| Now that another year has come to a close, it's | | | | 5. Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360). |
| time to create a million and one best-of-the-best | | | | Ironically, this is the seventh game in the series |
| lists for the previous year. Even with a worldwide | | | | from Capcom. The reviews for the game were |
| recession, gaming was stronger than ever. Here's | | | | basically positive. Although trailers for Resident Evil |
| a rundown of the top-selling video games for the | | | | 5 received some initial criticism, the game had |
| year 2009: | | | | over four million worldwide downloads while the |
| 1. Wii Fit. | | | | service was available for the Xbox Live and |
| This exercise game was not only the best-selling | | | | PlayStation Store formats. |
| console game in 2009, but it's also become the | | | | 6. Killzone 2. |
| second best-selling, non-bundled console video | | | | The success of this game hooked gamers from |
| game in the history of the world. Wii Fit has | | | | the moment the first trailer was released. It |
| received mostly positive reviews. One of the main | | | | received extremely high reviews, with features |
| criticisms of the game is that it doesn't provide its | | | | such as playability and levelling receiving particularly |
| players with a serious workout. Then again, it | | | | high marks. |
| could be argued that those who want that | | | | 7. Call of Duty: World at War. |
| probably wouldn't be playing a lot of video games | | | | This game is the fifth installment in the series. It |
| anyway. | | | | received generally positive reviews from various |
| 2. Wii Play. | | | | online gaming review sites. Many reviews praised |
| This laser-centered game for the Wii is actually a | | | | the game's setting and playability. However, |
| collection of nine games. While it received high | | | | others criticized the scope of the game as too |
| marks for its playability, criticisms included the | | | | wide, which they argued negatively affected the |
| individual games' predictability and redundancy. Still, | | | | flow of the game. |
| the game became a smash hit. In fact, Wii Play | | | | 8. Resident Evil 5 (PlayStation). |
| has become the best-selling non-bundled console | | | | 9. Halo Wars. |
| video game of all time. | | | | Deviating from the previous installments of the |
| 3. Pokemon Platinum Version. | | | | series, this one moves away from the |
| Ironically, while this game was only an upgrade | | | | first-person perspective of the previous ones. The |
| from the game "Pokemon Diamond and Pearl," it | | | | game broke sales records after its release, while |
| was a huge success. It also received rave review | | | | receiving mostly positive reviews from the critics. |
| for the features that it contains, including its | | | | The PC version received more lukewarm reviews |
| enhanced graphics and interface. | | | | than the console versions. |
| 4. Mario Kart. | | | | 10. Street Fighter IV. |
| This go-cart-inspired game helped to introduce a | | | | This was definitely a huge oldie-but-goodie game |
| new generation of gamers to the popular | | | | for the year. The series has a loyal following, and |
| Nintendo characters. The series was launched in | | | | this version didn't disappoint them. The home |
| 1992. This version became extremely successful | | | | version (along with the arcade version) of the |
| and even broke several Guinness World Records. | | | | game received outstanding reviews, even though |
| It includes some past famous characters from | | | | it was the first instalment of the series in about a |
| the series, including Donkey Kong Jr., Yoshi, Koopa | | | | decade. |
| Troopa, and of course-Mario and Luigi. | | | | |