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Best of 2009

by cybexx

Cybexx: Best of 2009

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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

My most anticipated game of the year far surpassed my expectations. Especially in terms of its presentation, this game shames every other game in terms of cinematic quality and to borrow a term from Bioware, the "Digital Actors" are unparalleled.

Batman: Arkham Asylum

2. Batman: Arkham Asylum

It is nice when a game surprises you with its quality, not since Escape from Butcher Bay has a licensed game been so good. And I got this for $40 in Canada, what a steal!

Dragon Age: Origins

3. Dragon Age: Origins

I thought this was going to be a nice holdover till Mass Effect 2, now I'm wondering if Mass Effect 2 can match this game. And I still have at least 60 hours to go, sweet!

inFamous

4. inFamous

Loved Sucker Punch's Sly games, this is an evolution of those games going truly open world. Climbing buildings, grinding electrical wires and hovering combine to make traversing the city so much fun. Occasional geometry problems, especially in the final area can be overlooked with how much fun this game is. The battles are excellent chaos.

Assassin's Creed II

5. Assassin's Creed II

Finished it in time for the holidays! Unfortunately seems impossible to play as a stealth game, but played as an action game it is fairly solid. Mission design and overall structure are improved so much from the last game. Plot twists were neat, but yet again I am left really wanting a game where you parkour through the near future as Desmond, and parallel that experience with an ancestor in the past. They just teased that in this one.

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

6. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

Not so much a Survival Horror game as a Adventure game. Best looking game on Wii, it makes great use of the motion controls, even if the puzzles are dead simple. Need to play through it again to see how much the experience can change. The "survival" sequences can be annoying and predictable, but there are some cool moments that use them.

Tales of Monkey Island

7. Tales of Monkey Island

The game I thought would never happen, did happen! The 2nd episode is a bit weak and the 3rd lags a bit, but overall the entire season combines to great effect. The ending is especially great and almost feels like an ending appropriate for the entire series. However, it looks like Tales of Monkey Island was very successful, so a 2nd season seems likely and I am very very much looking forward to that.

Shadow Complex

8. Shadow Complex

This is how downloadable games should be done. Borrowing heavily from the Metroid series, Shadow Complex creates a high-budget retail experience for a great value and hunting down every question mark on the map is addicting.

Plants vs. Zombies

9. Plants vs. Zombies

For a Popcap game, this game sure seems packed with so much content. The main game is fun and fulfilling, a nice twist on the Tower Defense formula. And then there are a ton of mini-games, many of which seem like they could be full games in the casual game market.

'Splosion Man

10. 'Splosion Man

Pure Platforming Joy! And the ending was amazing, very much looking forward to Twisted Pixel's next creation.

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