Eddie Inzauto and Jason Fanelli welcome The Game Reviews contributor Jeffrey Matulef to discuss the best games of the first half of 2009. They crown a king of the hill for January through June, and then look ahead to their most anticipated games scheduled for release between July and December.

00:00 - Welcome! Introductions.

00:54 - Best ames of the first half of 2009.

01:09 - We love inFAMOUS.

05:54 - Jeff cheats! Demon Souls.

08:06 - Punch Out!!

11:06 - Eddie can't get enough Street Fighter IV.

13:57 - Sims 3 and exorcist avatars.

16:35 - Suikoden Tierkreis and DS rpgs.

19:57 - Solution to the Jeff-hasn't-played-it problem.

20:11 - Early 2009 got Jeff through the games of 2008.

21:25 - Empire: Total War the best strategy game.

24:09 - Prototype.

29:43 - MadWorld.

31:06 - Six-year-old corruption disclaimer.

34:20 - GTA: Chinatown Wars

35:03 - No More Heroes: no more Wii.

36:04 - Ghostbusters.

38:10 - Halo Wars. A good introduction to RTS.

40:06 - Little King's Story.

41:32 - XBLA in 2009.

44:36 - The rest. Honorable Mentions.

48:05 - Final picks for January through June '09.

49:20 - Most anticipated for July - December '09

49:40 - Jeff's most anticipated.

51:21 - Jason's most anticipated.

55:18 - Eddie's turn.

56:46 - Late additions to our anticipated games list.

62:28 - Number one picks for July - December '09.

62:56 - Thanks and outro.

Intro music, "The Truth," Main Theme from Sucker Punch Productions' inFAMOUS, 2009. "Am I Evil" by Diamond Head, 1980, performed by Metallica.