Well, I was a bit late on this post, but that’s because I wanted to make the post of games coming in 2010 before making this one.

This is a start of a new year.  Any good releases to start off the year?

Read on and see! (No interesting DS or PSP releases in January)

MULTI-PLATFORM RELEASES
Bayonetta 01/05 (360, PS3)

Well… What a way to start the year. 5 days after the start of the year, one of the Games of the Year comes out. Nice. No doubt the best action game since Devil May Cry 3, other action games have a LOT to live up to, just to come close to being as good as Bayonetta. This doesn’t exactly redefine what action games can be, but it perfects what the DMC series invented(just when I thought DMC3 perfected it). Awesome.

Darksiders 01/05 (360, PS3)

This looks like a mix of Devil May Cry, because of the basic combat, Gears of War, because of the shooting and viewpoint, and God of War, because of the crappy QTEs and other annoying elements. It might end up being good, maybe not, we’ll see.

Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond 01/07 on PS3, 01/06 on the 360

The first Matt Hazard game was pretty much a miss. But I think it’s because of the genre. Instead of a sub-par third-person shooter, I think a side-scrolling action shooter is a lot more fit for the character. So this game might be interesting.

Army of Two: The 40th Day 01/12 (360, PS3, PC)

This game features pretty much the same gameplay as the first. Fans of the first will love playing this in co-op. Otherwise I’d skip it.

Dark Void 01/19 (360, PS3, PC)

AI’m really not sure about this one. The videos I’ve seen make it look really boring unless you’re in the air. If you have a DSi though, there’s an 8-bit version which looks awesome.

Mass Effect 2 01/26 (360, PC)

A second big hitter this month. The sequel to Bioware’s really good Mass Effect, and it’s quite long-awaited too. This is definitely gonna be one of the better games this year.

PLAYSTATION 3 RELEASES
MAG 01/26

Yeah… The box art still looks like a giant pile of shit… Sony needs to fire a few people. As for the game itself… According to people who played the beta who I talked to… People basically just run around like headless chickens instead of playing as teams and formulating strategies to take out the other team. Not too great when that should be the basic idea of the game. The basic gameplay is the same FPS you’ve been playing for the last 5 years, noting special there.

WII RELEASES
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle 01/26

This kind of came out of nowhere for me. I definitely want to check it out since the first was pretty good. Hopefully it takes care of some of the problems in the first.

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars 01/26

Oh yeah, that game we thought wouldn’t come to America. Awesome. And Zero is in there, that’s badass. Can’t wait to try it out. It should be worth checking out even if you have no idea who Tatsunoko is.

XBOX 360 RELEASES
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter 01/13

A nice FPS that goes back to the root of FPS. No cover to take, no millions of enemies shooting at you at the same time, no regenerating health, just a badass kicking alien ass. The PC version is quite entertaining, so the 360 version should be fun too.

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