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Best of 2009

by crash_happy

Crash_Happy: Best of 2009

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Dead Space

1. Dead Space

Scary, well paced and fantasticaly atmospheric.

Batman: Arkham Asylum

2. Batman: Arkham Asylum

It's Batman, shockingly well realised.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

3. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Naughty Dog managed to almost completely address the irritants of the first game. Nexct time though, better puzzles please.

Borderlands

4. Borderlands

So chock full of character its bursting at the seems. I didn't fall in love with the weapon generator as I felt it lacked something, but boy the rest of the game made up for it.

Assassin's Creed II

5. Assassin's Creed II

I almost didn't get this game as, while I liked the first, the issues meant that I didn't want more of the same. Turns out its really rather good. AC3 = foot blades?

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Such a tight campaign. Almost tempted me back to multiplayer.

inFamous

7. inFamous

I was having fun all the way to the end boss. But then you're faced with a classic 'game' fight. Such a let down after all that. And don't call it open world, they're just big levels.

Prototype

8. Prototype

It's so odd to hear the GB crew being so down on this game. It's fluid and fast paced and absorbing people is so much fun. Ok it's not perfect but when it's going full speed it's a realy hoot. Honerab;e mention here to Mirrors Edge, which managed to have an even better flow when it was going right, such a letdown they lost it about half way through the game.

Patapon 2

9. Patapon 2

It's cute, it's catchy, it's wonderfully odd.

Battlefield 1943

10. Battlefield 1943

A cheap downloadable game providing hugely gratifying instantaneous action.