Best First Person Shooter Single Player:

Killzone 2. By far the most immersive single player FPS on the market. The controls have a realistic weight to them, some say lag, i think weight. I went back and played it again even after playing modern warfare 2. Killzone 2′s single player simply beat out the rest in all manners. The grim look and feel, the story, everything just seems more epic and immersive and pretty in that ugly dark way. The kill animations are amazing, the details in the environment, the lighting and particle effects. The sounds are amazing, the music is amazing. The DLC is really great as well. This is a must buy. The multiplayer feels like you you have under water controls. So for multiplayer Look elsewhere.

Best First Person Shooter Multiplayer Player:

MAG BETA. Yes the game is not even out, I played 2 of the Beta trials. This beats all other first person online games I have played this year, and it wasn’t even the full game. Huge maps, cool factions, great mechanics, cool guns, great leveling up system. Awesome team base tactical stuff. There is a point to the game, an end goal, medics rock, no re-gen without healing. Even in the bad frame rate 256 player mode, it is fun. The smaller 64 player modes were so tight and lag free and solid frame rate. This game rocks. When the beta ended I was like, OH NOOOOOOOOOOO. Great game mechanics, solid vehicle controls, you parachute in on some levels, so cool. I love the command structure, you set objectives as a commander, you can call in mortar or air strikes. So cool. It comes out jan 29th 2010 or something. So only a couple of weeks away. I cannot believe a BETA was better than all other commercial multiplayer fps products on the market. I can’t wait to get this, I am pre ordering it for sure.

Best DLC:

Socom Confrontation Cold Front. The dlc revolutionized a game that was sunk. It was a beta for a year, but now most of the problems have been worked out, and this is simply my favorite shooter of all time now. No re-spawn, Your life is important, you must not die, or you have to wait till everyone else dies to play again. This makes you play a more careful thought out game, unless you are an idiot. This game takes real skill unlike most other shooters. When you get decent at it, you get this sense of accomplishment that other games lack. Tis why I still play this game more than any other games on my ps3. The sense of community is great. When you die, you can talk to all the other dead people in the dead people lobby. You do a lot of socializing, this leads to online friendships, something I have never gotten from any other shooter. Then new guns, factions, maps, really opened the game up to sniping, and more strategic game play.

Best Racing:

Wipeout Fury Expansion. Completely revolutionized the game. Added new modes, new tracks, new music, the death match modes were the best, you could turn around on the track and chase down enemies behind you. Wicked graphics in 1080p. Simply a simple racing game, with air ships, weapons and break neck speeds.

Best Story:

Batman Arkham Asylum. The presentation, and how the story was told, the pacing, the graphics, the characters, the acting, WOW. This was one of the most enjoyable games that I played all year. I was not expecting it to be as good as it was. I thought infamous was decent, but the acting in this edge it out, it sold the story better.

Best Sandbox Adventure Game:

Infamous. At first I did not like the game, It took me a while to get used to it, I thought he was too weak, but once i figured out the rpg upgrade elements, it started to feel right. Running around did get tedious, and the side missions were redundant and silly. The main quest was really good, the good vs evil thing was good, the sound was good, the acting was ok. The visuals were great, the mechanics were really good, and over all it was a fun single player experience.

Best Fighting Game:

Blazblue. Pretty. Responsive, 2d yes, but amazing character design, some of the best graphics I have ever seen in a fighting game. So many cool flashy moves. One of the most polished fighters ever made. Simply breath taking. Tekken could not even come close.

Best Role Playing Game:

Borderlands. Hands down, Sure there was demon souls, that game was so annoying, hard, and tedious, I like a challenge too, but that shit took too damn long. This, sure it’s an FPS, but man, they nailed it. It plays like call of duty with out the cheap easy auto aim. Diablo looting, and a huge world to explore. Amazing boss battles. Cool weapons and skills. Worth playing more than once. I kept this one to get the expansions for it. Cool driving. Awsome multiplayer. I am usually a jrpg freak. Ps3 didn’t get anything great jrpgs this year. So yes, best RPG is an FPS rpg. LOL.

Best Playstation Network Game:

Fat Princess. A top down hack and slash rpg online strategy game. Must play as a team, or you will get your ass kicked. Seriously, this is a ton of fun and has massive replay value. Lots of blood and funny voice acting. Something you can pick up and play and put down fast. Great fun.

Best Sports Game:

UFC Unleashed 2009. This is not just a fighting game, this is a sports RPG. The single player is great, you have to train, practice to unlock points to upgrade your character. True MMA experience, limited styles though, only 3 types of fighting to choose from, but close enough. Seriously the best game like this ever made. I cannot wait for the 2010 version.

Best Platformer:

Little Big Planet PSP. On the ps3 this was good, but I didn’t like the controls, the controls on the psp are kind of the same, but for some reason this game feels better on the psp than it does on the ps3, the ps3 version looks a lot better. But this really pushes the psp. Great music, great levels. Good controls. Unique. Create your own levels. This game really does deliver on many fronts. Highly Recommend this if you have a PSP.

Best PSP Game:

Resistance Retribution. This is hands down the best shooter ever made for the PSP. They captured the ps3 game on the psp. Even the aiming was not terrible, but damn sony for not putting another analog stick on the psp go. The story was better than resistance 2 on the ps3. The third person shooting was great. I think I would prefer resistance on the ps3 if it was 3rd person. This is the best game on the PSP to date in my opinion. Go buy this if you have a psp.

Game of the year:

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. It was so close, this or killzone 2. I feel that the single player experience in this edged out killzone 2′s. Multiplayer I still give to killzone 2. The multiplayer in this is really unique and great as well though. The acting, the story, the game mechanics, and the graphics, really the whole package and how it was put together from start to finish was the most polished out of any thing I have played ever. Not just this year, but of all time. This game was just the right length in its single player mode. The character development was good. The action sequences are the best yet. The attention to detail is spectacular. This is one of the best games of all time, not just this year. I tip my hat to naughty dog. The original Uncharted was good, but no where near this good.