The World Ends With You (NDS)
2008 Square/Enix/(Possible Hot Topic Kickbacks)
THE SHORT VERSION:
One of the more innovative NDS games of the year, populated almost entirely by people that I could smack the crap out of if I met in person until they spoke normal. Perfect for the ambidextrous Kingdom Hearts fanfic-writing raver in your life.
THE LONG […]

Wild ARMs XF (PSP)
2008 XSEED/Media Vision
The Short Version: “XF” stands for “Crossfire,” or possibly “Boss says we can’t call it ‘Tactics.’” Sadly doesn’t go too far with the Western motif in regards to classes, but it’s a richer experience than Luminous Arc at least.
The Long Version:

The King of Fighters XI (PS2)
2008 SNK/Playmore
In A Nutshell: Do I really need to explain what King of Fighters is? Well take that basic premise, add a clumsy tag system, and up to 20% Falcoon-brand pansexuals as the leading KOF installment

Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice (a.k.a. Gyakuten Saiban 4)
(2008 Capcom, NDS)
In a nutshell: We lost Phoenix, but gained… a daughter. Sort of. Touchscreen-enhanced invesitigation tools make the puzzles a little more actively involving, but most of the characters aren’t as interesting as the old batch. (Yet?)

Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann 2006, Konami, (NDS)
In a nutshell: Watch the goddamn anime.