The Best of Bit-tech 2009

Games

Whether it’s evaluating the latest PC games or churning through new console releases, we always endeavour to bring you the best game reviews. While 2009 hasn’t had a bumper crop of top games when compared to the year before, there has still been plenty worth getting excited over.

We didn’t just stay cooped up in our new London offices playing game this year though – we actually managed to get out and about, visiting Cologne, Germany for the massive GamesCom 2009 tradeshow. While we were there we got a chance to chat with developers from the likes of Rebellion and FutureMark, as well get hands-on with everything from LittleBigPlanet PSP to Aion.

Below we’ve rounded up some of our favourite reviews (both good and bad) from the last twelve months, along with interviews. There’s plenty of gaming features from this year too, but we linked all them back on the first page.

Reviews

• Empire: Total War – PC
  
• The Path – PC
  
• Stormrise – Xbox 360
  
• Bionic Commando – PlayStation 3
  
• Damnation – PlayStation 3
  
• The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition – PC
  
• Trine Review – PC
  
• Death to Spies: Moment of Truth – PC
  
• Batman: Arkham Asylum – PC
  
• Fatale – PC
  
• Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising – PC
  
• Torchlight – PC
  
• Dragon Age: Origins – PC
  
• Borderlands – PC
  
• Modern Warfare 2 – PC
  
• League of Legends – PC

Interviews

• The Path Interview – Are Games Art?
  
• Achron Interview – Your Head Will Explode
  
• Zeno Clash Interview – Into The Unknown
  
• Left 4 Dead 2 Interview – A Chat With Chet
  
• Tales of Monkey Island Interview – Making Mighty Pirates
  
• Command & Conquer 4 Interview – Of Games and Garlic
  
• Aliens versus Predator Interview – Creating Adult Experiences
  
• Army of Two: The 40th Day Interview – Two Heads Better than One?

As usual, you can keep up to date on all our games coverage in bit-tech's Gaming Section - and be sure to keep a close eye on it too! There are plenty of excellent games lined up for release next year, from Mass Effect 2 to...well, actually we're not sure there is any topping that! Moving swiftly on...