Rank	Game Title	Platform	Publisher	Score
1	Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix +	PS2	SquareEnix	9.17
1	Super Paper Mario	Wii	Nintendo	9.17
3	Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass	NDS	Nintendo	9.07
3	Gears of War	Xbox 360	Microsoft	9.07
3	GTA San Andreas	PS2	Capcom	9.07
6	Monster Hunter Portable 2nd	PSP	Capcom	8.95
7	Forza Motor Sports 2	Xbox 360	Microsoft	8.85
8	Gyakuten Saiban 4	NDS	Capcom	8.83
9	Wishroom: Tenshi no Kioku	NDS	Nintendo	8.82
10	Trusty Bell	Xbox 360	Bandai Namco	8.71
11	Super Robot Taisen OG	PS2	Banpresto	8.63
11	Virtual Fighter 5	PS3	Sega	8.63
13	Musou Orochi	PS2	Koei	8.54
14	Fire Emblem	Wii	Nintendo	8.53
15	Final Fantasy Tactics	PSP	SquareEnix	8.45
16	Kotoba no Puzzle Mojipittan DS	NDS	Bandai Namco	8.44
17	Idol Master	Xbox 360	Bandai Namco	8.42
18	Itadaki Street DS	NDS	SquareEnix	8.41
18	Riot Act	Xbox 360	Microsoft	8.41
20	Layton Kyushu to Fushigi na Machi	NDS	Level 5	8.39
21	One Piece Unlimited Adventure	Wii	Bandi Namco	8.33
22	Persona 3	PS2	Atlas	8.27
23	Super Robot Taisen W	NDS	Banpresto	8.21
24	.hack//G.U.Vol.3 Arukuyou na Hayasade	PS2	Bandai Namco	8.19
25	Odin Sphere	PS2	Atlas	8.16
26	Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings	NDS	SquareEnix	8.14
26	Rainbow Six: Vegas	Xbox 360	Ubisoft	8.14
26	Final Fantasy II	PSP	SquareEnix	8.14
29	Yoshi Island DS	NDS	Nintendo	8.12
30	Biohazard 4 Wii Edition	Wii	Capcom	8.11
31	Lise no Atelier	NDS	Gust	8.10
31	Test Drive Unlimited	Xbox 360	Microsoft	8.10
33	Ouendan 2	NDS	Nintendo	8.06
34	Sekaiju no Meikyuu	NDS	Atlas	8.05
35	Gundam Musou	PS3	Bandai Namco	8.04
35	Pro Yakyuu 2007	PS2	Bandai Namco	8.04
37	Fate/Stay Night	PS2	Kadokawa Shoten	8.00
38	Shining Force Ikusa	PS2	Sega	7.98
39	Final Fantasy	PSP	SquareEnix	7.92
40	Kidou Senshi SEED Rengou VS. Z.A.F.T. Portable	PSP	Bandai Namco	7.90
41	Ninja Gaiden Sigma	PS3	Tecmo	7.89
42	Dragon Shadow Spell	PS2	PS2	7.87
43	Picross DS	NDS	Nintendo	7.85
44	Jikkyou Power Pro Yakyuu Portable 2	PSP	Konami	7.85
45	Luminous Arc	NDS	Marvelous Interactive	7.84
45	Tales of Destiny 2	PSP	Bandai Namco	7.84
45	Soul Cradle	PS2	Nippon Ichi	7.84
48	Shining Wind	PS2	Sega	7.83
49	Sangokushi Taisen DS	NDS	Sega	7.82
50	Grim Grimoire	PS2	Nippon Ichi	7.71

In looking at the top 50 highest rated games, there certainly are a few suprises. While Nintendo, Capcom, SquareEnix and Bandai Namco are publishers that you would expect to have the most games rank in the top 50 of 2007, the big suprise was Microsoft keeping pace with the big boys. Bandai Namco (9) had the most top 50 games followed by SquareEnix (7), Nintendo (6), Microsoft (4) and Capcom (4). Microsoft was right in the mix.

By the same token, it was also suprising to see Nintendo, who completely dominates software sales in Japan selling more units in 2006 than the next four publishers combined, finish just a hair above Microsoft, who has enjoyed only dismal software sales in Japan. Could this be a sign that Microsoft might start to make a dent in the Japanese gaming market? Or does this simply mean that the Japanese Xbox 360 fanboy is a more zealous advocate than the typical Nintendo or Sony fanboy. Only time will tell.