Q4 2009 VS First Half 2010

Well 09 has been a rollercoaster year and it’s going from being one of the greatest years ever to maybe the biggest year of gaming as far as games and announcements for gaming. I mean come on the vitality sensor will change gaming forever.........ok maybe not but let's not forget these were the people that sold over 6 million bathroom scales and outsold all "AAA" titles, so you'll never know. Now that we are in July and officially in the second have of the yea, I think it pretty safe to mention what I'm looking forward to this year without fear of it being bumped to 2010. The question now is which games stand out from the group, but wait......is there a problem it’s not really looking too crowded anymore. Most of the blockbuster hits we assumed at the beginning of the year are finding their way to next year which is a good thing but it’s also bringing up a new question. Are there too many games coming next Spring? Sounds weird right? How about this for weird, is Spring going to have a better line-up then the Fall. So before I get to my must haves I'm going to do a Q4 2009 vs. Q1 2010.

Q4 2009 (Sept. through Dec.)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Halo: ODST
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Modern Warfare 2
Left for Dead 2
Assassins Creed 2
Bayonetta
Dragon Age: Origins
Dark Void
Max Payne 3
Rock Band: Beatles
Alpha Protocol
Brutal Legend
Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time
M.A.G
Tekken 6
Borderlands
DJ Hero
Tony Hawk Ride
The Saboteur
Forza 3
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Dead Space: Extraction
Spyborgs
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Red Steel 2

Q1 2010 (Jan through June)
Mass Effect 2
Bioshock 2
God of War 3
Darksiders
Dante's Inferno
Singularity
Split/Second
Ghost Recon 4
Final Fantasy XIII
Alan Wake
Brink
Mafia II
White Knight Chronicles
Heavy Rain
No More Heroes 2
Sin and Punishment 2

Now the list for Q4 09 is much larger than the Q1 2010 but its too early to tell what will happen with the line ups. Even though the list for 09 is larger the fire power that Q1 2010 is packing is a tough act to compete against. With titles like God of War 3 and Mass Effect 2 Q1 is packing heat. In the end it’s the opinion of the gamer, but one thing is for sure we are not lacking great games anytime soon and I personally can't wait until I'm pulling my hair out at what to spend what little money I have on. As I was saying earlier 09 is an amazing year in gaming and it seems more and more like we are saying this every year which makes me happy to be a gamer, just sad to be unemployed.