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Best of 2010

This is my personal opinion, and I'm sure there are many, many others. It's just that I'm right and they are wrong.

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Red Dead Redemption

1. Red Dead Redemption

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Mass Effect 2

2. Mass Effect 2

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3. BioShock 2

Despite not having the impact of the first game, Bioshock 2 is still an immersive experience. The improved combat and emphasis on protection reenforce the role of the Big Daddy. The Minerva's Den expansion elevates the title further with a fascinating and emotional short story.

Monkey Island 2:  LeChuck's Revenge

4. Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

The 2010 special edition brings a wonderful voice-track and splendid updated graphics. Still one of the finest games of all time.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

5. Battlefield: Bad Company 2

The best multiplayer experience of the year. Perfectly balanced with reward for cooperation and team play over sporting competition. Loads of unlockables and endless entertainment.

Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

6. Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

Still my favourite series after Monkey Island, the latest installment invests much more time on developing the Professor's character further. A cracking yarn complements the usual assortment of puzzles. Love it.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

7. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

How do Criterion do it? What starts as a slow burner soon has you racing for 5 minutes without blinking. An astonishingly good game and the best Need For Speed title to date.

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX

8. Pac-Man Championship Edition DX

Totally unexpected, DX reinvents Pac Man into a highly tactical, lightning paced, arcade game. Quite brilliant.

Split/Second

9. Split/Second

Delivered on action and adrenaline. One of the best arcade racers of recent years. Only trumpted later in the year by the excellent Hot Pursuit.

Fallout: New Vegas

10. Fallout: New Vegas

Disgraceful bugs almost ruin this game, but the sheer size and audacity of New Vegas lifts it out of the mire. Interesting sub-plotting and tweaks to the karma/faction system makes New Vegas another fascinating wasteland to explore.