This thread will track the best games throughout 2009 for each of the major, current gaming platforms. It will list games with a Metacritic score of 85%+ (with at least 10 reviews) released throughout 2009, and should provide a broad guide for those looking to compare the best exclusives and non-exclusives as determined by the critics. The thread will be updated at the end of each month. If any games are missing, wrongly listed, or just incorrect, please drop a post explaining the problem.
So, in alphabetical order by platform holder, with PC Gaming last:
| Forza Motorsport 3 |  |
| Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned |  |
| Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony |  |
| Shadow Complex |  |
| Trials HD |  |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 : 94
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger : 88
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition : 88
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser' Inside Story |
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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars : 93
| Metroid Prime Trilogy |
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| LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias |
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| Little King's Story | |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | |
| Boom Blox Bash Party | |
| Punch-Out!! | |
| Uncharted 2: Among Thieves |  |
| God of War Collection | |
| Killzone 2 | |
| MLB 09: The Show | |
| Demon's Souls | |
| WipEout HD Fury | |
| Flower | |
| Critter Crunch | |
| Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time | |
| Shatter | |
| Infamous |  |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 : 94
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger : 89
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box : 88
| LittleBigPlanet | |
| PixelJunk Monsters: Deluxe | |
| Half-Minute Hero | |
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars : 91
| Empire: Total War |
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| Football Manager 2010 | |
| Plants vs. Zombies |
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| The Sims 3 | |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II | |
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box : 87
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 : 86
The Secret of Monkey Island : The Special Edition : 86
