Q4 2009 Vs First Half of 2010

By mondo625 July 16, 2009 15 Comments

Well 09 has been a rollercoaster year and it’s going from being one of the greatest years ever to maybe the biggest year of gaming as far as games and announcements for gaming. I mean come on the vitality sensor will change gaming forever.........ok maybe not but let's not forget these were the people that sold over 6 million bathroom scales and outsold all "AAA"  titles, so you'll never know. Now that we are in July and officially in the second have of the yea, I think it pretty safe to mention what I'm looking forward to this year without fear of it being bumped to 2010. The question now is which games stand out from the group, but wait......is there a problem it’s not really looking too crowded anymore. Most of the blockbuster hits we assumed at the beginning of the year are finding their way to next year which is a good thing but it’s also bringing up a new question. Are there too many games coming next Spring? Sounds weird right? How about this for weird, is Spring going to have a better line-up then the Fall. So before I get to my must haves I'm going to do a Q4 2009 vs. Q1 2010.

Q4 2009    (Sept. through Dec.)                                                                   VS.                                                                       Q1 2010 (Jan through June)
Uncharted 2: Amoung Thives                                                                                                                                                     Mass Effect 2 
Halo: ODST                                                                                                                                                                                    Bioshock 2
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories                                                                                                                                                 God of War 3
Modern Warfare 2                                                                                                                                                                         Darksiders
Left for Dead 2                                                                                                                                                                              Dante's Inferno
Assassins Creed 2                                                                                                                                                                      Singularity
New Super Mario Bros.Wii                                                                                                                                                         Split/Second
Dragon Age: Origins                                                                                                                                                                   Ghost Recon 4
Dark Void                                                                                                                                                                                     Final Fantasy XIII
Max Payne 3                                                                                                                                                                                Alan Wake
Rock Band: Beatles                                                                                                                                                                   Brink
Alpha Protocol                                                                                                                                                                            Mafia II
Brutal Legend                                                                                                                                                                             White Knight Chronicles
Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time                                                                                                                                     Heavy Rain
Spyborgs                                                                                                                                                                                    No More Heroes 2
Tekken 6                                                                                                                                                                                     Sin and Punishment 2
Borderlands                                                                                                                                                                                M.A.G.
DJ Hero                                                                                                                                                                                       A.P.B.
Tony Hawk Ride                                                                                                                                                                        Bayonetta
The Saboteur                                                                                                                                                                             Red Steel 2*
Forza 3                                                                                                                                                                                        Splinter Cell: Conviction*  
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Dead Space: Extraction



Now the list for Q4 09 is larger than the Q1 2010 but its too early to tell what will happen with the line ups. Even though the list for 09 is larger the fire power that Q1 2010 is packing is a tough act to compete against. With titles like God of War 3 and Mass Effect 2 Q1 is packing heat. In the end it’s the opinion of the gamer, but one thing is for sure we are not lacking great games anytime soon and I personally can't wait until I'm pulling my hair out at what to spend what little money I have on. As I was saying earlier 09 is an amazing year in gaming and it seems more and more like we are saying this every year which makes me happy to be a gamer, just sad to be unemployed.

*{Update} Ubisoft has announced that both Red Steel 2 and Splinter Cell have been held back until Q1 2010

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