Raiden IV 360
Shatter PS3
After Burner 32X
Dragon Age: Origins PS3
Red Faction: Guerrilla PS3
RayStorm PS1
RayCrisis: Series Termination PS1
Call of Duty: World at War 360
Contra NES
In the Hunt PS1
Philosoma PS1
F.E.A.R.: Extraction Point 360
God of War III PS3
Electronic Table Soccer! Odyssey2
Gigawing DC
Gigawing 2 DC
Shoot 1UP 360
Dragon Age Origins: Awakening PS3
1942: Joint Strike- PS3
Little Big Planet - PSP
Strikers 1945 Plus Portable- PSP
Madden NFL 10 - PS3
Gunstar Heroes -PS3 (GEN)
Astro Boy: Omega Factor - GBA
Final Fight - PS2 (Arcade)
The Conduit - Wii
Dark Sector- PS3
Super Street Fighter IV - PS3
The Great Ragtime Show (aka Boogie Wings)- MAME
Metal Slug XX - PSP
House of the Dead: Overkill - Wii
F.E.A.R. - The Perseus Mandate- 360
Radio Allergy - Wii
Karous-Wii
Half-Minute Hero - PSP
Metro 2033 - 360
Bioshock 2 - 360
Outrun - SMS
Outrun (Sega AGES 3D) - PS2
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - PS1
Outrun 2019 - Genesis
Ico - PS2
Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei - Saturn
Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype - PS3
Gears of War - 360
Bad Dudes - Wii (Arcade)
Caveman Ninja - - Wii (Arcade)
Zombie Wasteland - iPhone
Espgaluda II - iPhone *new*
Bayonetta - 360 *new*
TOTAL: 50
Both of these were a lot of fun, and I was especially surprised with just how well Espgaluda translated to the iPhone. Hopefully we see some more Cave goodness on the device.
Bayonetta had moments of absolute brilliance and joy, but was unfortunately uneven overall. The story/storytelling is atrocious and the combat often becomes more about button mashing then skillful comboing, but it has style and visuals that more than compensate for these elements. Considering its pedigree, it is only fair to compare the game to the Devil May Cry series, and I would rank this as better than DMC 2 or 4, but not as good as 3 or 1.
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I worked to finish up Bayonetta early this morning to get to an even 50 games at the half way point of the year. I know that this isn't a competition, but the thread has motivated me to actually play more games through to the end this year then I ever have before. I have also started making a more serious dent in my backlog, which is nice. The fact that I've averaged almost 2 games a week baffles me. I can't imagine keeping up this pace for the rest of the year, but who knows.
Some stats
Total Games: 50
System:
Current Gen: 31 (9- 360, 10 -P33, 6 - Wii, 4 - PSP, 2- iPhone)
Retro: 19 (across 10 systems)
Genre:
Shmup - 15
First Person Shooter - 6
Sports/Racing - 5
Platformer - 4
Run n' Gun - 4
Beat em'Up/Hack n' Slash - 4
RPG - 3
Third Person Shooter - 3
Other - 6
Best game released this year: God of War 3
Best retro game finished for first time: Gunstar Heroes
Thanks again to Luke for starting this thread. Here's hoping the next six months bring more gaming goodness!