The best games of 2010
- — 26 November, 2010 10:29
2010 was a huge year for gaming - arguably the biggest in recent memory. In addition to the hoopla surrounding motion-control, there was a dizzying array of great titles vying for gamers' attention. Mass Effect 2, Red Dead Redemption, Starcraft 2, Fallout: New Vegas, Bioshock 2, God of War III, Halo Reach, Mario Galaxy 2: the list goes on and on. It was also a year filled with a few surprises, including PlayStation Move not sucking, Bad Company 2 being a better game than Call of Duty: Black Ops, the iPod dominating as a handheld games device and Gran Turismo 5 finally arriving at the tail-end of the year.
In the following slideshow, we pay tribute to our personal favourite games of 2010, with supporting links to our original reviews. Mark our words: many of the games listed in this feature are destined to go down as all-time classics. But enough of our mindless gushing: let's take a look back at the year's best games.
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Sony Gran Turismo 5
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Microsoft Kinect
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Activision DJ Hero 2
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Ubisoft Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
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Microsoft Fable III
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Activision GoldenEye 007
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Namco Bandai Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
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MTV Games Rock Band 3
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Sony PlayStation Move
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Nintendo Kirby's Epic Yarn
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Super Scribblenauts
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Capcom Dead Rising 2
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Microsoft Halo: Reach
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Blizzard StarCraft 2
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Sony Demon's Souls
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Konami Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
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Activision Blur
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Nintendo Super Mario Galaxy 2
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Rockstar Games Red Dead Redemption
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Microsoft Game Studios Alan Wake
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Capcom Super Street Fighter IV
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Ubisoft Splinter Cell: Conviction
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Sony God of War III
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EA Games Battlefield: Bad Company 2
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Sony Heavy Rain
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2K Games BioShock 2
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EA Games Dante's Inferno
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Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for iPhone
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EA Games Mass Effect 2
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Sega Bayonetta
The latest portable entry in Kojima's famed tactical espionage series sadly evades perfection by requiring co-op for many of its boss battles. It's worth a look for seasoned stealth fans, but frustration often trumps fun if you go at it alone.
- Review Date:
- Reviewer:
- Manufacturer:
- 8th July, 2010
- Matt Cabral
- Konami
- Rating:
- Price:
- From $ 14.73
- Pros:
- Highly produced and expertly polished in almost every way, tonnes of engaging content for MGS fans of all stripes, makes most PSP games look last-gen
- Cons:
- Boss battles lack the inspired style the series is famous for -- worse than that, though, most are impossible to complete unless you recruit a co-op Snake
