top notch!

with 09 ending, and especially its 10 years since 2000, there's been tons of top 10 or top 50 or top "insert fav numeral", of TV shows, games, news, dogs, cats and whatever you want.

few contenders for disasters (911, tsunami, hurricanes and china quakes) of the decade. Avatar being the "most expensive movie" of the year/decade/ever. GTA:chinatown wars winning 2 platforms according to a popular gaming site. VW polo = car of the year? ok.

being a gamer, here's my top 5 games of the decade.

5th: world of warcraft
the game responsible for destroying (or nearly) relationships and families. so addictive that you need to cold turkey this to get out. that is, taking the huge frozen bird, bash the victim out cold and scream some sense before he starts "LFG" against you and whoever he ever cared about.

4th: bejeweled
gotta be the sleeper hit of the decade. millions of players for the minute blitz version. top app in iphone. need to say more? many a night went sleepless because of me and wifey sliding gems furiously on this game. they need a law against something so simple and yet so addictive.

3rd Grand Theft Auto whatever
I have only played about 3 of the series but each of those were like really good. it's essentially the same stuffs but the possibilities, backstory, missions just beckons you over for more digital spanking. it's hard to put down once you pick it up. although now it's officially banned by the wifey, I would still give it 2 thumbs up and therefore a place in this list.

2nd: advance wars series
right before wow came along, I was addicted to the advance wars series. a strategy with a very retro feel. like HOMM of the 90s, it's turn-based and the "just 1 more turn" was really sucking me right into it. but just like HOMM of the 90s, the series went downhill after the 3rd installment.

1st: starcraft
ok I know starcraft was released in 97 but I love the story and action so much that I keep going back to it now and then. sc2 was supposed to be released at the end of 09 but I guess the damned in wow took too much time. its the only game I am going to wait for in the new year and I'm sparing no expenses to build a nice rig just for it.