Pirates weren’t just the best looking mobile game this year but also carved out a great feature from Black Flag and made a perfect port to mobile phones. There are so many missions to complete, upgrades to unlock, and the ship battles were just so much fun. It somehow steered away from the repetitious gameplay that most mobile games are plagued with and didn’t require microtransactions to play through.

Tearaway isn’t just the best Vita game this year but one of the best platformers period. The game looks like a PS3 game, plays like a Vita game should, and takes full advantage of all hardware features that no game has done yet. It’s cute, fun, and makes you feel giddy inside when playing.

Fire Emblem isn’t just the best strategy game this year but also the best 3DS game. The rich and deep story, addictive and well-paced combat along with great characters. There were many great 3DS games this year but Fire Emblem shocked everyone since they were expecting another GameBoy Advance type of game.

You may say that it’s unfair that a Half-Life 2 mod gone stand alone is the best game. The Stanley Parable actually isn’t much of a game but an interactive narrative. The story is so strange yet so grounded that you don’t want to stop playing. The fact that every path you take is narrated and adjusted accordingly is awesome. This game won by sheer story-driven elements and a unique narrative.

3D World was a fantastic platformer and was the best Mario game for the Wii U yet. The graphics were fantastic and the game was so much fun in co-op and featured some fun mini-games. Despite this, it’s still not the best game the Wii U can produce but was a solid platformer this year.

The Last of Us may have had some flaws, but it was a beautiful game. It looked nearly next-gen and was a truly crafted piece of art for the PS3. It had a gripping story, great characters, and a fantastic atmosphere full of gritty urban combat. There were many fantastic PS3 games this year, but this one shines above all.

Fire Emblem is Nintendo’s TBS pride and joy. Awakening pushed itself up and over PC heavyweights due to a fantastic battle system, and an amazing story. The combat was so addictive and fun and full of deep strategy that you couldn’t put the game down. Most of the other strategy games are ones we have seen before and are just better than their predecessor. Awakening is a whole new monster and one of the top 10 best games on 3DS.

Injustice is probably the best superhero fighter ever created. The Mortal Kombat team took their amazing engine from the last MK game and injected DC awesomeness into it. The controls were fluid, it had a surprising amount of unknown characters and the game was packed with content. While it wasn’t flawless and had some issues, it’s still the best fighter this year hands down.