My Top Five Games of 2010

My list of games for 2010 will go in order, counting down to number one with a few little special categories after I have listed the games. This is going to be a rather short list of five games that I hope you, the reader will enjoy.

5) Super Street Fighter IV

This fighter was for all intents and purposes was just an upgrade of Street Fighter IV, with a few extra characters thrown into the mix. Capcom didn’t really break any new ground here like they did with the first iteration of Street Fighter IV, however it was enough an upgrade to merit purchase, from some balance tweaks to all the characters unlocked from the start! Here is hoping they release the upgrades that the arcade version is getting in Japan as DLC.

4) 3D Dot Game Heroes

I had high hopes for this game, as Atlus had seemed to be on a role releasing games that hit just right. And boy did Atlus surprise me with this one. The game pays homage to one of my favorite games of all time, The Legend of Zelda. And on top of that, it manages to poke some fun at the series as well. Graphically speaking the game also works in its favor by recreating the 8-bit graphic style while still being in 3D. The characters are comprised of individual little cubes, giving the game a pixelated look! That and combined with the games charm and humor, and you have one sweet ride.

3) Halo: Reach

The only first person shooter this year that managed to impress me this year was Reach. Bungie made one hell of a game this year. The developers took the time to build a new graphics engine, and crafted a storytelling experience that is well worth to see through to end in the campaign. As this is the last Halo game that Bungie will ever make, they send off the series with a bang. Oh and the multiplayer is quite possibly the best it has ever been.

2) Super Meat Boy

No other game this year challenged me as much as Super Meat Boy. At certain points, the downloadable title truly made want to throw my controller. A game entirely focused on precision and tight controls fed my need for a twitch platformer. And Team Meat delivered, perhaps a little too well. The controls are perfect, the graphics are just right, and the game has some good humor to boot. Dr. Fetus, you bastard.

1) Mass Effect 2

I am not sure where to start with this one. Perhaps the compelling story? The awesome characters? How about the fact that you can import stuff over from a save file of the first Mass Effect? Graphically this game was quite pretty to look at, but it has so much more going for it. The story, the drama, how the characters and their individual tales all made for one complete package. Sure, Bioware streamlined the RPG experience in the game, but that made the game that much more playable, and more tightly focused on the story they were trying to tell. I am eagerly anticipating Mass Effect 3. Bioware, don’t disappoint!

The 2009 Game That I Kept Playing in 2010 – Borderlands

Alright so maybe this category may bit a similar to a certain Giantbomb.com’s award, but none the less, this game rang true to me. Gearbox kept up the support for the game well after its initial release with patches, and two very compelling pieces of downloadable content for the title. I have spent more time playing this game overall on my Xbox than any other title. I needed to keep leveling my character, needed to find more guns. Oh god, the guns. I just needed to continue getting all the stuff that I could I with it…oh and I still want to play it. Gearbox, where is Borderlands 2 already?

The 2010 Game That Should Have Not Been – Quantum Theory

What I thought was going to be a good Japanese developed Gears of War knockoff turned into a trainwreck about 1/3 through the game. At the start it was a decent title, if slightly above average. But as you moved through the game, several glaring issues became more and more apparent. Hit detection of a target was off. Oh and then Tecmo thought it was a good idea to try and add platforming to game that doesn’t have the design for it. I don’t really don’t want to talk about his title anymore…it had left me bitter and regretful that I paid sixty bucks for it.

Here is the end

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