Contraptica’s Game of the Year 2007

2007 has been an amazing year for gamers around the world. Not only have we been inundated with hit after hit, but the next gen consoles have finally hit their stride. Choosing the very best game of the year is like being a kid in a candy store. Several titles could easily vie for the honor, but this year’s game stood out as a testament to solid gameplay, and that’s why we play, isn’t it?

The 2007 Contraptica Game of the Year goes to: Halo 3.

Despite the amazing single player experience of Bioshock, and the complete package of Orange Box or Call of Duty, the multiplayer of Halo 3 and the sheer amount of fun it is capable of producing make it this years Game of the Year. Halo has not gotten a lot of love from much of the press, with Bioshock taking most of the limelight. However groundbreaking that game was, it simply did not give you the same amount of fun as our Game of the Year. Once you’ve played through the campaign, you have just one more option: play through it again. Halo delivered not only a pretty compelling campaign (especially if you’ve followed along with the story through the previous games and books), but one of the greatest online systems we’ve ever seen. Even the seemingly simple fact that you can use saves and replays on a console to archive your greatest moments makes Halo’s experience legendary. And simply put, I found the most enjoyment this year playing through the campaign in Halo 3 on co-op. This is not an option on Bioshock or Orange Box, and makes it difficult for me to put those games ahead of Bungie’s new classic.

So there you have it folks, congratulations to Bungie and Microsoft Games Studios for winning the inaugural Contraptica Game of the Year for 2007!