Despite playing several entertaining/time-consuming games this school year, I’ve managed to get through all my classes just fine, and am ready to go out into the real world. Here are a few of the best games from this academic year.
Civilization V (PC), released Sept. 21
Ready for another war between Gandhi and Montezuma? Firaxis may have simplified the game for a larger audience, but a new user interface works astoundingly well, and allow one unit per square forces you to look at things more tactically, which is never a bad thing.
Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, Wii, PC), released Nov. 9
I guess Treyarch heard that people were tired of killing Nazis, so now they’re killing communists instead. Despite some anachronistic background music, Black Ops has all of the action of the other games in the series, placed in a novel setting.
Assassins’ Creed: Brotherhood (360, PS3), released Nov. 16
Rome is such a nice place, especially once you rebuild the city and drive out the Borgia. Actually creating a brotherhood of assassins and training them while you fix the city is fun, as is going online and raining down a silent death in multiplayer.
Dead Space 2 (PC, 360, PS3), released Jan. 25
A game that inspires a distinct sense of dread. While the multiplayer mode feels tacked on, moving through the corridors of the abandoned space station and not knowing what waits in the next room is certainly an experience in horror.
Total War: Shogun 2 (PC), released March 15
Total War games are among some of the best strategy games released in a given year. Eleven years removed from its predecessor, Shogun 2 takes players back to Japan, and allows for the unique experience of clan warfare in one of history’s unique periods.
—AJ Lansdale, professional writing senior
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DustyPotato 1 year ago
Black Ops: Escalation is awesome so far! A few minutes ago I came across a blog that's giving out the Escalation DLC for free! I thought it was a scam until I saw the DLC code laying in my e-mail inbox. :D
I'm not sure if there's any codes left, but if you want to give it a shot, here's the site:
http://freeblackopsdlc.blogspot.com