Yes, you've seen our Best Games of the Year for 2010, but everyone has their own individual tastes. You might be wondering what Steve Johnson stays up late playing, or what Nikole's Pokemon obsession has forced her to purchase. Maybe you want to play Abbie Heppe's top five games so you can challenge her online, or you want to scoff at Jake Gaskill's picks. All of that can now be yours as we reveal our staff's top five favorite games of the year. Just don't make fun of mine. Those are off-limits.
We'll be running these over the next few days beginning in just a few minutes, so stay tuned. Plus, tell us what your five favorites of the year were, and why.
Abbie Heppe's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Nikole Zivalich's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Rob Manuel's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Jake Gaskill's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Casey Schreiner's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Stephen Johnson's Five Favorite Games of 2010
J.P. Shub's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Moye Ishimoto's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Matt Keil's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Dana Vinson's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Blair Butler's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Donell Tucker's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Eric Eckstein's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Morgan Webb's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Chris Monfette's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Mike D'Alonzo's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Courtney Kraft's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Kevin Kelly's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Leah Jackson's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Eugene Morton's Five Favorite Games of 2010
Becky Jutzi's Five Favorite Games of 2010
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gamer365
five more
1. halo reach
2. fable 3
3. heavy rain
and i know there not out yet but
4. littlebigplanet 2
5. dead space 2
gamer365
1. final fantasy 13
2. god of war 3
3. call of duty black ops
4. assassins creed brotherhood
5. mass effect 2
AKWSquad
1.Call of Duty: Black Ops
2. Minecraft
I haven't played many 2010 games this year, I been playing Total Annihilation, and M.A.X (Mechanized Assault and Exploration).
waltwils_3
1. Mass Effect 2
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops
3. Halo Reach
4. God of War 3
5. MLB 10 The Show
Honorable mentions SVR 2011, NBA 2k11, MGS: Peace Walker
KUNZistheMAN24
1.) Disney Epic Mickey - While I haven't gotten through much of it yet, I can already tell the great attention to detail that went in to this game, The art direction, humor, gameplay, and story are all perfect. Now about that camera...
2.) Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game - I love everything Scott Pilgrim this game included. The first movie tie-in that i've liked, Scott Pilgrim is addicting, old-school fun.
3.) Heavy Rain - Clunky animations and voice acting aside, One of the most captivating games of the year. It made me actually care about characters and got me wrapped up in the story. Heck, at one point I looked away from the game and saw that I had an audience of people around me that got wrapped up in the crime drama as well.
4.) Pokemon HeartGold/ SoulSilver - I stopped playing after I played the original Red/ Blue/ Yellow games to death, but I'm glad I came back for these babies.
5.) Sly Collection - Besides the flood of nostalgia that came over me, these PS2 platformers were excellent to begin with and it's great to see them again.
Honorable Mentions: Kirby's Epic Yarn, Donkey Kong Country Returns, and Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Great games, but they just didn't hook me quite as well as the other 5.
And the award for "Only game that ever made me actually consider getting an Xbox, but now I'm glad I didn't because now it's coming to PS3" is... MASS EFFECT 2!
Barbuganot
Any order depending on what mood I'm in.
1) Mass Effect 2 - I loved the first game and was excited for the second. One of the best sequels I've ever played
2) Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - This is probably the multiplayer I played most this year. Now with Vietnam out I'll still be playing this for a while. Very well made game.
3) Alan Wake: This title stood out to me. The narrative had me hooked. Very underrated but a good game nonetheless.
4) Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - This was the first racing game I played in a while but this is incredible. It was a nice break from all the first person shooters and rpgs.
5) Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - I'm a big fan of the franchise. I wasn't sure what to expect since I thought it was gonna be more like a buffer game between 2 and 3. However, I soon learned this is a huge game by itself and I was happily surprised.
Just on a side note, I haven't played Rock Band 3 yet but I know that's what I'm getting for Christmas and I know it's gonna be awesome. I know Uncharted 2 came out in 2009 but I still play the multiplayer. The community in that game is still going strong. Makes me more excited for Uncharted 3.
HaloGhostS7
I'm a little sad at the lack of Reach love in these lists, only 2 had it :(
Although Halo 1 was the sum of my childhood so I'm probably a little biased.
Anyway my list:
1. Reach: Been a Halo fan since CE, and will remain one till death
2. Brotherhood: Finally a multiplayer game that thought out of the box, and the Assassin's guild is just plain fun.
3. New Vegas: A worthy successor to FO3
4. Bayonetta: This game is just pure fun
5. Star Wars KOTOR: I don't care what year it is, this game will always be in my top 5
mrhilaire
God of war 3
Mass effect 2
Red Dead Redemption
Final Fantasy 13
Halo: Reach
we3gamers
1. Galaxy 2
2. Heavy Rain
3. Halo: Reach
4. Red Dead
5. Dragon Quest IX
Note: I'm waiting to play ME2 on PS3
we3gamers
Out of the 75 game entries (15 editors x five picks):
Heavy Rain was mentioned once
Mario Galaxy 2, DKC Returns, Epic Mickey, and Kirby Epic Yarn not mentioned once.
hmm, some company hates the Wii. pick atari adventure, some stupid poker game, and mediocre costume quest over all those Wii perfections (well, not Mickey)
zero respect. biased bastards
pazuzu414
1. Red Dead Redemption
2. Mass Effect 2
3. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
4. New Vegas
5. Deadly Premonition
It's bizarre that I can't shake the feeling that this year was lame. It has a curious stale stench. Might have something to do with Fable III being a platter of chunky vomit. Might also have something to do with my top 2 coming out early in the year. There were plenty of gems, though. No denying that.
MildDelusions
It took me awhile to think of these really but here they are.
Castlevania Lords of Shadow.
Enslaved
Call of Duty Black ops (Mainly for the zombies mode)
Fable III
Starcraft 2
7Hokage
My Top Five of 2010:
1. God of War 3.
2. Assassins Creed Brotherhood.
3. Red Dead.
4. Heavy Rain.
5. Naruto Shippuden: UN Storm 2.
Yeah I said Naruto!! What!! It was a great game and the online game play is awesome, I am still playing it. PS Blair Butler had the best list how ever I haven't seen Adam's list yet.
Scubasteve51387
1. Mass Effect 2
2. Red Dead Redemption
3. Halo: Reach
4. God of War 3
5. Final Fantasy 13
Honorable mention - COD: Black Ops
bong4bigchief
Super Mario Bros-Wii
Call of Duty: Black Ops-360
Lost Planet 2-360
Fallout New Vegas-360
NCAA Football 11-360
TannerSRK
People actually liked Enslaved?
TomHoang
1. Red Dead Redemption
2. Heavy Rain
3. Sly Collection
4. God of War III
5. No More Heroes 2
Where is Adam's top 5?
BV0000
5 Super Mario Bros. 2
4 Final Fantasy 9
3 Mortal Kombat 2
2 Super Castlevaina 4
1 The Legend of Zelda
What? These games are still around.
shyguy
5. Enslaved
4. Limbo
3. Alan Wake
2. God of War 3
1. Mass Effect 2
Honorable Mention: Heavy Rain
mpe95
1.God of War 3
2.Halo: Reach
3.Fall out: New Vegas
4.Mass effect 2
5.Black opps
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