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.
17 / 30
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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 realistic visuals and accurately modelled cars may lead you to believe the Blur is an action racing game in the Burnout mould, but this title from Bizarre Creations actually has more in common with Nintendo's iconic Mario Kart series. Relying heavily on power-up icons, it's a fast and enjoyable racer that also shares some genetic DNA with Call of Duty.
- Review Date:
- Reviewer:
- Manufacturer:
- 26th May, 2010
- Ryan Rigney
- Activision
- Rating:
- Price:
- From $ 34.95
- Pros:
- Online multiplayer is awesome, in-race goals are fresh and set the game apart from other racers, power-ups allow for strategic depth
- Cons:
- Single player is marred by the far too common checkpoint and destruction modes
