Alan Wake, according to TIME writer Evan Narcisse, was the Game of the Year because ”lots of video game covers have a bold M on their lower left corner, but none have felt as mature as Alan Wake does. Its unsettled titular character carries adult concerns - a stalled career, a troubled marriage - into a psychological thriller set in a town taken over by a shadowy occult force… Its mix of meta-awareness and Hitchcockian suspense make Alan Wake a unique and fun experiment and one of the best games of the year.”
TIME listed the following games as their ranked Games of the Year.
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Alan Wake
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Angry Birds
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Red Dead Redemption
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Halo: Reach
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Super Mario Galaxy 2
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Limbo
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Super Meat Boy
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Super Street Fighter IV
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Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
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Mass Effect 2
Some might be a little shocked that they would list Mass Effect 2 as low as tenth. Let us know what you think.