I can't believe you guys are forgetting the entire 1st half of the year.
The top games of this year were...
Mass Effect 2 Bad Company 2 Bayonetta God of War 3 Red Dead: Redemption Halo: Reach Call of Duty: Black Ops Fallout: New Vegas Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Fable 3
The 5 that stood out the most in critical acclaim (based on ign.com) were
Mass Effect 2 God Of War 3 Halo: Reach Red Dead: Redemption Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
I didnt get to play broth. nor ME2, but ME2 was supposedly super beast... either ME or GoW 3 or Reach... the fifth game in Microsoft's killer app series and the newest BioWare game vs THE Flagship Sony series... whoa... and nintendo isnt even invited. poor nintendo.