Batman: Arkham City PS3 becomes Metacritic’s Game of the Year

Posted By | On 13th, Jan. 2012

Metacritic has named the PS3 version of Batman: Arkham City (Metascore 96) their Game of the Year, narrowly edging out the Xbox 360 version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Metascore 96) “by a few decimal points to take top honours”.

Both the console versions of Arkham City, the PC and Xbox 360 version of Skyrim, all three versions of Portal 2 were in the top 10. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D was also featured. The PS3 version of Mass Effect 2 and Minecraft rounded off the top 10.

On the Xbox 360, Skyrim was the highest reviewed game (96) and Blackwater the worst (32). Zelda: Skyward Sword was the top rated Wii game (93) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon – Stealth Force Edition the worst (33). On the PS3, Batman: Arkham City topped (96) and Kung Fu Panda 2: The Video Game was at the bottom (31).

2011’s top reviewed games

  1. Batman: Arkham City (PS3, 96)
  2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360, 96)
  3. Portal 2 (PC, 95)
  4. Portal 2 (Xbox 360, 95)
  5. Portal 2 (PS3, 95)
  6. Batman: Arkham City (Xbox 360, 94)
  7. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS, 94)
  8. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC, 94)
  9. Mass Effect 2 (PS3, 94)
  10. Minecraft (PC, 93)

[Metacritic]


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