GameCentral
Encyclopedia
GameCentral is an online magazine broadcast in the UK, focused on video games. It replaced Digitiser
on March 10, 2003.
GameCentral was formerly found on Channel 4
analogue Teletext on page 690, and on digital Teletext (on ITV
and Channel 4
) at page 805. It was announced on July 17, 2009 that GameCentral will cease broadcast in December 2009 along with all other Teletext editorial content. However, on October 13, 2009 it was announced that GameCentral would continue as a website (it had already had a website, which has carried the whole service since May 2007) and mobile service. Following the announcement that Teletext would be closing, an online petition was launched to encourage GameCentral to continue. Although not formally acknowledged as the cause, GameCentral was relocated to the Metro
newspaper, also owned by Daily Mail and General Trust
.
GameCentral is currently edited by its third editor, David Jenkins, with contributions from Roger Hargreaves. It was first edited by former Edge magazine editor Tony Mott (currently editor-in-chief of that publication) whose team comprised Anthony Burgess and Chop. Steven Bailey became the second editor after Tony Mott left, with continuing contributions from Anthony Burgess. David Jenkins has himself also made appearances on the XLeague.tv
show, Games Night, and occasionally writes freelance for Eurogamer
.
. It was typically four pages long although this now varies on the Metro website. Originally the news was rounded up over the weekend, but due to the new website layout at the Metro this remains static with an archive of all games related news available.
(Gametest) or preview (Gamewatch) of a video game. Scores are given out of ten (with only seven games ever gaining the full score - the most recent example being Super Mario Galaxy 2
), or, for Virtual Console
/Xbox Live Arcade
games, a 'retro score' is given out of five. Specialist reviews for specific genre games (eg. sports game
s, massively multiplayer online game
s) are provided by a guest contributor, such as 'Mr. Pinkerton'. At weekends, this page features the '4-Players' article, a 400-word article written by a reader. They always vary in content, with titles such as 'Why graphics are more important than gameplay in games' and 'Overlooked 2D Shooters'.
Nigel Humdrum is a fictitious satirical character who represents the video game buying demographic that purchases due to association, rather than content. This character came about at a time when a high proportion of games were released with very poor content, yet still managed to sell well due to the brand. In addition, videogame representation in the mainstream press and TV, at that time, catered towards this demographic (often, incorrectly, referred to as the casual gamer) with equally vapid reviews and nonsensical conclusions. In this vein, Humdrum is often seen to unquestioningly laud a game with high praise simply because of a game's movie tie-in, or celebrity endorsement. Such praise is often very sarcastic in nature: "The way I can use just one button to beat everything in the entire game is cool! I mean, who wants to memorise all those buttons, there must be at least four of them!?". Nigel Humdrum only reviews the blandest of videogames.
On weekends, the game charts are featured here, these are currently: the individual-formats UK chart, the Japan
ese chart, the US
console chart, the GameCentral Top 20 (a list of the editorial staff's favourite games of that year) and the Readers' Top 20 (a similar list that is voted for by readers once a month, as votes are reset every month to make it fairer for games released at the end of the year; voting for the final result occurs during January of the next year).
game Shenmue
(usually asking for a third game in the series), which has even led to letters of complaint when Shenmue fans were unable to mention it due to its subject. Other off-topic trends include discussion about ninja
s, Transformers
, the Umbrella Corporation, the smell of instruction manuals and ladder
s (for example, the GameCentral team stated that it prefers wooden ladders to aluminium ladders.) The discussion on ladders came about after a viewer wrote in to say how a ladder in the game Skies of Arcadia
(on 'Crescent Isle') was one of the longest they had come across in a game. The Umbrella Corporation jokes often take the form of announcements to employees, playing on elements of Resident Evil gameplay, such as reminding employees not to leave glowing objects around the workplace. This trend of writing in as a games character has also included apparent letters from Mario and Luigi looking for work and Organisation XIII from Kingdom Hearts 2 looking for recruits.
During the week, the GameCentral staff set the readers a topic and replies to that are featured at weekends; this is known as the 'Hot Topic'. For example, topics have included the price of the PlayStation 3
, viewer's favourite video game characters, and people's favourite game to play at parties.
Recently, the Inbox has been jokingly said to have somewhat mystical powers after a number of game sequels requested by viewers led to announcements that these sequels were indeed in development mere days after the request, e.g. Deus Ex 3
. This came to be known as "Inbox Magic".
Letters often start with the acronym LTRFTW, which stands for Long Time Reader, First Time Writer. The inclusion of this acronym is not mandatory for those to which it applies, but it became popular when, after its first use, many readers wrote in to ask what it meant. This in turn gave the acronym a large amount of publicity, resulting in its now regular appearance in the Inbox pages. More often than not, people now add a 'V' in front of the LTRFTW acronym to represent 'Very'. It has now reached a point where many are used, provoking GameCentral to state that each 'V' represents 5 years of readership.
Inbox also features many regular contributors. Although this does vary over time, recent high-profile posters include Up4Banter, Cubes, Bobbleheaddy, EmoPaul,G1OAT, ilikefatladys, Bear of Justice, half_empty80, LG 360 bayb,zombiekicker, FF13ACE, Blade, Jean-Paul Satire, Leethario and iamevilhomer666. Members of the inbox community often refer to themselves as GCers.
The page used to be twelve pages long and updated daily, but has now switched to being seven pages long and updated twice on weekdays at 6.25am and 5pm, and once a day on weekends. The letters are sometimes edited for length, though this is rarely stated formally.
GameCentral had historically focused on traditional consoles, but has started to diversify to games available on smartphones, in particular the iPhone. This is in acknowledgement of its increasing status as a viable gaming platform although GC's writers and readers are regularly at pains to point out its limitations as a result of the touchscreen controls. When reviewing an iPhone game GC routinely takes note of whether the game has been sufficiently adapted to allow useful control of the game using the touchscreen controls
Digitiser
Digitiser was a video games magazine that was broadcast on the Teletext service on Channel 4 in the UK from 1993 to 2003, and was updated from Monday to Saturday...
on March 10, 2003.
GameCentral was formerly found on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
analogue Teletext on page 690, and on digital Teletext (on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
and Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
) at page 805. It was announced on July 17, 2009 that GameCentral will cease broadcast in December 2009 along with all other Teletext editorial content. However, on October 13, 2009 it was announced that GameCentral would continue as a website (it had already had a website, which has carried the whole service since May 2007) and mobile service. Following the announcement that Teletext would be closing, an online petition was launched to encourage GameCentral to continue. Although not formally acknowledged as the cause, GameCentral was relocated to the Metro
Metro (Associated Metro Limited)
Metro is a free daily newspaper in the United Kingdom published by Associated Newspapers Ltd . It is available from Monday to Friday each week on many public transport services across the United Kingdom.-History:The paper was launched in London in 1999, and can now be found in 14 UK urban centres...
newspaper, also owned by Daily Mail and General Trust
Daily Mail and General Trust
Daily Mail and General Trust plc is a British media conglomerate, one of the largest in Europe. In the UK, it has interests in national and regional newspapers, television and radio. The company has extensive activities based outside the UK, through Northcliffe Media, DMG Radio Australia, DMG World...
.
GameCentral is currently edited by its third editor, David Jenkins, with contributions from Roger Hargreaves. It was first edited by former Edge magazine editor Tony Mott (currently editor-in-chief of that publication) whose team comprised Anthony Burgess and Chop. Steven Bailey became the second editor after Tony Mott left, with continuing contributions from Anthony Burgess. David Jenkins has himself also made appearances on the XLeague.tv
XLEAGUE.TV
XLEAGUE.TV was a broadcast production unit owned by The New World Assembly Group, creating and providing content on its primary subject of video games...
show, Games Night, and occasionally writes freelance for Eurogamer
Eurogamer
Eurogamer is a Brighton-based website focused on video games news, reviews, previews and interviews. It is operated by Eurogamer Network Ltd., which was formed in 1999 by brothers Rupert and Nick Loman. Eurogamer has grown to become one of the most important European-based websites focused on...
.
Contents (formerly pages 690/805)
The content of GameCentral varies from day to day. Originally, the contents page listed the page numbers and headlines of the content featured on that day. Online, the page features links to news articles, with the first paragraph provided as a summary. Other articles are available from a menu along the side of the page. During E3, every page of GameCentral is used to cover the event, except for the Inbox, which retains its normal use (though discussion generally revolves around E3). Since the move to the Metro newspaper the page has the main review or reader/editorial comment (on Wednesday's and the weekend) located at the top of the page, a second area beneath for the second daily review, and dedicated area for games related news and the twice daily inbox where readers write in with their views.News (formerly pages 691/806)
During the week, this page features the latest news from the video game industryComputer and video game industry
The video game industry is the economic sector involved with the development, marketing and sales of video games...
. It was typically four pages long although this now varies on the Metro website. Originally the news was rounded up over the weekend, but due to the new website layout at the Metro this remains static with an archive of all games related news available.
Second page (formerly pages 692/807)
This page is usually a seven page reviewReview
A review is an evaluation of a publication, a product or a service, such as a movie , video game, musical composition , book ; a piece of hardware like a car, home appliance, or computer; or an event or performance, such as a live music concert, a play, musical theater show or dance show...
(Gametest) or preview (Gamewatch) of a video game. Scores are given out of ten (with only seven games ever gaining the full score - the most recent example being Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario Galaxy 2
is a platforming video game developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It was first announced at E3 2009 and is the sequel to Super Mario Galaxy. It was released in North America on May 23, 2010, in Japan on May 27, 2010, in Europe on June 11, 2010, and in Australia on July 1,...
), or, for Virtual Console
Virtual console
A virtual console – also known as a virtual terminal – is a conceptual combination of the keyboard and display for a computer user interface. It is a feature of some operating systems such as UnixWare, Linux, and BSD, in which the system console of the computer can be used to switch between...
/Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
games, a 'retro score' is given out of five. Specialist reviews for specific genre games (eg. sports game
Sports game
A sports game is a computer or video game that simulates the practice of traditional sports. Most sports have been recreated with a game, including team sports, athletics and extreme sports. Some games emphasize actually playing the sport , whilst others emphasize strategy and organization...
s, massively multiplayer online game
Massively multiplayer online game
A massively multiplayer online game is a multiplayer video game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously. By necessity, they are played on the Internet, and usually feature at least one persistent world. They are, however, not necessarily games played on...
s) are provided by a guest contributor, such as 'Mr. Pinkerton'. At weekends, this page features the '4-Players' article, a 400-word article written by a reader. They always vary in content, with titles such as 'Why graphics are more important than gameplay in games' and 'Overlooked 2D Shooters'.
Nigel Humdrum is a fictitious satirical character who represents the video game buying demographic that purchases due to association, rather than content. This character came about at a time when a high proportion of games were released with very poor content, yet still managed to sell well due to the brand. In addition, videogame representation in the mainstream press and TV, at that time, catered towards this demographic (often, incorrectly, referred to as the casual gamer) with equally vapid reviews and nonsensical conclusions. In this vein, Humdrum is often seen to unquestioningly laud a game with high praise simply because of a game's movie tie-in, or celebrity endorsement. Such praise is often very sarcastic in nature: "The way I can use just one button to beat everything in the entire game is cool! I mean, who wants to memorise all those buttons, there must be at least four of them!?". Nigel Humdrum only reviews the blandest of videogames.
Third page (formerly pages 693/808)
This page is usually a review page on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. On Wednesdays, it is home to the 'In the Middle' feature, an editorial piece written by either David Jenkins or Roger Hargreaves, more often than not pertaining to an issue raised in a review on the previous page, and very often written by the opposite person to who wrote the review. On Thursdays, a list of release dates for forthcoming games is published, with a sentence or two of comment for games released on the next day.On weekends, the game charts are featured here, these are currently: the individual-formats UK chart, the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese chart, the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
console chart, the GameCentral Top 20 (a list of the editorial staff's favourite games of that year) and the Readers' Top 20 (a similar list that is voted for by readers once a month, as votes are reset every month to make it fairer for games released at the end of the year; voting for the final result occurs during January of the next year).
Inbox (formerly pages 694/809)
This page contains e-mails and text messages sent in by readers. The messages sent in are usually on any subject related to video games, although some 'off topic' correspondence does appear from time to time, such as part of a trend for at least one person at weekends to mention the SegaSega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
game Shenmue
Shenmue
is a 1999 open-world adventure video game developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for the Dreamcast, produced and directed by Yu Suzuki. Suzuki coined a genre title, "FREE" , for the game, based on the interactivity and freedom he wanted to give to the player...
(usually asking for a third game in the series), which has even led to letters of complaint when Shenmue fans were unable to mention it due to its subject. Other off-topic trends include discussion about ninja
Ninja
A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...
s, Transformers
Transformers
A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling.Transformer may also refer to:* ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, an Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet computer manufacturer by Asus...
, the Umbrella Corporation, the smell of instruction manuals and ladder
Ladder
A ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps. There are two types: rigid ladders that can be leaned against a vertical surface such as a wall, and rope ladders that are hung from the top. The vertical members of a rigid ladder are called stringers or stiles . Rigid ladders are usually...
s (for example, the GameCentral team stated that it prefers wooden ladders to aluminium ladders.) The discussion on ladders came about after a viewer wrote in to say how a ladder in the game Skies of Arcadia
Skies of Arcadia
Skies of Arcadia, released in Japan as , is a console role-playing game developed by Overworks for the Dreamcast and published by Sega in 2000. Skies of Arcadia Legends, a port, was released for the GameCube in 2002. Legends was also in development for the PlayStation 2; however, the PS2 version...
(on 'Crescent Isle') was one of the longest they had come across in a game. The Umbrella Corporation jokes often take the form of announcements to employees, playing on elements of Resident Evil gameplay, such as reminding employees not to leave glowing objects around the workplace. This trend of writing in as a games character has also included apparent letters from Mario and Luigi looking for work and Organisation XIII from Kingdom Hearts 2 looking for recruits.
During the week, the GameCentral staff set the readers a topic and replies to that are featured at weekends; this is known as the 'Hot Topic'. For example, topics have included the price of the PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
, viewer's favourite video game characters, and people's favourite game to play at parties.
Recently, the Inbox has been jokingly said to have somewhat mystical powers after a number of game sequels requested by viewers led to announcements that these sequels were indeed in development mere days after the request, e.g. Deus Ex 3
Deus Ex 3
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a science fiction action role-playing video game developed by Eidos Montreal and published by Square Enix. Released in August 2011, it is the third game in the Deus Ex series, and a prequel to the original game released in 2000.The game is set in 2027, 25 years before...
. This came to be known as "Inbox Magic".
Letters often start with the acronym LTRFTW, which stands for Long Time Reader, First Time Writer. The inclusion of this acronym is not mandatory for those to which it applies, but it became popular when, after its first use, many readers wrote in to ask what it meant. This in turn gave the acronym a large amount of publicity, resulting in its now regular appearance in the Inbox pages. More often than not, people now add a 'V' in front of the LTRFTW acronym to represent 'Very'. It has now reached a point where many are used, provoking GameCentral to state that each 'V' represents 5 years of readership.
Inbox also features many regular contributors. Although this does vary over time, recent high-profile posters include Up4Banter, Cubes, Bobbleheaddy, EmoPaul,G1OAT, ilikefatladys, Bear of Justice, half_empty80, LG 360 bayb,zombiekicker, FF13ACE, Blade, Jean-Paul Satire, Leethario and iamevilhomer666. Members of the inbox community often refer to themselves as GCers.
The page used to be twelve pages long and updated daily, but has now switched to being seven pages long and updated twice on weekdays at 6.25am and 5pm, and once a day on weekends. The letters are sometimes edited for length, though this is rarely stated formally.
Changes to GameCentral since its move to the Metro
During its move to the Metro, GameCentral asked its readers what improvements to the website they would like. As a result there are archives covering game reviews, letters to the inbox and a news archive.GameCentral had historically focused on traditional consoles, but has started to diversify to games available on smartphones, in particular the iPhone. This is in acknowledgement of its increasing status as a viable gaming platform although GC's writers and readers are regularly at pains to point out its limitations as a result of the touchscreen controls. When reviewing an iPhone game GC routinely takes note of whether the game has been sufficiently adapted to allow useful control of the game using the touchscreen controls
2007
| GameCentral's Position | Game | Format(s) | Viewer's Position | Game | Format(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy is a 3D platform game developed by Nintendo EAD Tokyo and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It was released in most regions in November 2007, and is the third 3D original platformer in the Mario series, after Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine. The game follows the protagonist, Mario, on a... |
Wii | 1 | Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy is a 3D platform game developed by Nintendo EAD Tokyo and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It was released in most regions in November 2007, and is the third 3D original platformer in the Mario series, after Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine. The game follows the protagonist, Mario, on a... |
Wii | |
| 2 | The Orange Box The Orange Box The Orange Box is a video game compilation for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS X and PlayStation 3. The Windows and Xbox 360 versions were produced and published by Valve Corporation and released on October 10, 2007 as a boxed retail copy... |
360/PC | 2 | The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is the fourteenth game in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series. It was released after The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the Wii and before The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for the Nintendo DS... |
DS | |
| 3 | The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is the fourteenth game in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series. It was released after The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the Wii and before The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for the Nintendo DS... |
DS | 3 | Halo 3 Halo 3 Halo 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie for the Xbox 360 console. The third installment in the Halo franchise, the game concludes the story arc begun in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2... |
360 | |
| 4 | Bioshock Bioshock BioShock is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Boston and designed by Ken Levine. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on August 21, 2007 in North America, and three days later in Europe and Australia. It became available on Steam on August 21, 2007... |
360/PC | 4 | Ōkami Okami is an action-adventure video game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. It was released for Sony's PlayStation 2 video game console in 2006 in Japan and North America, and 2007 in Europe and Australia... |
PS2 | |
| 5 | Ōkami Okami is an action-adventure video game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. It was released for Sony's PlayStation 2 video game console in 2006 in Japan and North America, and 2007 in Europe and Australia... |
PS2 | 5 | The Orange Box The Orange Box The Orange Box is a video game compilation for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS X and PlayStation 3. The Windows and Xbox 360 versions were produced and published by Valve Corporation and released on October 10, 2007 as a boxed retail copy... |
360/PC | |
| 6 | Supreme Commander | PC | 6 | Bioshock Bioshock BioShock is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Boston and designed by Ken Levine. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on August 21, 2007 in North America, and three days later in Europe and Australia. It became available on Steam on August 21, 2007... |
360/PC | |
| 7 | Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | 360/PS3/PC/DS | 7 | Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition | Wii | |
| 8 | Virtua Fighter 5 Virtua Fighter 5 is the latest game in Sega's Virtua Fighter series and direct sequel to Virtua Fighter 4: Final Tuned. The original version was released on July 12, 2006 into Japanese arcades and in February 2007 in European arcades... |
360/PS3 | 8 | Final Fantasy XII Final Fantasy XII is a console role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2. Released in 2006, it is the twelfth title in the Final Fantasy series and the last in the series to be released exclusively on the PlayStation platform... |
PS2 | |
| 9 | Global Defence Force | PS2 | 9 | Mass Effect Mass Effect Mass Effect is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows by Demiurge Studios. The Xbox 360 version was released worldwide in November 2007 published by Microsoft Game Studios... |
360 | |
| 10 | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is a first-person action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. It is the tenth game in the Metroid series, and the final entry in the Metroid Prime trilogy—excluding two spin-off titles. It was released in... |
Wii | 10 | Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | 360/PS3/PC/DS | |
| 11 | Final Fantasy XII Final Fantasy XII is a console role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2. Released in 2006, it is the twelfth title in the Final Fantasy series and the last in the series to be released exclusively on the PlayStation platform... |
PS2 | 11 | Uncharted: Drake's Fortune | PS3 | |
| 12 | Halo 3 Halo 3 Halo 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie for the Xbox 360 console. The third installment in the Halo franchise, the game concludes the story arc begun in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2... |
360 | 12 | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is a first-person action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. It is the tenth game in the Metroid series, and the final entry in the Metroid Prime trilogy—excluding two spin-off titles. It was released in... |
Wii | |
| 13 | Wario Ware: Smooth Moves | Wii | 13 | Project Gotham Racing 4 Project Gotham Racing 4 Project Gotham Racing 4 is the fourth title in the main Project Gotham Racing series, developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft Game Studios.-Development history:... |
360 | |
| 14 | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are role-playing games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. With the enhanced remake Pokémon Platinum, the games comprise the fifth installment and fourth generation of the Pokémon series of RPGs... |
DS | 14 | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are role-playing games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. With the enhanced remake Pokémon Platinum, the games comprise the fifth installment and fourth generation of the Pokémon series of RPGs... |
DS | |
| 15 | Sega Rally Sega Rally Revo Sega Rally Revo is an offroad racing video game, the fourth installment of the Sega Rally series. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable on 28 September 2007 in Europe. The game's title is "Revo" as Sega intends it to be a revolution in rally... |
360/PS3/PC/PSP | 15 | Forza Motorsport 2 Forza Motorsport 2 Forza Motorsport 2 is a racing video game developed by Turn 10 Studios for the Xbox 360 console. It is the second title in the Forza Motorsport series, and is the sequel to the original Forza Motorsport and is followed by Forza Motorsport 3 .The box art features a tuned Nissan 350Z... |
360 | |
| 16 | Crysis Crysis Crysis is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek , published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, and released in November 2007. It is the first game of a trilogy. A separate game entitled Crysis Warhead was released on September 12, 2008, and follows similar... |
PC | 16 | Tomb Raider: Anniversary | Multi | |
| 17 | Mass Effect Mass Effect Mass Effect is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows by Demiurge Studios. The Xbox 360 version was released worldwide in November 2007 published by Microsoft Game Studios... |
360 | 17 | Global Defence Force | PS2 | |
| 18 | Virtua Tennis 3 Virtua Tennis 3 Virtua Tennis 3 is the second arcade game sequel to Sega's tennis game franchise, Virtua Tennis. The arcade version of Virtua Tennis 3 is powered by the PC-based Sega Lindbergh arcade system board... |
360/PS3/PC/PSP | 18 | Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction | PS3 | |
| 19 | TrackMania United | PC | 19 | Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed is an award-winning historical third person, stealth action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. The bulk of the game takes place during the Third Crusade, with the plot revolving around a sect known as the Secret Order of... |
360/PS3 | |
| 20 | Unreal Tournament III | PC | 20 | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is a music video game, the third main installment in the Guitar Hero series, and the fourth title overall... |
Multi | |
2008
| GameCentral's Position | Game | Format(s) | Viewer's Position | Game | Format(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 is an action role-playing game released by Bethesda Game Studios, and the third major installment in the Fallout series. The game was released in North America, Europe and Australia in October 2008, and in Japan in December 2008 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360... |
360/PS3/PC | 1 | Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 is an action role-playing game released by Bethesda Game Studios, and the third major installment in the Fallout series. The game was released in North America, Europe and Australia in October 2008, and in Japan in December 2008 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360... |
360/PS3/PC | |
| 2 | Left 4 Dead Left 4 Dead Left 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter video game. It was developed by Turtle Rock Studios, which was purchased by Valve Corporation during development. The game uses Valve's proprietary Source engine, and is available for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and Mac OS X... |
360/PC | 2 | Grand Theft Auto IV Grand Theft Auto IV Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system... |
360/PS3/PC | |
| 3 | Fable II | 360 | 3 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. Brawl, known in Japan as , often abbreviated as SSBB or simply as Brawl, is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series of crossover fighting games, developed by an ad hoc development team consisting of Sora, Game Arts and staff from other developers, and published by... |
Wii | |
| 4 | Grand Theft Auto IV Grand Theft Auto IV Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system... |
360/PS3 | 4 | Mario Kart Wii Mario Kart Wii is a racing video game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. It is the sixth installment in the Mario Kart series and the second Mario Kart title to use the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The game was released worldwide... |
Wii | |
| 5 | Advance Wars: Dark Conflict | DS | 5 | Persona 3: FES | PS2 | |
| 6 | LittleBigPlanet LittleBigPlanet LittleBigPlanet, commonly abbreviated LBP, is a puzzle platformer video game, based on user-generated content, for the PlayStation 3 first announced on 7 March 2007, by Phil Harrison at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California... |
PS3 | 6 | Dead Space Dead Space (video game) Dead Space is a survival horror third-person shooter video game, developed by EA Redwood Shores for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was made available on Steam on October 20, 2008... |
360/PS3/PC | |
| 7 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. Brawl, known in Japan as , often abbreviated as SSBB or simply as Brawl, is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series of crossover fighting games, developed by an ad hoc development team consisting of Sora, Game Arts and staff from other developers, and published by... |
Wii | 7 | Left 4 Dead Left 4 Dead Left 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter video game. It was developed by Turtle Rock Studios, which was purchased by Valve Corporation during development. The game uses Valve's proprietary Source engine, and is available for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and Mac OS X... |
360/PC | |
| 8 | Bangai-O Spirits Bangai-O Spirits is an action game for the Nintendo DS, and the sequel to Bangai-O which was released on the Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast.Bangai-O Spirits is a side-scrolling shooting game with free-scrolling levels that extend horizontally and vertically. The player controls a robot with the ability to fly, but is... |
DS | 8 | LittleBigPlanet LittleBigPlanet LittleBigPlanet, commonly abbreviated LBP, is a puzzle platformer video game, based on user-generated content, for the PlayStation 3 first announced on 7 March 2007, by Phil Harrison at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California... |
PS3 | |
| 9 | Braid Braid A braid is a complex structure or pattern formed by intertwining three or more strands of flexible material such as textile fibres, wire, or human hair... |
360 | 9 | Fable II | 360 | |
| 10 | Rock Band 2 Rock Band 2 Rock Band 2 is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems. It is the sequel to Rock Band and is the second title in the series. The game allows up to four players to simulate the performance of popular songs by playing with controllers modeled after musical instruments... |
PS2/Wii/360/PS3 | 10 | Far Cry 2 Far Cry 2 Far Cry 2 is an open world first-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released on October 21, 2008 in North America and on October 23, 2008 in Europe and Australia. It was made available on Steam on October 22, 2008... |
360/PS3/PC | |
| 11 | Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved² is a multidirectional shooter video game created by Bizarre Creations, released on Xbox Live Arcade on July 30, 2008 as a sequel to Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved.... |
360 | 11 | No More Heroes No More Heroes (video game) , is an action video game for the Wii video game system. It was directed by Goichi Suda , developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Marvelous Entertainment Inc., Ubisoft and Rising Star Games... |
Wii | |
| 12 | Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure, known as in Japan, is an adventure/puzzle video game published and developed by Capcom for the Wii video game console. It was first released in North America on October 23, 2007, and was later released in Japan, PAL regions, and as one of eight Wii launch... |
Wii | 12 | Gears of War 2 Gears of War 2 Gears of War 2 is a third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games with lead design by Cliff Bleszinski, and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the second installment of the Gears of War series. The game was officially released in North America, Europe and... |
360 | |
| 13 | Gears of War 2 Gears of War 2 Gears of War 2 is a third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games with lead design by Cliff Bleszinski, and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the second installment of the Gears of War series. The game was officially released in North America, Europe and... |
360 | 13 | Soul Bubbles Soul Bubbles Soul Bubbles is a puzzle video game for the Nintendo DS handheld console. It was developed by the French studio Mekensleep, and was published by Eidos Interactive in PAL regions and North America in 2008... |
DS | |
| 14 | Valkyria Chronicles Valkyria Chronicles is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3. The game was released in 2008.The game is set in Europa, loosely based on Europe in 1935... |
PS3 | 14 | The World Ends with You | DS | |
| 15 | Devil May Cry 4 Devil May Cry 4 Devil May Cry 4 is an action game that was published and developed by Capcom in 2008 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows platforms. The game is the fourth installment to the Devil May Cry series.... |
360/PS3/PC | 15 | Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure, known as in Japan, is an adventure/puzzle video game published and developed by Capcom for the Wii video game console. It was first released in North America on October 23, 2007, and was later released in Japan, PAL regions, and as one of eight Wii launch... |
Wii | |
| 16 | Burnout Paradise Burnout Paradise Burnout Paradise is the seventh game in the Burnout racing video game series. It was developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in January 2008 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and on February 5, 2009 for Microsoft Windows... |
360/PS3 | 16 | Metal Gear Solid 4 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a video game developed by Kojima Productions for the PlayStation 3 console. The game was directed by Hideo Kojima and made its worldwide release on June 12, 2008, ten years after the release of Metal Gear Solid and twenty years after the North American release of Metal Gear.Guns of the Patriots... |
PS3 | |
| 17 | Spore Spore In biology, a spore is a reproductive structure that is adapted for dispersal and surviving for extended periods of time in unfavorable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many bacteria, plants, algae, fungi and some protozoa. According to scientist Dr... |
PC | 17 | Burnout Paradise Burnout Paradise Burnout Paradise is the seventh game in the Burnout racing video game series. It was developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in January 2008 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and on February 5, 2009 for Microsoft Windows... |
360/PS3 | |
| 18 | No More Heroes No More Heroes (video game) , is an action video game for the Wii video game system. It was directed by Goichi Suda , developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Marvelous Entertainment Inc., Ubisoft and Rising Star Games... |
Wii | 18 | World of Goo World of Goo World of Goo is a physics-based puzzle game by 2D Boy, an independent game developer consisting of Kyle Gabler and Ron Carmel, both former Electronic Arts employees, released for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, Android and WiiWare... |
Wii/PC | |
| 19 | Persona 3: FES | PS2 | 19 | Mirror's Edge Mirror's Edge Mirror's Edge is a single-player first person action-adventure video game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts. The game was announced on July 10, 2007, and was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2008. A Microsoft Windows version was released... |
360/PS3/PC | |
| 20 | World of Goo World of Goo World of Goo is a physics-based puzzle game by 2D Boy, an independent game developer consisting of Kyle Gabler and Ron Carmel, both former Electronic Arts employees, released for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, Android and WiiWare... |
PC | 20 | Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Hero World Tour is a music video game developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision. It is the fourth main entry in the Guitar Hero series... |
360/PS3/Wii/PS2 | |
2009
| GameCentral's Position | Game | Format(s) | Viewer's Position | Game | Format(s) | |
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| 1 | Street Fighter IV Street Fighter IV is a fighting game produced by Capcom. It is the first numbered Street Fighter game released by Capcom since . The coin-operated arcade game was released in Japan on July 18, 2008, with North American arcades importing the machines by August... |
PS3/360/PC | 1 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles and the Microsoft Windows operating system. Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on... |
PS3/360/PC | |
| 2 | Empire: Total War Empire: Total War Empire: Total War is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics computer game developed by The Creative Assembly and published by Sega. The fifth instalment in the Total War series, the game was released in North America on 3 March 2009, and in the rest of the world the following day... |
PC | 2 | Batman: Arkham Asylum Batman: Arkham Asylum Batman: Arkham Asylum is a 2009 action-adventure stealth video game based on DC Comics' Batman developed for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. It was developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Eidos Interactive in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment... |
PS3/360 | |
| 3 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is an action-adventure platform third-person shooter video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is the sequel to the 2007 game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. It was first shown and announced on December 1, 2008... |
PS3 | 3 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is an action-adventure platform third-person shooter video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is the sequel to the 2007 game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. It was first shown and announced on December 1, 2008... |
PS3 | |
| 4 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles and the Microsoft Windows operating system. Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on... |
PS3/360/PC | 4 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii New Super Mario Bros. Wii is a 2009 side-scrolling platform video game published and developed by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. The game was released on November 12, 2009 in Australia, November 15, 2009 in North America, November 20, 2009 in Europe and December 3, 2009 in Japan... |
Wii | |
| 5 | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story | DS | 5 | Assassin's Creed II Assassin's Creed II Assassin's Creed II is a historical third-person action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It is the second video game installment of the Assassin's Creed series, and is a sequel to the 2007 video... |
PS3/360 | |
| 6 | Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a video game for Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, and iOS, developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with Rockstar North. It is the thirteenth game in the Grand Theft Auto series, and the very first for Nintendo DS and iOS.-Gameplay:Chinatown Wars has a... |
DS | 6 | Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a video game for Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, and iOS, developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with Rockstar North. It is the thirteenth game in the Grand Theft Auto series, and the very first for Nintendo DS and iOS.-Gameplay:Chinatown Wars has a... |
DS | |
| 7 | Left 4 Dead 2 Left 4 Dead 2 Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game. It is the sequel to Valve Corporation's award-winning Left 4 Dead. The game launched on November 17, 2009, for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in the United States and November 20 in Europe; in 2010, Left 4 Dead 2 was made available to... |
360/PC | 7 | Street Fighter IV Street Fighter IV is a fighting game produced by Capcom. It is the first numbered Street Fighter game released by Capcom since . The coin-operated arcade game was released in Japan on July 18, 2008, with North American arcades importing the machines by August... |
PS3/360/PC | |
| 8 | FIFA 10 FIFA 10 carlos leivaFIFA 10 is the 17th title in Electronic Arts' FIFA series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it was published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It was released on 2 October 2009 in Europe, 30 September in Australia and 20 October 2009 in North America... |
Multi | 8 | Resident Evil 5 Resident Evil 5 Resident Evil 5, known in Japan as , is a survival horror third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom. The game is the seventh installment in the Resident Evil survival horror series, and was released on March 5, 2009 in Japan and on March 13, 2009 in North America and Europe... |
PS3/360 | |
| 9 | Persona 4 | PS2 | 9 | Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is a standalone compilation of the downloadable content episodes for the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV. Created by Rockstar North in the United Kingdom, it contains both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony on one disc... |
360 | |
| 10 | Noby Noby Boy | PS3 | 10 | FIFA 10 FIFA 10 carlos leivaFIFA 10 is the 17th title in Electronic Arts' FIFA series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it was published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It was released on 2 October 2009 in Europe, 30 September in Australia and 20 October 2009 in North America... |
Multi | |
| 11 | The Sims 3 The Sims 3 The Sims 3 is a 2009 strategic life simulation computer game developed by The Sims Studio and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the best-selling computer game, The Sims 2. It was first released on June 2, 2009 simultaneously for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows... |
PC | 11 | Wii Sports Resort Wii Sports Resort Wii Sports Resort has received generally favorable reviews, with an average score on Metacritic of 80%. IGN gave it a 7.7 out of 10, citing the impressive fidelity of the controls and how the graphics, as compared to the majority of Wii games, were superb. GameTrailers gave an 8.6 out of 10.... |
Wii | |
| 12 | Death Tank Death tank -Saturn version:Death Tank is a 2D multiplayer versus shooter, set on a hilly terrain. Although similar to Scorched Earth, Worms, or Gunbound the gameplay is real time instead of turn-based. It supports up to 7 differently-colored tanks with a range of weapons to battle it out... |
360 | 12 | Forza Motorsport 3 Forza Motorsport 3 Forza Motorsport 3 is a racing video game developed for Xbox 360 by Turn 10 Studios. It was released in October . It is the sequel to Forza Motorsport 2 and the third installment in the Forza Motorsport series... |
360 | |
| 13 | Chrono Trigger Chrono Trigger is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. Chrono Triggers development team included three designers that Square dubbed the "Dream Team": Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Square's Final Fantasy series; Yuji Horii, a... |
DS | 13 | Borderlands Borderlands (video game) Borderlands is a science fiction based first-person shooter with RPG elements that was developed by Gearbox Software for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It was first revealed in the September 2007 issue of Game Informer magazine... |
PS3/360/PC | |
| 14 | Little King's Story Little King's Story is a life simulation/role-playing video game co-developed by Cing and Town Factory for the Wii. The game was published by Rising Star Games in PAL regions on April 24, 2009, by Xseed Games in North America on July 21, 2009, and by Marvelous Entertainment in Japan on September 3, 2009.The player... |
Wii | 14 | Persona 4 | PS2 | |
| 15 | Batman: Arkham Asylum Batman: Arkham Asylum Batman: Arkham Asylum is a 2009 action-adventure stealth video game based on DC Comics' Batman developed for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. It was developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Eidos Interactive in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment... |
PS3/360/PC | 15 | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story | DS | |
| 16 | Forza Motorsport 3 Forza Motorsport 3 Forza Motorsport 3 is a racing video game developed for Xbox 360 by Turn 10 Studios. It was released in October . It is the sequel to Forza Motorsport 2 and the third installment in the Forza Motorsport series... |
360 | 16 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 is a golfing simulation video game in the Tiger Woods PGA Tour series developed by EA Tiburon and published by Electronic Arts... |
Multi | |
| 17 | Battlefield 1943 Battlefield 1943 Battlefield 1943 is an online multiplayer World War II first-person shooter video game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network via digital download only. Unlike Battlefield 1942, this game takes place only in the Pacific... |
PS3/360/PC | 17 | Dragon Age: Origins Dragon Age: Origins Dragon Age: Origins is a single-player role-playing video game developed by BioWare's Edmonton studio and published by Electronic Arts. It is the first game in the Dragon Age franchise... |
PS3/360/PC | |
| 18 | Assassin's Creed II Assassin's Creed II Assassin's Creed II is a historical third-person action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It is the second video game installment of the Assassin's Creed series, and is a sequel to the 2007 video... |
PS3/360 | 18 | Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Hero 5 is a music video game and the fifth main entry in the Guitar Hero series. The game was developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision, and released internationally in September 2009 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, 3 and Wii consoles... |
Multi | |
| 19 | The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, released as in Japan, is the fifteenth installment of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series. Developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console, it was released worldwide throughout December 2009 after Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced the... |
DS | 19 | Colin McRae: DiRT 2 Colin McRae: Dirt 2 Colin McRae: Dirt 2 is a racing game released in September 2009, and is the sequel to Colin McRae: Dirt. This is the first game in the McRae series since McRae's death in 2007. It was announced on 19 November 2008 and features Ken Block, Travis Pastrana, Tanner Foust, and Dave Mirra... |
Multi | |
| 20 | IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey, or Wings of Prey on the PC, is a combat flight simulator video game. As with previous installments of the PC series IL-2 Sturmovik, it depicts combat aircraft from World War II... |
PS3/PSP/DS/360 | 20 | Operation Flashpoint 2 Operation Flashpoint 2 Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a first person tactical military game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 developed by British game developer Codemasters. Codemasters has advertised the game as a tactical shooter designed to represent modern infantry combat realistically... |
PS3/360/PC | |
2010
| GameCentral's Position | Game | Format(s) | Viewer's Position | Game | Format(s) | |
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| 1 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a platforming video game developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It was first announced at E3 2009 and is the sequel to Super Mario Galaxy. It was released in North America on May 23, 2010, in Japan on May 27, 2010, in Europe on June 11, 2010, and in Australia on July 1,... |
Wii | 1 | Red Dead Redemption | 360/PS3 | |
| 2 | Super Street Fighter IV Super Street Fighter IV is a 2010 fighting game produced by Capcom. It is an updated version of Street Fighter IV and has been said to mark the definitive end of the Street Fighter IV series. Having been deemed as too large an update to be deployed as DLC, the game was made into a standalone title, but given a lower price... |
360/PS3 | 2 | Mass Effect 2 Mass Effect 2 Mass Effect 2 is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on January 26, 2010 and for PlayStation 3 on January 18, 2011... |
360/PC | |
| 3 | Bayonetta Bayonetta is a hack and slash action game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 developed by Platinum Games in cooperation with publisher Sega. Set in a fictional city in Europe, the game centers on its title character, Bayonetta, who uses pistols and magical attacks to defeat enemies... |
360/PS3 | 3 | Call Of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch, published by Activision and released worldwide on November 9, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii consoles, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. Announced on April 30, 2010,... |
Multi | |
| 4 | Mass Effect 2 Mass Effect 2 Mass Effect 2 is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on January 26, 2010 and for PlayStation 3 on January 18, 2011... |
360/PS3 | 4 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a platforming video game developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It was first announced at E3 2009 and is the sequel to Super Mario Galaxy. It was released in North America on May 23, 2010, in Japan on May 27, 2010, in Europe on June 11, 2010, and in Australia on July 1,... |
Wii | |
| 5 | Sin And Punishment: Successor Of The Skies | Wii | 5 | Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010 video game) Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is a BAFTA Award–winning 2010 racing video game in the Need for Speed series developed by British games developer Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts for iOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360. The Wii version was developed by Exient... |
Wii/360/PS3/PC | |
| 6 | Demon's Souls Demon's Souls is an action role-playing game video game developed primarily by From Software exclusively for the PlayStation 3. It was released in Japan on February 5, 2009 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment... |
PS3 | 6 | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is a historical third person, stealth action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2010, Microsoft Windows in March 2011 and Mac OS X in May 2011... |
360/PS3 | |
| 7 | Pac-Man Championship Edition DX Pac-Man Championship Edition DX The game has received universal praise from critics and gaming websites, citing a big improvement over the original. IGN gave the game a perfect 10/10 and an Editor's Choice award, calling it "a master class in game design." GameSpot gave the game 9.0/10, praising the new elements which make... |
360/PS3 | 7 | Halo: Reach Halo: Reach Halo: Reach is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 console. Reach was released in North America, Australia, and Europe on September 14, 2010. The game takes place in the year 2552, where humanity is locked in a war with the... |
360 | |
| 8 | Civilization V Civilization V Sid Meier's Civilization V is a turn-based strategy, 4X computer game developed by Firaxis, released on Microsoft Windows in September 2010 and on Mac OS X on November 23, 2010... |
PC | 8 | Demon's Souls Demon's Souls is an action role-playing game video game developed primarily by From Software exclusively for the PlayStation 3. It was released in Japan on February 5, 2009 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment... |
PS3 | |
| 9 | Call Of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch, published by Activision and released worldwide on November 9, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii consoles, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. Announced on April 30, 2010,... |
Multi | 9 | Fallout: New Vegas Fallout: New Vegas Fallout: New Vegas is a first person action role-playing video game in the Fallout series developed by Obsidian Entertainment, and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game is based in a post-apocalyptic environment in and around Las Vegas, Nevada... |
360/PS3/PC | |
| 10 | StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty | PC | 10 | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by the Swedish firm EA Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS and Mac OS X systems. It is a direct sequel to Battlefield: Bad Company and is part of the... |
360/PS3/PC | |
| 11 | Red Dead Redemption | 360/PS3 | 11 | Deadly Premonition | 360 | |
| 12 | Rock Band 3 Rock Band 3 Rock Band 3 is a music video game, developed by Harmonix Music Systems. The game was initially published and distributed by MTV Games and Electronic Arts, respectively, with Mad Catz taking over both roles a year later. It is the third main game in the Rock Band series... |
Wii/360/PS3/DS | 12 | FIFA 11 FIFA 11 FIFA 11 is the 18th title in Electronic Arts' FIFA series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it was published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label... |
Multi | |
| 13 | Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010 video game) Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is a BAFTA Award–winning 2010 racing video game in the Need for Speed series developed by British games developer Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts for iOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360. The Wii version was developed by Exient... |
Wii/360/PS3/PC | 13 | Goldeneye 007 GoldenEye 007 (2010 video game) GoldenEye 007 is a 2010 first-person shooter video game developed by Eurocom and published by Activision for the Wii video game console, and the Nintendo DS handheld game console. It is a reimagining of the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye, and the 1997 Nintendo 64 video game GoldenEye 007... |
Wii/DS | |
| 14 | Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is a fixed-camera 3D platform viewpoint action video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix for the PC, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and the iOS as part of the Tomb Raider series for digital download... |
360/PS3/PC | 14 | Gran Turismo 5 Gran Turismo 5 is the fifth edition of the Gran Turismo racing video game series. Developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, it was released for PlayStation 3 on November 24, 2010... |
PS3 | |
| 15 | BlazBlue: Continuum Shift BlazBlue: Continuum Shift is a 2-D fighting game developed by Arc System Works. The game is the official sequel to BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. As with the previous game, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift first came to arcades before both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions as the game was currently released for the Taito Type... |
360/PS3 | 15 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow | 360/PS3 | |
| 16 | Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest IX is a role-playing video game for the Nintendo DS released on July 11, 2009 in Japan. It is the ninth and most recent installment in the acclaimed Dragon Quest series created by Yūji Horii. The game was developed by Level-5 and published by Square Enix in Japan and by Nintendo in North America and... |
DS | 16 | Dead Rising 2 Dead Rising 2 is an action-adventure horror-comedy video game, developed by Capcom in partnership with Blue Castle Games, and was distributed by Capcom. It was released on September 24, 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and September 28, 2010 for Microsoft Windows. The Dead Rising staff returned to create... |
360/PS3/PC | |
| 17 | Vanquish Vanquish (video game) is a third-person shooter video game developed by Platinum Games and published by Sega for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles. The game was released in October 2010, after having been in development since 2007.... |
360/PS3 | 17 | Bioshock 2 BioShock 2 BioShock 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Marin for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The sequel to the 2007 video game BioShock, it was released worldwide on February 9, 2010.... |
360/PS3/PC | |
| 18 | Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is a puzzle role-playing adventure video game in the Might and Magic franchise, developed for the Nintendo DS by Capybara Games and published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It was first announced in May 2009, and released on December 1, 2009... |
DS | 18 | F1 2010 F1 2010 (video game) F1 2010 is a BAFTA Award–winning video game based on the 2010 season of the Formula One world championship. It is the sequel to the 2009 video game based on the same series. The game was released in September 2010 on the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms. It has sold 2.3... |
360/PS3/PC | |
| 19 | Super Meat Boy Super Meat Boy Super Meat Boy is an independent video game designed by Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes and developed by Team Meat. It is the successor to McMillen and Jonathan McEntee's October 2008 flash game Meat Boy. Super Meat Boy was released on the Xbox 360 through Xbox Live Arcade in October 2010, on... |
360 | 19 | Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is a fixed-camera 3D platform viewpoint action video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix for the PC, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and the iOS as part of the Tomb Raider series for digital download... |
360/PS3/PC | |
| 20 | Gran Turismo 5 Gran Turismo 5 is the fifth edition of the Gran Turismo racing video game series. Developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, it was released for PlayStation 3 on November 24, 2010... |
PS3 | 20 | Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest IX is a role-playing video game for the Nintendo DS released on July 11, 2009 in Japan. It is the ninth and most recent installment in the acclaimed Dragon Quest series created by Yūji Horii. The game was developed by Level-5 and published by Square Enix in Japan and by Nintendo in North America and... |
DS | |
- GameCentral also gave a special mention to Deadly Premonition (360) in their Top 20 list.