Just a Taste: Honoring the Video Game Trailer

JUSTTASTE HONORING THE VIDED GAME TRAILER The most experienced gamers can judge a game's quality through just a few minutes of play, but anyone can appreciate a great video game trailer. The best of the best can make fanboys' hearts race and palms sweat in under a minute, Everyone has their own favorites. And just like Spike TV, which honors the best games in various catego- ries, we selected a few game trailers from recent years that deserve recognition. You might not agree with the picks, but you'll at least enjoy watching the following videos. BEST TRAILER BaSeD ON A FILM SERIES STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC Trailers for games based on movies or series are held to a higher standard. What if it doesn't look as good as the original films? This trailer could even rival The Phantom Menace. Show of hands – who wants to watch another 120 minutes of this? LLUSIO ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD Mania ensued once this trailer debuted and fanboys everywhere learned a multiplayer option would be available. But this trailer stands out for its life-like scenes that have you wondering if the characters are real, not animated. It's fitting that a game about assassins has a trailer that keeps people guessing. MARDEST TO LIVEUP TO DEAD ISLAND This viral gem brings up the question all great game trailers force us to ask – will the game be as good? Gamers all over are talking about this trailer, wondering that same question. With a trailer that good, the game has a lot to live up to when it's released. CIGN BESTUSE OF TUSIC GEARS OF WAR This trailer's music hits it out of the park. The somber track "Mad World" by Gary Jules creates an eerie contrast to the intense battle scenes of the game. You could analyze the significance of the soldier's place in a "mad world," but it's really just cool to watch. iGN BEST CELEB CAMED CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS While it's not exactly the game's trailer, this clip induces the same symptoms as some of the best game trailers out there: heart racing, adrenaline pumping, palms sweating – the works. Plus, the various celebs who show up boost the clip's cool factor. TRAILERYOU WSHED WASA FULL-LENGTH MOVE WORLD OF WARCRAFT More recent WoW trailers still impress, but this trailer stands out from the pack. The two-minute clip's cinematic artistry warrants a full-length feature. You're left wanting more, and in this case, more than just the game itself. There are countless other trailers that have deserved recognition over the years. Publishers have raised the bar for video game trailers, so the next few years will no doubt be filled with pangs of anticipation - not only for the games themselves, but for the trailers that give us a taste of what's to come. BuySellAds. SOURCES: IGn.COM I ASYLUM.COM