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"Freeola 2011 Game Of The Year"

So, the year is soon coming to a close, all the big releases have been lined up and we've had a bumper year.

With huge names from the start, Little Big Planet 2 and Mass Effect 2 in January, Marvel Vs Capcom 3 and Mortal Kombat being just 2 of the games to keep fighting fans happy, Dirt 3, Shift 2 and Motorstorm racing for the finish line and Portal 2 bringing GLaDOS back, this has been a great year for gaming.

But we all know everyone has their own favourite, so what was your Game Of The Year and why? Or are you still waiting for it?

I'll keep this open until the end of the year, just in case you believe Your special game is still just around the corner.

So, the year is soon coming to a close, all the big releases have been lined up and we've had a bumper year.

With huge names from the start, Little Big Planet 2 and Mass Effect 2 in January, Marvel Vs Capcom 3 and Mortal Kombat being just 2 of the games to keep fighting fans happy, Dirt 3, Shift 2 and Motorstorm racing for the finish line and Portal 2 bringing GLaDOS back, this has been a great year for gaming.

But we all know everyone has their own favourite, so what was your Game Of The Year and why? Or are you still waiting for it?

I'll keep this open until the end of the year, just in case you believe Your special game is still just around the corner.

This year I've enjoyed only a few games, some which aren't 2011!

Metro 2033, Fear3, Brink, Homefront (not so much actually, mp was poor) and BF3.

At the moment, I'm going to have to say BF3 ... an excellent sp, excellent co-op and quite awe-inspiring mp ... MoH influence :¬)

Portal 2 has been my favourite game so far this year, but I'm still waiting for Skyward Sword and hoping it will be my new favourite. That said Skyward Sword is likely to be a christmas/birthday present so I won't know how much I like it till next year >.<

There are quite a few I've not played but so far my GOTY is Motorstorm Apocalypse.

2011 has not been a great year for games IMO. Most developers seem to have played it safe with rehashes of games you have already played to death.

The games I have enjoyed are:

Dead Space 2 : Good but pretty much the same as it's predecessor and multiplayer was PANTS

Gears Of War 3 : Good but again more evolution than revolution. Better online than it's predecessors though.

Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 : Good but basically just a rehash of previous titles.

Dirt 3 : Great fun, Gymkhana events were a bit rubbish though.

And my vote for the game of 2011 is one which at least tried to add something new to it's genre. It's a shame there was no online versus multiplayer as that would have been great fun. Unfortunately I believe that this game is unlikely to ever get a sequel in which the developers can address this problem as sales for it were generally poor. That game is Bulletstorm, if you missed it check out a bargain bin near you as it goes for about a tenner.

Do fancy Batman Arkham City, might have to ask Santa for that. Reckon that would have made my list had I have played it.

pb - I'd just like to point out that Mass Effect 2 was released in January 2010 so is not technically eligible for 2011's game of the year. :)

PS3 version came out in january this year, so technically it is. :P

I've not even played it, but if Uncharted 3 doesnt win its a fix.

Mass Effect 2 won game of the year in 2010 at a lot of places. I don't think it should be allowed in 2011. :D

I included it for those who had a PS3 and therefore may only have experienced it this year.

I'm expecting Uncharted 3 to arrive today. I've just gone through the 1st 2 games again and if this is as good as Uncharted 2 then I'll be changing my nomination.