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Best of 2009

josty81: Best of 2009

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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

1. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

Released in 2009 in Europe, this is the height of electronic roleplaying games. Plain and simple it is a perfect storm of everything that I love in a good RPG. It also features the best writing I've seen in nearly any game I've ever played. And I've been around for a while.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Resident Evil 5

3. Resident Evil 5

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

4. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

The enemies are still bullet sponges and there's still too many of them but the total package here is pure bliss from start to finish, much thanks to the audio, visuals, and fun writing.

Batman: Arkham Asylum

5. Batman: Arkham Asylum

The combination of Metroid-style exploration and brilliantly simple brawler combat means this is likely best superhero game in history.

inFamous

7. inFamous

Unusually well put together open world game that sidesteps most of the annoyances of that genre. And it has platforming that actually plays well in 3D, a rarity indeed.

Shadow Complex

8. Shadow Complex

Dragon Age: Origins

9. Dragon Age: Origins

Assassin's Creed II

10. Assassin's Creed II