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games_top5_081017_2008SleeperGames[i-1].body = "<headline/></br><br>The big games this year are hard to miss: \"Gears of War 2,\" \"Fallout 3,\" \"LittleBigPlanet,\" \"Guitar Hero.\" But what about the low-profile ones that are just as good, if not better? The games that come out of nowhere to delight, inspire and surprise us?</BR><br>These are the best Cinderella games of 2008. If it's the new and innovative you seek, don't overlook these hidden gems.<br></a><br></br><P ALIGN=RIGHT><i>&#8212; Blake Snow</i></P><br><p ALIGN=LEFT><a href=\"http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25128965\"><img src=\"http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Interactives/_swf/tonytesting/gamewidget/Grab_top5_widget_button.gif\" border=0></a></p>";

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games_top5_081017_2008SleeperGames[i-1].body = "<headline/></br><br>Brain games are a dime a dozen these days. But none of them are as cinematic, charismatic and engrossed in story quite like \"Professor Layton\" for Nintendo DS. It's like an anime version of \"Harry Potter\" filled with a 100 secret puzzles for your medulla oblongata. ";

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games_top5_081017_2008SleeperGames[i-1].body = "<headline/></br><br>Do you miss the simple days of gaming but have grown tired of playing World 1-1 in \"Super Mario Bros.\" again? \"Braid\" takes all that is good from classic Nintendo games and adds lovely music, beautiful hand-drawn graphics and the ability to quickly rewind time if you screw up. Definitely a keeper. ";

games_top5_081017_2008SleeperGames[i++] = new Array("","'The World Ends With You' ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/081117_Top5_WorldEndsWithyou2.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Square Enix", "273", "364", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
games_top5_081017_2008SleeperGames[i-1].body = "<headline/></br><br>The formula for role-playing games has remained the same for almost two decades. But Square Enix's latest portable RPG for the Nintendo DS takes the genre to new heights, introducing fresh weapons, a modern story and an abundance of style. If only more games were this daring. ";

games_top5_081017_2008SleeperGames[i++] = new Array("","'SingStar PS3'","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/081117_Top5_SingStar.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Sony", "238", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
games_top5_081017_2008SleeperGames[i-1].body = "<headline/></br><br>Unless you live in Europe, you've probably never heard of this one (90 percent of all \"SingStar\" players live across the Atlantic, says Sony). But battle karaoke sung over widescreen music videos with real-time voice tracking is a blast. And at $60 with two microphones, \"SingStar\" is a lot cheaper than \"Rock Band,\" but just as fun. ";

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games_top5_081017_2008SleeperGames[i-1].body = "<headline/></br><br>Let me put it this way: If you like \"Portal,\" building things, Tim Burton, structural engineering, Danny Elfman, genius puzzles, are obsessive compulsive, or ever drew bridges across gaping voids as a child, I strongly urge you to play this game. Something special like this only comes once every two to three years. Don't miss it, especially since it only costs $15.";

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