TSA’s Top 100 Games of 2011 – The Top 100

You asked and we listened. And before the whole thing becomes completely redundant, we thought we’d listen sooner rather than later. So, here you go. The complete Top 100 from start to finish.

As before, we’ve added the “top secret mouse-over text” from the articles’ banner images as something extra. You already caught them all, though, right? Right?! Oh, and yes, the ‘gag’ only really works in conjunction with the image it accompanies.

Apologies for the delay, but I really couldn’t bring myself to type the words “Top 100” again after my psychic-break at the start of this year. That said, we’d be doing ourselves a disservice (!) if we didn’t present the list in its entirety. Enjoy.

100 – Dissidia Duodecim: Final Fantasy – “Mmm, tripe.”
99 – FIFA 2012 – Boring, boring, [insert name of team here]
98 – PES 2012 “We’re gonna score one more than you.”
97 – Mario Sports Mix – “It’sa meea!”
96 – Fight Night Champion – Hit the one in the middle!
95 – Free Realms – Missing realms more like it.
94 – Two Worlds II – “There must be something around here I can smacketh.”
93 – de Blob: The Underground – Don’t worry, it’s not just for the Wii this time.
92 – The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings – “Look sharp, guys, beasties about.”
91 – Ilomilo – Where’s Milo? Literally.
90 – F.E.A.R. 3 – Alma wants to go to the park. NOW!
89 – Final Fantasy XIV – “We got a 4.2 out of 10.” “I’ll tear him limb from limb.”
88 – Final Fantasy Agito XIII – “Weight … unknown!”
87 – Tekken Tag Tournament 2 – Happy Hallowe’en! *slice*
86 – nail’d – “This will NOT end well.”
85 – Dust 514 “I can see my house from here.”
84 – Conduit 2 – “This should clear your sinuses.”
83 – Tekken X Street Fighter – “I want to take his face … off.”
82 – Diablo III – “I can’t do that … yet.”
81 – Alive and Undead – “Don’t step on my undead shoes.”
80 – The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – “Uh oh.”
79 – Torchlight II – How romantic …
78 – Hitman 5 – “You ain’t seen me, right?”
77 – Thor – Please, Thor, don’t hurt them.
76 – Beyond Good & Evil 2 – “That’ll do pig. That’ll do.”
75 – White Knight Chronicles 2 – Sauron immediately regretted cleaning his armour.
74 – Operation Flashpoint: Red River – “Is that Matt Damon?”
73 – Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters – Scarlett liked the mask
72 – Crysis 2 – “You lookin’ at me? Well, there’s no one else here.”
71 – Swarm – Papa Smurf never mentioned the razor-wire.
70 – Interstellar Marines – Magento’s space-whale arrived on schedule.
69 – Hunted: The Demon’s Forge – Caddoc admired E’lara’s arrowheads from a safe distance.
68 – Final Fantasy Versus XIII – “Chicken, or fish. Chicken … or … fish …”
67 – Trine 2 – Kermit couldn’t break his barrel addiction.
66 – Street Fighter X Tekken – Ryu was a regular visitor to the sun.
65 – Patapon 3 – “Hey, bakayaro, keep that flag straight!”
64 – Homefront – The neighbourhood went to pot when certain people moved in.
63 – Project Dark – At least its title is grammatically unambiguous this time.
62 – Dragon Age 2 – Skeletor preferred Adam without the beard.
61 – Captain America: Super Soldier – Chicks dig the shield.
60 – Agent – Death by logo.
59 – True Crime Chinese crims were known for their groin shots.
58 – Battlefield 3 – Private Pyle decided to change the decor a little.
57 – Yakuza Of The End – The undead had one fatal weakness: kicks to the face by a Bee Gee.
56 – Ghost Recon: Future Soldier – Paintball got hella serious in the future.
55 – Mortal Kombat – Fans were promptly banned from the playground.
54 – Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 – Ryu had explicitly said “No relish.”
53 – Driver: San Francisco – “You shoot me in a dream, you had better wake up and apologise.”
52 – Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One – Ratchet regretted asking Rhianna along.
51 – Ni No Kuni – Totemo utsukushii desu.
50 – Far Cry 3 – Frank couldn’t see the lions. The lions could see Frank, however.
49 – Virtua Tennis 4 – Zombie Federer was unstoppable.
48 – Doom 4 – Dara had seen better days.
47 – LEGO Star Wars III – Shameless tie-in, it is not.
46 – Bodycount“Eat lead salad, sucka!”
45 – Valkyria Chronicles 3 – Selvaria failed to stay off the Vodka Red Bulls.
44 – Bulletstorm – Meteorology with a heavy emphasis on meteors.
43 – Warhammer: 40,000 Space Marine – “I just don’t dig on swine.”
42 – The Agency – Agent Gimp was only deployed on very special occasions.
41 – The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword – The dreaded Katona was Link’s fiercest opponent yet.
40 – Test Drive Unlimited 2 – My other car is a GT5.
39 – PlayStation Move HeroesThe right stuff.
38 – Mass Effect 2 (PS3)Shepard got less dates as soon as the space-moisturiser wore off.
37 – Star Wars: The Old Republic – Beckham wouldn’t forget their anniversary again.
36 – Spec Ops: The Line – At least there was some beach volleyball planned at the victory party.
35 – Saints Row 3 – The growing gun-sniffing problem was rampant in the hood.
34 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Values Day at the company retreat often ended in tears.
33 – The Third BirthdayAya had already received the Sex in the City box-set.
32 – SOCOM 4 – Metallica’s Ride The Lightning went on to inspire many graphics designers.
31 – Duke Nukem ForeverThe current cold snap was the result of hell freezing over.
30 – LA Noire – “That’s a bad hat, Harry.”
29 – DC Universe OnlineReach level 60 and you get to play as Superman’s chin.
28 – Alice: Madness Returns – Gordon had complained about the pasta for the last time.
27 – Gears of War 3 “I’m a soul man.”
26 – Aliens: Colonial MarinesStay frosty.
25 – Twisted Metal Pennywise had been hitting the gym pretty hard of late.
24 – Max Payne 3Max wanted his jacket back. No questions asked.
23 – Brink “The nearest post office is where?”
22 – No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise Oh Hai!
21 – Resistance 3Mrs. Hale didn’t want to hear why he was late for dinner.
20 – Deus Ex 3: Human RevolutionOakley promised to look into that whole ’causes holes in walls’ thing.
19 – Red Faction: ArmageddonThe Glee alien was the first up against the wall.
18 – Thief 4The Grammar Police were particularly looking forward to the Montreal trip.
17 – RAGE Lady Gaga was almost unrecognisible during her 2011 tour.
16 – Batman: Arkham CityBats had no problem whatsoever being used as a scratching pole.
15 – inFamous 2No. More. Blast Shards.
14 – Child of Eden Infinite sound …
13 – Mirror’s Edge 2 Face your fear.
12 – I Am Alive“Come with me if you want to eat.”
11 – MotorStorm: ApocalypseWhere the hell is John Cusack?!
10 – LittleBigPlanet 2 “Who are you calling psycho?”
9 – Killzone 3“Cold snap? I’ll show you cold snap.”
8 – SorceryPagans always got the nicest sparkles.
7 – Starhawk“And the winner of the most inventive banner image of the Top 100 goes to ...”
6 – Portal 2More cake. No lie.
5 – Dead Space 2Isaac redecorated the Sprawl the old fashioned way.
4 – ICO/Shadow of the Colossus CollectionJust before all the crying starts.
3 – Uncharted 3: Drake’s DeceptionDrake rocked the Prada scarf.
2 – The Last GuardianSony denied the existence of a hidden “Eat the Boy” mini-game.
1 – JourneyEnd.

And yes, we forgot Mass Effect 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. We’ve already explained why but do feel free to bathe in our inadequacy once again.

24 Comments

  1. A great feature that must have been a massive headache from start to finish. Congrats again, now you don’t have to think about it for another year!

  2. Out of those one hundred games there’s only three I want.

  3. Hahaha..
    68. “Chicken, or fish?”
    Perfect quote for the image xD

  4. Going to be yet another expensive year again!

  5. Can’t wait for Dragon Age II & Mass Effect 2 on PS3 !!

  6. *sigh* so many good games… so little time. :)

  7. Oh god, its going to be an expensive year! I want so many from that list. I am secretly hoping for delays for some as im never going to find the time to get through them!

  8. Is no.26 now out of date?
    Could you change it for lets say potentially Battlefield 3….

    • Battlefield 3 is already on the list. And no, the list is the list. As is mentioned in the recent A:CM post, we always knew there was a chance it wouldn’t make 2011. And, apparently, the news is now that it will make it after all.

  9. LBP 2 FTW!

  10. lol @ 31 – Duke Nukem Forever – what a letdown for us all

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