It’s no secret that the gaming community at large loves their first person shooters. From the early days of Wolfenstein 3D and Doom to the more graphically and technically advanced innovators such as Crysis Warhead and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the genre has captured the hearts (and wallets) of millions around the world.
In a recent My Gaming poll 34% of all respondents answered that the FPS was their favourite genre, second only to RPGs with 35%.
2009 was a particularly good year for first person shooters; it saw the return of Infinity Ward to the Call of Duty Franchise, a number of highly anticipated sequels were released and a few fresh IPs demanded the attention of industry critics.
With this in mind we give you the best FPS releases of 2009 according to Metacritic aggregate review scores.
1) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Score: 94%
Developer: Infinity Ward
Platform: PC, Xbox 360, PS3
2) Killzone 2
Score: 91%
Developer: Guerilla Games
Platform: PS3
3) Left 4 Dead 2
Score: 90%
Developer: Valve
Platform: PC, Xbox 360
4) Borderlands
Score: 83%
Developer: Gearbox Software
Platform: PC, Xbox 360, PS3
5) Halo 3: ODST
Score: 83%
Developer: Bungie
Platform: Xbox 360
6) Chronicles of Riddick: Assualt on Dark Athena
Score: 83%
Developer: Starbreeze Studios
Platform: PC, Xbox 360, PS3
7) F.E.A.R.2: Project Origin
Score: 79%
Developer: Monolith Productions
Platform: PC, Xbox 360, PS3
8) Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Score: 78%
Developer: Techland
Platform: PC, Xbox 360, PS3
9) The House of the Dead: Overkill
Score: 78%
Developer: Headstrong Games
Platform: Wii
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