Games Finished 2011Call of Duty: Black Ops - 360
Sonic and Knuckles - XBLA
K.O.L.M. - PC
Protect Me Knight aka Mamotte Knight - XNA
Space Invaders Extreme 2 - DS
SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium - NGPC
Breath of Death VII - XNA
Arkedo Series 01 - Jump! - XNA
Arkedo Series 02 - Swap! - XNA
Arkedo Series 03 - Pixel! - XNA
Braid - XBLA
Ninja Senki - PC
The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai - XBLA
Explosionade - XNA
Captain Commando (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
Three Wonders - Midnight Wanderers: Quest for the Chariot (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
Three Wonders - Chariot: Adventure through the Sky (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
1941: Counter Attack (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
Bionic Commando (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
Strider - (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
Axel and Pixel - XBLA
What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord!? aka Holy Invasion of Privacy Badman, What Did I Do To Deserve This? - PSP
Half-Minute Hero - PSP *new*
Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins - PSP *new*
Power Stone (Power Stone Collection) - PSP *new*
Power Stone 2 (Power Stone Collection) - PSP *new*
Darkstalkers Chronicles: Chaos Tower - PSP *new*
Limbo - XBLA *new*
American Dream - PC *new*
League of Evil - iPhone *new*
New Bust-a-Move - iPhone *new*
Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 - XBLA *new*
Marvel vs Capcom 3 - 360 *new*
Hard Corps: Uprising - XBLA *new*
World of Goo - PC *new*
Super Street Fighter Turbo HD Remix - XBLA *new*
Marvel vs Capcom 2 - XBLA *new*
Contra 4 - NDS *new*
Infinity Blade - iPad *new*
Killzone 3 - PS3 *new*
God of War: Chains of Olympus - PSP *new*
Total: 41Alright, I've put it off for long enough. I'll sum up each of these games in three sentences or less.
Half-Minute Hero is an EPIC game that takes you through various different modes which borrow from RPG history. You get thirty seconds to complete your objective in each of these modes, and it makes for some tense situations. I had the most fun with Hero 30 mode, and the amazing Hero 300 mode, which is the games insane finale.
Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins was a fun, but holy hell was it hard. I played through twice, and it actually wanted to make me play through a third time to collect a few rings that I had missed. I got what I wanted out of the game by beating it once, and didn't really feel the need to complete it 100% with all of the items.
Power Stone on the Power Stone Collection for PSP is a really good port, and a great fighter as well.
Power Stone 2 on the Power Stone Collection, however, is even better. The PSP controls actually didn't bother me on either game.
Darkstalkers Chronicles: Chaos Tower is the ultimate Darkstalkers game, and the PSP does it pretty good justice. The controls are decent considering they are on a handheld, and the overall experience is great for a few on the go rounds of Capcom fighting awesomeness.
Limbo was an absolute pleasure to play. The atmosphere and the mood that the game creates is nothing short of amazing, and the graphics are beautiful. The puzzles are just hard enough to keep things interesting, and the game kept me wanting to play.
American Dream is an odd little browser game where you trade 80's celebrities stocks, and use whatever money you earn to decorate your apartment with expensive crap. It kept me playing to the end, although it wasn't very long. It's also probably worth noting that I read that this was created by the same guy that did VVVVVV.
League of Evil is a great little platformer on the iPhone that reminded me a lot of Super Meat Boy. The controls are GREAT, which is really amazing considering how miserably other iPhone platformers fail in that department. It was really short, but totally worth playing if you get the chance.
New Bust-a-Move is more Bust-a-Move/Puzzle Bobble goodness, only on the iPhone. It's really polished, and the controls are easy to pick up. It's worth noting that I'm color blind and this game IS color blind player friendly, as it uses little symbols in the center of each different colored ball.
Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 was a great platformer. If you compare it to the first Rearmed game, its not quite as funny, and the character portraits aren't as great, but overall it is a fantastic game that should be played by any platformer enthusiast.
Marvel vs Capcom 3 is AMAZING. What more is there to say really? My soon to be four year old son actually loves playing it as well, and is a beast with his Hulk/Deadpool/Iron Man team.
Hard Corps: Uprising is a fantastic game, and I'm really glad that I stuck with it. I originally thought it was way too hard, but I kept playing and upgrading my character, and found that the game is really quite deep for a run 'n gunner. Don't let the new art style fool you, the game is a totally worthy installment in the Contra series.
World of Goo is a great puzzle game that really had me thinking outside the box the entire way through. It's like Lemmings evolved! There is nothing more satisfying than hearing all of the little Goo balls screaming "YIPEE!" when they finally make it to the pipe.
Super Street Fighter Turbo HD Remix brought back a ton of great childhood memories of playing Street Fighter II on the SNES with my dad. The new HD graphics are amazing, and the game still stands the test of time.
Marvel vs Capcom 2 is still a great game, even after playing the shit out of the third installment in the series. It actually seems like its even harder on XBLA than it was on the Dreamcast, but that could just be me.
Contra 4 is one of the hardest games I've ever played. TOTALLY frustrating, and TOTALLY unfair, but it was fun in the end.
Infinity Blade is an amazing iPhone game that plays like a medieval Punch-Out!! with RPG elements. It definitely has the best graphics that I've seen on the iPad. An absolute must have game,
Killzone 3 is the first PS3 game that I've ever played, and it was one hell of a way to be introduced! I'm not really big into FPS games, but this one was amazing. The cover mechanics are some of the best that I've ever seen in a game, and the enemy AI kept me on my toes the entire way through.
God of War: Chains of Olympus is a game that I really didn't get into at first. I tried picking it a while back but found it to be tedious... but I'm glad that I came back and put some real time into it! I really enjoyed the combat system, and the huge bosses and enemies kept me interested the whole time.
I'm currently playing Little Big Planet and Fable III, which are both amazing games. I'm going to start a new handheld game soon as well, which may end up being Retro Game Challenge, since I haven't finished every game on that one just yet.