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
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