Best Games of 2008

The best games released in 2008, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 2008 game rankings.

The Belly's definitive rankings for games released in 2008. Every title from 2008 that earned a Belly Score appears here, sorted from the highest verdict down. It's a year-by-year snapshot of what The Belly thought of the releases — the standout hits, the disappointments, and everything in between from 2008.

9.7

CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR

Action · FPS

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

AdventurousImmersiveDark+11

9.5

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Action · Adventure · Shooter

PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2 · Windows · Xbox Series X/S

MilitaryEspionage / SpyWar+1

CinematicDramaticIntense+3

9.5

Rhythm Heaven

Rhythm / Music

Nintendo DS

ComedySurrealCute / Wholesome

QuirkyWeirdCharming+3

9.5

LittleBigPlanet

Platformer · Puzzle · Sandbox

PlayStation 3

FantasyCute / WholesomeSurreal

PlayfulQuirkyWhimsical+2

9.5

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite

Action RPG

PlayStation Portable · iOS

MonstersNature / Wilderness

ChallengingBrutalStrategic+3

9.5

TrackMania Nations Forever

Racing

PC

Modern

Fast-PacedCompetitiveChallenging+3

9.4

Persona 4

RPG · Adventure · Simulation

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation Vita · Windows · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

Urban FantasyDetective / MysterySchool / Academy+1

ImmersiveMysteriousEmotional+3

9.4

Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism

Shooter

Windows

FantasyFolkloreSupernatural+1

IntenseFranticChaotic+3

9.4

OFF

RPG · Adventure · Puzzle

PC · Nintendo Switch · Mac OS X

PsychologicalSurrealDreamlike+1

MysteriousUnsettlingSurreal+3

9.3

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon

Action RPG

PlayStation 2

Detective / MysterySupernaturalOccult+1

MysteriousAtmosphericStrategic+2

9.3

Fable II

Action RPG

Xbox 360

FantasyComedySatire

AdventurousFunnyQuirky+3

9.1

Devil May Cry 4

Action · Adventure

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PC

Dark FantasyGothicSupernatural+1

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

8.9

Fate/unlimited codes

Fighting

Arcade · PlayStation 2 · PlayStation Portable

FantasyUrban FantasyMartial Arts+1

Fast-PacedCompetitiveChallenging+3

8.2

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

Action · RPG · Shooter

Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Nintendo Switch

Post-ApocalypticSci-FiMilitary+1

AtmosphericGrittyTense+2

3.7

Turning Point: Fall of Liberty

Action · Shooter · FPS

PC · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360

WarModernDark / Grim

IntenseAtmosphericSingle-Player