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hi, i'm patrick klepek.
i used to be a reporter for 1up, mtv news, g4. i did work at EGM. we don't talk about that. i was (am?) obsessed with LOST. now, i report on video games for giant bomb.

The (71?!) Games I Played And Finished In 2010

2010 was a good year for well-designed games, though I have to admit that very few experiences embedded into my subconscious (like Flower did) after the credits. That’s a blog for later, but I wanted to share my second annual documentation of games I played and finished throughout the last year.

All told, the list includes 71 games. 

Holy shit. 71 games.

There are a few caveats, of course.

  • I’ve included some tiny, short (usually Flash) games in the mix.
  • There’s no way to really “beat” Rock Band 3, only to play a ton of it.
  • Downloadable content gets counted as a separate experience.

As for the list, here goes:

January
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
VVVVVV
Every Day The Same Dream
Machinarium
No More Heroes 2
Dante’s Inferno

February
Mass Effect 2 
Heavy Rain One
Button Bob

March
God of War II
The Misadventures of P.J. Winterbottom
Klonoa (Wii)
God of War III
Beneath a Steel Sky (iPhone)

April
Just Cause 2 
3D Dot Game Heroes
Mirror’s Edge (iPad)
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Sam & Max: Episode 1: The Penal Zone

May
Alan Wake
Super Mario Galaxy 2 
Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

June
Green Day: Rock Band
Bit.Trip.Runner
Red Dead Redemption
Split/Second
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor

July
Limbo 
Metro 2033 
Crackdown 2
The Secret of Monkey Island 2: Special Edition

August
Transformers: War For Cybertron
DeathSpank
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game
Shank
Comic Jumper
Metroid: Other M
Dead Rising: Case Zero

September
One Button Arthur
e7 
Far Cry 2
Halo: Reach
Super Scribblenauts
Rock Band 3

October
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Freedom Bridge
Walk to Die
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Get Home
Medal of Honor
Super Meat Boy

November
Costume Quest
Kinect Adventures
Kinect Sports
Dance Central
Call of Duty: Black Ops
GoldenEye 007
Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Donkey Kong Country Returns
The Incident

December
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
Disney Epic Mickey
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
Costume Quest: Grubbins on Ice
BioShock 2: Minerva’s Den
Cut The Rope: Holiday Edition
NBA Jam
Give Up Robot 2

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