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(Just in case YouTube isn't working)
This is probably the best game of all time. At first I wasn't interested, I didn't want to play as a cowboy. Chasing Native Americans and hanging out in the west seems like such a bore (remember the Wild Wild West movie?). I don't even like cowboys or horses. Trains are cool, but I'm allergic to horses so they don't interest me. I figured that I wouldn't even look at the game if I couldn't at least buy a train station and an oil well. Then I saw the above video; it looks just like Super Street Fighter IV, but with Ken as a cowboy. The reviews should have made it more clear that this game involves Ken as a cowboy; it would have been a day one purchase. Needless to say, I've been playing this game since I bought it a few days after release and lamenting the days I lost due to my ignorance. It looks and feels a lot like Super, but it's got a cowboy and people really seem to like it. Who am I to argue?
I, Tyrell Stewart, hereby nominate Red Dead Redemption for Game of the Year. Also, cowboys are okay in my book now.
Note: For the best experience, this needs to be played on a Fightstick.