Games Released in November 2008

574 new games released in November 2008, with Nintendo DS being the most active platform. November 18 was the busiest day, with 59 new releases.

Top Platform

Nintendo DS

New Releases

574

Busiest Day

November 18

What was the most popular game of November 2008?

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, often referred to as WotLK, or Wrath, is the second expansion set for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft, following The Burning Crusade. It adds a substantial amount of content to the game world, including the continent of Northrend, home of the eponymous Lich King, and a new character "hero" class.

Which days had the most releases?

November 18 saw the most activity with 59 releases.

59 releases

November 18

56 releases

November 27

54 releases

November 21

50 releases

November 28

How did each week compare?

The third week of November was the busiest with 207 releases.

Week 1 (November 1–7)

149 releases

Most popular release in Week 1

Gears of War 2

In Gears of War 2, The COG continues its fight against the Locust horde, who are attempting to sink all of the cities on the planet Sera by using a big riftworm to eat the ground beneath them. Sergeant Marcus Fenix leads Delta Squad into the depths of the planet to try to stop the worm from eating but instead they discover the true intent of the Locust actions.

Week 2 (November 8–14)

176 releases

Most popular release in Week 3

Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter set during a zombie outbreak on the East Coast of the United States. Four players control survivors who must fight through hordes of infected humans, creatures transformed by a rabies-like pathogen that causes extreme aggression and loss of higher brain function. Gameplay emphasizes teamwork, with colored outlines showing teammate positions through walls, shared healing items, and friendly fire creating consequences for careless shooting. An AI system called the Director dynamically adjusts enemy placement, item spawns, and pacing based on player performance. Beyond common infected, players face five special mutated types with unique abilities. Campaigns are divided into levels connected by safe houses, each culminating in a desperate last stand for rescue.

Week 4 (November 22–28)

171 releases

Most popular release in Week 4

Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

As with previous Professor Layton games, Unwound Future is an adventure game where the player solves puzzles offered by local citizens to progress the story forward, through dialogue and around 32 minutes of full motion video. The player moves about the game through still images of locations. The player can use the DS touchscreen to tap on non-player characters to start a dialog or to obtain a puzzle, and also can search anywhere on the background for hint coins, with some areas needing to be tapped several times to reveal a secret hint coin or puzzle. Puzzles are brainteasers of many varieties, including visual, math, and logic. There is no time limit to solve puzzles, and the player can get up to 3 hints at a cost of one hint coin each; a new feature in Unwound Future is a "super hint", costing 2 coins, that can only be bought after the other 3 hints have been revealed, but that nearly reveals the puzzle's solution. If the player is correct in solving the puzzle, they gain a number of "Picarats", a form of currency within the game. Guessing the incorrect answer will reduce the number of picarats the player can get on subsequent attempts. Players can visit certain areas in order to play undiscovered or unsolved puzzles that are left behind as the story progresses.

Week 5 (November 29–30)

10 releases

Most popular release in Week 5

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is an explosive open-world action game set in a massive, highly reactive, war-torn world. A power-hungry tyrant messes with Venezuela's oil supply, sparking an invasion that turns the country into a warzone. But for you, international crisis is all upside: You are a mercenary, and you profit from chaos. Mercenaries 2 features a slew of potential clients, all willing to pay you to do their dirty work. Dirty deeds, done for exorbitant fees. These are world powers with deep pockets, deep grudges, and enough arms and ammo to start World War III. This is your kind of environment. Mercenaries 2 features the latest and most dangerous in civilian and military tech, everything from shiny new sports cars, to the future-tech satellite-guided bunker-busting mini-nuke. Tanks, APCs, boats, luxury automobiles - you name it, you can have it delivered to you in real time. And if you run out of cash you can always 'acquire' the gear you need in the field. If you see it, you can buy it, steal it, or blow the living crap out of it. Play your own way, or play with the help of a friend in the new cooperative multiplayer mode. You are not a soldier. You don't have to play by anyone's rules. You have your own code: you will fulfill the terms of the contract, no matter what. Not everyone in the world of Mercenaries is as honorable. Everyone will try and screw you, given the chance. They think they can get away with it, because they don't know rule #1: EVERYBODY PAYS.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Nintendo DS received 211 new titles in November 2008. The runner up was Wii with 155 new titles.

Nintendo DS211 releases

Wii155 releases

PC (Microsoft Windows)131 releases

Xbox 36094 releases

PlayStation 383 releases

PlayStation 258 releases

PlayStation Portable47 releases

iOS30 releases

Web browser28 releases

Mac24 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in November 2008 with 124 titles. Simulator followed closely with 87.

Adventure124

Simulator87

Puzzle81

Shooter67

Strategy67

Role-playing64

Platform56

Sport53

Arcade48

Fighting31

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