[News – Industry] Top 5 gameplay mechanics

Gamasutra introduced us a nice and interesting top about the best 5 gameplay mechanics of 2008. For me, this mean innovation.

There are also ten honorable mentions.

1. Braid – Time manipulation (X360)
2. Left 4 Dead – Co-op player assistance and AI director (PC/X360)
3. LittleBigPlanet – Real-time level editing (PS3)
4. Mirror’s Edge – FP parkour (Multi)
5. Spore – Procedural character creation (PC)

Honorable mentions:

1. Audiosurf – Dynamic music-based level creation (PC)
2. Bangai-O Spirits – Auditory level sharing (DS)
3. Dead Space – Enemy limb dismemberment (Multi)
4. Echochrome – Escher-esque perspective manifestation (PS3)
5. Fallout 3 – VATS combat (Multi)
6. Far Cry 2 – Day/night and weather cycle (Multi)
7. NHL 09 – Fully human-controlled teams (Multi)
8. PixelJunk Eden - Swing-based movement (PS3)
9. Tom Clancy’s EndWar – Unit voice control (Multi)
10. World of Goo – Physics-based lattice building (Multi)