It’s OK to get a little hyped sometimes. It happens to the best of us. Occasionally you’ll be let down. Sometimes things are just ‘good’. But every once in a while a game comes along with impossibly high expectations – and exceeds them. Whether it was because of an incredible trailer, a technological leap, or just a really darned long delay, here are 10 games that were hyped through the roof and actually delivered.
Halo 3
When the first Halo arrived as a launch title for the original Xbox console it changed the landscape of multiplayer gaming forever. Then the franchise went and did it all over again with Halo 2’s online modes. Players would have to wait almost two years after the launch of Microsoft’s next console – the Xbox 360 – before they could get their hands on Halo 3, and boy were they ready.