Sean Madigan Student, Gamer, Lover

My Top 15 Most Antipated Games of 2010 (11 – 15)

This holiday season, and 2009 in general really, were a great time for games. In fact, it was probably the best year in games to date. But looking forward at the slew of fantastic games being released in the coming year, its clear that 2010 is going to give the previous year a run for its money. So here is a list of my personal most anticipated games of 2010 and why I am excited for them. [FYI: you'll notice that much of these games have a strong emphasis or either coop gameplay or story, because those pretty much what I look for in game.]

#15 -  Army of Two: The 40th Day (360, PS3, PSP) - 1/12

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I'll admit, Army of Two: The 40th Day doesn't look spectacular, but it looks like it will offer a solid coop experience sure to make any any coop lovers (such as I) more than happy. I never played the first one; but I've heard it was a decent game with some great coop. I can only hope The 40th Day delivers more than that, but more awesome coop sounds good to me either way.

#14 - Lost Planet 2 (360, PS3) - 2/23

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Once again, never played the first one, but Lost Planet 2 looks like so much fun. The game is very much like the Monster Hunter games, if anyone has played them. Basically you can play with 3 of your friends, or online with strangers if that's your type of thing, to take down gigantic creatures. Much like the game Shadow of the Colossus, it looks like much of the game will be you and your friends going "holy ****, look at that thing!" Lost Planet 2 looks like a coop blast.

#13 - Dead Rising 2 (360, PS3, PC) - Q1

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Okay I know everyone's probably a little tired of zombies by now, as I am. But I was somewhat brought back to my love for zombies after seeing the movie Zombieland, with its "fun" take on zombies. And Dead Rising is exactly the video game version of that. What looks most exciting about Dead Rising 2, besides giving us more of the fun ride that was Dead Rising, is the multiplayer. Dead Rising 2's multiplayer consists of many zombie mini-games to play against 3 other people in, showcased as a game show. Looks sort of Mario Party-like, and Zombie Mario Party makes me pretty excited.

#12 - Bioshock 2 (360, PS3, PC) - 2/9

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Its pretty obvious that I would have Bioshock on my list. It was one of, if not the best game of 2007, and it took everyone by surprise. What you may be wondering though is why it is so low on my list. Bioshock was an amazing game, but it was also complete. The game was such a fantastic package that it is going to be really hard to follow, and I'm sure the developers had the same reaction when asked to make a sequel. Also they game has multiplayer....really? Does it really need that? But none the less, I'm going to play the crap out of Bioshock 2 regardless, and here's to hopes that it will deliver.

#11 - God of War III (PS3) - March

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As much as I hate to admit it, this is another game that I did not play the previous incarnations of. The first one just didn't interest me with its mindless button mashing and the second one came out way too late in the last console generation, as 360 was already released. But after watching the demo of someone playing through God of War III at E3 this year, I'm definitely going to buy the first two games and play through all three. The things you can do just look so amazing. I don't care if I'm just mashing buttons as long as what's shown on screen is badass.

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Check back tomorrow for games 6 through 10 on my Most Anticipated Games of 2010 list.