Final Edition Best Game of 2009

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Tekken 6 is a blast to play and really is one of the sleeper hits of the year.

[LingeringRegime]

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Speaking of sleepers...

I can't believe no one has mentioned this Diamond in the Rough.

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[Pete1210]

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I voted "other." The only game I played on that list is MW2. I guess I have some catching up to do next year.

[Pokes]

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I've played every game on this list sans Batman and Tekken but I feel pretty comfortable in saying Dragon Age, this is one of the few games that ended up consuming my life. Heck, I even convinced my gf to try it out and now she won't put it down.

[Sandman42]

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I can't believe everyone is forgetting about Forklift Simulator.

[spankdatazz22]

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I voted Batman first and Uncharted 2 second the first time, I think. Now would have to say Assassin's Creed 2. It encompasses a lot of different game genre types (platformer, rpg, action, stealth, sandbox, etc.) and does a great job tying them all together. Great storyline & voice acting. Amazing detail to the cities. And I actually felt like I was learning something while playing. For a sequel it really does a great job going far beyond what the original was. Fighting system fleshed out more than the first, but could stand to go further.

I like Uncharted 2, and it has some incredible moments (the train ride, the truck chase). But it's extremely linear - which is the nature of the game. But it just feels like it's more on rails than even the first one was. There's really nothing much I found challenging; the puzzles are pretty straightforward and a lot of the time when I jumped it seemed like the game was almost leading me. A great technical achievement imo though, especially on the train level. Amazing graphics and physics.

Batman was a huge surprise. The fighting/melee mechanic is new, feels fresh, and is extremely well done. The stealth aspects of the game are well done also. It's the first superhero game that made you feel as the character - you really feel like you're Batman. Detective vision was a little too powerful.

Overall a very good year for videogames; next year looks to be incredible

[DickDalewood]

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Uncharted 2

[aukevin]

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Uncharted 2, followed very closely by inFamous.

[Candyman5]

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Got to be Dragon Age Orgins, nothing this year holds a candle to it. Uncharted 2 was ok at times but overall experience never did engross me. Assassins Creed 2 was great game IMO but doesnt deserve GOTY.
Dragon Age all the way.