PS3: The Things You Need! Exclusive Edition

It has come to that time of the year that us gamers get a bit of a break and someone else buys the games we have missed over the past year for us. Seeing as how this year was one of the biggest since the launch of the PlayStation 3, I am writing a gift guide for those of you trying to remember what you missed over the past year, or for anyone that has a PlayStation 3 owner on their list of people to buy gifts for.

PlayStation 3 Exclusives:

I'm going to start this list of in the strongest way possible, and by strongest way possible I of course mean the one game that absolutely every PlayStation 3 owner should have, and that is Uncharted 2. Uncharted 2 should be the first thing on your list if you are a PlayStation 3 owner and don't already have it. The graphics are mind-blowing, gameplay is top-notch, and the online multiplayer rivals anything else on the system. This really is an all around great game and if you don't have it, you should.

Next up is a personal favorite of mine from earlier in the year and that is inFAMOUS. Around the beginning of the summer there were 3 open world games to come out around the same time those being, inFAMOUS, Red Faction: Guerilla, and Prototype. inFAMOUS, was definitely my favorite. The day it was released I went to my local retailer, bought the game, and then 15 hours later I was watching the ending credits and starting my second character, it's that good. If you are a fan of open world third person shooters, this is definitely a game for you.

Next up, for the murderous shooter in everyone I present to you Killzone 2. This game is being slightly overlooked due to its release in the first few months of 2009 but it is still very good and a very competent shooter. It has some of the best graphics on the system, a decent single player campaign, and very addictive online multiplayer. All-in-all it's a very good game.


Next up is my favorite game for the kid in everyone. Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack In Time. With spot on gameplay, competent shooting, and humor so corny you can't help but laugh/cringe at the same time, this game is innocent and childish enough for any kid, but difficult enough for any adult. It's like that Pixar movie you took your siblings to because "they wanted to go" but in all actuality, you really wanted to see. All joking aside though, this is a very good game and all age groups will get some enjoyment out of it.

Finally we are on to one of the most difficult yet rewarding games I have ever played and completely fallen in love with, and that is Demon's Souls. This game is so unforgiving I have argued that it should probably come with an extra controller for those of us out there that have a tendency to "drop" controllers with extreme force. In all seriousness though, this game is nothing like you have played in years, I can almost guarantee it. When was the last time you died in a game, and every bit of progress you made was erased? It's probably been a while, unless you have been playing games that don't have an auto-save feature. Don't let the difficulty deter you from playing this though. Just the online portion of this game is worth the price tag. I am absolutely positive it will have a lasting impression upon anyone that has played it and that you have never experienced the dread of having another playing invade your game with the sole purpose of killing you in cold blood for no other reason but to gain their life back....Or just to be a dick, either way, this game is absolutely phenomenal, and is definitely in my top 3 games of this year, if you already have Uncharted 2, this should absolutely be your next purchase, or the purchase for whoever is buying your games for Christmas.

That is the end of my PlayStation 3 exclusive buying guide....for now. I might think of something later and throw it in here. In the next day or two I will write up a PlayStation 3 multi-platform buying guide, though mostly anyone that is reading this can assume what a lot of those already are. Check back soon.