40 images BioShock Infinite (2013) Irrational transports its augmented horror FPS to skyborne Columbia, a fairytale setting decked in American exceptionalist propaganda.
46 images Blur (2010) This daredevil mix of cars, venues and phosphorous visual effects proved a risk too far for PGR maker Bizarre Creations.
20 images Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (2013) Swedish filmmaker Josef Fares helps Starbreeze keep its touching, intimate story in focus throughout an otherwise epic journey.
25 images Bulletstorm (2011) People Can Fly reduces dialogue and enemies to pulp in this gaudy shooter set in a vanquished intergalactic tourist trap.
33 images Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2009) Relentless asset-rich set-pieces, character-led missions, and the odd hot button objective prove a bankable format for Infinity Ward's shooter.
55 images Dark Souls (2011) Sage philosophy informs every super-massive landmark and monster in From Software's unerring, increasingly imitated masterpiece.
7 images The Darkness II (2012) Digital Extremes sheds light on events after Starbreeze's adaptation, a new comic-book-inspired art style doing little to brighten the mood.
40 images DayZ (2012/3) Dean Hall's zombie survival sim is buoyed by the post-Soviet mystique of its location, the forbidding ArmA map Chernarus.
