In general, the best game this generation, The last of us

Top 10:

1. Mario Galaxy
2. Mario Galaxy 2
3. Bioshock
4. Mass Effect 2
5. Bayonetta
6. Xenoblade
7. Zelda Skyward Sword
8. Zelda Twilight Princess
9. Uncharted 2
10. Donkey Kong Country Returns

Bioshock Infinite may well take a spot when I play it.

GOTG : TLOU

Best Action/ Adventure Games: BAYONETTA
Best Fighting Games: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
Best First Person Shooting Games: Bioshock Infinite
Best Platforming Games: Super Mario Galaxy
Best Sports Games: Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
Best RPG Games: Mass Effect 2
Best Third Person Shooters: Vanquish

Best Action/ Adventure Games

zelda skyward sword

Best Fighting Games

Smash brawl

Best First Person Shooting Games

metroid prime 3

Best Platforming Games

mario galaxy

Best RPG Games

xenoblade

Overall Best Games

mario galaxy

Best Action/ Adventure Game: The Last of Us / Uncharted 2

Best Fighting Game: Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Best First Person Shooter: Bioshock Infinite

Best Platforming Game: Didn't really play much of it, not my cup of tea

Best Sports Game: Same as above

Best RPG: Dark Souls

Best Third Person Shooter: Shadows of the Damned

Overall Best Game: The Last of Us

Best Action/Adventure game: Last of Us/Uncharted 2
Best Fighting Game: I don't play fighters
FPS: Bioshock/Bioshock Infinite
Platformer: Mario Galaxy 1 and 2
Sports Game: I don't play sports games
Best RPG: Xenoblade
Best Third person shooter: Spec Ops the Line
Best overall game: Super Mario Galaxy

My personal favorite game of the generation that didn't seem to fit in any of these categories is Dishonored. That game was honestly one of my top ten games of all time.

Honorable mentions: The walking dead, Infamous, Little big planet.

I only play Single Player game!!!
Best Action/Adventure game:The Witcher 2:Assassins of Kings (i played it like that)
Best FPS:Bioshock
Best TPS:Vanquish
Best RPG:Dark Souls Fallout 3 Skyrim
Best Sanbox game:(soon will be Grand Theft Auto V) GTA IV Red Dead Redemmption
Overall best game:Grand Theft Auto V(or what it could be in my mind)

Best RPG and best overall game for me:
Final Fantasy XIII (+ Final Fantasy XIII-2)

Best Action/Adventure:
Assassin's Creed 2 (Ezio Trilogy)
Great set of characters + Renaissance Italy (especially Venezia + Firenze)

1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Grand Theft Auto 4
3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
4. Portal 2
5. Uncharted 2
6. Bioshock
7. Mass Effect 2
8. Skyrim
9. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
10. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (The two highest rated exclusives of this gen. Not shitting you. )