12. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3, 360)
I'm Batman. I suppose that's really all I have to say about this game. I had seen the trailers and anticipated something great, but never did I imagine Rocksteady could deliver something on this level. Batman: Arkham Asylum was more of a movie than a game. It told a story that seemed to be straight from the comic books, and it told it very well. I am a huge fan of The Bat, and finally playing a game that was perfect for the Dark Detective was a welcome change. The game was very serious, but still had tons of room for fun. I'm talking about its combat; Rocksteady's free-flow combat system has been copied by many games in the past few years, and this is all for good reason. Based on a system of counters and attacks, playing as Batman and executing killer moves perfectly has never been easier or looked so good.
Best Part: The Riddler Trophies. After finishing the story...twice, I found myself wanting to do more in this great world Rocksteady had created. Sure, the challenge maps were great, but I wanted something more. The Riddler trophies were hidden so well and placed in nearly every corner of the map so that players could explore Arkham Island even after the events of the story.
11. Fallout 3 (PS3, 360)
Oh, Bethesda Studios, you do know how to take hundreds of hours of gamers' lives while making it seem like minutes to us. Based on the classic PC Fallout games, Fallout 3 set forth to bring the experience to current-gen consoles and did it rather well indeed. This game took the world by storm when it was released, and instantly brought back the craze of post-apocalyptic RPGs. It combined action and choices with an open-world filled with quests. Although it could certainly be hard at times, especially for those rusty in the genre, the game had a sort of accessibility which allowed gamers of any genre to enjoy it. The fun of the game for me was creating, shaping, and becoming your character. Seriously, I spent nearly three hours in Vault 101 creating my character's face, only to realize that I never saw it again for the rest of the game. Besides that though, the clothes you wear and the companions you choose are all key parts of the game and made everyone's play-through different. There are no two accounts that are the same, and that's what I loved about this game; the fun of having a unique file saved just for you.
Best Part: Although this may make me seem quite destructive, my favorite part was seeing the D.C. area. Even though it was all in ruins from the nuclear war, I liked playing through famous monuments.