the rules in here are all things that every person should know from the get go.
And 4 is pointless. The way L4D plays, a formation would be more harmful than helpful.
I think that the games you compared here hold true to your intent.
But over all, I think that the quality of games from 08 was far better that last year.
Left 4 Dead
Mirror's Edge
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD
Super Smash Bros Brawl
etc.
I'm just saying that if you're not comparing similar titles and just making out a list of good games from each year, you're 08 list will be larger.
The first game sucked ass, but I really wanted to like it, so I will give this one a shot in the hopes that it is everything the first should have been.