10 PlayStation 3 And Xbox 360 Games That Lived Up To The Crazy Hype They Received

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Behold, one of the most revolutionary shooters of all time.

Another FPS that was hyped like crazy, but this one here is a special case. Call of Duty had become stagnant with Treyarch’s CoD3, and the WWII setting was becoming boring. And so, Infinity Ward, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, that would not only change the series’ face forever, but the entire genre. The hype surrounding Modern Warfare was unimaginable, and when the game was actually released, it exceeded all our expectations. It featured a wonderful single player campaign, and the best online we had ever seen in any game. Of all the games that have exceeded the expectations we had of them, Modern Warfare is probably the most memorable.

Grand Theft Auto IV

Trust me, back then, this looked a LOT more impressive.

Grand Theft Auto, more commonly known as GTA, is another one of those franchises that has consistently given out spectacular games. A lot was expected as GTA IV, since the past games in the series had set a very high standard. Add to that the fact that EA almost bought Rockstar (back then, EA used to suck), and the hype surrounding GTA IV doubled. And then, the game got released, and all it got was perfect scores, and astounding sales. Yes, the game does actually disappoint in some areas. The game offers less freedom than other games before it in the series. But GTA IV was still a highly polished and enjoyable game.

Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect 2- the best game I have ever played.

Mass Effect 2 was hyped- a lot. Not just because it was the sequel to Mass Effect, which was an awesome game itself, but BioWare was very open about all the changes they were making in the game. Add to that the fact that they were publicizing ME2 by saying that Shepard DIES, and we have on our hands a game thats hyped like crazy. When ME2 was released, it got perfect and nigh-perfect scores all over the board. And for good reason. Mass Effect 2 is awesome, for so many reasons, I can’t even list them all out here. Just play the game, and fall in love with it.

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