1) Batman : Arkham Asylum
This game is simply awesome. Nobody is
surprised why this game has won so many awards, are you surprised? If
you are go get it and see why it is so awesome. Batman: Arkham Asylum
uses a new free flow combat system. You can get by most of the time on
the normal difficultly just mashing the attack button and tapping the
counter button. It does a superb job of being a well rounded super-hero
game that lets you become just like Batman.. While there are already
maps packed in the game, additional maps have already been released as
downloadable content. So you can increase your play time even more and
ever get bored of it, atleast not soon.
2) Assassins Creed : Brotherhood
The Third Installment of the Assassin’s
creed, Assassins Creed: Brotherhood is a game that I don’t need to
provide any further information about. The complete game takes place in
the Great Roman Empire’s capital. The first great thing about
Brotherhood is the fact that Ezio is back. Ezio is now a leader of
assassins, and the scale of this struggle has escalated. To take down
Cesare Borgia, you now have to slink through the city of Rome itself.
That brings us to the graphics of Brotherhood. It isn’t much different
from the previous game, which is a good thing. Assassins Creed had
amazingly gorgeous graphics, and Brotherhood boasts the same, with
towering vistas, busy markets, labyrinthine citadels, and, wait for it,
the Colosseum (sure, you can climb it) Rome feels so alive in this game,
with people going about their daily routine and arguing and having a
quarrel when you bump into them. The view of Rome becomes even more
glorious as you climb the Towers of Borgia. I’d recommend everyone to
try this game out. You won’t be disappointed. Let the killing begin.
3) Call of Duty : Black Ops
Activision’s Biggest monster has been
unleashed. Call of Duty : Black Ops. Visually, Black Ops is fantastic.
It brings you into the era of the game and looks extremely authentic.
The game looks stunning, and features one of the best told stories in
the entire COD series. Multiplayer is just what you would want out of a
Call of Duty game, with interesting twist. Call of Duty multiplayer is
back and in rare form. If you thought you were getting tired or bored
with Modern Warfare 2, Black Ops will bring you right back into some new
action. I can’t count how many times I’ve had enemies run right up to
me, past three of my squad mates, and melee me to death.Earn COD points
to boost your perks, and looks, and not depend sole on challenges and
leveling. In short, what are you still waiting for?? Go get it.
4) Battlefield : Bad Company II
Another epic FPS game – Battlefield: Bad
Company II. Now avails new vehicles like the All Terrain Vehicle (ATV)
and a transport helicopter allow for all-new multiplayer tactics on the
Battlefield. With the Frostbite-enabled Destruction 2.0 system, you can
take down entire buildings and create your own fire points by blasting
holes through cover. You can also compete in four-player teams in two
squad-only game modes, fighting together to unlock exclusive awards and
achievements. Battles are set aboard expansive maps with lots of
different terrains. The game also sees the return of the B Company squad
in a more mature single-player campaign. Players choose from 15
authentically modeled vehicles, and a selection of 46 weapons that can
be customized into over 200 different, high-powered firearms with over
15,000 possible kit variations. What else does a super soldier need to
crush the opponent forces to dust?
5) Crysis 2
Possibly the best looking FPS game of the
decade along with Gears of War, Halo Series and other games or in that
case 2011. Neither paramilitary law enforcement nor the might of the US
military machine can stand against the invaders, and all who choose not
to flee are dead men walking. Just to survive in this maelstrom of
death will require technology beyond anything any modern soldier has
ever seen. One man will inherit that means to survive. One super
soldier, wielding the combat technology of the future with Nanosuit 2,
will make the last stand to save humanity from destruction in the urban
jungle that is New York City. And that’s Crysis. Its single-player
campaign is even lengthier and more engrossing than the earlier
installment in the series, but multiplayer is where the game has its
real deals. You will be in control of the Nanosuit 2 and will be able to
choose your abilities to use with your suit on the battlefield. The
very feel of this game will take you to the next level, the
environments, the objects, your weapons, everything is just so different
from other FPS games and Crysis 2 will definitely make a bench-mark for
the PC console games. And one more point to be noted is that the whole
game is based in the New York City. The locations are real-life and
perfectly fit the game. I completely recommend you to try this game
without a second thought.
6) Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2 is an action role-playing
game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts.In combat,
players have regenerating health, but cannot heal themselves with
medi-gel like in the first Mass Effect; however, medi-gel can still be
used to revive downed squad mates.The ability to fire a weapon no longer
relies on an overheating system; instead, ammunition is used.Ammunition
is universal across most standard weapons, unlike in most other third
person shooters where different weapons require specific ammunition..
The game is a sequel to Mass Effect, and the second game of the series.
There are 19 different weapons divided into 6 types in Mass Effect 2,
which is considerably less than in the first Mass Effect.Outstanding
sound effects, never ending awards for this game.
7) Dragon Age: Origins
Do you enjoy fantasy games? Or do series
such as “Lord of the Rings” or perhaps “Dragon Warriors” take your
interest? Maybe you should try Bioware’s latest game Dragon Age Origins.
In Dragon Age: Origins, take the role of a Grey Warden, one of the last
of an ancient guardian order. As rising evil threatens to destroy life,
players must unite the lands and slay the Archdemon.It will keep you
entertained for many months. It maintains strong re playability with all
the twists and turns that you’ll encounter throughout your travels.
With all the Character choices, the possibility’s are endless. Although
you’ll get the best performance with a computer. The game is great fun
to play on whatever platform and his is definitely one of the best RPGs
ever made.
8 ) Halo 2
Aliens behind you, aliens everywhere.
Only you can stop them, just an amazing installment to the highly
anticipated game of the series. High level of graphics detail.
Responsive, action-packed game play. The graphics themselves are
significantly different from those of Halo 2. Covenant villains are more
detailed, appearing more ominous and in some scenes, rather creepy and
reptilian when compared to the furrier, slightly more cartoon type
villains in legacy Halo titles. Great use of social networking to
enhance multiplayer experience especially on the Xbox. Even peppier FPS
action than Halo 3.The game overall seems to have a lot more pep. The
FPS action is accurate and seems to be even more rapid-fire than its
prequels. It’s sure to entice many new fans and will be the absolute
delight of Halo loyalists.
9) Left 4 Dead 2
It’s hard to write Left 4 Dead 2 off as
an expansion pack when the amount of new content is considered. Through
five new campaigns, you can play through single-player, four player
co-op, four versus four, four player Survival, and a new mode,
Scavenger. Where standard campaign games are A-to-B affairs, Survival is
an arena-based, beat-the-timer mode where you try to survive as long as
you can against never ending waves of foes. Yet the new content keeps
spilling out. Completely new weapons litter every campaign, from simple
Sub-Machine Guns (SMGs), handguns and shotguns, to military sniper
rifles, grenade launchers and magnum snipers. Also new are the melee
weapons, Replacing your infinite ammo handgun, these implements of
destruction are capable of moving through groups of Common Infected with
little perspiration. In the end, the game is exactly what a sequel
should be. It takes the original gameplay and then expands and refines
it to create an almost unrecognizable successor. Every conceivable part
of the game has been radically altered and fleshed out, and each change
is an improvement. Valve is definitely the best FPS game maker in the
world. I definitely recommend this game to you if want to add some spice
into your games if you are fan of horror games
10) Need For Speed : Hot Pursuit
Here is one of my personal favorites. The
NFS series has been going downhill ever since the NFS Most Wanted or
maybe Carbon in the worst case scenario, the nadir of this franchise
came with Undercover and Pro Street. Shift was a definite improvement,
but the rush of older generation NFS editions was missing from all of
them. NFS has forever been a high-adrenalin arcade-style racing game,
but the balance EA Sports has struck between a pseudo-simulator and an
over-the-top arcade racing is praiseworthy in Need For Speed: Hot
Pursuit. This game can be an old-fashioned arcade racing plain game for
racers with simpler tastes, or it can be a hardcore-simulation for those
who wish to feel an octane-rush through their veins. This definitely is
a good comeback by EA- Sports after ruining the NFS franchise and
disappointing millions of fans around the world by introducing
Pro-Street (Yet again, not very convincing. It could have been a lot
better if they stuck to the previous version gameplays). Anyway, The
game is set in a fictional location named the Seacrest County. The roads
are about 120miles that is four times grandeur than the earlier
versions. The new feature “Autolog”, the social interaction gaming
system, this feature lets racers get a feel of his status among his
friends and other online gamers. Live multi-player includes up to 8
gamers, this feature also keeps a tab of the records and achievements.
An experience system known as Bounty is included in the Autolog, the
more the bounty, the better the racer(Similar to Most Wanted : Black
Edition).The blazing fast, over the top racing and brilliant crashes
makes this game simply a temptation hard to resist. Definitely a game
that you shouldn’t miss.
11) Fallout : New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas takes place a few
years after the events of Fallout 3 with a completely new main character
and story. This time your character is trying to find answers and maybe
some revenge after he or she is shot in the head and left for dead in
the Mojave Wasteland. the player assumes the role of a Courier who gets
shot and left for dead for one reason or another and you set out to find
out who shot you and why. One major change is the ability to play
through “Hardcore Mode” which is offered once the user creates the
player. Hardcore mode is crazy. Now Ammo carries weight, your player
must stay hydrated, fed and rested otherwise, he/she will die or suffer
serious consequences. There are even a race of different creatures and
enemies to encounter and fight in the wastelands though I’m sure I
haven’t seen all of them yet. If you want to go on a blood rage to pwn
unlimited enemies, this game is definitely for you.
12) DiRT 2
In Dirt 2, you assume the role of an
up-and-coming race driver who’s competing on the off-road circuit
against such pros as Ken Block and Travis Pastrana for the first
time.That’s right, the two world’s best motor sport professionals
challenging you head on. This gives you something to race about doesn’t
it. Dirt 2 isn’t as realistic as some of the other excellent off-road
racers that have come before it, but it’s as accessible and exciting as
any of them.Given how superb both the cars and the various environments
they race through look, it’s impressive that the frame rate never drops
below 30 frames per second.Good graphics, good sound and a really good
gameplay. Definitely a game that will keep you stuck to your seat and
make you play it.
13) Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes From Liberty City
The game follows Niko Bellic, an Eastern
European war veteran who comes to the United States in search of the
American Dream, but quickly becomes entangled in a world of gangs,
crime, and corruption. Like other games in the series. The open,
non-linear environment allows players to explore and choose how they
wish to play the game. Although storyline missions are necessary to
progress through the game and unlock certain content and parts of the
city, they are not required, as players can complete them at their own
leisure. The best part of this game is that it offers multiplayer
feature.So let the shooting frenzy begin.
14) Street Fighter IV
One of the most evolved games in video
game industry. Street Fighter IV brings the legendary fighting series
back to its roots by creating a truly extraordinary experience that will
re-introduce the world to the time-honored art of virtual martial arts.
It will totally re-vamp your total senses and will put your reflexes to
the test. Definitely keeps you focussed.Street Fighter IV brings a
brand new fighting game to fans the world over.Definitely deserves a
spot in the list.
15) Bulletstorm
Bulletstorm takes place in the far flung
space faring future, where humanity is in the grips of a civil war, kind
of like Firefly. Built with the unreal engine, the combat is schlocky
and satisfying, and the vistas are grand and beautiful. The game knows
how to do monsters and there is a similar kind of (b)romance between
Grayson and Ishi as there is between Marcus and Dom There are the evil
confederates, rusty juddering space crafts and a fair few one liners.
The game places you within the boots of Grayson Hunt, an exiled space
pirate with a penchant for booze and an excessive use of bad language.
Bulletstorm has been marketed as a colorful alternative to all the
realistic modern warfare clones that are in touch at the moment and for
the most part it does feel like a breath of fresh air when compared to
its many competitors. Do play it.
16) Football Manager 2011
There is more than what meets the eye for
what happens on the field. I say the real deal is what happens behind
scenes where managing a football team becomes every bit challenging.
Football Manager 2011 offers only incremental improvements, but Football
Manager 2011 is one of the deepest, most engrossing and most played
simulation games on PC. Re-vamped training system includes more basic
training schedules and individual training focus where players can be in
trained in 14 different skill areas. Plus, a new match preparation
area, where you can get your team to concentrate on special focus areas,
and train in specific tactics, in the lead up to a match. Reputation – a
new feature meaning as teams get stronger and perform better on a
continental level, the league they play in will also get stronger,
attracting more players to want to play in the league and a more
accurate modeling of the changing face of world football. I’m not much
of a football player or a fan myself, I’m currently playing a season as
Worcester City in the Blue Square North and I’m going well so far, top
of the league and lost two games all season(One League and one in the FA
Cup first round away at Crawley). No money so all signings are free
transfers. But I’ve learned a lot from this game that I would have never
learned in a hundred years. Definitely recommended game for the
football fans
17) Starcraft 2
This space Odyssey adventure, sci-fi game
will definitely sweep you off your feet. The original version of which
DotA( Defense of the Ancients) was based on has certainly carved a base
for the latest games like Heroes of Newerth, League of Legends , DotA,
DotA 2 etc. You can totally understand that Starcraft is the mother of
all games. Various plays, ton’s of online players and many improvements
in the gameplay, Starcraft 2 has way better graphics and various
improvements compared to the previous installment. This game is based on
the Tower Defense, that is you have to defend your empire from the
opponent forces and similarly crush the opponents empire and likewise.
The single-player is also relatively non-linear. While the first and
last three missions are totally linear, the missions in the middle are
divided into story arcs. Each story arc is linear, but you can play the
latest mission from any story arc at any time. I say it’s a mind spoiler
and highly addictive, go get it.
18) Machinarium
Enter Machinarium, a point-and-click
adventure from 2009 by Amanita Design, a Czech-Republic based studio
whose other works include indie hits like Samarost, as well as music
videos and a puppet feature film. It can be played by all ages and all
categories of gamers. Though this game is based entirely on puzzles and
mazes, just the handmade art of this game accelerates this game to
another level. Just the Dimensions are beyond any other puzzle games.
Machinarium’s length is very suited to its style of gameplay, as it
never forces itself to make the player feel overwhelmed or lost. This is
a point-and-click adventure for everyone. It’s balanced just right and
doesn’t make any sacrifices. Despite my general hesitancy towards this
genre, I did play this game quite a lot of times and found myself
addicted to it till i completed it. Don’t go by the looks of it from the
screen-shot. It might look a little cheesy from the outside, but it is a
game that you can fancy. I can definitely recommend Machinarium.
19) League Of Legends
Built using the same principles as the
wildly popular Defense of the Ancients (DotA) mod for Warcraft III,
League of Legends gives each player control of a powerful hero unit in a
team-based epic battle to crush each other’s bases. Real-time strategy
elements, like AI controlled foot soldiers and turrets, and role playing
features, like leveling abilities and buying better equipment, provide
lots of variety and flexibility. The highly inventive champions are
clearly the best part of the game. The developers have created something
around 42 different heroes you can choose from, from brutes to nimble
archers to stealth assassins. The visual style is very charming, so
you’ll see mad scientists, giant robots, jesters, little girls with
dolls, big-headed mummies, rock giants all fighting it out with
explosive and colorful visual effects. It might look like a fantasy game
but the visual effects and the graphics are what you can fancy about in
this game.
20) World Of Warcraft : Cataclysm
This game is for all those of you all who
are already familiar with the World of Warcraft. With the release of
Cataclysm, the level cap has been raised from 80 to 85. Kalimdor and
Eastern Kingdoms have been redesigned with a changed appearance and some
new towns. The quest system has been refreshed with almost 3500 new
quests along with new and streamlined low and mid-level quests to
complement the redesigned areas of Azeroth. One of the primary features
of Cataclysm is the redesign of the continents of Eastern
Kingdoms and Kalimdor introduced with the launch of World of Warcraft. A
highly addictive game, made lots of my buddies get addicted and stuck
to the computer for days or for worse one of them has been admitted even
in a hospital for his negligence to health. I’d definitely recommend
this game to you but watch out for your addiction over it.
21) Diablo 2
One of the most exhilarating demonic
games ever played is definitely Diablo 2. Though its similar to its
prequel, the added visual effects , gameplay, blood and the kind of
tension a player builds during the game will definitely make this and
extra-ordinary game. The journey starts across distant lands, fight new
villains, discover new treasures, and uncover ancient mysteries, all in
the quest to stop the Lord of Terror, once and for all. If there’s one
thing that sums up my obsession with Diablo 2, it’s the Horadric Cube.
It’s a magic box. You put certain things in it and better things come
out. You will learn different item builds during this game and your
skill to build up your inventory will surpass you and make you stronger
and keep you going. Diablo 2 is going to get you down to hell.
22) Age of Empires II
Now let’s talk about the best strategy
game ever made. No other game has ever dominated my subconscious like
AoE II did while I was in middle and high school. The fold-out tech tree
included in the game box was hidden inside every text book I brought to
class. Build orders were more closely guarded than lunch money amongst
my friends. I still remember using the chat numbers of the game in
regular chats and see people think what a freak I am. Especially “Monk! I
need a monk!” I spammed this voice command so many times at a LAN party
that I ended up crying with laughter. It’s perfect rock-paper-scissors
balance, diverse types of civilization bonuses, and the thrill of
taunting my best friend as Huskarls rushed his base–these are the true
joys of youth. Although Age of Empires III made a good mark, too much of
visual effects ruined the game a bit. Age of Empires II has the perfect
balance and the perfect Gameplay. You’re good at strategy? Then this
game is definitely for you.
23) War Hammer40,000 : Dawn of War II
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (also
known as WAR) is Mythic’s latest 3D Fantasy MMORPG. WAR is even more PvP
centered than Mythic’s previous title, DAoC. Players must join either
the realm of Order or Chaos, each with three unique races and classes.
The graphics and gameplay are similar to Blizzard’s mega hit World of
Warcraft but have a much more realistic feel. The game’s story centers
on the ongoing conflict between the realms of Order (Dwarves, High
Elves, The Empire) and Chaos (Dark Elves, Greenskins, Chaos.) It is very
much Similar to World of Warcraft, if you’re one of those WoW fans. I
suggest get your hands on this game for something with a different
taste.
24) Bejeweled 3
Alright enough of games that deal with
shooting stuff, blood and gore. Let’s talk something plain and smooth.
What’s plain and smooth?? It’s Bejeweled 3, gets any hardcore gamer
stuck to it and makes them want to beat it. It’s not an easy game;
player must match a row or column of the same kind of jewels of same
color. Sounds easy eh? Cheeky mind. This is an advanced version of
Tetris. Tetris ruled the late 20th century. Now bejeweled is the mother
of all puzzle games in the 21st century. You get eight different game
modes here, including a quest mode that itself contains 11 minor
variants. Not every one of them is a hit, but most add new goals and
mechanics that are just as addictive as the ones in the original
Bejeweled.
25) Minecraft
Whoa!! Hold on; don’t let the cheesy
image disregard you about this game. Minecraft is the ultimate sandbox
game. Everything in its world is yours to build, destroy, or reshape to
your liking. Minecraft revolves around one simple principal: survival.
The game is split into day and night cycles. During the day, you spend
time gathering resources, whether it is searching for ore, digging
holes, fishing or planting crops. Night is spent either indoors, mining
underground tunnels, building tools or running around outside being
chased by monsters. Pretty interesting huh? Try it out folks; there is a
reason why it is listed here. It’s just plainly awesome.
These are the list of games you should
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