The Preemptive 2008 Game Awards

Why wait a whole year to give out a pile of, let's face it, mostly meaningless awards?

Words: Tyler Wilde, GamesRadar US

Best game with the word “war” in its name

Winner: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
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What doesn’t sound good about going to the dark side and bashing soldiers around like grapes in pinball machines? The Force Unleashed could be the Star Wars game we’ve been waiting for: epic, cruel, and with more ragdolls and interactive, physics-based fun than you can shake a copy of Star Wars Galaxies at.

Runner up: Halo Wars
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Tired of running around, shooting things, and heroically saving the day against all odds? Good! What you need to do is step back for a moment and order around some other grunts for a change. Apparently.

2nd Runner up: Tom Clancy’s EndWar
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Is it an RTS, a Third-Person shooter, or an MMO? Guess what, it’s all of them! Kind of. And with a name like Clancy’s in front of it, you know it’s going to have something to do with Russia.

 
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