VS Node 6: 2009 So Far

Published: Aug. 9, 2009, 9:12 p.m.

b'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.\\n\\n00:00 - Welcome! Introductions.\\n00:54 - Best ames of the first half of 2009.\\n01:09 - We love inFAMOUS.\\n05:54 - Jeff cheats! Demon Souls.\\n08:06 - Punch Out!!\\n11:06 - Eddie can\'t get enough Street Fighter IV.\\n13:57 - Sims 3 and exorcist avatars.\\n16:35 - Suikoden Tierkreis and DS rpgs.\\n19:57 - Solution to the Jeff-hasn\'t-played-it problem.\\n20:11 - Early 2009 got Jeff through the games of 2008.\\n21:25 - Empire: Total War the best strategy game.\\n24:09 - Prototype.\\n29:43 - MadWorld.\\n31:06 - Six-year-old corruption disclaimer.\\n34:20 - GTA: Chinatown Wars\\n35:03 - No More Heroes: no more Wii.\\n36:04 - Ghostbusters.\\n38:10 - Halo Wars. A good introduction to RTS.\\n40:06 - Little King\'s Story.\\n41:32 - XBLA in 2009.\\n44:36 - The rest. Honorable Mentions.\\n48:05 - Final picks for January through June \'09.\\n49:20 - Most anticipated for July - December \'09\\n49:40 - Jeff\'s most anticipated.\\n51:21 - Jason\'s most anticipated.\\n55:18 - Eddie\'s turn.\\n56:46 - Late additions to our anticipated games list.\\n62:28 - Number one picks for July - December \'09.\\n62:56 - Thanks and outro.\\n\\nIntro music, "The Truth," Main Theme from Sucker Punch Productions\' inFAMOUS, 2009. "Am I Evil" by Diamond Head, 1980, performed by Metallica.'