Leading the list is Super Mario Galaxy followed by Guitar Hero III at number two. Rounding out the top five are Mass Effect, Rock Band and Orange Box.
“Video games are huge sellers this holiday season,” Dr. Peter Raad, founder and executive director of The Guildhall at SMU. “Consumers need to pay attention to two main factors when purchasing video games for friends and family: what type of hardware is required and the ERSB Rating. Both can be found by carefully reading the labels of the video game.”
The students’ top ten list is as follows:
Super Mario Galaxy
Platform: Wii ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Platform: Wii, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, PC ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Mass Effect
Platform: Xbox 360 ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Rock Band
Platform: Xbox 360, PS2, PS3 ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
The Orange Box
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, PC ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Halo 3
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Crysis
Platform: PC ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
BioShock
Platform: Xbox 360, PC ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Madden NFL 08
Platform: Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox, PS3, PC ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
About the Guildhall The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University is the premier graduate video game education program in the US. Many of the school’s founders are industry icons, and classes are run by industry veterans. The program has a 95 percent placement rate with more than 180 graduates working at 70 of the leading video game studios around the world. The program offers both a Master’s degree and a graduate Professional Certificate of Interactive Technology in digital game development, with specializations in art creation, level design, and software development.
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