Batman: Arkham City Beats Skyrim to Metacritic’s Top Rated Game of 2011

Sam Naylor — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:12:50 +0000

In Metacritic‘s list of the best rated games in 2011, Batman has managed to pip Skyrim to the post.

Even though they received the same score, it seems that Batman beat Skyrim by a matter of decimal points. Congrats to the Bat.

Here’s the full list:

Batman: Arkham City (PS3, 96)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360, 96)

Portal 2 (PC, 95)

Portal 2 (Xbox 360, 95)

Portal 2 (PS3, 95)

Batman: Arkham City (Xbox 360, 94)

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS, 94)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC, 94)

Mass Effect 2 (PS3, 94)

Minecraft (PC, 93)

Portal 2 got a very strong showing, thanks to being (supposedly) equally good across all three platforms. In terms of how well each console has done, PS3 wins the battle, with an average score of 69.5- beating the 360′s 68.9 and the Wii’s paltry 62.2.

Via Dtoid.

Resistance 2 in 2008, Syphon Filter PS3 in 2009 According to PSM3

Patrick Steen — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:13:37 +0000

There have been smidgens of review scores from PSM3′s Christmas Edition, but not so much has been seen of the news section in the magazine. And oh, there are a bunch of treats held within its pages. There’s news on Resistance 2, as well as next-gen outings of Hitman, Prince of Persia, and Syphon Filter. Carry on reading after the jump.

For those of you that missed PSM3′s review scores, this is for your benefit:

PS3
Assassins Creed – 81
Call of Duty 4 – 94
Need for Speed ProStreet – 79
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – 80
Beowulf – 41
The Simpsons Game – 70
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men – 58
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock – 90

PS2
Crash of the Titans – 62
Thirllville: Off the Rails – 69
Jackass: The Game – 60
Singstar R&B – 70
The Sims: Castaway – 55
High School Musical: Sing it! – 32

PSP
Silent Hill Origins – 82
SOCOM Tactical Strike – 78

A lower than expected review score for Assassin’s Creed, but make sure you come back here for our thoughts on that game next week. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, we can move onto the good stuff. Within the pages of this Christmas Edition lies nuggets of insider news. From Warhawk downloadable content, to EA working on a snowboarding game…which just might be a next-gen SSX.

However, there’s more exciting stuff. Firstly, Infinity Ward is rumored to be working on an all new IP, expected to hit in 2009. Second, a next-gen Hitman should be coming in the Summer of 2008, and thirdly Ubisoft Montreal is bringing Far Cry to the PS3 in 2008, possibly even early 2008, but at the moment they are busy working on Prince of Persia (!).

Yet, perhaps even more exciting than all of this, is the news that Insomniac is in full swing with Resistance 2. We told you a few weeks ago, based on information we received from a trusted source, that Insomniac was looking to hire game testers for the sequel, and it appears now that our source was right on.

With the games global unveiling due for early next year, Insomniac hopes to release the game late 2008. That is insane. A strong PS3 game every year without fail just shows how incredibly talented those guys at Insomniac are. At this rate Resistance 2 might even release before Metal Gear Solid 4 (I jest). Finally, the magazine states that Sony is busting their butts to have Syphon Filter ready for release on the PS3 in 2009.

So there you have it, lots of exciting things going on away from the publics eyes. Here is PSM3′s remaining insider news:

- Street Fighter 4 won’t look like the teaser trailer.
- NBA Ballers 3 in April 2008.
- Sega has selected Eurocom to develop the official 08 Beijing Olympics game.
- Lego Indiana Jones to tie in with the new movie release date.

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Batman: Arkham City Beats Skyrim to Metacritic’s Top Rated Game of 2011

Resistance 2 in 2008, Syphon Filter PS3 in 2009 According to PSM3