Top 100 Biggest Games of 2010. Happy New Year from VGB!

1 January 2010

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Posted by:Ferry

Happy New Year everyone! See 2010’s biggest videogames in the Top 100 overview below. 2010 is looking to be yet another awesome year for gamers!

Anticipation without means, is half the fun or so it seems. While you are now looking forward to a great many games, at the end of 2010 we believe the listed titles will be the games you fondly remember playing. Both logical and indeterminable factors taken into account are: Hype, developer potential, nostalgia, series’ past sales and successes, all counted towards this unbiased Top 100 of big games we expect to see in 2010.

No doubt one of your favorite games is missing*. I’ve had to cut about 100 games from the original overview in editing the past 20 hours. I’m pretty happy with how the top 50 turned out, and if your favorites aren’t high enough in the list I look forward to seeing what your top 5 looks like. If you’re looking for the release date and/or media from a certain game, click on its name and you’ll go to a new page with the most relevant info. With that said…

Let’s take a look at the Top 100:

100. 3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3)
99. Supreme Commander 2 (PC, Xbox 360)
98. Yakuza 3 (PS3)
97. Trauma Team (Wii)
96. APB AKA All Points Bulletin (PC)
95. Dante’s Inferno (Xbox 360, PS3, PSP)
94. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (DS)
93. Sonic the Hedgehog: Project Needlemouse (WiiWare, XBLA, PSN)
92. Perfect Dark HD (XBLA)
91. Mega Man 10 (WiiWare, XBLA, PSN)
90. Thatgamecompany Game 3 (PSN)
89. The Behemoth Game 3 (XBLA)
88. Golden Sun DS (DS)
87. Monster Hunter Tri (Wii)
86. I Am Alive (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
85. Blur (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
84. Split/Second (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
83. Tron: Evolution (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
82. Epic Mickey (Wii)
81. Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon (Wii)
80. Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Universe (Wii)
79. Postal III (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Mac, Linux)
78. Brink (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
77. No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Wii)
76. The Agency (PS3, PC)
75. Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS)
74. Tatsunoko VS. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars (Wii)
73. Super Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360, PS3)
72. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP)
71. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP)
70. Twisted Metal PS3 (PS3)
69. Wii Relax (Wii)
68. Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
67. UFC Undisputed 2010 (Xbox 360, PS3, PSP)
66. Dark Void (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
65. Darksiders (Xbox 360, PS3)
64. Enslaved (PS3, Xbox 360)
63. Transformers: War for Cybertron (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, DS)
62. Skate 3 (Xbox 360, PS3)
61. Max Payne 3 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
60. White Knight Chronicles: International Edition (PS3)
59. Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (Wii)
58. Red Steel 2 (Wii)
57. ModNation Racers (PS3)
56. MAG AKA Massive Action Game (PS3)
55. DC Universe Online (PC, PS3)
54. Star Trek Online (PC)
53. Final Fantasy XIV Online (PC, PS3)
52. Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC)
51. Final Fantasy Gaiden: The Four Warriors of Light (DS)
50. Professor Layton and The Last Time Travel (DS)
49. Deus Ex 3 (PC)
48. Just Cause 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
47. Crackdown 2 (Xbox 360)
46. Dead to Rights: Retribution (Xbox 360, PS3)
45. Red Dead Redemption (Xbox 360, PS3)
44. Vancouver 2010: The Official Videogame (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
43. True Crime (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
42. Mafia II (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
41. Crysis 2 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
40. Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (PC)
39. SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 (PSP)
38. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (Xbox 360, PS3)
37. Mortal Kombat 9 (multiplatform)
36. Need for Speed 2010 (multiplatform)
35. Spec Ops: The Line (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
34. Medal of Honor (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
33. Army of Two: The 40th Day (Xbox 360, PS3, PSP)
32. Heavy Rain (PS3)
31. Alan Wake (Xbox 360)
30. Dragon Quest IX: Protectors of the Starry Sky (DS)
29. Bayonetta (Xbox 360, PS3)
28. Aliens VS. Predator (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
27. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 (multiplatform)
26. The Last Guardian (PS3)
25. Dead Space 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
24. Dead Rising 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
23. Lost Planet 2 (Xbox 360, PS3)
22. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
21. Metroid: Other M (Wii)
20. Fable III (Xbox 360)
19. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction (Xbox 360, PC)
18. Rock Band 3 (Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, PS2)
17. Guitar Hero 6 (Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, PS2)
16. Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
15. God of War III (PS3)
14. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (multiplatform)
13. Fallout: New Vegas (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
12. Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)
11. BioShock 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
10. Half-Life 2: Episode 3 & Portal 2 (PC, Xbox 360)
9. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC, Mac)
8. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 (multiplatform)
7. Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver (DS)
6. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
5. Call of Duty 7 AKA World at War 2 (multiplatform)
4. StarCraft II : Wings of Liberty (PC, Mac)
3. Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360, PC)
2. Halo: Reach (Xbox 360)
1. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Xbox 360)

So… What are your favorites?

* The long disclaimer about why certain games are/aren’t included:
The next Zelda game, Diablo III, Thief 4, Metal Gear Solid: Rising, RAGE, American McGee’s Return of Alice, Killzone 3, Resistance 3, Gears of War 3, Grand Theft Auto 5, Saints Row 3, Ghost Recon 4, L.A. Noire, Agent, Guild Wars 2, Dragon Ball Online, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Pikmin 3, Dragon Quest X, the next James Bond, and Tomb Raider & MechWarrior reboots don’t have a clear launch window yet or aren’t expected to arrive until 2011. I’m sure the next Madden, WWE, NBA, FIFA, PES, PGA and other sports titles will be great, but they haven’t been talked about yet. Some games like Beyond Good & Evil 2, Kirby Adventure Wii, TimeSplitters 4 and Eight Days seem to be on hold. And by now I think Duke Nukem Forever and a Final Fantasy VII Remake are a lost cause. — While other unconfirmed/undated titles like Dead Space 2, Mortal Kombat 9, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Twisted Metal PS3, Professor Layton 3, Final Fantasy Gaiden, Wii Relax, and a Half-Life 2: Episode 3 & Portal 2 set are my guesstimates for a Fall 2010 launch. Then there are these awesome DLC releases that I didn’t know where to place: Dragon Age: Origins – Return to Ostagar, Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing, Assassin’s Creed II: The Battle of Forli & Bonfire of the Vanities, Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack 1 & 2, and Resident Evil 5: Lost in Nightmares & Desperate Escape. I also wish I could’ve included more handheld titles (DS, PSP, iPhone) and games from Indie developers, but they are often not announced until nearly complete. No doubt E3 2010 will hold a few surprise announcements we don’t know about yet too.