Thinking back over 2009, I tried to work out what were the titles I enjoyed the most. I started with a few games that stood out as unique, adding titles that were great fun. Soon i had a lot more than 10 games. I had to cull great games like Red Faction: Guerrilla, Shadow Complex, and Assassin’s Creed 2! The 10 I am left with have such great diversity of style and genre, there truly was something for everyone in 2009.Of the games I did play in 2009, my top 10 are, in no particular order;
Flower
Spelunky
PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe
Captain Forever
Uncharted 2 : Among Thieves
Batman : Arkham Asylum
Plants Vs Zombies
Demon’s Souls
Resident Evil 5
Canabalt
I’m amazed there are games made by hundreds of people, games with singular creators and everything in between in this list. I’m even yet to sink my teeth into a few titles, Borderlands, Left 4 Dead 2, Brutal Legend to name a few.
In making this list, I also scoured my game links to make sure there wasn’t a game I forgot. I realised i could make another top 10 list of 2009, of top 10 lists! Some of these cover the decade past, some of them more than 10 games. My aim in sharing them here is that you might also find some great games that slipped past you, in the last year, or decade. Enjoy!
Joystiq’s Top 10 Games of 2009
Gamasutra’s Top 12 Games of the Decade
Gamasutra’s Games of the Decade: Honorable Mentions
tigsource – The Niner, in Review
Gamesindistry.biz – Top 10 of 2009: News
Brainy Gamer Podcast – Favorites of ’09
GWJ Conference Call – retrospective on the games of 2009!
Wired – The 10 Best Videogames of 2009
Kotaku – The Statistically Best Games of the Decade (Or Why Stats Sometimes Lie)
Gamasutra – The 99 Best Free Games Of 2009
