Simulation 2008 — top best games in the Simulation genre / Page 3

MotoGP 08 - a game in the Simulation genre

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game, Motorcycle racing

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC, Xbox 360 → 24 October 2008

Metacritic: 61/100

MotoGP 08 is a motorcycle racing simulator with the official tracks of the 2008 championship. The player will be able to compete with stars like Valentino Rossi and...

Fish Tycoon

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Casual game

Game released: Android, BREW, iPhone, J2ME, Mac, Nintendo DS, Palm OS, PC, Windows Mobile → 24 September 2010

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 46/100

Fish Tycoon — real-time strategy with a third-person view and simulation elements. This is a virtual fish farming game. You will be able to breed and...

Dr. Awesome: Microsurgeon M.D.

Simulation, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: iPhone → 1 December 2008

Dr. Awesome: Microsurgeon M.D. is a third-person simulation game with puzzle elements from the developers of Escalation Studios, LLC. The game is published by...

X3: Reunion 2.0

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 25 January 2008

X3: Reunion 2.0 is an improved version of the exciting space simulator X3: Reunion. In the game you will have the opportunity to build your own headquarters station...

My Pokémon Ranch

Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Wii → 9 June 2008

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 47/100

My Pokémon Ranch — allows, similar to Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire, the player to store up to a thousand Pokémon caught in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl on the...

Osouji Sentai Clean Keeper

Simulation, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game

Game released: Wii → 24 April 2008

Osouji Sentai Clean Keeper is a simulator with a mixture of adventure, anime or manga games and games for adults from the developers of Idea Factory Co., Ltd.. The...

Kudos

Simulation, Business / Management, Turn-based

Game released: Mac, PC → 24 April 2007

Players: 7.7/10

Kudos is an unusual turn-based life simulator in which you can create your own character and guide him through the thorns of virtual life. It depends only on you...

SimCity Societies: Destinations

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric

Game released: PC → 23 June 2008

SimCity Societies: Destinations is an isometric simulator with strategy and business simulation elements from the developers of Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc.. The...

A-Train 8

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Trains, City Building, Construction

Game released: PC → 3 April 2009

Players: 2.4/10

Steam: 52/100

This business simulation focuses on running a railway company and developing the city around its network. The player lays tracks, sets train schedules, constructs...

TOCA Race Driver 3

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 4 December 2008

Players: 8.1/10

TOCA Race Driver 3 — Single-player games are divided into two parts: World Tour and Professional Career. In the World Tour, the player progresses through 32...

Rock Revolution

Simulation, Action, Music game, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 → 15 October 2008

Metacritic: 40/100

Rock Revolution is a music game built around performing 40 rock tracks with guitar, bass, drum, and microphone peripherals. It features solo career and rehearsal...

rFactor

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: PC → 31 October 2008

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 61/100

rFactor is a realistic racing simulator with first and third person views. The game offers a sophisticated system of customization of cars and race tracks...

Let's Play: Schools

Simulation, Action, Educational game (Education), Music game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game

Game released: Nintendo DS → 5 December 2008

Let's Play: Schools is a third-person simulator with elements of action, educational game, music game and puzzle from developers from ZigZag Island studio. The main...

Making History: The Calm & The Storm

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Historical, Action, Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 23 January 2008

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Making History: The Calm & The Storm — historical economic strategy with an isometric camera view and turn-based battles. The game takes place during the...

Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol Encore

Simulation, Music game, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 → 5 February 2008

Metacritic: 70/100

This music game and karaoke simulator centers on performing in the style of American Idol: players sing songs and aim to become a star. The game recognizes vocal...

Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Third-person view, Collection

Game released: PC → 19 June 2008

Players: 10/10

Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection is a first-person simulation game with a mixture of strategy, business simulation and educational game from the masters at Blue...

Buzz! Quiz TV

Arcade, Simulation, Educational game (Education), Logic, Trivia

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 23 September 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

This quiz game, styled as a television game show, tests knowledge of music, movies and TV, sports, brainteasers, and lifestyle topics. Buzz! Quiz TV features more...

Jenny's Fish Shop

Simulation, Action, Strategy, Educational game (Education), Third-person view

Game released: PC → 24 July 2009

Jenny's Fish Shop is a third-person simulation game with a dash of action, strategy and educational game from Owl Studio. The game is published by Game Factory...

Children of the Nile (Enhanced Edition)

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Sandbox, City Building

Game released: PC → 8 July 2008

Steam: 85/100

A real-time city-building strategy about the development of an ancient Egyptian civilization under a pharaoh’s rule. The player guides the people from a...

Hamurabi

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), First-person view

Game released: Browser, Commodore 64, Commodore PET/CBM, DOS, iPhone, TRS-80 → 2002

Players: 10/10

Hamurabi is a first-person simulation game with a mixture of strategy, business simulation and educational game. The game is published by Circle Enterprises...

MySims Kingdom

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Puzzle, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: Wii, Nintendo DS, PC → 28 October 2008

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 67/100

A simulation with strategy and puzzle elements, MySims Kingdom centers on King Roland’s request to help revitalize his kingdom. The player joins forces with other...

My Dress-Up

Simulation

Game released: Nintendo DS → 7 November 2008

My Dress-Up is a simulator from the developers of Oxygen Interactive Studios Ltd. The game is published by Oxygen Interactive Software Ltd.. Sometimes the game is...

WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs. Tiger

Simulation, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Tanks

Game released: PC → 21 November 2008

Players: 8.1/10

WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs. Tiger is a first-person simulator with elements of a historical game, a sandbox and a tank simulator from the developers of G5 Software...

X³: Reunion (Special Edition)

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Linux → 5 December 2008

X³: Reunion (Special Edition) is a first-person simulator with action and flight simulator elements from the EGOSOFT GmbH studio. The game is published by...

18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Racing

Game released: PC → 13 March 2009

Players: 10/10

Steam: 76/100

A trucking and business-management simulator about hauling freight across North America. The player starts a transport business and chooses jobs, weighing the...

City Life

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 19 March 2008

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

City Life — there are 6 socio-cultural groups. Being in a certain “stratum” directly depends on a resident’s income and lifestyle. Thus, the Intelligentsia...

Wild Earth: African Safari

Simulation, Educational game (Education), First-person view

Game released: Wii → 25 September 2008

Players: 4.9/10

Metacritic: 60/100

A wildlife photography simulation set in the African savanna, where the player observes animals and photographs them in their natural habitats. The challenge is to...

Guitar Hero: On Tour

Simulation, Action, Music game, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo DS → 22 June 2008

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Guitar Hero: On Tour is a music game about performing rock songs with a stylus shaped like a guitar pick, used to strum on the touch screen. Career mode lets...

The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff

Simulation, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric

Game released: PC → 1 July 2008

The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff is a third-person simulator from developers from the Maxis Software Inc. studio. The game is published by Electronic Arts LLC. In some...

Mafia Wars

Role-playing game, Simulation, Business / Management

Game released: Browser → June 2008

Mafia Wars is a role-playing game with a mixture of simulator and business simulator from the masters from the studio Zynga Game Network Inc.. The main publisher of...

iNeko

Simulation, Cyberpunk

Game released: iOS → 23 September 2008

iNeko is a simulator from the MildMannered Industries studio. The main publisher of the game is MildMannered Industries. But iNeko has not yet been released on PC...

Sims: Carnival - SnapCity

Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric

Game released: PC → 15 January 2008

Players: 10/10

Sims: Carnival — SnapCity — An online community based on the famous The Sims series of games, where you can create and publish your own custom games...

Gran Turismo 5: Prologue

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 15 June 2011

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 80/100

This racing simulator serves as a prelude to Gran Turismo 5, featuring 50 cars from manufacturers around the world and five tracks, including Fuji Speedway, Suzuka...

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

Simulation, Adventure, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo DS, Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS → 9 May 2008

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney — the fourth part of the adventure visual novel Ace Attorney will again introduce the public to four lawyers who must protect the...

PAIN

Simulation, Third-person view, Action, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, Mac → 20 March 2008

Players: 10/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A mountain-climbing simulator in which the protagonist ascends through a series of jumps, with failed attempts sending them back down. Players aim each leap...

Oregon Trail (2009)

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Third-person view

Game released: Android, BREW, iPad, iPhone, J2ME, Nintendo DSi, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone → 28 October 2009

Oregon Trail (2009) is an arcade game with a third-person view with a mixture of simulator and action from the developers from the Gameloft Inc. studio. The game is...

Descent: Freespace - The Great War

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Space, Science fiction

Game released: Amiga, PC → 2001

Steam: 77/100

This space combat simulator follows the war between the Galactic Terran Alliance and the Shivans, a race that appears without warning and possesses technology far...

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Desert Siege

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, DLC, First-person view

Game released: Mac, PC → 8 November 2002

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Desert Siege — 2009. Last year's events in Russia led to geopolitical instability, resulting in many conflicts around the world. The...

Combat Wings: Battle of Britain

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 14 October 2009

Steam: 82/100

Combat Wings: Battle of Britain is a realistic flight simulator with first and third person views. The events of the game take place during the Second World War in...

Petz Sports

Simulation, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: Wii, PC → 27 November 2008

Players: 7.5/10

Petz Sports is a third-person simulator with a dash of sports game from the developers at Ubisoft Montreal. The game is published by Ubisoft. In some circles, Petz...

Simulation

Best Games in the Simulation genre of 2008 (Game released)