2012: A Year in Reviews
By Marino 56 Comments
Considering the world is ending on Friday, I figured I should go ahead and post this data that I've been compiling all year. Well, at least the reviews data. I'll have a slew of user-related data in a couple weeks...if we're still alive.
As you're all aware, it's been a crazy year on Giant Bomb. Despite this, the guys churned out nearly 100 reviews. For a crew that is primarily just three dudes doing reviews, almost two per week seems like a lot. There's not a whole lot of analysis with the data I'm presenting here, admittedly, but I hope you enjoy it anyway. It's basically just a bunch of colorful wedges, pies, and bars. Feel free to embiggen them as well.
I've livened things up a bit by including some of the best user-created art from this year. If you love the Persona style renditions of each staff member, send all of your thanks to . And if you love the pixelated stuff at the end, you can send your praise to .
- SupernormalStep's Persona 4: The Golden Duder
- Fobwashed's More Pixelated Giant Bombers
- Marino's 2011 Year in Reviews
The Raw Data
| Game | For | Score | By | Date |
| All Zombies Must Die | PS3N XBLA | 3 | Brad | 1/12 |
| Saints Row: The Third - GenkiBowl VII | X360 | 2 | Jeff | 1/24 |
| NeverDead | X360 | 2 | Alex | 2/2 |
| Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | PS3 X360 | 4 | Jeff | 2/7 |
| Darkness II, The | X360 | 4 | Alex | 2/7 |
| Resident Evil: Revelations | 3DS | 3 | Brad | 2/8 |
| Gotham City Imposters | PS3N XBLA PC | 4 | Brad | 2/11 |
| Super Stardust Delta | PSVN | 4 | Jeff | 2/13 |
| Uncharted: Golden Abyss | PSV | 3 | Jeff | 2/13 |
| Lumines: Electronic Symphony | PSV | 4 | Jeff | 2/16 |
| Wipeout 2048 | PSV | 3 | Jeff | 2/16 |
| Rayman: Origins | PSV | 5 | Alex | 2/16 |
| Warp | PS3N XBLA | 3 | Brad | 2/17 |
| Escape Plan | PSVN | 3 | Alex | 2/17 |
| Syndicate | PS3 X360 | 5 | Jeff | 2/21 |
| Touch My Katamari | PSV | 3 | Alex | 2/21 |
| Grand Slam Tennis 2 | PS3 X360 | 3 | Ryan | 2/22 |
| Alan Wake's American Nightmare | XBLA | 3 | Patrick | 2/22 |
| Rhythm Heaven Fever | Wii | 5 | Alex | 2/22 |
| Asura's Wrath | X360 | 4 | Brad | 2/25 |
| SSX | PS3 X360 | 4 | Alex | 2/28 |
| Mass Effect 3 | PS3 X360 | 4 | Jeff | 3/6 |
| Journey | PS3N | 5 | Alex | 3/13 |
| I Am Alive | XBLA | 2 | Brad | 3/14 |
| Street Fighter X Tekken | PS3 X360 | 3 | Jeff | 3/19 |
| Ninja Gaiden 3 | X360 | 2 | Alex | 3/23 |
| Ridge Racer | PSV | 2 | Jeff | 3/27 |
| Sine Mora | XBLA | 3 | Brad | 3/28 |
| South Park: Tenorman's Revenge | XBLA | 1 | Alex | 4/4 |
| Kinect Star Wars | X360 | 2 | Brad | 4/5 |
| Splatters, The | XBLA | 3 | Alex | 4/13 |
| Fez | XBLA | 4 | Jeff | 4/16 |
| Trials Evolution | XBLA | 5 | Brad | 4/19 |
| Pinball Arcade, The | XBLA iOS | 4 | Jeff | 4/20 |
| Bloodforge | XBLA | 2 | Alex | 4/25 |
| Mortal Kombat | PSV | 5 | Jeff | 5/1 |
| Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition | XBLA | 4 | Brad | 5/9 |
| Max Payne 3 | X360 | 4 | Ryan | 5/14 |
| Prototype 2 | PS3 X360 | 3 | Jeff | 5/18 |
| Diablo III | PC | 5 | Brad | 5/22 |
| Game of Thrones | X360 | 2 | Alex | 5/23 |
| Dragon's Dogma | PS3 X360 | 3 | Patrick | 5/24 |
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | X360 | 3 | Jeff | 5/30 |
| Gravity Rush | PSV | 3 | Alex | 6/11 |
| Civilization V: Gods & Generals | PC | 4 | Alex | 6/18 |
| Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor | X360 | 1 | Brad | 6/20 |
| Spec Ops: The Line | X360 | 3 | Jeff | 6/29 |
| LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes | X360 | 3 | Brad | 6/29 |
| Spelunky | XBLA | 4 | Alex | 7/3 |
| Theatrhythm Final Fantasy | 3DS | 4 | Brad | 7/5 |
| Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard, The | X360 | 4 | Brad | 7/10 |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD | XBLA | 3 | Jeff | 7/18 |
| Deadlight | XBLA | 3 | Brad | 7/31 |
| Expendables 2, The | PS3N | 2 | Alex | 8/3 |
| Persona 4 Arena | PS3 X360 | 4 | Jeff | 8/7 |
| Sound Shapes | PS3N PSVN | 5 | Alex | 8/9 |
| Darksiders II | PS3 X360 PC | 4 | Jeff | 8/14 |
| Sleeping Dogs | X360 PC | 4 | Alex | 8/14 |
| Papo & Yo | PS3N | 3 | Alex | 8/17 |
| Dust: An Elysian Tail | XBLA | 5 | Brad | 8/20 |
| Transformers: Fall of Cybertron | PS3 X360 | 3 | Jeff | 8/21 |
| Hybrid | XBLA | 4 | Brad | 8/23 |
| Rock Band Blitz | XBLA | 4 | Ryan | 8/27 |
| Madden NFL 13 | X360 | 3 | Alex | 8/27 |
| Tekken Tag Tournament 2 | PS3 X360 | 4 | Jeff | 9/11 |
| NHL 13 | X360 | 4 | Alex | 9/12 |
| Borderlands 2 | PS3 X360 PC | 4 | Jeff | 9/18 |
| Mark of the Ninja | XBLA | 5 | Brad | 9/21 |
| Fire Pro Wrestling | XBLA | 2 | Alex | 9/26 |
| Tokyo Jungle | PS3N | 4 | Patrick | 10/1 |
| Resident Evil 6 | X360 | 2 | Brad | 10/3 |
| Dishonored | PS3 X360 | 4 | Patrick | 10/8 |
| NBA 2K13 | X360 | 4 | Alex | 10/8 |
| Fable: The Journey | X360 | 3 | Brad | 10/9 |
| Forza Horizon | X360 | 5 | Jeff | 10/12 |
| XCOM: Enemy Unknown | PS3 X360 PC | 5 | Ryan | 10/16 |
| 007 Legends | X360 | 2 | Alex | 10/18 |
| Doom 3: BFG Edition | PS3 X360 | 3 | Brad | 10/22 |
| Medal of Honor: Warfighter | X360 | 3 | Brad | 10/27 |
| Need for Speed: Most Wanted | X360 | 4 | Jeff | 10/30 |
| WWE '13 | PS3 X360 | 4 | Alex | 10/30 |
| Halo 4 | X360 | 4 | Jeff | 11/1 |
| Assassin's Creed III: Liberation | PSV | 3 | Alex | 11/2 |
| Hotline Miami | PC | 5 | Alex | 11/5 |
| Assassin's Creed III | PS3 X360 | 4 | Ryan | 11/6 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | X360 | 4 | Jeff | 11/13 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified | PSV | 1 | Jeff | 11/14 |
| New Super Mario Bros. U | WiiU | 3 | Brad | 11/18 |
| Nintendo Land | WiiU | 4 | Brad | 11/18 |
| Hitman: Absolution | X360 | 4 | Alex | 11/19 |
| ZombiU | WiiU | 4 | Patrick | 11/20 |
| Walking Dead, The | PS3 X360 PC | 5 | Alex | 11/26 |
| PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale | PS3 PSV | 3 | Jeff | 11/27 |
| Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?! | 3DS | 3 | Alex | 11/29 |
| Far Cry 3 | PS3 X360 PC | 5 | Brad | 12/4 |
| Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse | X360 | 1 | Alex | 12/4 |
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