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It's that time of year again. The time when we look back at the past twelve months and pick out the ten games that made 2009 worthwhile. We do this not only because we like to reflect on all the good times we had, but also because we know that these lists offer the perfect excuse to get some good old fashioned screaming matches in -- and we're all for that. Comments be damned, these are the ten games that defined 2009.
A word about our criteria: We believe that one of the most important factors to consider when assessing the quality of a game is whether or not it succeeded in whatever it was that it attempted to do. If a game sets itself up as a character driven drama and fails to connect with the player in that way, then no amount of addictive gameplay will offset that. It's a matter of vision and execution. Of course, it has to be fun too -- we're talking about video games, after all.
Basically, we feel that the following list best represents this balance. It should be taken for granted that all of the games are fun. But this is a list of ten games that we feel best represent the familiy 'Video Game.' These are the titles we point to when we say, "this is why we play."
So without further ado, here it is, Pixelnauts' Top Ten Games of 2009: