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10/10s

These are the games that usually define a year. When people look back on a generation of consoles it's the 10/10s that are talked about and remembered most fondly. In 2007 we gave three games the illustrious 10/10 score: Halo 3, Mass Effect and BioShock. Halo 3 is without doubt one of the most complete multiplayer games ever released on a console, Mass Effect is a stunning sci-fi epic and BioShock raised the bar for video game storylines. In truth, both CoD4 and The Orange Box could also have received a 10, if we'd been in a slightly better mood at the time.

It's not an easy list of games for 2008 to follow. Of the games released so far this year only GTA 4 has scored a 10 - something it unquestionably deserved due to its unmatched production values and storytelling. But what of the rest due out this year? Do any jump up and down screaming "10 out of 10!"? Gears of War 2 has a chance, being the sequel to 2006's 10/10 scoring action hit. Spore is also a hot contender and has ever chance of scoring highly if all its ideas can hold together in a cohesive game. The rest aren't so clear cut in our opinion. There's huge potential in Fable 2, Fallout 3, FarCry 2, LittleBigPlanet and Mirror's Edge, but potential alone isn't enough for a 10.

Click through to page three to see which year has the most originality.

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