Ranking What Was REALLY The Best Video Game Every Year 1990-2021

2010 - Red Dead Redemption

The other contestant for "Rockstar's best work", if not one of the best games of all time, Dan Houser leading a script about one potentially retired cowboy being dragged back into his old life was a story for the ages.

At this stage you probably know the shocking ending and what happens post-credits, but 2010 across the board was a stellar year for gaming.

Mass Effect 2, Mario Galaxy 2, Fallout New Vegas, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Halo: Reach and yes, even Deadly Premonition, this was the mid-point of the seventh generation, and many prolific developers were on the form of their careers.