Happy New Year everyone! See 2011’s biggest videogames in the Top 100 overview below. I love making this list every year. Mainly because 2011 is looking to be yet another awesome year for us 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 2011 I believe the listed titles are the games you will fondly remember playing. Both logical and indeterminable factors taken into account are: Hype, developer potential, nostalgia, recent critical successes, a series’ past sales and average review scores, all counted towards this unbiased Top 100 of big games you can expect to see in 2011.
No doubt one of your favorite games is missing*. I want to emphasize this is not my personal opinion, I’ve had to cut about 100 games from the original overview in editing the past 20 hours. But I’m really happy with how the Top 50 turned out and hope to play half of them (all of us at VGB own all systems). If your favorites aren’t high enough in the list I look forward to seeing what your Top 5 looks like in the comments. Release date are listed behind each game’s systems overview. If you’re looking for 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 videogames of 2011:
100. Spec Ops: The Line (360, PS3, PC)
99. DC Universe Online (PC, PS3) due January 11, 2011
98. True Crime: Hong Kong (360, PS3, PC) due March-May 2011
97. Driver: San Francisco (360, PS3, PC, Mac, Wii) due after March 2011
96. Hunted: The Demon’s Forge (360, PS3, PC) due May 10, 2011
95. PlayStation Move Heroes (PS3 Move)
94. Star Wars Kinect (360 Kinect) due Christmas 2011
93. Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime (360, PS3, PC) due January-March 2011
92. X-Men Destiny (360, PS3, Wii, DS) due 2nd half of 2011
91. Darkspore (PC) due March 29, 2011
90. Operation Flashpoint: Red River (360, PS3, PC) due April-June 2011
89. Dynasty Warriors 7 (360, PS3) due March 22, 2011
88. Yakuza 4 (PS3) due March 15, 2011
87. Homefront (360, PS3, PC) due March 8, 2011
86. Knights Contract (360, PS3) due February 22, 2011
85. Sorcery (PS3) due February-March 2011
84. Bulletstorm (360, PS3, PC) due February 22, 2011
83. The Sims Medieval (PC, Mac) due March 1, 2011
82. Mario Sports Mix (Wii) due February 7, 2011
81. Rise of Nightmares (360 Kinect)
80. The Witness (XBLA, PSN, PC)
79. Bodycount (360, PS3, PC) due January-March 2011
78. Mortal Kombat 2011 (360, PS3) due April 2011
77. MotorStorm: Apocalypse (PS3) due March 15, 2011
76. de Blob 2 (360, PS3, Wii, DS, 3DS) due February 22, 2011
75. Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor (360 Kinect)
74. Torchlight II (PC, Mac) due early-April 2011
73. Alice: Madness Returns (360, PS3, PC) due late 2011
72. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (360, PS3, PC) due mid-2011
71. Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury (XBLA) due Spring 2011
70. Silent Hill 8 (360, PS3)
69. Shadows of the Damned (360, PS3, PC, Wii) due April-June 2011
68. DJ Hero 3D (3DS)
67. Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy (PSP) due March 22, 2011
66. Project Draco (360 Kinect)
65. Football Manager 2012 (PC, Mac) due early-November 2011
64. Nintendogs + Cats (3DS) due Spring 2011
63. Disgaea 4 (PS3) due April-June 2011
62. Dirt 3 (360, PS3, PC)
61. UFC Undisputed 2011 (360, PS3, iOS) due May 2011
60. Tomb Raider: Lara Croft Reborn (360, PS3, PC) due late 2011
59. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (PC) due May 17, 2011
58. InFamous 2 (PS3)
57. Animal Crossing (3DS)
56. Resistance 3 (PS3) due September 6, 2011
55. Red Faction: Armageddon (360, PS3, PC) due May 2011
54. SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs (PS3) due January-March 2011
53. PixelJunk Shooter 2 (PSN) due early 2011
52. Fight Night Champion (360, PS3) due March 1, 2011
51. Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (DS) due January 11, 2011
50. Journey (PSN)
49. Max Payne 3 (360, PS3, PC) due July-September 2011
48. LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (360, PS3, PSP, PC, Wii, DS) due February 15, 2011
47. Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracles (3DS) due Spring 2011
46. RAGE (360, PS3, PC, Mac) due September 13, 2011
45. Twisted Metal (PS3) due February 22, 2011
44. Child of Eden (360 Kinect, PS3) due March 2011
43. NBA 2K12 (360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, PC) due October 2011
42. F.E.A.R. 3 (360, PS3, PC) due March 22, 2011
41. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (360, PS3, PC, DS) due after May 2011
40. Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS)
39. NHL 12 (360, PS3) due September 2011
38. Phantasy Star Online 2 (PC)
37. Okamiden (DS) due March 15, 2011
36. Project Dark (360, PS3)
35. Deus Ex: Human Revolution (360, PS3, PC) due April-late 2011
34. Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One (PS3) due Fall 2011
33. XCOM (360, PC)
32. Brink (360, PS3) due April 12, 2011
31. Metal Gear Solid: Rising (360, PS3, PC)
30. Dead Space 2 (360, PS3, PC) due January 25, 2011
29. Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC) due 2nd half of 2011
28. Angry Birds Valentine’s Day (iOS) due February 14, 2011
27. Killzone 3 (PS3) due February 22, 2011
26. Crysis 2 (360, PS3, PC) due March 22, 2011
25. Madden NFL 12 (360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, 3DS, iOS) due August 2011
24. FIFA Soccer 12 (360, PS3, PS2, PSP, PC, Wii, DS, 3DS, iOS) due October 2011
23. MLB 11: The Show (PS3, PS2, PSP) due March 8, 2011
22. Catherine (PS3)
21. LittleBigPlanet 2 (PS3) due January 18, 2011
20. Duke Nukem Forever (360, PS3, PC) due early 2011
19. Dragon Age II (360, PS3, PC) due March 8, 2011
18. Paper Mario (3DS)
17. Mario Kart 3DS (3DS)
16. Pokemon Black & White (DS) due March 6, 2011
15. The Last Guardian (PS3) due Winter 2011-2012
14. Forza Motorsport 4 (360) due July-September 2011
13. SSX: Deadly Descents (360, PS3) due Winter 2011
12. L.A. Noire (360, PS3) due May 17, 2011
11. Batman: Arkham City (360, PS3, PC) due October 18, 2011
10. Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (360, PS3) due February 15, 2011
9. Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) due late-2011
8. Gears of War 3 (360) due September 20, 2011
7. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360, PS3, PC) due November 11, 2011
6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, PC, Wii, DS) due November 8, 2011
5. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) due late 2011
4. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (360, PS3, PC) due November 15, 2011
3. Portal 2 (360, PS3, PC, Mac) due April 19, 2011
2. Mass Effect 3 (360, PS3, PC) due Winter 2011-2012
1. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (PS3) due November 1, 2011
What are your favorite games?
* The long disclaimer about why certain games are/aren’t included:
The following games don’t have a clear launch window yet, are on hold, or aren’t expected to arrive until 2012: Final Fantasy Versus XIII, BioShock Infinite, Diablo III, Halo 4, Grand Theft Auto 5, Beyond Good & Evil 2, next Prince of Persia game, Hitman 5, Resident Evil 6, Street Fighter X Tekken, Guild Wars 2, Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright, DMC: Devil May Cry, Pikmin 3, Fable 4, Fallout Online, Ninja Gaiden III, Xenoblade, Dragon Quest X, Far Cry 3, Thief 4, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Serious Sam 3, Sly 4, Codename Kingdoms, The Agency, N.O.V.A. 3, White Knight Chronicles 2, The Secret World, and Saints Row 3. — Then there’s all the awesome downloadable content releases that I didn’t know where to place. Remakes & Ports were excluded, as the focus is on new releases. I 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. E3 2011 will also hold surprise announcements we don’t know about yet. What remained is what you see above and while all these games are wildly different, I truly believe these games will all be on par with each other with 8, 9 or 10 out of 10 scores.