Top Ten List for the Greatest PC Games in the world

What elements push a game beyond mere goodness and into greatness? To this

author, PC games are best when they deliver a transcendent gaming experience that is

possible only with the aid of a personal computer:

They don't simulate board or card games, reproduce real-world sports, or try to

approximate movies. They are an art form unto themselves. To be considered, a game

must have achieved most of its prominence on a PC platform. (This explains why

Tetris, for example, didn't make the cut: It was clearly the Nintendo Game Boy's killer

app).

I defined a "PC" as any consumer computer that has a keyboard the user can

program with arbitrary code--not just a PC of the IBM variety. If you're into PC

games, check out "15 Reasons PC Gaming Beats All," too, and if you want to stay

current with the latest games, tune into PC World's ace gaming blog, Game On!

Without further ado, here is the Top Ten List for the Greatest PC Games in the

world...

#10: Homefront

Homefront [Download]

The 10th ranking game in our top ten lists is Homefront, a

first-person shooter video game developed by now defunct

"Kaos Studios" and published by THQ, in which players play as

members of a resistance movement fighting against a near-future

Korean military occupation of the United States.

Platforms:

Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PS 3 Genre: First-person shooter

Mode(s): Single-player, Multi-player Ratings: BBFC = 15, ESRB = M

#9: Fable III

Fable III [Download]

At number 9 in our top ten lists is, Fable III, the Third

video game in Fable series of 'action role-playing games (RPG)

developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Microsoft

Game Studios for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360. It focuses

on the player's struggle to overthrow the King of Alboin by

forming alliances and building support for revolution.

Series: Fable Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 Genre: Action RPG, sandbox, file

simulation Mode(s): Single-player, Cooperative Ratings: ACB =

MA15+, BBFC = 12+, ESRB = M, PEGI = 16+

#8: F.E.A.R. 3

F.E.A.R. 3

The 8th ranking game in our top ten lists is F.E.A.R. 3, a first

person-shooter developed by Dan 1 Studios for Microsoft Windows,

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and the On Live cloud gaming service as a

sequel to the game F.E.A.R: Project Origin and the third installment of

the F.E.A.R series. It includes features such as "co-op, an evolved cover

system, and more scares". In the game, the players control either Point

Man or Paxton Fettel, the protagonist and antagonist, from the first

game, F.E.A.R. and the control system is the same as the previous two

games.

Series: F.E.A.R Platforms:

Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PS 3 Genre: First-person shooter, horror

Mode(s): Single-player, Multi-player Ratings: ACB = MA15+, BBFC =

18, ESRB = M, PEGI = 18

#7: Dragon Age II

Dragon Age 2 [Download]

Ranking at number 7 in our top ten lists is Dragon Age II, a role

playing video game developed by Bioware's Edmonton Studios, and

published by Electronic Arts. It is the second major game in BioWare's

"Dragon Age" franchise. It is set in the same mythical world introduced

in Dragon Age: Origins, the player assumes the role of Hawke, a human

mage, warrior, or rogue who arrives in the city of Kirkwall as a lowly

refugee but becomes its legendary champion over a turbulent decade of

political and social conflict.

Series: Dragon Age Platforms:

Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PS 3, Mac OS X Genre: Role-playing

Mode(s): Single-player Ratings: ESRB = M, PEGI = 18

#6: Dead Space 2

Dead Space 2

The 6th ranking game in our top ten lists is Dead Space 2, a

survival horror third-person shooter video game developed by Visceral

Games and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to "Dead

Space". Unlike its predecessor, Dead Space 2 has a multi-player mode.

Series: Dead Space Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PS 3 Genre: Third-person shooter,

Survival horror Mode(s): Single-player, Multi-player Ratings: ACB =

MA15+, BBFC = 18, ESRB = M, PEGI = 18

#5: Dance Central 2

Dance Central 2

Get ready for the sequel to the best-selling dance game for Kinect

for Xbox 360. Dance Central 2 keeps the wildly addictive Dance Central

experience going with a new focus on simultaneous multiplayer. Friends

can now team up in Perform It or go head-to-head in a simultaneous

dance off within Dance Battle. Additionally, players can seamlessly drop

in or out at any point during a song, so the party never has to stop!

#4: Portal 2

Portal 2

The 4th ranking game in our top ten lists is Portal 2, a first-person

puzzle-platform video game developed and published by Valve

Corporation. It is the sequel to the 2007 video game 'Portal'. Like Portal,

Portal 2 primarily comprises a series of puzzle that must be solved by

teleporting the player's character and simple objects using the "portal

gun", a device that can create inter-spatial portals between two flat

panels. The game's unique physics allow momentum to be retained

through these portals and requires the creative use of portals to

maneuver through the game's challenges.

Series: Portal Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PS 3, Mac OS

X Genre: Puzzle-platform game Mode(s): Single-player, Co-operative

Ratings: ESRB = E10+, PEGI = 12

#3: Battlefield 3

Battlefield 3 [Download]

The 3rd ranking game in our top ten lists is Battlefield 3.

Battlefield 3 is a First-Person Shooter (FPS) that is designed to attack

your senses, delivering a visceral combat experience like no other FPS

before it. Sequel to 2005's Battlefield 2, Battlefield 3 utilizes the updated

Frostbite 2 game engine, which allows for advanced destruction, sound,

and graphics as well as a focus on dense in-game urban settings.

Additional game features include: classic Battlefield mission-based

game play, an impressive array of vehicles including jets and tanks,

large-scale maps, an updated soldier class, 2-64 player support online

and more.

Series: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, webOS, Android, Symbian^3,

Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, N-Gage, Xbox 360, PS 3 Genre: Life

Simulation, Social simulation Mode(s): Single-player Ratings: ACB = M, ESRB =

T, PEGI = 17

#2: Your Shape Evolved 2012

Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012

Your Shape Evolved ranks 2nd in our top ten lists. Your Shape

Fitness Evolved 2012 is the sequel to Your Shape: Fitness Evolved, the

#1 fitness franchises on Kinect for Xbox 360. Exercise your way with a

fun and customizable experience that delivers serious results. Your

Shape includes over 90 hours of activities, so you can design a workout

tailored to your fitness level, goals, schedule and preferences.

Focus your workouts on specific muscle groups. And choose from

fitness activities like Boot Camp, Cardio Boxing, Jump Rope and Yoga,

and new dance classes like Latin, Hip-hop, African and Bollywood. The

state-of-the-art motion tracking provides feedback on your moves, and

now tracks floor exercises like push-ups and sit-ups. With Your Shape

Center, share and compete with your friends and the global community.

#1: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is First-person Shooter rooted in a

fictional, but ultra realistic near-future conflict of mostly American

forces with those of the Russian Federation around the globe. The third

installment in the Modern Warfare branch of the Call of Duty franchise,

Modern Warfare 3 features a heavy focus on multiplayer gameplay

which includes innovative new functionality that encourages multiple

gameplay combat strategies, a new 2-player co-op option, new play

modes, weapons and more.

The game also includes a gripping single player campaign that

picks up where Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 left off, and game

integration with the Call of Duty: Elite online service.

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