360Sync’s 2010 Games of the Year – Part 1

Chalk that up as a success.  Another year in the books, and another one looming right around the corner.  But before we tackle 2011 head-on, why don’t we take a few moments to celebrate the year in gaming of 2010?

There were a lot of momentous occasions from the Xbox team in 2010.  At E3, we were introduced to the sleek, new Xbox 360 S.  In November, the controller-free Kinect was launched.  Along the way, we were bombarded with a ton of AAA titles, a few bumps in the road, and some surprisingly good games that no one expected anything from.

Keep in mind, we tried to only pick games we’ve played, so if we didn’t pick a game you were expecting to win that category, it was likely due to us not having played it.  We’d love it if you chipped in with your personal picks in the comments.  Without further ado, onto the winners of 2010!

Best Platformer:

• Devin (DAKing240) – Super Meat Boy
• Dario (DjDATZ) – Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
• Brett (Donski3) – Super Meat Boy
• Matthew (RocketJones) – Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
• Luke (NukaColaJunkie) – LIMBO
• Bryan (TazarTheYoot) – Comic Jumper

Best Shooter:

• Devin (DAKing240) – Halo: Reach
• Dario (DjDATZ) – Halo: Reach
• Brett (Donski3) – Halo: Reach
• Matthew (RocketJones) – Halo: Reach
• Luke (NukaColaJunkie) – Halo: Reach
• Bryan (TazarTheYoot) – Halo: Reach

Best XBLA Game:

• Devin (DAKing240) -Pac-Man CE DX
• Dario (DjDATZ) -Scrap Metal
• Brett (Donski3) -Monday Night Combat
• Matthew (RocketJones) -Comic Jumper
• Luke (NukaColaJunkie) -Super Meat Boy
• Bryan (TazarTheYoot) -Costume Quest

Best RPG:

• Devin (DAKing240) -Mass Effect 2
• Dario (DjDATZ) -Mass Effect 2
• Brett (Donski3) -Mass Effect 2
• Matthew (RocketJones) -Mass Effect 2
• Luke (NukaColaJunkie) -Mass Effect 2
• Bryan (TazarTheYoot) -Costume Quest

Best Multiplayer Game:

• Devin (DAKing240) – Call of Duty: Black Ops
• Dario (DjDATZ) -Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
• Brett (Donski3) -Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
• Matthew (RocketJones) -Red Dead Redemption
• Luke (NukaColaJunkie) -Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
• Bryan (TazarTheYoot) -Costume Quest