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The Best Games of 2009

Although the recession caught up with the video games industry this year, there were plenty of games to love no matter what genre you’re into.

By Jared Newman   

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Most Potential: Borderlands

On the most basic level, Borderlands succeeded, giving players crazy weapons such as rocket shotguns and corrosive SMGs, then letting people team up online or in split-screen to scour the desert wasteland for booty. My problem with Borderlands is that it felt so lifeless, sending players on fetch quests and failing to provide the Mad Max atmosphere that was promised. Fortunately, Take-Two has vowed to turn Borderlands into a megafranchise. I’d love to see the series take a page from this year’s Assassin’s Creed 2, whose bustling cities should be a model for every open-world video game to come.

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