This year brought many exciting new PlayStation 3 games and sequels to fan favorites. In yearly wrap-up tradition, here’s a crunched down list of 2010 releases not to be missed, featuring 10 PS3 games and 5 recommended PSN downloadable games. This lists takes a few different genres into consideration. Yes, the slots were very limited to just a few games of the many releases this year. There are many additional games outside of the list to recommend, so please feel free to add your favorite PS3 games of 2010 in the comments below!
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PlayStation 3 Top 10 Essential Games of 2010:
(listed in alphabetical order)
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
from Ubisoft
(Standard Edition or Collector’s Edition)
Action/Adventure
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Call of Duty: Black Ops
from Activision
(Standard Edition, Hardened Edition, Prestige Edition)
First-Person Shooter
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
*3D compatible
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
from Konami
Action/Adventure
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
(Standard Edition or Collector’s Edition)
Final Fantasy XIII
from Square Enix
Role-Playing Game
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
(available for ordering here)
God of War III
from Sony Computer Entertainment
Action/Adventure
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
(Standard Edition or Collector’s Edition)
Gran Turismo 5
from Sony Computer Entertainment
Racing
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
(Standard Edition or Collector’s Edition)
*3D compatible
Heavy Rain
from Sony Computer Entertainment
Adventure
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
(available for ordering here)
*Supports PlayStation Move
NBA 2K11
from 2K Sports
(available for ordering here)
Sports
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
*Supports PlayStation Move
*3D compatible in Jan. 2011
Red Dead Redemption
from Rockstar Games
Action/Adventure
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
(available for ordering here)
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition
from Capcom
Action/Adventure
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
(available for ordering here)
*Supports PlayStation Move
PS3 PlayStation Network (PSN) Top 5 Essential Downloadable Games of 2010:
(listed in alphabetical order)
Costume Quest
from THQ & Double Fine Productions
Action/Adventure
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10+)
(available from PSN)
Joe Danger
from Hello Games
Racing/Platformer
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
(available from PSN)
PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX
from Namco Bandai Games
Arcade
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
(available from PSN)
Tumble
(available from PSN)
from Sony Computer Entertainment and Supermassive Games Ltd
Puzzle
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
*PlayStation Move game
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
from Square Enix & Eidos Interactive and Crystal Dynamics
Action
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
(available from PSN)
