Metacritic is like the holy bible to some gamers, and an encyclopedia of the industry and games to others. With a whole new year with which to game, reminisce, and criticize, Metacritic is just as ready as we are.
What a better way to get riled up by the upcoming releases for the year than to take a peak at Metacritic’s list of the most anticipated games of 2010. They’ve even conveniently partitioned their editorial feature into
multi-platform titles and
platform exclusives.
There’s really no surprise here, as they’ve pretty much hit the nail on the head mentioning titles that make me squirm with anticipation. Damn you, Metacritic! I know they’re coming soon; you don’t have to flash trailers and descriptions my way. They’ve also reminded me how much time I’ll be putting aside for gaming, making this an almost shameless list. This will surely soon be an admittance letter to Gamerholics Anonymous for many of us.
Even so, 2010 looks to be an exciting year with already several highly reviewed releases (Bayonetta,
Darksiders) and others soon approaching (Mass Effect 2). Hit the jump for the full list of their choices, and let us know if they’ve missed anything you’re antsy about.
Multi-Platform titles
Aliens vs. Predator – PC, 360, PS3 (Feb. 16)
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – PC, 360, PS3 (Mar. 2)
BioShock 2 – PC, 360, PS3 (Feb. 9)
Brink – PC, 360, PS3 (Sept. 2010)
Crysis 2 – PC, 360, PS3 (Fall 2010)
Dante’s Inferno – 360, PS3, PSP (Feb. 9)
Dead Rising 2 – PC, 360, PS3 (Fall 2010)
Dead Space 2 – PC, 360, PS3 (Fall 2010)
Fallout: New Vegas – PC, 360, PS3 (Fall 2010)
Final Fantasy XIII – 360, PS3 (Mar. 9)
Inversion – 360, PS3 (Fall 2010)
Just Cause 2 – PC, 360, PS3 (Mar. 23)
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days – PC, 360, PS3 (Fall 2010)
Lost Planet 2 – PC, 360, PS3 (Spring/Summer 2010)
Mafia II – PC, 360, PS3 (May 2010)
Mass Effect 2 – PC, 360 (Jan. 26)
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands – PC, 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, DS (May 11)
Read Dead Redemption – 360, PS3 (Apr. 23)
Singularity – PC, 360, PS3 (Feb. 15)
Skate 3 – 360, PS3 (May 3)
Super Street Fighter IV – 360, PS3 (Spring 2010)
Supreme Commander 2 – PC (Mar. 2), 360 (Mar. 16)
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction – PC, 360 (April 2010)
Xbox 360 Exclusives
Alan Wake (Spring 2010)
Crackdown 2 (Spring 2010)
Fable III (Fall 2010)
Halo: Reach (Fall 2010)
Project Natal (Fall 2010)
Xbox LIVE Game Room (Spring 2010)
Playstation 3 Exclusives
Agent (Fall 2010)
God of War III (March 2010)
Gran Turismo 5 (March 2010)
Heavy Rain (Feb. 16)
The Last Guardian (Fall 2010)
MAG (Jan. 26)
PlayStation Motion Controller (Spring 2010)
Wii Exclusives
Epic Monkey (Fall 2010)
Metroid: Other M (Fall 2010)
Monster Hunter Tri (Apr. 6)
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Jan. 26)
Red Steel 2 (Mar. 23)
Sin & Punishment 2 (Early 2010)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Fall 2010)
Untitled Legend of Zelda sequel (2010)
PC Exclusives
APB (Spring 2010)
Napoleon: Total War (Feb 23)
Star Trek Online (Feb 2)
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Spring 2010)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising (Spring 2010)
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (Fall 2010)
PSP Exclusives
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (May 25)
