The new year festivities may be over, but there is still some time for reflective stat crunching if you’re Xbox Live’s resident cheeky chappy, Major “Major Nelson” Nelson. The Nelsonator has revealed 2008’s top Xbox Live successes, charting the major games played over XBL and purchased on Live Arcade.
If you like indie, then this was a good year on XBLA.Castle Crasherstopped the chart, followed byGeometry Wars 2, but it’s the fact thatBraidis in third place which warms my heart. This is the type of game you’d have expected to fail, especially with Microsoft deciding to hawk the price up. I find it encouraging that a game ofBraid‘s caliber can actually get into a sales chart at all, let along take third place.
As for Xbox Live play,Halo 3unsurprisingly takes the lead, followed byCall of Duty 4andGTA IV. The list is more or less a lineup of the usual suspects, so it needn’t be a shock.
The full list of stats come after the jump, just in case you really love numbers.
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
Call of Duty 4GTA IVGears of War 2Gears of WarCoD: World at WarGuitar Hero IIIBattlefield: Bad Company DemoStar Wars: The Force Unleashed DemoRock BandFable IIMirror’s Edge DemoMadden NFL 09BF: Bad CompanyRainbow Six Vegas 2UNOCastle CrashersCOD: World at War Multiplayer BetaForza Motorsport 2Too Human – Demo
Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
Castle CrashersGeometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2BraidA Kingdom for KeflingsUNOSuper Street Fighter II Turbo HD RemixFable II Pub GamesDuke Nukem 3DBionic Commando: RearmedWormsSOULCALIBURPortal: Still AliveDOOM1942: Joint StrikeBomberman LiveMEGA MAN 9N+Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3Marble Blast UltraUltimate Mortal Kombat 3
The above arcade list is based on full versions purchased.Original Xbox Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
Halo 2FableStar Wars: Battlfrnt 2Counter-StrikeFable: Lost ChaptersDoom 3Conker: Live ReloadedSplinter Cell ChaosSW: KOTORSW: Republic CommandoStar Wars: BattlefrontBurnout 3Guilty Gear XX #ReloadGauntlet Seven SorrowsCall of Duty 3Ninja Gaiden BlackCrimson SkiesMechAssault 2Call of Duty 2Rainbow Six 3
