Over the course of 2008 Xbox Live was often used as the barometer for which lots of gamers gauged the success of any given title of the Xbox 360. Where did it fall during the week of its release on the Top Ten games of that past week according to Major Nelson? Of course, it is often assumed that any given game obviously isn’t worth any salt if it doesn’t make it to the Top Ten on Xbox Live.
Looking back on the year that was, 2008 was a marketed one for sure. The quick rise and fall of several titles was a trend seen time after time. GTA IV had a BIG splash then fell off only a few weeks later. The same goes for Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Battlefield Bad Company, and many more. Auspiciously though, 2008 was the year of the Demo and the year end cumulative list definitely shows that. Then again, the more things change the more they stay the same as Halo 3 bested the competition as the Top Xbox Live game of 2008. Are you surprised? Of course not.
*Check out full list of Top Xbox Live games for 2008 after the break.
The Top 20 LIVE Games of 2008 [Major Nelson]
-William “thewilleffect” Bell-
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
Original Xbox Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
| 1 | Halo 2 |
| 2 | Fable |
| 3 | Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2 |
| 4 | Counter-Strike |
| 5 | Fable: Lost Chapters |
| 6 | Doom 3 |
| 7 | Conker: Live Reloaded |
| 8 | Splinter Cell Chaos |
| 9 | SW: KOTOR |
| 10 | SW: Republic Commando |
| 11 | Star Wars: Battlefront |
| 12 | Burnout 3 |
| 13 | Guilty Gear XX #Reload |
| 14 | Gauntlet Seven Sorrows |
| 15 | Call of Duty 3 |
| 16 | Ninja Gaiden Black |
| 17 | Crimson Skies |
| 18 | MechAssault 2 |
| 19 | Call of Duty 2 |
| 20 | Rainbow Six 3 |
