The video game industry is booming across the world, especially in the year 2011. It has always attracted the attention of the audience and the lovers of video games has always increased with the passage of time. With this, there have been several video games that have become a rage among the people. Be it X-men series, Dead Space 2, LA Noire, Crysis 2, Driver: San Francisco or Dirt3, they are all a favorite of people from all over the world. The upcoming games are Skyrim, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, Arkham City, Rage Knock and Battlefield 3. Some of the popular and mostly played games are described below.
1. Crysis 2
A first-person shooter video game, Crysis 2 was developed by Crytek and got published by Electronic Arts. It was released simultaneously in North America, Australia, and Europe in March 2011, with Microsoft Windows as the platform. Crysis 2 became the second main chapter of the Crysis series. It still remains as the first game to be installed by people in a new computer system. It is the sequel to the video game Crysis of 2007 and Crysis Warhead. Since it is a shooting game, it has been liked widely by the game lovers.
2. Rage
This is another first-person shooter game by id Software. It uses Tech 5 engine, the company’s new OpenGL based id. The game has the appearance of a horror movie and is liked by masses due to this. The game is built in a post-apocalyptic world which is very similar to the movie Mad Max 2.
3. Driver: San Francisco
This is an adventure driven video game which was developed and published by Ubisoft Reflections. It was first played on Play station 3, Xbox 360 and PC on September 1, 2011 and was released on the very next day. The game has become a favorite of racing game lovers. Driver San Francisco forms an ultimate entertaining multiplayer suite. The game has features like the inclusion of split-screen challenges for side by side racing and the spirited on line modes that are largely built by keeping Shift in mind. Hence, it is greatly liked by the audience.
4. Gaming Headset (Sharkoon X-tatic with Dolby Headphone Technology)
This game provides a wonderful playing experience with features like devastating commands, enormous explosions, and most importantly, the powerful game sound outputs due to the new 3D sound expander through the sound control unit. An inline amplifier master controller of volume is made available with the game, that includes the function of microphone mute. It was basically built for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC but with the increasing popularity of tablet PCs, it is now available for all platforms. With its extensive accessory collection, it can be connected to all major platforms of the gaming software.
5. Battle Field 3
Battlefield 3 game is the latest shooter game from DICE and Electronic Arts, which is also a first-person shooting video game. It is available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Battle Field 3 is also known as BF3. A large number of improvements were made in the game but the two major improvements were full vehicle customization and the options for repair of battle damage to vehicle. The game released on October 25, 2011 on all platforms, namely PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. It is the 11th of its version in the Battle Field franchise and also the sequel to Battle Field 2 that released in 2005.
6. Fifa 2012
This game was released on 30th September 2011 and its next version is supposed to complete 18 years of this wonderful billion dollar franchise. With a nice gameplay, Fifa game comes with various new features like the Precision Dribbling for attacking players which delivers a higher quality of touch on the ball and the Tactical Defending that fundamentally changes the approach by placing equal significance on the concepts of positioning, intercepting passes and handling.
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
This is another shooting (first-person) video game. This game is also known by the name Call of Duty or MW3. It is the third chapter in the series of Modern Warfare and the 8th installment of Call of Duty. It has awesome game play and amazingly spectacular looking scenery. Call of Duty-Modern Warfare 3 was released on the November 8, 2011. Both the games, Call of Duty and Battle Field 3 look fabulous and face a stiff competition in the market.
8. Total War : Shogun 2
This is a real-time game based on tactics-based strategy. The game is timed back in 16th century Japan. The developer is Creative Assembly and the game presents a wonderful experience with great mechanics and focused game play. The players have to make a choice from one of nine different clans inhibiting the provinces of Japan. One of these is included in the limited edition of the game and the others can be downloaded.
9. Batman : Arkham City
This is yet another game liked by most of the gamers. It is a sequel to the previous version of the game but it comes with new attack techniques, improved bat-gadgets, superb detective work and also with an emphasis on the play, making the game a hugely enjoyable experience. The game includes villains like Joker, Two-Face, Catwoman, Calendar Man, Dr. Hugo Strange, and Solomon Grundy.
10. FIFA 12
EA Sports’ FIFA series is one of the most popular game from the developers. The newer edition comes with improvised features like competitive scenarios, improved game play and updates of club and country line-ups, which makes it an enjoyable experience for the gamers. The developers have increased the game’s difficulty levels, like the career mode is harder than before and team selection, success, etc., affects the player’s attitude and morale.
