Marvel VS Capcom 3- A visually stunning fighter, MVC3 featured a host of great characters from both the franchises of the game developer and the comic book publisher, even boasting loads of endings for each contender. Its replay value is somewhat limited past the campaign, but this is one of the best fighting titles I've seen in a long time.
Portal 2- I doubt that we'll see such an innovative, hilarious storyline again this year. Portal 2's single-player campaign was propelled by guest stars like JK Simmons and Steven Merchant as lovable sidekick Wheatley, and on top of a ten-hour strong solo experience we also got a taxing co-op campaign to blast through as well! Some people argued against this being full price, but in my mind £40 gets you one of the best gaming packages for money around.
LA Noire- There's no one now able to deny that Rockstar and Team Bondi's latest has a facial graphics engine to beat them all, one which will perhaps define gaming in the future once the bodies of the characters are sorted out. Despite issues with its tiresome story arc, and a dull final desk of cases (Did we really need three disks? You've seen the best of this game once you've played Homicide), this is an immersive, memorable open-worlder that thoroughly deserves a follow-up one day.
THE WINNER:
This half of the year has been pretty sparse in terms of big video game releases, so even rounding up the best of the past six months was hard. That said, one title stood out from the rest of the crowd- Portal 2. A true successor to the excellent original, Portal 2 featured some of the most mind-bending puzzles ever, and a genuine sense of satisfaction when they were beaten. But above all, it was the story, full of twists and tear-inducing turns aplenty, that kept the two campaigns running at a colossal pace, and as a result makes this the best game out so far this year. Roll on the Autumn and Winter months to see what can top it...
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