Catching Up: The List of Shame

Everyone has a gaming backlog. There's always a game that went unplayed that you really wanted to play the previous year. With so many big releases a year now, it's just to damn hard to keep up. Even playing and reviewing a hundred games last year, I still have a backlog. Hopefully in the coming months I can get around to completing a few of these and giving my score on the game. Obviously, most of these are old enough now that a review is irrelevent to sway your decision on the game, but regardless, it's always nice to see other people's opinion right?

Assassin's Creed 2
I was initially excited about the first Assassin's Creed game. When I saw it premiered at E3, I was stoked for it to come out. Then I heard some of the negativity about the game. So I never played it. Shame, I know, but that's not the point. I haven't heard much bad about the sequel. If, really, anything at all. At most sites it was a contender for "Game of the Year". From the sounds of it, they took all the flaws in AC1 and fixed them. This is at the top of my list to catch up on.

Dragon Age: Origins
I'm not a huge "fantasy and dragons" kind of guy, at least not in the sense of, say, Elder Scrolls. But just hearing about the character development and story telling in the game, I at least want to give it a go. While I can't see it sucking me in like it has others, I can see myself at least lightly enjoying it.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Not very high on my list to catch up on, this game caught my eye because it's an ultra-realistic shooter. As bad as that sounds, it seems at least intriguing. It's not very high on my list, but it's there, at least for a little while longer.

SAW
When I originally found out about this game, I thought it sounded dumb. Hell, it still sounds dumb. But what can I say, I'm a sucker for bad games I guess.

Sabotuer
The premise of the game, GTA in a dated city, with a unique art style, it the hook for me. While it doesn't sound revolutionary, it does sound like a good time.

Rogue Warrior
Again, I'm a glutton for punishment. How much, you ask? Consider this: someone said this game was not worth $5 in a bargain bin. Wow. But hey, on paper, it sounds cool!

Batman Arkham Asylum
Another contender for "Game of the Year" at a lot of sites. The demo was great, with really fluid combat. Everyone recommends this game, so I must play it, wether I think I will love it or not. And with a sequel on the way, well, I think I need to catch the first one first in this case.

WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010
I played the PSP version, and while I wouldn't use the PS3 versions story creator, I do want to check out the series on PS3. I haven't played a console one since the PS2. But, it will probably go unplayedm as it's actually just in my GameFly Q for filler.

So there's my backlog. And possibly a taste of some future reviews. Hopefully I can get my Gamefly account back up to two games at a time, it's the only way I will make it through all the games I want to play. Now that you know my "list of shame", what did you want to play last year, but never got around to? Leave us a comment!

-Sobær