more than its share of violence and expletive-laden dialogue -
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mostly doled out by the pugnacious and morally repugnant titular anti-heroes.
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