Bought yourself a fancy new price-cut PS3 (or XBox 360 or Wii) did you? Looking to indulge yourself in the wonders of gaming on said new console? Well then, Good Sir or Madam, you have arrived at the correct location. Here at SideQuesting we have done the dirty work for you and sifted through the seemingly endless lists of gaming possibilities to be had on your new purchase. Taking a look at the top 10 highest reviewed games for each console, one can have a fairly good list of gaming experiences to indulge in. We’ve focused on exclusives, with multi-console games on a separate list at the end.
All information was weened and culled from Metacritic to provide the lists, although as we know there will be some glaring omissions here and there due to the websites that the review scores were taken from each having varied opinions. At the end of each list we’ve added a couple recommendations of our own. Also, the list is based on the most recent reviews scores, including games that may not have been released yet (we’re looking at you, Uncharted 2).
Read along and find out what games are worth buying on your new price-reduced gaming console!
Interested in how and why we ordered the lists? Here is our disclaimer: We removed multi-platform games from the individual consoles even though some of the versions may have advantages over others (Batman:AA having added content on the PS3, for instance). We kept only the best version of a game on the list, in case there was a collector’s edition, rerelease, or episodic content. We focused on exclusives and created a separate list at the bottom for multi-platform games.
- Super Mario Galaxy – 97
- Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess* – 95
- World of Goo – 94
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl – 93
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption – 90
- Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure – 87
- Little King’s Story – 87
- Bomberman Blast – 86
- Boom Blox Bash Party – 86
- Punch-Out!! – 86
* Was also released on GCN
Notable Entries:
Muramasa: The Demon Blade – 80
Super Paper Mario – 85
Mario Kart Wii – 82
Wii Sports Resort – 80
Dead Space: Extraction – 81
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves* – 97
- LittleBigPlanet: GOTY Edition – 95
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – 94
- Killzone 2 – 91
- MLB 09: The Show – 90
- WipEout HD Fury – 89
- Demon’s Souls – 89
- Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction – 89
- Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune – 88
- WipEout HD – 87
*Was not released at the time of this post
Notable Entries:
Flower – 87
Valkyria Chronicles – 86
Resistance: Fall of Man – 86
inFAMOUS – 85
Motorstorm – 82
- Gears of War – 94
- Halo 3 – 94
- Braid – 93
- Gears of War 2 – 93
- Mass Effect – 91
- Portal: Still Alive – 90
- Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 – 90
- Forza Motorsport 2 – 90
- Call of Duty 2 – 89
- Rez HD – 89
Notable Entries:
Left 4 Dead – 89
Fable II – 89
Shadow Complex – 88
Dead Rising – 85
Viva Pinata – 82
Highest Rated Multi-platform Games
- Grand Theft Auto IV – 98 (360/PS3)
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – 94 (360/PS3)
- BioShock – 94 (360/PS3)
- Street Fighter IV – 94 (360/PS3)
- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The – 93 (360/PS3)
- FIFA Soccer 10 – 92 (360/PS3/Wii)
- Rock Band – 92 (360/PS3/Wii)
- Rock Band 2 – 91 (360/PS3/Wii)
- Batman: Arkham Asylum – 91 (360/PS3)
- Fallout 3 – 90 (360/PS3)
What do YOU plan on purchasing for your new console? Did we miss anything from our lists?
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