IGN - Each and every year, IGN sits down and hashes out the 25 PlayStation 3 games you have to play, and 2012 is no different. Below, you'll find the 25 PS3 games IGN's PlayStation Team -- IGN Loudmouth Greg Miller and He Only Does Everything Colin Moriarty --personally think are the games every PlayStation owner needs to play.
And remember, PlayStation Network Games have their own top 25 list, so look for that update soon.
Spec
Ops’ bro shooter-like name does the game no justice at all, because
behind its generic title rests one of the most disturbing, story-driven
shooters of the entire generation. Set in a future version of Dubai
obliterated by rampant sandstorms, Spec Ops: The Line
puts you in the role of Captain Martin Walker. Traveling with two other
soldiers that you control only cursorily, Walker and his crew are
charged with investigating reports of survivors left stranded in the
desolated city. But as you find out, not all is as it seems in Dubai --
or with Captain Walker himself -- flipping the script on players as they
realize that they’re in for a ride they never wanted to witness in the
first place.
There
are few franchises more synonymous with the PlayStation brand than
Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank series. The most recent entry into the
saga on PlayStation 3 was A Crack in Time, a great game that not only
takes full advantage of PS3's tech, but keeps the series' beloved
characters, humor and weapons intact as well. A Crack in Time is a
standout action-platformer that's both challenging and accessible, one
of the hallmarks of Ratchet & Clank since the PlayStation 2 days and
the singular reason why Ratchet & Clank games have such broad
appeal.
Dead
Space 2 takes everything that was awesome about the original Dead Space
-- the tight corridors, the horrible monsters, the weapons -- and
amplifies it. But that isn't what makes Dead Space 2 so good. It's the
internal struggle of protagonist Isaac Clarke. Whereas Nathan Drake can
wipe out 3,000 pirates and crack off a one-liner in the next game, Isaac
begins the game wrecked. The horrors he saw in Dead Space have broken
him, and while the sequel is all about dismembering monsters, it's also
about piecing this guy's mind back together. Heavy stuff for a game that
tries to scare you with spider-aliens exploding from a fat guy's gut.
You could make the case for Valkyria Chronicles
being hard to describe -- it's a turn-based strategy role-playing game
mixed with anime and some third-person shooter mechanics -- but we think
that's a cop out. Call it "great" and move on. Lead your troops through
an alternate 1930s Europe, fight for freedom, and build your squad as
you see fit. Beautiful art and award-winning gameplay combine for
something every PS3 player should try. Now, SEGA, patch it with Trophies.
Original superheroes in games don't happen all that often, so when developer Sucker Punch (makers of the first three Sly Cooper games) announced Infamous,
comic nerds held their breath. Luckily, everything worked out. In
Infamous, players take on the role of Cole MacGrath. An explosion turned
Empire City into a walled city of super-powered people, and Cole has to
decide if he wants to use his electricity-based powers fight the good
fight or rule the playground. A sandbox game, Infamous gives you your
powers, some cool comic cutscenes and turns you loose.More
