The best games of 2010

2010 was a huge year for gaming - arguably the biggest in recent memory. In addition to the hoopla surrounding motion-control, there was a dizzying array of great titles vying for gamers' attention. Mass Effect 2, Red Dead Redemption, Starcraft 2, Fallout: New Vegas, Bioshock 2, God of War III, Halo Reach, Mario Galaxy 2: the list goes on and on. It was also a year filled with a few surprises, including PlayStation Move not sucking, Bad Company 2 being a better game than Call of Duty: Black Ops, the iPod dominating as a handheld games device and Gran Turismo 5 finally arriving at the tail-end of the year.

In the following slideshow, we pay tribute to our personal favourite games of 2010, with supporting links to our original reviews. Mark our words: many of the games listed in this feature are destined to go down as all-time classics. But enough of our mindless gushing: let's take a look back at the year's best games.

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  Sony Gran Turismo 5
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  Microsoft Kinect
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  Activision DJ Hero 2
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  Ubisoft Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
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  Microsoft Fable III
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  Activision GoldenEye 007
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  Namco Bandai Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
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  MTV Games Rock Band 3
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  Sony PlayStation Move
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  Nintendo Australia Kirby's Epic Yarn
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  Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Super Scribblenauts
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  Capcom Dead Rising 2
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  Microsoft Halo: Reach
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  Blizzard StarCraft 2
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  Sony Demon's Souls
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  Konami Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
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  Activision Blur
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  Nintendo Australia Super Mario Galaxy 2
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  Rockstar Games Red Dead Redemption
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  Microsoft Game Studios Alan Wake
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  Capcom Super Street Fighter IV
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  Ubisoft Splinter Cell: Conviction
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  Sony God of War III
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  EA Games Battlefield: Bad Company 2
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  Sony Heavy Rain
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  2K Games BioShock 2
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  EA Games Dante's Inferno
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  Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for iPhone
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  EA Games Mass Effect 2
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  Sega Bayonetta

Sony Gran Turismo 5

After an extremely long gestation period and seemingly endless delays, Gran Turismo 5 is finally here. Was it worth the wait? Here's where you can find out!

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• 25th Nov., 2010
• Jaz Rignall
• Sony

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• 4.50
• $ 119.95

• Pros:

• Mind-boggling number of racing challenges, cars, tracks and features; superb online mode

• Cons:

• Inconsistent graphic quality; slow and sometimes frustrating user experience; its sheer size and complexity means GT5 is not a particularly accessible driving game for more casual players

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