Eurogamer's Top 50 of 2007
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The BioShock pick looks to be surrounded by some controversy.
Alec Meer: There's no way I'd score BioShock a 10, and, with all due respect to my EG overlords and Comrade Gillen, if a game needs 4000 words of zealotry three months after the event to defend it, something significant really is wrong with it in my book, But it's an easy, easy 9. Rapture's a wonderfully atmospheric place to be, and arranges some truly unforgettable moments amongst its often workmanlike corridor-pounding. And I don't mean the more obvious plot-based ones. The sinister, looming Andrew Ryan statue in Rapture's entrance hall, the palpable terror of the first Little Sister you're asked to choose the fate of, the monstrous ballet of clubbing Splicers to death in time to The Nutcracker Suite - brief moments of intense artistry. Yeah, I'm disappointed by the punches it pulled, but it proved that a more thoughtful action game can be sold to a wide audience, and because of that there's a good chance we'll get more of 'em. Deus Ex 3 wouldn't be happening if BioShock hadn't been the success it has, I'll bet.Odd that it wouldn't occur to Kristan that it's popular to knock down Oblivion and BioShock because both were over-hyped before release.
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Jim Rossignol: Exquisitely disappointing. A masterpiece and a missed opportunity. I love it and loathe it - no wonder it divided opinions.
Kristan Reed: Ah yes, this one wins the Oblivion award for being the game it's trendy to knock down a peg or two. My personal Game of the Year, and possibly of any other year by virtue of its ability to wrap me up in a story like no game has ever managed. Crafted narrative, amazing visuals, the best audio ever and never less than engaging gameplay. If you don't at least give it a try, I suggest getting another hobby. Like witchcraft.
