Best Games of 2011

Very strong top of the list, but the overall quality this year is dragging.

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  You Don't Know Jack 360

  Added: 10-25-2013 08:41 PM

  I never played the original, but I'm always looking for games we can play as a family or with my girlfriend. I love the sharp wit, but after a few games my significant other had her fill. Despite this, I still played alone just to enjoy the content and hear the witty jokes. Fun times!

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  Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 360

  Added: 10-25-2013 08:40 PM

  Surprise! Back when I was in high school my friends loved to play Warhammer 40k, but I was always a D&D guy and had no interest. But I heard some surprising good things about this game so I swung by the ol' Redbox and was NOT disappointed. I really loved the weight of my character, I felt like a huge hulking human tank. And I loved the mixing up of the melee vs shooting. I was sad to return it, but happy to recommend it to others and intend to put it back in my collection one day.

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  Rayman Origins 360

  Added: 10-25-2013 08:38 PM

  Need to finish and rank appropriately.

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  Dead Space 2 360

  Added: 10-25-2013 08:37 PM

  Need to finish and rank appropriately.

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  Batman: Arkham City 360

  Added: 10-25-2013 08:37 PM

  I thoroughly enjoyed my evening with Bastion, but it's very hard for arcade titles to get any love in my house. I need to revisit this and find exactly where in my list it belongs.

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  Assassin's Creed: Revelations 360

  Added: 10-25-2013 08:35 PM

  The annual grind on these AC titles is wearing thin with me. Still haven't finished this one.

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  Bastion XBLA

  Added: 10-25-2013 08:34 PM

  I thoroughly enjoyed my evening with Bastion, but it's very hard for arcade titles to get any love in my house. I need to revisit this and find exactly where in my list it belongs.

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  Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary 360

  Added: 10-25-2013 08:34 PM

  Being the hater I am, I disliked this game the first time around so much I never even opened my copy of Halo 2 and didn't go back until Halo 3 and achievements. I don't know if the original was coop, but that made a world of difference. With the addition of skulls and terminals, updated graphics and music but everything still faithful to the original I found a new found respect for the original.

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  Saints Row: The Third 360

  Added: 10-25-2013 08:31 PM

  I am NOT a fan of GTA style games and I didn't like the first two Saint's Row games. But all the reviewers would not stfu about how good this game is so I gave it a shot and I wasn't disappointed. Many times I thought, "this is the craziest shit ever!", but by the end of it I had purchased everything and max leveled so continuing to do the challenges was not fun. But that was after I already dropped 30 hours in so I certainly feel like I got my money's worth and I bailed before the grind ruined my experience.

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  Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure 360

  Added: 10-25-2013 08:30 PM

  Collect them all? Yeah, okay I'm interested already, but then the game was actually really good too. Even though I've already beaten this game, the lure of the figures pulls me anytime I'm in a store that sells them and I just 'swing by' to see what's in stock.

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  Portal 2 360

  Added: 10-25-2013 08:30 PM

  I was very skeptical when I saw the videos and all the goo, boy was I wrong! The new additions felt like they were always there and the writing was spot on. It hooked me in about 30 seconds. Then I was skeptical about how it would work in coop with two sets of portals, yet again they proved me wrong with some of the best coop experience I've ever had.

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  Deus Ex: Human Revolution 360

  Added: 10-25-2013 08:29 PM

  Speaking of sneaking up on things. I loved the level design, the story, the developing my character, even the hacking mini game, but most of all - the stealth!

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  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 360

  Added: 10-25-2013 08:28 PM

  I don't think anything needs to be said about this. I snuck up behind a dragon and one hit it. Seriously, how much more fun could I possibly have.

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  Dark Souls 360

  Added: 10-25-2013 08:26 PM

  I hate to say it, but this was my favorite game of the year by far. I know I'm supposed to pick Skyrim, but as soon as I finished this game I immediately started my 2nd play through. Then when that was finish I immediately started my 3rd play through!