Best of 2011 Video Games

My personal best list of 2011 video games… Again, consider this quote from last year’s Game Informer article on Epic Mickey from Warren Spector:

"...Games can do only two things that I can think of that no other medium can do; one is offer real-time, dynamic puzzles and the other is offer players the opportunity to tell their own story, or at least tell a story in collaboration with others..."

• Batman: Arkham City
• Battlefield 3
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• L.A. Noire
• Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
• MarioKart 7
• NBA 2K12
• Portal 2
• Rocksmith
• Super Mario Land 3D