50 games that made 2010 awesome

12 January 2011

2010 was actually a really good year for gamers. Sure there were disappointments, but if anything those should have taught us to be more discerning with our expectations, and on the flip side, there were also a bunch of games that no one saw coming and still managed to blow us away. 

It is hard to believe that there were 50 games in 2010 that were well worth checking out. That works out to around 4 solid games per month, and almost one every week. 

So here are fifty games that made 2010 a sweet year for gamers. The list does not include expansion packs or DLC. Of course there were actually far more games that could be added to the list, but 50 is a such a nice round number. 

Note: The entries are not posted in any particular order

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Gran Turismo 5

Gran Turismo 5

Vanquish

Vanquish

PES 2011

PES 2011

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Fallout: New Vegas

Fallout: New Vegas

Fable III

Fable III

Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor

The Ball

The Ball

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Darksiders: Wrath of War

Darksiders: Wrath of War

Dead Rising 2

Dead Rising 2

Sid Meier’s Civilization V

Sid Meier's Civilization V

Halo: Reach

Halo: Reach

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

R.U.S.E.

R.U.S.E.

Crackdown 2

Top_Crackdown 2

Worms: Reloaded (PC)

Worms: Reloaded (PC)

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

Lara Croft and the Guardian of the Light

Lara Croft and the Guardian of the Light

Mafia II

Mafia II

Split/Second

Split/Second

Monday Night Combat

Monday Night Combat

StarCraft II

StarCraft II

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Limbo

Limbo

Modnation Racers

Modnation Racers

Transformers: War for Cybertron

Transformers: War for Cybertron

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Blur

Blur

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

Skate 3

Skate 3

Red Dead Redemption

Red Dead Redemption

The Settlers 7

The Settlers 7

Alan Wake

Alan Wake

Metro 2033

Metro 2033

Just Cause 2

Just Cause 2

Beat Hazard

Beat Hazard

Splinter Cell: Conviction 

Splinter Cell: Conviction

Command & Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight

Command & Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight

Aliens vs. Predator

Aliens vs. Predator

God of War 3

God of War 3

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat

Star Trek Online

Star Trek Online

Dante’s Inferno

Dante's Inferno

Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain

Bioshock 2

Bioshock 2

Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect 2

Which games made your 2010? Discuss on the MyGaming forum.

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