Yesterday we revealed the
honorable mentions, and today we're announcing the top handheld and downloadable titles. Check us out later for the top console/PC offerings. Once that's out of the way, we'll start the countdown of the top 20 titles, including what WP considers to be the best game of 2010. Read more for the results!
by Rainier on Dec. 30, 2010 @ 12:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rift: Planes of Telara is a graphically stunning online game is set in a world being torn apart by dimensional “rifts” that tear into the land of Telara, releasing powerful forces that threaten the very existence of the entire universe.
by Rainier on Dec. 30, 2010 @ 12:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Din's Curse is a single player and co-op multiplayer action RPG with 141 class combinations, infinite number of dynamically generated towns, real consequences, and a dynamic, evolving world.
by Rainier on Dec. 29, 2010 @ 3:34 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Channeling the heart and soul of fan favorite 16-bit RPG classics, Radiant Historia combines a unique position-based battle system, intricate hand-drawn details, and one of the best soundtracks in recent memory as it takes gamers on a steampunk adventure back and forth through time.
After a few weeks of deliberation and voting, our top games of 2010 are finally being unveiled! We're starting with titles that garnered honorable mentions; these nominees received a significant amount of votes but fell just short of making the cut. Come back tomorrow for the top handheld and downloadable titles, which will then be followed by the top console/PC offerings. Once that's out of the way, we'll start the countdown of the top 20 titles, including what WP considers to be the best game of 2010.
by Rainier on Dec. 29, 2010 @ 9:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Dynasty Warriors 7's storyline surpasses 234's Wuzhang, and now properly ends in 280: Jin's unification of China and end of the ROTK period. DW7 will focus on the four kingdoms of Wei, Wu, Shu and Jin (newly added) and let you play as a variety of characters including newcommers Sima Shi, Bao Sanniang, Sima Zhao, returning Xing Cai.
by Rainier on Dec. 29, 2010 @ 8:51 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Yakuza 4 is a very powerful number in this particular installment. Not only will you encounter the gritty atmosphere of Kiryu Kazuma's experiences, but three other characters will also be available to play, each with an engaging backstory and a gripping, interwoven plot.
by Rainier on Dec. 29, 2010 @ 3:42 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Breaking new ground as a mature RPG video game set in Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North advances the RPG paradigm through innovative online, interdependent co-op play for up to three players who form their own Fellowship to fight Sauron’s forces in the North.
by Rainier on Dec. 29, 2010 @ 3:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rift: Planes of Telara is a graphically stunning online game is set in a world being torn apart by dimensional “rifts” that tear into the land of Telara, releasing powerful forces that threaten the very existence of the entire universe.
by Rainier on Dec. 29, 2010 @ 3:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Featuring a unique skill-based advancement system and player-driven economy, as well as extensive, meaningful player-vs.-player combat, Earthrise gives you innumerable choices to forge your destiny, making your actions echo throughout the game world.
by Rainier on Dec. 29, 2010 @ 1:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Crasher falls into the category of M.O.B.A.’s (multiplayer online battle arenas) and has new features called "Stars," which are unique vehicles engaged in team combats or "TvsT" (Team vs Team), with a strong RPG aspect.
by Rainier on Dec. 29, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Earlier this year five independent game developers joined forces and created a bundle of games, and they are doing it again. The Humble Indie Bundle #2 consists of: Braid, Machinarium, Osmos, Revenge of the Titans and Cortex Command, and to top it off you can pay whatever you want.
by Rainier on Dec. 29, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Legendary female Japanese composer Kinuyo Yamashita will be performing her original music from Castlevania along with the New Jersey Symphony this Wednesday, December 29th and Thursday, December 30th at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC).
by Rainier on Dec. 28, 2010 @ 12:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Introducing a new storyline and the next generation of Pokémon, the new releases will feature the Legendary Pokémon Reshiram (Pokémon Black Version) and Zekrom (Pokémon White Version) on the game covers worldwide.
by Rainier on Dec. 27, 2010 @ 2:39 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Nintendo added two WiiWare (one demo), two Virtual Console, and three NDSiWare titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: chick chick BOOM, Around the World, Max & the Magic Marker demo (Wiiware), G.G Series Z•ONE, DodoGo! Challenge, Fantasy Slots: Adventure Slots and Games (NDSi), and Fighter's History Dynamite, Magical Drop III (VC).
by Rainier on Dec. 27, 2010 @ 4:25 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is a co-op multiplayer Arcade Shooter that gives the player the ability to destroy thousands of giant bugs and turn an entire city to rubble in an unforgettable gaming experience built for replay.
by Rainier on Dec. 27, 2010 @ 4:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Oddworld Inhabitants' award-winning classics, Abe’s Oddysee, Abe’s Exoddus, Munch’s Oddysee and Stranger’s Wrath are now available for PC owners through Steam in one generous downloadable package.
by Rainier on Dec. 27, 2010 @ 3:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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World Supremacy is a beer-and-pretzels strategy game of contemporary conflict for one to eight players. In World Supremacy players have but one goal: total global control through utter annihilation of all who oppose.
by Rainier on Dec. 26, 2010 @ 3:57 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Without any details or official announcement, Project Soul Game Director Daishi Odahisma, known for
Soulcalibur IV and
Soulcalibur : Broken Destiny, has
revealed that the developer is working on the next installment of the fighter franchise. Namco Bandai producer Katsuhiro Harada
confirmed the announcement, lending further credence to the reveal.
by Rainier on Dec. 26, 2010 @ 1:29 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In Crysis 2, New York is under the attack of a unique and frightening alien species that combines deadly weaponry, exceptional sensory abilities and intelligent collaboration to present players with the most challenging opponents ever seen in a first-person shooter.