With Black Friday lingering and just a small handful of games left in 2009, it’s high time to take a refresher course in some of this year’s biggest and best reviews. I’ve broken down most of our most illustrious verdicts, platform by platform, to pick out some samplings of read (and watch) worthy material. On Tuesday, I focused on handheld and PC highlights from 2009. Yesterday, I lasered in on the best multiplatform and downloadable games. And, because you need something to do either before eating turkey or before camping out in the freezing cold for a $200 game console and free games (I've been watching those Black Friday specials too, y'know), today brings the best reviews across platform exclusives. Also, please feel free to send me links of awesome Flip cam videos of people fighting over sale items.
Put on your reading glasses; without further ado, here’s the grand finale of G4’s The Reviews of 2009...In Review!
PlayStation 3
The days of Lair and Haze are long behind the PlayStation 3. The PS3 has seen a strong year of console exclusives in 2009, including a visually gorgeous first-person shooter, a masterfully-crafted open world encounter, and the maturation of a rugged explorer. Oh, and some Japanese game where you die a lot. Here’s a sampling of some of PS3 titles from this year:
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Killzone 2 - 5/5
“Do you like shooters? Do you hate things with red eyes? Have you posted in forums every day for the past month about how Killzone 2 was forged on the peak of Mount Olympus by the hand of Zeus himself? If your answer to any of these questions is even remotely affirmative, we suggest you play this game.”
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inFamous - 5/5
“Open-world sandbox games have a depressing tendency to stick to the mundane. For all the over-the-top violence and mayhem of games like Grand Theft Auto and Saints Row, you’re still just a guy or girl with a gun. Outside of the occasional licensed game, few sandboxers dare to tackle the idea of superpowers, and those that have tend to be disappointments, with the notable exception of Crackdown. It’s time to expand that exceptions list by one, thanks to Sucker Punch’s exceptional inFamous.”
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Not really anything I am excited for in 2010. FFXiii and mass effect sure but I've been waiting years for those games. I am a Halo fan but somehow I havn't become nearly as excited for reach as I was(am) for ODST.\n\nThe only games I bought so far this year were Prototype, ODST, Borderlands, and MW2,\n\nThe only game I really loved was ODST, MW and borderlands where good but never really got me going. Prototype was just a way to pass the time.
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