- For out first game review, we'll review 'Flight Control'. See... theres a man behind me...hes enjoying it...I give it an 8. End Review.

-You know if there was one person in this room that I had guess made games, it would be you.

- I really enjoyed this one. Casual and laid back.

Unfortunately it looks like I may have to drop Tina like a wife on Fable 2. Shes broken and funny looking.

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The Past decade has seen the video games industry blow out of control; further into the mainstream and deeper into the pockets of the world. The games at the frontline on the whole have received notable awards for their achievements in the standard GOTY (game of the year) awards. But what of the best over the past ten, a look at the grander scheme of things. Games that change the medium, 'turning point' games, evolving the medium from Warcraft to World of Warcraft.

The 90's saw what most heralds as the best game of all time- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time. The game by which most 10/10 games get compared to, the "citizen cane moment in gaming history"* (*Edge magazine).

And with this decade dwindling out, I don't think there has been a game to match it, albeit against the view of some high ranked video game review sties* (*IGN review on GTA IV).

This is not to say that this decade has been a letdown in terms of medium accomplishment, in fact far from it. In 2005 Shadow of the Colossus brought about the discussion of video games as art. 2006 saw Wii sports being embraced by a wide age range most notably among them old grannies. And in 2007 Halo 3 unofficially slowed down the box office during its opening weekend.

Dare I say it, but I believe this decade has seen the most accomplishments in the gaming medium, and not so much through singular games that are groundbreaking in their genre, but on the industry as a whole.

I mean, old grannies getting a turkey in Wii bowling! I would never have imagined that back when I was riding through Hyrule field in the late 90's.

Jokes aside, these really are some great accomplishments, and here's my personal list of nominees for GOTD '00-

*Split into 'personal' and 'professional' opinions. Personal being more to my own unique taste, and Professional where I aim for the gaming community as a whole. Both recognise originality, quality and achievement.

*Games listed under 'Notable mention' are games that would have won it, if not for the tough competition that year.

Year- (Developer/ Publisher)

2000-

Personal-No One Lives Forever (Monolith Productions/ Fox Interactive)

Professional- The Sims (Maxis/ Electronic Arts)

2001-

Per- Silent Hill 2 (Konami/ Konami)

Pro- Grand Theft Auto 3 (DMA Design/ Rockstar Games)

Notable mention- Halo: Combat Evolved ( Bungie Studios/ Microsoft Games Studios)

2002-

Per-Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar North/ Rockstar Games)

Pro- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar North/ Rockstar Games)

2003-

Per- Beyond good and evil (Ubisoft Montpellier/ Ubisoft)

Pro-Star Wars: Knights of the old republic (BioWare/ LucasArts)

2004-

Per- Metal Gear Solid 3 (Konami/ Konami)

Pro- World Of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment/ Blizzard Entertainment)

2005-

Per- Shadow Of The Colossus (Team ICO/ Sony Computer Entertainment)-DRAWN WITH-Fahrenheit (Quantic Dream/ Atari)

Pro- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom/ Capcom)

Notable mention- Guitar Hero (Harmonix/ Red Octane), Psychonauts (Double Fine Productions/ Majesco Entertainment)

2006-

Per- Dead Rising (Capcom Production Studio 1/ Capcom)

Pro- Elder Scrolls: Oblivion (Bethesda Softworks/ 2k Games)

Notable mention- Wii Sports (Nintendo EAD/ Nintendo)

2007-

Per- Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/ Activision)

Pro-Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/ Activision)

Notable mention- Halo 3 (Bungie/ Microsoft Games Studios), The Darkness (Starbreeze Studios/ 2K Games)

2008-

Per- No More Heroes (Grasshopper Manufacture/ Ubisoft)

Pro- Little Big Planet (Media Molecule/ Sony Computer Entertainment Europe)

Notable mention- Fallout 3 (Bethesda Game Studios 2K Games/ Bethesda Softworks)

*List as of time of writing- 8/4/09

*Games listed by earliest international release date

*GOTD 90'S

Per- Final Fantasy VII (Square/ SCE Europe)

Pro- The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (Nintendo EAD/ Nintendo)

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I haven't managed to post a vid blog in a while as my laptop is in for repairs, so id thought id make it up to you with a photo sneak peak at that video games programme I'm working on. Taken from last weekends test shoot rehearsal.

So far, so good.

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Unfortunately the YouTube quick capture cut off the last bit of the post, but the majority of it is there.