Surprisingly good game for a movie tie-in. Very gory violence and fast gameplay. It has its flaws but overall it’s a very fun game and just about makes it into my top 10 of 2009.
9. 1 Vs 100
I know it’s free and what not but that doesn’t take anything away from it. 1 Vs 100 has put the Xbox 360 on the map as the most sociable console ever. A real life game show that thousands of people take part in every night that anyone can play. Genius.
8. Prototype
Brutal combat, massive open-world, a variety challenges and quite satisfying gameplay. One of the forgotten and perhaps also underrated games of 2009.
7. Resident Evil 5
Amazing co-op game, one of the best out there. Sometimes it doesn’t flow as well as you’d like it to but nonetheless a great addition to the Resident Evil franchise with a lot to do and collect too.
6. Borderlands
Not the best RPG around and certainly not the best FPS, but a fresh combination of them both and it plays very well in up to 4 players co-op. Overshadowed by a few bigger releases at the end of 2009, Borderlands was one of the best games last year.
5. Trials HD
Arcade game of the year. Also potentially the most addictive and frustrating game you will ever play. One of the most fun arcade titles out there. Trials HD will have you smashing up controllers left, right and centre.
4. Left 4 Dead 2
A really polished game. A massive improvement on the first game and a lot more fun. Each campaign has its own style and the new infected and addition of melee weapons keeps things fresh. Left 4 Dead 2 never loses its appeal.
3. Batman: Arkham Asylum
The first really good Batman game. Complete with a fantastic story, all of Batman’s gadgets and a lot of batmospshere, this game is a massive ode to the comic book character. After the let down of the pathetic Joker boss fight there’s still plenty more to do, solving all the riddles and beating the game’s incredibly hard challenge mode.
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Enough said. It didn’t get my number one spot because of the quality of the single player compared to AC2. Spec Ops are fun but awfully challenging and obviously nothing can compete with the multiplayer, which is so much bigger and better this time round.
1. Assassin’s Creed II
Improved on the first one in so many ways, especially the combat, there are so many more cool assassinations to do and there is so much to do in general this time round. The single player experience is phenomenal and I didn’t want it to end at all, there was no other game that did that for me this year. Thank god for DLC.
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