The Best Games of 2012

Our last 2012 article is a list of some of the best games of 2012 which were released within the last 12 months. Believe it or not it took us a while to finish it and it wasn’t easy with so many great games out there. Enjoy!

[show_hide title=”Far Cry 3“]Developers(s):
Ubisoft Montreal with additional work by Ubisoft Massive/Reflections/Shanghai and Ubisoft Red Storm
Publisher(s):
Ubisoft
Platforms(s):
Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Genre(s):
First-person shooter, action-adventure, open world[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”The Walking Dead“]Developers(s):
Telltale Games
Publisher(s):
Telltale Games
Platforms(s):
Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, OS X and iOS
Genre(s):
Point-and-click adventure, role-playing[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Mass Effect 3“]Developers(s):
BioWare, Straight Right (Wii U port)
Publisher(s):
Electronic Arts
Platforms(s):
Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii U
Genre(s):
Action role-playing, third-person shooter[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Journey“]
Developers(s): thatgamecompany
Publisher(s): Sony Computer Entertainment
Platforms(s): PlayStation 3
Genre(s): Adventure[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Borderlands 2“]
Developers(s): Gearbox Software
Publisher(s): 2K Games
Platforms(s): Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and OS X
Genre(s): First-person shooter, action role-playing[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Halo 4“]
Developers(s): 343 Industries with additional work by Certain Affinity
Publisher(s): Microsoft Studios
Platforms(s): Xbox 360
Genre(s): First-person shooter[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Dishonored“]
Developers(s): Arkane Studios
Publisher(s): Bethesda Softworks
Platforms(s): Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Genre(s): Action-adventure, stealth[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”XCOM: Enemy Unknown“]
Developers(s): Firaxis Games
Publisher(s): 2K Games
Platforms(s): Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Genre(s): Turn-based tactics, Strategy[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Trials Evolution“]
Developers(s): RedLynx
Publisher(s): Microsoft Studios, Ubisoft (PC)
Platforms(s): Xbox 360
Genre(s): Platform, Racing[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition’s Artorias of the Abyss“]
Developers(s): From Software
Publisher(s): From Software, Namco Bandai, Games, Namco Bandai Games and Namco Bandai Partners
Platforms(s): Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Genre(s): Action role-playing, open world[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Guild Wars 2“]
Developers(s): ArenaNet
Publisher(s): NCsoft
Platforms(s): Windows and OS X
Genre(s): MMORPG[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Fez“]
Developers(s): Polytron
Publisher(s): Microsoft Studios, Trapdoor and Polytr
Platforms(s): Xbox Live Arcade
Genre(s): Puzzle, platformer[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Assassin’s Creed 3“]
Developers(s): Ubisoft Montreal with additional work by Ubisoft Quebec/Kiev/Romania/Annecy/Singapore
Publisher(s): Ubisoft
Platforms(s): Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U
Genre(s): Action-adventure, open world, stealth[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Max Payne 3“]
Developers(s): Rockstar Vancouver with additional work by Rockstar Toronto, Rockstar New England, Rockstar London, Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar Lincoln, Rockstar San Diego, Rockstar North and Rockstar NYC
Publisher(s): Rockstar Games
Platforms(s): Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Genre(s): Third-person shooter[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Sleeping Dogs“]
Developers(s): United Front Games and Square Enix London Studios
Publisher(s): Square Enix, Namco Bandai Games (AUS)
Platforms(s): Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Genre(s): Action-adventure, open world[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Dragon’s Dogma“]
Developers(s): Capcom
Publisher(s): Capcom
Platforms(s): PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Genre(s): Action role-playing, open world, hack and slash[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition“]
Developers(s): Mojang, 4J Studios (Xbox 360)
Publisher(s): Mojang, Microsoft Studios (Xbox 360)
Platforms(s): Xbox 360
Genre(s): Sandbox, survival[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”PlanetSide 2“]
Developers(s): Sony Online Entertainment
Publisher(s): Sony Online Entertainment
Platforms(s): Windows
Genre(s): MMOFPS[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Spec Ops: The Line“]
Developers(s): Yager Development (single player) and Darkside Game Studios (multiplayer)
Publisher(s): 2K Games
Platforms(s): Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Genre(s): Third-person shooter[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Hitman: Absolution“]
Developers(s): IO Interactive and Nixxes Software (PC)
Publisher(s): Square Enix
Platforms(s): Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Genre(s): Action-adventure, stealth[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Angry Birds Space“]
Developers(s): Rovio Entertainment
Publisher(s): Rovio Entertainment
Platforms(s): iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Windows, BlackBerry Tablet OS and OS X
Genre(s): Puzzle[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”FIFA 13“]
Developers(s): EA Canada
Publisher(s): Electronic Arts
Platforms(s): Windows, PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, PS Vita, PSP, Wii U, Wii, 3DS, iOS, Android and OS X
Genre(s): Sports Game, Association Football Simulation[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Diablo 3“]
Developers(s): Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher(s): Blizzard Entertainment
Platforms(s): Windows and OS X
Genre(s): Action role-playing, dungeon crawl, hack and slash[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Call of Duty: Black Ops 2“]
Developers(s): Treyarch
Publisher(s): Activision and Square-Enix (Japan)
Platforms(s): Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U
Genre(s): First-person shooter[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Uncharted: Golden Abyss“]
Developers(s): SCE Bend Studio with development overseen by Naughty Dog
Publisher(s): Sony Computer Entertainment America
Platforms(s): PS Vita
Genre(s): Action-adventure, platform[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Resident Evil 6“]
Developers(s): Capcom
Publisher(s): Capcom
Platforms(s): Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Genre(s): Third-person shooter[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed“]
Developers(s): Sumo Digital
Publisher(s): Sega
Platforms(s): iOS, Windows, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, PlayStation 3, PS Vita and Xbox 360
Genre(s): Racing[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Need for Speed: Most Wanted“]
Developers(s): Criterion Games and FireMonkeys (iOS/Android)
Publisher(s): Electronic Arts
Platforms(s): Windows, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Xbox 360, iOS, Android and Kindle Fire
Genre(s): Racing, open world[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Resident Evil Revelations“]
Developers(s): Capcom and Tose Software
Publisher(s): Capcom, Nintendo (EU) and Nintendo Australia
Platforms(s): Nintendo 3DS
Genre(s): Survival horror[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Okami HD“]
Developers(s): Clover Studio
Publisher(s): Capcom
Platforms(s): PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Wii
Genre(s): Action-adventure[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”New Super Mario Bros. U“]
Developers(s): Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s): Nintendo
Platforms(s): Wii U
Genre(s): Platform[/show_hide]
[show_hide title=”Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning“]
Developers(s): 38 Studios and Big Huge Games
Publisher(s): 38 Studios and Electronic Arts
Platforms(s): Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Genre(s): Action role-playing, hack and slash, open world[/show_hide]

This list is anything but perfect. It is hard to try to actually measure how great a game is as it is usually based on the reviewer’s taste. We are sure some of you will disagree with what “the best” games in this list should be and we respect that. Sure, we try to be fair and impartial when reviewing games and have review guidelines to create the best judgement but the result is not one hundred percent.

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