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Best of the Rest: James' Picks of 2007
Pac-Man Championship Edition (XBLA) If not worthy of a Top 10 spot, then certainly Pac-Man deserves Joystiq's 'Comeback Player of the Year' award. I covered Pac-Man CE's overblown launch in early June, but it wasn't until I became a devoted player at home that I realized the sheer genius of the first true Pac-Man sequel since 'the Ms.' hit the maze in '82. Designer Toru Iwatani managed to scrape off a quarter-century of rust and fashion a remarkably relevant game that held me down during an otherwise punishing summer drought. Geometry Wars might be the most celebrated, but Pac-Man CE is Xbox Live Arcade's true star.
Zelda to support online play
During an interview with Game Informer, Zelda co-creator Eiji Aonuma spilled the beans on The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass' multiplayer modes. During the interview, Aonuma confirms that players will be able to battle each other over Wi-Fi Connect. Sadly, the interview failed to go into any specifics regarding cooperatively based online game modes or provide any further details on the game.See also: Phantom Hourglass prototype video demonstration[Via Joystiq]
