9. The Last Guardian (PS3)
The last Guardian stars a small boy and a massive creäture (a bird-cat hybrid) called the Trico. Announced in 2009, the game is expected to offer a unique game play.
The game explores the relationship between the two main characters and is set in a mysterious world of seemingly classical ruins and muted colors. The trailers are very intriguing with absolutely beautiful graphics that make a highly enjoyable environment for playing a highly creative game. Coming from the studio behind Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, this game has already set very high expectations.
10. Gears of War 3 (Xbox 360)
The third installment of the Sci-Fi shooter comes to XBOX in Q4, 2011.
Gears of War 3 features a four-player cooperative campaign, new playable characters, and hideous, mutating enemies. A new multiplayer mode, named as beast mode, features a number of different playable Locust. Playing as one of the sinister species is fun and allows for a different look at the game. Gears of War 3 looks quite promising.
11. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Released in 2007, The Witcher was appreciated for its detailed, living world, impressive story-telling and a good choice and consequence system. Developer CD Project Red is now back with the second installment.
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings builds on all the positives of the earlier game and makes amends for the earlier drawbacks. The game takes its choice and consequence system to a new high as the game will feature 3 different game openings and 16 endings, adding massive re-play value to the game. Slated to be the “best looking RPG of 2011”, The Witcher 2 is certainly a highly anticipated release for 2011. PC release date is May 17, 2011.
12. Brink (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Brink is a Sci-Fi- First person shooter set in the year 2035 in a floating city called The Ark following the Earth’s near-total destruction.
In the game, two warring factions, the Security and the Resistance, are going head-to-head in a bid to outdo each other and take control of the city. You can choose factions, combat class, weapons, earn experience points, buy upgrades and customize characters and weapons. Brink offers intriguing variety and depth and a highly evolved gameplay that seems to take gamers towards being good team players. The current planned release is in spring 2011.
