In the wake of LittleBigPlanet 2 getting delayed into 2011, I found my faith in 2010's holiday release season shaken. So, like I do in all times of crisis, I turned to Twitter last week, where I asked people about their most-anticipated game from the remainder of this year.
I ended up cutting out a few responses, since I didn't have the heart to tell the few people that mentioned it that Portal 2 wasn't due out this year. Also, this wasn't exactly conducted via scientific science. Some people mentioned one game, others mentioned four or five. I counted them all. As long as people replied with a game title and didn't say so in a joking or obviously negative way, it went on the list. Oh, and keep the time frame in mind. This was asked just before Dead RIsing 2 was released and before stuff like Two Worlds II had been delayed into 2011.
I thought the results were pretty interesting, so here they are, presented with the number of mentions they received. Fallout: New Vegas, as you can see, walks away as the most-anticipated game by a pretty definitive margin. Also kind of fascinating--though not necessarily surprising to see DJ Hero 2 bringing in more mentions than this year's Guitar Hero.
- 45 Fallout: New Vegas
- 27 Fable III
- 20 Gran Turismo 5
- 19 Rock Band 3
- 18 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
- 16 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- 15 Dead Rising 2
- 14 Call of Duty: Black Ops
- 13 Vanquish
- 11 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
- 10 Kirby's Epic Yarn
- 8 Enslaved
- 8 Donkey Kong Country Returns
- 6 Disney Epic Mickey
- 6 World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
- 5 Medal of Honor
- 5 DJ Hero 2
- 4 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
- 4 Dance Central
- 3 FIFA 11
- 3 Two Worlds 2
- 2 Super Meat Boy
- 2 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – Vietnam
- 2 God of War: Ghost of Sparta
- 2 Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
- 2 Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom
- 2 Costume Quest
- 2 Tron Evolution
- 2 NBA Jam
- 2 Ys: The Oath in Felghana
- 1 Super Scribblenauts
- 1 Comic Jumper
- 1 The Sly Collection
- 1 Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
- 1 LEGO Universe
- 1 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
- 1 Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
- 1 WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2011
- 1 Zettai Hero Project: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman
- 1 Your Shape
- 1 Shantae: Risky's Revenge
- 1 James Bond 007: Blood Stone
- 1 PowerGig: Rise of the SixString
- 1 Mortal Kombat: HD Arcade Kollection
- 1 Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
- 1 Sonic Colors
- 1 Phantasy Star Portable 2
Did your game make the list, or are you waiting for something even more obscure than Zettai Hero Project?