This is a listing of what I've been able to piece together for the best of the year of downloadable games over various platforms, the only restriction is that they have to be firstly downloadable titles (so no retail games that are also available as a download).
I'd also like to point out that its a list put together largely from my knowledge and as such is bound to have gaps in (looking at it largely on the PC front), obviously the games in question have somehow made an impression on me that they are really good, this is not to say I've personally played all of them (some of them aren't out yet). Anyway without further explanation here is is...
2010 in Downloads…
XBLA Darwinia+ The Misadventures of PB Winter bottom (Also PC) Toy Soldiers Perfect Dark Zeno Clash Ultimate Edition (PC in 2009) Risk Factions Limbo Monday Night Combat (PC in 2011) Dead Rising Case Zero Pinball FX 2 Guwange Quake Arena Arcade A World of Keflings Dead Rising Case West Raskulls Ilomilo
XBLIG Soul Kaleidoscope Shoot 1UP Soulcaster Flotilla (Also PC) Retrofit - Overload radian games JoyJoy Apple Jack Aah Little Atlantis Zap Zap: Pew Pew Vampire Rage Ancient Trader radian games Crossfire Lumi Platformance Castle Pain Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess (Also PSN) Gravitron360 Treasure Treasure FFEE radiangames Inferno Juggle! (Also iOS) Hypership Out of Control radiangames Fluid The Tempura of the Dead radiangames Fireball Epic Dungeon Break Limit Asteroids Do Concern Me Decimation X3 Score Rush Soulcaster II radiangames Crossfire 2
iPod Touch/Phone GTA Chinatown Wars Broken Sword The Shadow of the Templars (Also PC) Robot Unicorn Attack Tilt to Live Street Fighter IV Espgaluda II Chaos Rings Fruit Ninja Denki Blocks Hector Badge of Carnage Super QuickHook Pix n Love Rush Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Puzzle Agent (PC) Stardunk Helsing’s Fire Trainyard Dodonpachi resurrection Mirror’s Edge Cut the Rope Game Dev Story Chu Chu Rocket Rage Infinity Blade Real Racing 2
PC VVVVVV Sam & Max The Devils Playhouse (Also PSN) Eversion Worms Reloaded Back to the Future: The Game Minecraft (released in 2009, added to in 2010, full release 2011?) Beat Hazard (XBLIG in 2009)
PSN Thexder Neo Soldner-X2 Final Prototype Patchwork Heroes (PSP) Joe Danger Tales of Monkey Island (PC in 2009) Gundemonium Recollection Flight Control HD (Also PC, DSiWare) TerRover Dead Nation
Multiplatform Final Fight Double Impact (XBLA and PSN) Monkey Island 2 LeChuck’s Revenge (XBLA, PSN, PC and iOS) Deathspank (XBLA, PSN and PC) Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (XBLA, PSN, PC and iOS) Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game (XBLA and PSN) Plants Vs Zombies (XBLA, iOS and PC in 2009) Space Invaders Infinity Gene (XBLA, PSN and iOS in 2009) Costume Quest (XBLA and PSN) Super Meat Boy (XBLA, PC and WiiWare in 2011) The Undergarden (XBLA, PSN and PC) Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (XBLA and PSN)
WiiWare Max and the Magic Marker (Also PC) Excitebike: World Rally Castlevania The Adventure ReBirth Bit.Trip Void Art of Balance Bit.Trip Runner Art Style: Penta Tentacles Art Style: light trax And Yet It Moves (PC in 2009) Bit.Trip Fate Cave Story Hydroventure
DSiWare Dark Void Zero (Also PC, iOS) AlphaBounce Mr Driller Drill Till You Drop Rytmik 3D Space Tank Aura-Aura Climber Rytmik Rock Edition Ivy the Kiwi? Mini
Last edited by HSH28 on Tue Dec 21, 2010 7:08 am, edited 3 times in total.
So, what have everyones favourite games been? What platform has had the best of it? Is someones favourite game missing from the list?
All in all, I don't think anyone can argue that its been quite a year for the downloadable title. I can see more than 10 games there that would normally be in the running for the best downloadable title of the year.
It's called Alpha stages and beta stages. We have those on PC games and it means the community can actually test things. Unlike with Console games, beta's are not just advertising tools avaliable for one week before taken away to get more people to buy their game.
Perfect Dark XBLA. Still my favourite FPS. It's a shame the multiplayer was borked (online that is).
As far as original games go, probably Radiangames Fluid, I really wished there were more levels but for 80 points what can you expect? I also think Hypership should be in the list of XBLIG, it's one of the best releases this year, despite the understated presentation.
Oh and Beat Hazard, both PC and XBLIG, is pretty cool.
