As the year draws to an end, December is a time to reflect on the events of the past year. 2010 has seen many great game releases like Bayonetta, Red Dead Redemption, Super Mario Galaxy 2 amongst others. With the recession hitting worldwide, it has been widely predicted that the video games industry would be hit hard, as it is one of the many luxuries which people would have to cut. But it has grown stronger and signs are that it will continue to grow into 2011. With some many excellent games released this year, it is hard to pick a game of the year. As mainly an Xbox gamer, my game of the year has to be Mass Effect 2.
While it may have come out right at the beginning of the year, no game has given me as much fun as Mass Effect 2 has this year. With big releases like Call of Duty: Black Ops, Assassins Creed: Brotherhood and Fallout: New Vegas, which i have all thoroughly enjoyed, coming out throughout the year there was only one game which i have spent months on. The second installment of the Mass Effect franchise incorporated everything from great storytelling to excellent third person action. With the many different story outcomes and decisions which will affect how the game plays out, it has got me to come back to it over and over again to see what would happen if a certain event was played out differently and how badass Shepherd is if you decided to take the renegade route throughout the game. The action was vastly improved from the first game, with the gameplay becoming more action orientated like the Gears of War franchise using a similar cover system. This feature plus the levelling up system made this the perfect combination. With the release of further DLCs with additional characters and the excellent ' Lair of the Shadow Broker' content which included a reunion with an old friend from the first game, the whole Mass Effect 2 gaming experience has made it my Game of the Year for 2010 and make the recently announced Mass Effect 3 my most anticipated game for 2011.
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