# 2009 in video games

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2009 saw many new installments in established video game franchises, such as Assassin's Creed II, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Wii Sports Resort, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Resident Evil 5, Left 4 Dead 2, Forza Motorsport 3, The Beatles: Rock Band, The Sims 3, Madden NFL 10, NBA 2K10, and FIFA 10. New intellectual properties include Batman: Arkham Asylum, Bayonetta, Borderlands, Demon's Souls, Dragon Age: Origins, Infamous, Just Dance, Minecraft, Plants vs. Zombies, and Prototype.

## Best-selling games

The following are the top ten best-selling games of 2009 in terms of worldwide retail sales.
| Rank | Title | Sales | Publisher | Platform(s) |
| 1 | Wii Sports | 20,180,000 | Nintendo | Wii |
| 2 | Wii Sports Resort | 13,580,000 | Nintendo | Wii |
| 3 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | 11,860,000 | Activision Blizzard | PS3 / X360 / PC |
| 4 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 10,550,000 | Nintendo | Wii |
| 5 | Wii Fit Plus | 10,160,000 | Nintendo | Wii |
| 6 | Wii Fit | 8,590,000 | Nintendo | Wii |
| 7 | Mario Kart Wii | 7,550,000 | Nintendo | Wii |
| 8 | Assassin's Creed II | 6,000,000 | Ubisoft | PS3 / X360 |
| 9 | Wii Play | 5,800,000 | Nintendo | Wii |
| 10 | Resident Evil 5 | 5,200,000 | Capcom | PS3 / X360 |

## Events

| Month | Day | Event |
| January | 29–31 | Ensemble Studios, the creators of the Age of Empires series, was shut down after about 15 years of service. |
| February | 3–5 | Crytek, the developers of FarCry and Crysis, buys Free Radical Design, the developers of the TimeSplitters series and renames them to Crytek UK. |
| February | 4–6 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment acquires Snowblind Studios, the developers of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance. |
| March | 10 | 5th British Academy Video Games Awards, honoring achievement for video games released in late 2007 and 2008. |
| March | 23–27 | Game Developers Conference 2009 was held in San Francisco, California |
| April | 22–24 | Square Enix fully acquires Eidos Interactive, the publishers of the Tomb Raider and Hitman series. |
| June | 2–4 | E3 2009 in Los Angeles, which showcased many new games as well as new motion controllers for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. Sony's new iteration of its PlayStation Portable handheld was also revealed, the PSP Go is the first handheld console to forgo the use of any physical media opting instead to use Digital Download-only. |
| July | 3–5 | ScrewAttack Gaming Convention at the Westin DFW in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| August | 13–16 | QuakeCon 2009 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, United States |
| August | 17–21 | In Sweden, Joakim Bennet announces that the video game magazine "Super Play" will be disestablished in the near future. |
| August | 17–19 | Games Developers Conference Europe 2009 held at Cologne Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany |
| August | 19–23 | Gamescom 2009 held at Cologne Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany where Sony unveiled the new version of its PlayStation 3 consoles the 120GB PS3 Slim which rebranded the PlayStation 3 using a new logo as well as a new exterior design. |
| August | 21–22 | BlizzCon 2009 was held at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, United States whose tickets were sold out online within minutes of them being released. |
| August | 27–31 | Batman: Arkham Asylum attains a Guinness World Record for 'Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever'. |
| September | 1–3 | Launch of the new 120GB Sony PS3 Slim with a cheaper price which has been positively received by critics and gamers alike garnering positive reviews and high sales worldwide. |
| September | 4–7 | PAX 2009 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington, United States. |
| September | 9–13 | Apple launched the iPod Touch 3G. |
| September | 17–20 | GCA Games Convention Asia 2009 is to be held at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Singapore. |
| September | 24–27 | Tokyo Game Show 2009 is to be held at the Makuhari Messe, in Chiba, Japan. One of the biggest video game conventions alongside E3 and Gamescom. |
| October | 1–4 | Launch of the new Sony PSP Go which was met with mixed reviews due to its high pricing in comparison to its predecessor the PSP-3000. |
| October | 23–25 | Infinite Bits 2009 at the Doubletree Miami Mart Hotel and Convention Center in Miami, Florida, United States. |
| October 30 – November 1 | October 30 – November 1 | International Digital Entertainment Festival 2009 (iDEF) held at the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton in Melbourne, Australia. |
| November | 14–16 | GameOn! London at Earls Court. Exhibitors include Capcom, Electronic Arts, Nintendo and Sony Computer Entertainment. |
| December | 12 | The 2009 Spike Video Game Awards are held. |
| Unknown | Unknown | Esports organization, Team SoloMid is launched |

## Notable deaths

* June 3 – David Carradine, 72, actor who played Clockwork in Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy and William Sharp in Saints Row.
* June 25 – Michael Jackson, 50, musician who (in addition to various cameos) was the subject of 1990's Moonwalker, the composer of Sonic 3's soundtrack, and the namesake of the Just Dance spinoff: The Experience.
* October 14 – Lou Albano, 76, pro wrestler and actor who played Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.

## Console releases

The list of game consoles released in 2009 in North America.
| Month | Day | Console |
| September | 1 | PlayStation 3 Slim |
| October | 1 | PSP Go |
| November | 21 | DSi XL |

## Game releases

List of games released in 2009 in North America.
* Video game platforms
| Lin | Linux |
| Mac | Mac |
| NDS | Nintendo DS |
| PS2 | PlayStation 2 |
| PS3 | PlayStation 3 |
| PSP | PlayStation Portable |
| iOS | iOS, iPadOS |
| Wii | Wii |
| Win | Windows |
| X360 | Xbox 360 |
| Release Date | Title | Systems |
| January 5 | Sandy Beach | WiiWare |
| January 6 | Bigfoot: Collision Course | NDS |
| January 6 | Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero | NDS |
| January 6 | Saints Row 2 | Win |
| January 8 | Cuboid | PSN |
| January 12 | Neighborhood Games | Wii |
| January 12 | Planet Pachinko | WiiWare |
| January 13 | Deal or No Deal | Wii |
| January 13 | Mirror's Edge | Win |
| January 13 | Moon | NDS |
| January 13 | The Lord of the Rings: Conquest | PS3, Win, X360, NDS |
| January 19 | High Voltage Hot Rod Show | WiiWare |
| January 20 | Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica | PS2 |
| January 20 | Imagine Fashion Party | Wii |
| January 20 | Star Ocean: Second Evolution | PSP |
| January 21 | Big Bang Mini | NDS |
| January 21 | Skate 2 | PS3, X360 |
| January 21 | SimAnimals | NDS, Wii |
| January 21 | The Maw | XBLA |
| January 26 | MLB Front Office Manager | PS3, Win, X360 |
| January 27 | Afro Samurai | PS3, X360 |
| January 27 | Coraline | PS2, NDS, Wii |
| January 27 | DJ Max Fever | PSP |
| January 28 | Rygar: The Battle of Argus | Wii |
| January 29 | Savage Moon | PS3 |
| January 30 | Jets'n'Guns | Lin |
| February 3 | My World, My Way | NDS |
| February 3 | Phineas and Ferb | NDS |
| February 3 | Tenchu: Shadow Assassins | Wii |
| February 3 | Ultimate Shooting Collection | Wii |
| February 5 | Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box | Win |
| February 6 | Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box | PS3, X360 |
| February 9 | Deadly Creatures | Wii |
| February 9 | LIT | WiiWare |
| February 10 | F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin | PS3, Win, X360 |
| February 10 | X-Blades | PS3, Win, X360 |
| February 10 | Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection | PS3, X360 |
| February 10 | NASCAR Kart Racing | Wii |
| February 10 | Retro Game Challenge | NDS |
| February 10 | OneChanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers | Wii |
| February 10 | OneChanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad | X360 |
| February 10 | The House of the Dead: Overkill | Wii |
| February 10 | LocoRoco 2 | PSP |
| February 11 | 3 on 3 NHL Arcade | PS3, X360 |
| February 12 | Flower | PS3 |
| February 13 | Perimeter 2: New Earth | Win |
| February 16 | Evasive Space | WiiWare |
| February 16 | Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon | NDS |
| February 17 | Brave: Shaman's Challenge | NDS |
| February 17 | Street Fighter IV | PS3, X360 |
| February 17 | Race Pro | X360 |
| February 17 | Disney Sing It! – High School Musical 3: Senior Year | PS3, PS2, Wii, X360 |
| February 17 | Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride | NDS |
| February 17 | Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned | X360 |
| February 17 | Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? | PSP |
| February 18 | Death Tank | XBLA |
| February 19 | Blue Dragon Plus | NDS |
| February 19 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II | Win |
| February 19 | Noby Noby Boy | PS3 |
| February 24 | Star Ocean: The Last Hope | X360 |
| February 24 | Shellshock 2: Blood Trails | PS3, Win, X360 |
| February 24 | Stoked | X360 |
| February 24 | Tom Clancy's EndWar | Win |
| February 24 | 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand | PS3, X360 |
| February 24 | Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop | Wii |
| February 24 | Puzzle Quest: Galactrix | NDS, Win |
| February 26 | Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard | PS3, X360 |
| February 26 | Halo Wars | X360 |
| February 27 | Killzone 2 | PS3 |
| February 27 | Peggle: Dual Shot | NDS |
| February 27 | Rogue Trooper | Wii |
| February 27 | NecroVisioN | Win |
| March 3 | Brain Challenge Deluxe | PSN |
| March 3 | Empire: Total War | Win |
| March 3 | King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match | PS2 |
| March 3 | Sonic and the Black Knight | Wii |
| March 3 | Major League Baseball 2K9 | X360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii |
| March 3 | MLB 09: The Show | PS3, PS2, PSP |
| March 3 | Phantasy Star Portable | PSP |
| March 3 | SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off | NDS |
| March 4 | Watchmen: The End Is Nigh | PS3, Win, X360 |
| March 5 | Flight Control | iOS |
| March 6 | Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. | PS3, X360, iOS |
| March 9 | Gradius ReBirth | WiiWare |
| March 9 | The Maw | Win |
| March 9 | Tomb Raider: Underworld | PS2 |
| March 10 | Avalon Code | NDS |
| March 10 | Boing! Docomodake DS | NDS |
| March 10 | World in Conflict: Soviet Assault | Win |
| March 10 | Mana Khemia: Student Alliance | PSP |
| March 10 | Men of War | Win |
| March 10 | MySims Party | NDS, Wii |
| March 10 | MadWorld | Wii |
| March 10 | Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game | Win, NDS, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| March 10 | Ski-Doo: Snowmobile Challenge | PS3 |
| March 11 | Crystal Defenders | XBLA |
| March 11 | Let's Golf | iOS |
| March 11 | Peggle | XBLA |
| March 12 | Astro Tripper | PSN |
| March 12 | Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising | Win |
| March 13 | Codename Panzers: Cold War | Win |
| March 13 | Resident Evil 5 | PS3, X360 |
| March 16 | Bit.Trip Beat | WiiWare |
| March 16 | Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume | NDS |
| March 17 | Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure | NDS |
| March 17 | Wanted: Weapons of Fate | PS3, Win, X360 |
| March 17 | Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | NDS |
| March 17 | Marble Saga: Kororinpa | Wii |
| March 17 | Resistance: Retribution | PSP |
| March 17 | Rune Factory Frontier | Wii |
| March 17 | Grand Ages: Rome | Win |
| March 17 | Suikoden Tierkreis | NDS |
| March 17 | Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. | Win |
| March 17 | TrackMania DS | NDS |
| March 18 | Metal Gear Solid Touch | iOS |
| March 21 | Broken Sword: Shadows of the Templars – The Director's Cut | NDS, Wii |
| March 22 | Pokémon Platinum (North America) | NDS |
| March 23 | BattleForge | Win |
| March 23 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | PS3, iOS |
| March 23 | Dark Sector | Win |
| March 23 | Touch Mechanic | NDS |
| March 24 | WWE Legends of WrestleMania | PS3, X360 |
| March 24 | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time | NDS, Wii |
| March 24 | The Wheelman | PS3, Win, X360 |
| March 24 | The Last Remnant | Win |
| March 24 | Lux-Pain | NDS |
| March 24 | Major Minor's Majestic March | Wii |
| March 24 | Stormrise | PS3, Win, X360 |
| March 24 | Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures | Win |
| March 24 | Freaky Creatures | Win |
| March 24 | Tenchu: Shadow Assassins | PSP |
| March 26 | Mega Man 2 | iOS |
| March 26 | Worms | PSN |
| March 27 | Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust | Win, X360 |
| March 29 | Guitar Hero: Metallica | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| March 30 | TNA Wrestling | iOS |
| March 31 | Galaga Remix | iOS |
| April 1 | The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai | XBLA |
| April 2 | Dance Dance Revolution Disney Grooves | Wii |
| April 3 | Bird & Beans | DSiWare |
| April 4 | 24: Special Ops | iOS |
| April 7 | Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus | PSP |
| April 7 | Hammerin' Hero | PSP |
| April 7 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | NDS, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| April 7 | The Godfather Part II: The Game | PS3, X360, Win |
| April 7 | Ninja Blade | X360 |
| April 7 | Elven Legacy | Win |
| April 7 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena | PS3, Win, X360 |
| April 7 | Yamaha Supercross | NDS |
| April 8 | Dragon Ball: Evolution | PSP |
| April 8 | Flock! | XBLA |
| April 8 | Puzzle Quest: Galactrix | XBLA |
| April 9 | Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor | Win |
| April 9 | Flock! | PSN |
| April 9 | Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic | PSN |
| April 10 | Braid | Win |
| April 14 | Demigod | Win |
| April 14 | Dokapon Journey | NDS |
| April 14 | The Dark Spire | NDS |
| April 15 | OutRun Online Arcade | XBLA |
| April 16 | Dream Chronicles: The Chosen Child | Win |
| April 20 | Crystal Defenders R1 | WiiWare |
| April 20 | Dr. Mario Express | DSiWare |
| April 20 | Excitebots: Trick Racing | Wii |
| April 21 | Zeno Clash | Win |
| April 22 | Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 | PS3, PS2, X360 |
| April 27 | Paper Airplane Chase | DSiWare |
| April 28 | Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier | NDS |
| April 28 | Velvet Assassin | X360, Win |
| April 29 | Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram | XBLA |
| April 29 | Stalin vs. Martians | Win |
| May 1 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360, PSP |
| May 4 | New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | Wii |
| May 5 | Klonoa | Wii |
| May 5 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | NDS, Wii, Win, X360 |
| May 5 | The Destiny of Zorro | Wii |
| May 5 | Plants vs. Zombies | Win, OS X, iOS, XBLA, PSN, NDS, DSiWare, Bada, Android, Windows Phone, PlayStation Vita, BlackBerry Tablet OS, Blackberry 10 |
| May 6 | Space Invaders Extreme | XBLA |
| May 6 | Zombie Wranglers | XBLA |
| May 7 | Puzzle Quest: Galactrix | PS3 |
| May 8 | Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis | Win, Wii, NDS |
| May 10 | Resident Evil: Degeneration | iOS |
| May 11 | Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times | NDS |
| May 12 | Battlestations: Pacific | Win, X360 |
| May 12 | Garfield Gets Real | Wii |
| May 12 | Help Wanted | Wii |
| May 12 | Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust | PS3 |
| May 12 | Sacred 2: Fallen Angel | PS3, X360 |
| May 14 | Killing Floor | Win |
| May 14 | Pirates: Duels on the High Seas | NDS |
| May 14 | Zen Pinball | PSN |
| May 17 | Minecraft | Microsoft Windows |
| May 18 | Art Style: PiCTOBiTS | DSiWare |
| May 18 | Crystal Defenders R2 | WiiWare |
| May 18 | Punch-Out!! | Wii |
| May 19 | Bionic Commando | PS3, X360 |
| May 19 | Puchi Puchi Virus | NDS |
| May 19 | Steal Princess | NDS |
| May 19 | Terminator Salvation | PS3, Wii, Win, X360, iOS |
| May 19 | UFC 2009 Undisputed | PS3, X360 |
| May 19 | Boom Blox Bash Party | Wii |
| May 19 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Wheelie Breakers | Wii |
| May 25 | Bubble Bobble Plus! | WiiWare |
| May 25 | NecroVisioN | Win |
| May 26 | Crimson Gem Saga | PSP |
| May 26 | inFamous | PS3 |
| May 26 | Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past | NDS |
| May 26 | Damnation | Win, PS3, X360 |
| May 26 | The Munchables | Wii |
| May 28 | The Polynomial: Space of the Music | Win, Mac, Lin |
| June 1 | CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars | PSN, XBLA, Win |
| June 1 | Mighty Flip Champs! | DSiWare |
| June 2 | The Sims 3 | Win, Mac |
| June 2 | Red Faction: Guerrilla | PS3, X360 |
| June 2 | Fuel | PS3, X360 |
| June 2 | Knights in the Nightmare | NDS |
| June 4 | Prey Invasion | iOS |
| June 4 | Trash Panic | PS3 |
| June 8 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 |
| June 8 | MySims Racing | Wii, NDS |
| June 8 | The Legendary Starfy | NDS |
| June 9 | Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits | NDS |
| June 9 | Virtua Tennis 2009 | X360, PS3, Wii |
| June 9 | Prototype | PS3, Win, X360 |
| June 9 | Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled | NDS |
| June 9 | Miami Law | NDS |
| June 9 | Rock Band Unplugged | PSP |
| June 9 | Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings | Wii, NDS, PSP, PS2 |
| June 9 | Lego Battles | NDS |
| June 10 | Gunstar Heroes | XBLA |
| June 11 | Bomberman Ultra | PSN |
| June 11 | Johnny Bravo In The Hukka Mega Mighty Ultra Extreme Date-O-Rama! | NDS |
| June 15 | Eduardo the Samurai Toaster | WiiWare |
| June 15 | Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure! | WiiWare |
| June 16 | Ghostbusters: The Video Game | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360 |
| June 16 | Guitar Hero: Smash Hits | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| June 22 | Adam's Venture : The Search for the Lost Garden | Win |
| June 22 | Art Style: BOXLIFE | DSiWare |
| June 22 | Drill Sergeant Mindstrong | WiiWare |
| June 22 | Mass Effect Galaxy | iOS |
| June 23 | Anno 1404 | Win, NDS, Wii |
| June 23 | PangYa: Fantasy Golf | PSP |
| June 23 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360, PSP |
| June 23 | Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots | NDS |
| June 23 | The Conduit | Wii |
| June 23 | Monster Hunter Freedom Unite | PSP |
| June 23 | Overlord II | PS3, Win, X360 |
| June 23 | Overlord: Dark Legend | Wii |
| June 23 | Overlord: Minions | NDS |
| June 23 | Spore Galactic Adventures | Win |
| June 24 | Garou: Mark of the Wolves | XBLA |
| June 25 | Fight Night Round 4 | PS3, X360 |
| June 25 | Battlefield Heroes | Win |
| June 26 | Blood Bowl | PS3, Win, X360 |
| June 30 | Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince | Mac, Win, NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 |
| June 30 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | NDS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Win, X360 |
| June 30 | Infernal: Hell's Vengeance | X360 |
| June 30 | Mega Man Star Force 3 | NDS |
| June 30 | Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood | PS3, Win, X360 |
| June 30 | BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger | PS3, X360 |
| July 1 | Worms 2: Armageddon | XBLA |
| July 2 | The Punisher: No Mercy | PS3 |
| July 2 | Treasure World | NDS |
| July 3 | Virtua Tennis 2009 | Win |
| July 3 | Fuel | Win |
| July 3 | Trine | Win |
| July 6 | Asphalt 4: Elite Racing | DSiWare |
| July 7 | ArmA 2 | Win |
| July 7 | Street Fighter IV | Win |
| July 7 | Tales of Monkey Island | Win |
| July 7 | The Bigs 2 | X360, PS3, PS2, Wii, PSP |
| July 8 | Battlefield 1943 | X360, PS3 |
| July 13 | Ant Nation | WiiWare |
| July 14 | Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships | Win |
| July 14 | NCAA Football 10 | X360, PS3, PS2, PSP, iOS |
| July 15 | Madballs in Babo: Invasion | XBLA |
| July 16 | Namco Museum Essentials | PSN |
| July 16 | Unbound Saga | PSP |
| July 16 | Xevious Resurrection | PS3 |
| July 20 | Art Style: ZENGAGE | DSiWare |
| July 20 | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord | Wii |
| July 21 | Garfield Gets Real | NDS |
| July 21 | Little King's Story | Wii |
| July 21 | Rock Band Country Track Pack | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| July 21 | Watchmen: The End Is Nigh:The Complete Experience | PS3, X360 |
| July 22 | 'Splosion Man | XBLA |
| July 23 | Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo | Wii |
| July 23 | Shatter | PSN |
| July 23 | Wipeout HD Fury | PSN |
| July 26 | Wii Sports Resort | Wii |
| July 26 | Guitar Hero World Tour | Win |
| July 27 | Resident Evil 4 | iOS |
| July 27 | The Three Musketeers: One for all! | WiiWare |
| July 28 | Dark Salvation | Win |
| July 28 | The King of Fighters XII | PS3, X360 |
| July 28 | Bionic Commando | Win |
| July 29 | Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes | XBLA |
| July 30 | Puyo Puyo 7 | NDS |
| July 30 | Fat Princess | PS3 |
| July 30 | Minigore | iOS |
| July 30 | Strikers 1945 Plus | PSP |
| July 30 | Watchmen: The End Is Nigh Part 2 | PS3, X360 |
| July 31 | East India Company | Win |
| August 3 | Brave: A Warrior's Tale | PSP |
| August 4 | Brave: A Warrior's Tale | X360 |
| August 4 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 |
| August 6 | Crystal Defenders | PS3 |
| August 7 | AMF Bowling Pinbusters! | iOS |
| August 7 | Hearts of Iron III | Win |
| August 7 | Ashes Cricket 2009 | PS3, Win, X360, Wii |
| August 8 | Geared | iOS |
| August 9 | SingStar Queen | PS3 |
| August 10 | Brave: A Warrior's Tale | Wii |
| August 10 | Death to Spies: Moment of Truth | Win |
| August 10 | Fossil Fighters | NDS |
| August 10 | NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits | WiiWare |
| August 10 | Still Life 2 | Win, Mac |
| August 11 | Active Life: Extreme Challenge | Wii |
| August 11 | C.O.R.E. | NDS |
| August 12 | Trials HD | XBLA |
| August 13 | Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes | PSN |
| August 14 | Madden NFL 10 | PS3, PSP, X360 |
| August 14 | Phantom Brave: We Meet Again | Wii |
| August 14 | Return to Mysterious Island 2 | Win |
| August 14 | Toy Story Mania! | iOS |
| August 18 | Minigore | PSP |
| August 18 | Spectrobes: Origins | Wii |
| August 18 | Wheelspin | Wii |
| August 18 | Wolfenstein | PS3, Win, X360 |
| August 19 | Shadow Complex | XBLA |
| August 20 | Inkvaders | iOS |
| August 21 | Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger | Win, X360 |
| August 24 | Metroid Prime: Trilogy | Wii |
| August 24 | Mr. Driller W | WiiWare |
| August 25 | Cursed Mountain | Wii |
| August 25 | Dissidia Final Fantasy | PSP |
| August 25 | Emergency Room: Real Life Rescues | NDS |
| August 25 | Batman: Arkham Asylum | PS3, X360 |
| August 25 | Harvest Moon: Magical Melody | Wii |
| August 25 | Wizards of Waverly Place | NDS |
| August 26 | Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao | XBLA |
| August 26 | NBA 2K10 Draft Combine | XBLA |
| August 27 | Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao | PSN |
| August 27 | Lumines: Touch Fusion | iOS |
| August 27 | Modern Combat: Sandstorm | iOS |
| August 27 | Tomb Raider II | PSN |
| August 28 | The Whispered World | Win, iOS, Mac OS, Linux |
| August 31 | 3-2-1, Rattle Battle! | WiiWare |
| August 31 | Konami Krazy Racers | iOS |
| September 1 | Champions Online | Win |
| September 1 | Guitar Hero 5 | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| September 1 | Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny | PSP |
| September 2 | Defense Grid: The Awakening | XBLA |
| September 2 | Yo-Ho Kablammo | XBLA |
| September 3 | AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity | Win |
| September 3 | Fate/unlimited codes | PSP |
| September 4 | Section 8 | Win, X360 |
| September 4 | Venetica | Win, PS3, X360 |
| September 7 | Contra ReBirth | WiiWare |
| September 8 | Ant Nation | NDS |
| September 8 | IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey | X360, PS3, NDS, PSP |
| September 8 | AFL Challenge | PSP |
| September 8 | The Backyardigans: Robot Rampage | Win, X360, PS3, PSP, Wii, NDS |
| September 8 | Darkest of Days | Win, X360 |
| September 8 | Colin McRae: Dirt 2 | X360, PS3, PSP, Wii, NDS |
| September 8 | Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days | PSP |
| September 8 | Muramasa: The Demon Blade | Wii |
| September 8 | Mini Ninjas | Win, X360, PS3, Wii, NDS |
| September 9 | The Beatles: Rock Band | PS2, PS3, X360, Wii |
| September 9 | Raiden IV | X360 |
| September 12 | Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (Japan) | NDS |
| September 14 | Heroes Over Europe | X360, PS3, Win |
| September 14 | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story | NDS |
| September 14 | Spaceball Revolution | WiiWare |
| September 14 | Streets of Rage | iOS |
| September 15 | Bleach: The 3rd Phantom | NDS |
| September 15 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Wii, NDS |
| September 15 | Need for Speed: Shift | PS3, PSP, Win, X360, iOS |
| September 15 | Resident Evil 5 | Win |
| September 15 | Batman: Arkham Asylum | Win |
| September 15 | Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Destiny 2 | NDS |
| September 15 | NHL 10 | X360, PS3 |
| September 15 | NHL 2K10 | X360, PS2, PS3, Wii |
| September 15 | Red Faction: Guerrilla | Win |
| September 15 | Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 | NDS, PS3, PS2, Wii, X360 |
| September 15 | Scribblenauts | NDS |
| September 15 | Wet | PS3, X360 |
| September 15 | Toy Story Mania! | Wii |
| September 16 | Bubble Bobble Neo! | XBLA |
| September 16 | Shadowgrounds | Lin |
| September 16 | Sliding Heroes | iOS |
| September 17 | Madballs in Babo: Invasion | Win |
| September 17 | Switchball | PSN |
| September 18 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | PS3, X360, PSP |
| September 18 | Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim | Win |
| September 18 | Shadowgrounds Survivor | Lin |
| September 19 | LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias | WiiWare |
| September 21 | You, Me, and the Cubes | WiiWare |
| September 22 | Katamari Forever | PS3 |
| September 22 | Fallen Earth | Win |
| September 22 | Halo 3: ODST | X360 |
| September 22 | Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 | PSP |
| September 22 | Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection | PS3, X360 |
| September 22 | Rock Band Metal Track Pack | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| September 22 | Scooby-Doo! First Frights | NDS, PS2, Wii, Win |
| September 22 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up | Wii, PS2 |
| September 22 | The Price is Right: 2010 Edition | NDS, Wii, Win |
| September 22 | Aion: The Tower of Eternity | Win |
| September 22 | Spyborgs | Wii |
| September 22 | Order of War | Win |
| September 23 | The Warriors: Street Brawl | Win, XBLA |
| September 25 | Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box | NDS |
| September 27 | Finger Physics | iOS |
| September 28 | Arkanoid Plus! | WiiWare |
| September 28 | Art Academy: Second Semester | DSiWare |
| September 28 | Dragon Quest Wars | DSiWare |
| September 28 | Driift Mania | WiiWare |
| September 28 | Mr. Driller | iOS |
| September 29 | Black College Football: BCFX: The Xperience | X360 |
| September 29 | Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2010 | PS3, Wii, X360 |
| September 29 | Tornado Outbreak | Wii, PS3, X360 |
| September 29 | Backbreaker Football: Tackle Alley | iOS |
| September 29 | Beaterator | PSP |
| September 29 | Combat of Giants: Dragons | NDS |
| September 29 | Dead Space: Extraction | Wii |
| September 29 | Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | NDS |
| September 29 | MotorStorm: Arctic Edge | PSP |
| September 29 | MySims Agents | NDS, Wii |
| September 29 | Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 | PS3 |
| September 29 | OsbCure: The Aftermath | PSP |
| September 29 | Undead Knights | PSP |
| September 30 | The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road | NDS |
| October 1 | Canabalt | iOS |
| October 1 | Fieldrunners | PSP |
| October 1 | Gran Turismo PSP | PSP |
| October 1 | UmJammer Lammy | PSN |
| October 4 | Wii Fit Plus | Wii |
| October 6 | Game Party 3 | Wii |
| October 6 | Naruto Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising | PSP |
| October 6 | NBA Live 10 | PS3, PSP, X360 |
| October 6 | NBA 2K10 | X360, PS2, PS3, PSP |
| October 6 | Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising | PS3, Win, X360 |
| October 6 | Spore Hero Arena | NDS |
| October 6 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes | PS3, Win, X360, Wii, PSP, PS2, NDS |
| October 6 | Saw: The Video Game | PS3, X360 |
| October 7 | Demon's Souls | PS3 |
| October 7 | Lucidity | Win, X360 |
| October 8 | Critter Crunch | PS3 |
| October 9 | Cities XL | Win |
| October 12 | Cars Race-O-Rama | Wii, PS3, X360, PS2, NDS, PSP |
| October 12 | Dreamkiller | Win |
| October 12 | NBA 2K10 | Win |
| October 13 | A Boy and His Blob | Wii |
| October 13 | Afrika | PS3 |
| October 13 | Brütal Legend | PS3, X360 |
| October 13 | Half-Minute Hero | PSP |
| October 13 | Hero's Saga Laevatein Tactics | NDS |
| October 13 | Ju-on: The Grudge | Wii |
| October 13 | MagnaCarta II | X360 |
| October 13 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Wii, NDS |
| October 13 | Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy | Win |
| October 13 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | PS3 |
| October 13 | Way of the Samurai 3 | PS3, X360 |
| October 15 | .detuned | PS3 |
| October 15 | Mushroom Wars | PSN |
| October 16 | Machinarium | Win, Mac, Lin |
| October 19 | Hard-Hat Domo | DSiWare |
| October 20 | Backyard Football '10 | PS2, Wii, X360 |
| October 20 | Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop | NDS |
| October 20 | Tropico 3 | Win |
| October 20 | Astro Boy: The Video Game | Wii, PS2, PSP, DS |
| October 20 | Bakugan Battle Brawlers | Wii, PS2, PS3, NDS, X360 |
| October 20 | Jam Sessions 2 | NDS |
| October 20 | The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun | Wii, PS2, PSP, DS |
| October 20 | Marvel Super Hero Squad | Wii, PS2, PSP, DS |
| October 20 | MotorStorm: Arctic Edge | PS2 |
| October 20 | Mytran Wars | PSP |
| October 20 | FIFA 10 | PS3, Win, X360 |
| October 20 | Borderlands | PS3, X360 |
| October 20 | Eufloria | Win |
| October 20 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 | NDS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, X360 |
| October 20 | Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | PSP |
| October 22 | Armored Core 3 Portable | PSP |
| October 22 | Trine | PS3 |
| October 22 | Metal Drift | Win |
| October 22 | Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus | PSN |
| October 22 | Saw: The Video Game | Win |
| October 23 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 | Win, PS3, X360, NDS, PS2, PSP, Wii |
| October 26 | Borderlands | Win |
| October 26 | World of Zoo | NDS, Wii, Win |
| October 27 | Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island | NDS |
| October 27 | Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | NDS, Wii |
| October 27 | Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter | NDS, Wii |
| October 27 | Geon | Wii |
| October 27 | League of Legends: Clash of Fates | Win |
| October 27 | Forza Motorsport 3 | X360 |
| October 27 | Fairytale Fights | PS3, X360 |
| October 27 | Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3 | Wii |
| October 27 | Dance Dance Revolution X2 | PS2 |
| October 27 | Nostalgia | NDS |
| October 27 | Painkiller: Resurrection | Win, X360 |
| October 27 | Petz: Saddle Club | PSP |
| October 27 | Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks | PS2, X360, PSP, Wii, NDS |
| October 27 | Tekken 6 | PS3, X360 |
| October 27 | Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time | PS3 |
| October 27 | SimAnimals Africa | NDS, Wii |
| October 27 | Ski-Doo: Snowmobile Challenge | Wii |
| October 27 | System Flaw | NDS |
| October 27 | DJ Hero | X360, PS3, PS2, Wii |
| October 27 | Torchlight | Win |
| October 27 | Madagascar Kartz | NDS, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| October 28 | Inferno Pool | PSN, XBLA |
| October 28 | Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure! | XBLA |
| October 29 | Bayonetta | PS3, X360 |
| October 29 | Crystal Defenders | PSP |
| October 29 | Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony | X360 |
| October 29 | Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City | X360 |
| October 29 | Hasbro Family Game Night | PSN |
| October 29 | LocoRoco Midnight Carnival | PSP |
| October 29 | Zombie Tycoon | PSP |
| October 30 | Ghostbusters: The Video Game | PSP |
| October 31 | Ninja Blade | Win |
| November 1 | Rabbids Go Home | Wii, DS |
| November 2 | Asphalt 5 | iOS |
| November 2 | Style Savvy | NDS |
| November 3 | C.O.P. The Recruit | NDS |
| November 3 | Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked | Wii |
| November 3 | Need for Speed: Nitro | Wii, NDS |
| November 3 | The Backyardigans | NDS, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| November 3 | Lego Rock Band | PS3, X360, Wii, NDS |
| November 3 | Band Hero | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360, NDS |
| November 3 | Dragon Age: Origins | Win, PS3, X360 |
| November 3 | Jurassic: The Hunted | PS2, PS3, Win, X360 |
| November 3 | Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron | DS, PSP |
| November 3 | We Cheer 2 | Wii |
| November 4 | Earthworm Jim 2 | Win |
| November 4 | Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier | PS2, PSP |
| November 5 | Numblast | PS3, PSP |
| November 6 | Manhunt 2 (North America) | Win |
| November 6 | Maestro! Jump in Music | NDS |
| November 6 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed -- Ultimate Sith Edition | Win, PS3, X360 |
| November 8 | Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage | Wii |
| November 9 | NBA 2K10 | Wii |
| November 10 | The Backyardigans: Singing Sensation | Win, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| November 10 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Win, PS3, X360 |
| November 10 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex | Wii |
| November 10 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized | NDS |
| November 10 | Chaotic: Shadow Warriors | NDS, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| November 10 | Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans | NDS |
| November 10 | Dragon Ball Z: Raging Blast | PS3, X360 |
| November 10 | Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 | NDS, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| November 10 | Jonas | NDS |
| November 10 | Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble | PSP |
| November 10 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack | NDS |
| November 11 | 0-D Beat Drop | Xbox 360 |
| November 11 | Ghosts 'n Goblins: Gold Knights | iOS |
| November 11 | NBA Unrivaled | XBLA |
| November 11 | WorldShift | Win |
| November 12 | Braid | PSN |
| November 12 | Frogger Returns | WiiWare |
| November 12 | Harvest Moon: Animal Parade | Wii |
| November 12 | Harvest Moon DS: Sunshine Islands | NDS |
| November 12 | NBA Unrivaled | PSN |
| November 12 | Phantasy Star 0 | NDS |
| November 12 | Disciples III: Renaissance | Win |
| November 15 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii |
| November 16 | Pokémon Rumble | WiiWare |
| November 17 | Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue | NDS, Wii |
| November 17 | Just Dance | Wii |
| November 17 | Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues | Wii, X360, PS3, NDS, PSP, Win |
| November 17 | God of War Collection | PS3 |
| November 17 | Formula One 2009 | Wii, PSP |
| November 17 | Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines | PSP |
| November 17 | Assassin's Creed II: Discovery | NDS |
| November 17 | Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight | NDS, Wii |
| November 17 | Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles | Wii |
| November 17 | Left 4 Dead 2 | Win, X360 |
| November 17 | LittleBigPlanet | PSP |
| November 17 | Assassin's Creed II | PS3, X360 |
| November 17 | Tony Hawk: Ride | PS3, Wii, X360 |
| November 18 | The Sims 3: World Adventures | Win, Mac |
| November 18 | MiniSquadron | iOS |
| November 18 | NCAA Basketball 10 | PS3, X360 |
| November 18 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4 | PSP |
| November 23 | Bit.Trip Void | Wii |
| November 23 | Harvest Moon: My Little Shop | WiiWare |
| November 23 | Little Tournament Over Yonder | WiiWare |
| November 23 | Stoked: Big Air Edition | X360 |
| November 24 | Gravity Crash | PSN |
| November 24 | Madden NFL Arcade | PSN, XBLA |
| November 24 | Tekken 6 | PSP |
| November 25 | Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain | NDS |
| November 26 | Solium Infernum | Win, Mac |
| November 26 | Puyo Puyo 7 | PSP, Wii |
| December 1 | Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes | NDS |
| December 1 | MX vs. ATV Reflex | NDS, PS3, PSP, Win, X360 |
| December 1 | Alganon | Win |
| December 1 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | NDS, Wii |
| December 1 | Colin McRae: Dirt 2 | Win |
| December 1 | James Cameron's Avatar: The Game | PS3, X360, Win, Wii, DS, iOS |
| December 1 | Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero | Wii |
| December 1 | Rogue Warrior | PS3, Win, X360 |
| December 3 | Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion | iOS |
| December 3 | Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure | NDS |
| December 7 | Beaterator | iOS |
| December 7 | The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | NDS |
| December 7 | Magnetis | WiiWare |
| December 7 | 51seer | Win |
| December 8 | Driver | iOS |
| December 8 | The Saboteur | PS3, X360, Win |
| December 8 | James Cameron's Avatar: The Game | PSP |
| December 8 | Silent Hill: Shattered Memories | Wii |
| December 9 | Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles | PSN |
| December 9 | Qix++ | XBLA |
| December 10 | Frogger Returns | PSN |
| December 10 | Hyperballoid HD | PS3 |
| December 11 | Angry Birds | iOS |
| December 15 | Konami Classics | X360 |
| December 16 | Alien Breed Evolution | X360 |
| December 17 | N.O.V.A. Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance | iOS |
| December 17 | Playmobil: Pirates | NDS |
| December 21 | Eco Shooter: Plant 530 | WiiWare |
| December 21 | The Simpsons Arcade | iOS |
| December 22 | Battle Fantasia | PSN |
| December 22 | Guitar Hero: Van Halen | PS2, PS3, Wii, X360 |
| December 22 | MMA Pro Fighter | Win, Mac, iOS |
| December 22 | Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign | PSP |
| December 23 | 0 Day Attack on Earth | XBLA |
| December 26 | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers | Wii |
| December 28 | Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth | WiiWare |

## Critically acclaimed titles

Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.
2009 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 87.5% (GR) :
| Game | Publisher | Release Date | Platform | MC score | GR score |
| Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | Sony Computer Entertainment | October 13, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 96/100 | 96.43% |
| Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition | Bethesda Softworks | October 13, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | N/A | 95.4% |
| LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition | Sony Computer Entertainment | September 8, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | N/A | 94.57% |
| Street Fighter IV | Capcom | February 12, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 94/100 | 93.64% |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Activision | November 10, 2009 | Xbox 360 | 94/100 | 93.57% |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Activision | November 10, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 94/100 | 93.42% |
| Street Fighter IV | Capcom | February 12, 2009 | Xbox 360 | 93/100 | 93.23% |
| Braid | Number None | November 12, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 93/100 | 93.11% |
| Minecraft | Mojang | May 17, 2009 | Microsoft Windows | 93/100 | 92.79% |
| Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | Rockstar Games | March 17, 2009 | Nintendo DS | 93/100 | 92.71% |
| Metroid Prime: Trilogy | Nintendo | August 24, 2009 | Wii | 91/100 | 92.35% |
| Batman: Arkham Asylum | Eidos Interactive | August 25, 2009 | Xbox 360 | 92/100 | 92.34% |
| Forza Motorsport 3 | Microsoft Game Studios | October 27, 2009 | Xbox 360 | 92/100 | 92.26% |
| Batman: Arkham Asylum | Eidos Interactive | August 25, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 91/100 | 92.07% |
| Batman: Arkham Asylum | Eidos Interactive | September 15, 2009 | Microsoft Windows | 91/100 | 91.79% |
| Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City | Rockstar Games | October 29, 2009 | Xbox 360 | N/A | 91.41% |
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story | Nintendo | February 11, 2009 | Nintendo DS | 90/100 | 91.01% |
| God of War Collection | Sony Computer Entertainment | November 17, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 91/100 | 90.78% |
| Assassin's Creed II | Ubisoft | November 17, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 91/100 | 90.71% |
| Dragon Age: Origins | Electronic Arts | November 3, 2009 | Microsoft Windows | 91/100 | 90.63% |
| Killzone 2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | February 26, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 91/100 | 90.56% |
| FIFA Soccer 10 | EA Sports | October 20, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 91/100 | 90.26% |
| Street Fighter IV | Capcom | July 2, 2009 | Microsoft Windows | 91/100 | 90.21% |
| Peggle | PopCap Games | November 19, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 91/100 | 89.3% |
| Wipeout HD Fury | Sony Computer Entertainment | July 23, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 89/100 | 90.8% |
| Persona 3 Portable | Atlus | November 1, 2009 | PlayStation Portable | 89/100 | 90.77% |
| Braid | Number None | April 10, 2009 | Microsoft Windows | 90/100 | 90.5% |
| Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | Rockstar Games | October 20, 2009 | PlayStation Portable | 90/100 | 90.39% |
| Colin McRae: Dirt 2 | Codemasters | December 4, 2009 | Microsoft Windows | 89/100 | 90.29% |
| Assassin's Creed II | Ubisoft | November 17, 2009 | Xbox 360 | 90/100 | 90.01% |
| Bayonetta | Sega | October 29, 2009 | Xbox 360 | 90/100 | 89.89% |
| Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned | Rockstar Games | February 17, 2009 | Xbox 360 | 90/100 | 89.73% |
| MLB 09: The Show | Sony Computer Entertainment | March 3, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 90/100 | 89.6% |
| FIFA Soccer 10 | EA Sports | October 20, 2009 | Xbox 360 | 90/100 | 88.98% |
| Empire: Total War | Sega | March 3, 2009 | Microsoft Windows | 90/100 | 88.87% |
| The Beatles: Rock Band | MTV Games | September 9, 2009 | Wii | 89/100 | 90% |
| The Beatles: Rock Band | MTV Games | September 9, 2009 | Xbox 360 | 89/100 | 89.83% |
| Demon's Souls | Sony Computer Entertainment | February 5, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 89/100 | 89.72% |
| The Beatles: Rock Band | MTV Games | September 9, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 88/100 | 89.66% |
| Guitar Hero 5 | Activision | September 1, 2009 | Wii | 89/100 | 89.58% |
| Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony | Rockstar Games | October 29, 2009 | Xbox 360 | 89/100 | 89.43% |
| Peggle | PopCap Games | November 19, 2009 | Xbox 360 | 89/100 | 89.33% |
| Shadow Complex | Microsoft Game Studios | August 19, 2009 | Xbox 360 | 88/100 | 89.23% |
| NHL 10 | EA Sports | September 15, 2009 | Xbox 360 | 88/100 | 89.14% |
| Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 | EA Sports | June 8, 2009 | Wii | 88/100 | 89.11% |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | Valve | November 17, 2009 | Xbox 360 | 89/100 | 89.05% |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | Valve | November 16, 2009 | Microsoft Windows | 89/100 | 88.26% |
| EVE Online: Special Edition | Atari | March 10, 2009 | Microsoft Windows | 88/100 | 88.33% |
| Plants vs. Zombies | PopCap Games | May 5, 2009 | Microsoft Windows | 87/100 | 88.32% |
| Football Manager 2010 | Sega | October 30, 2009 | Microsoft Windows | 87/100 | 88.2% |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Nintendo | November 11, 2009 | Wii | 87/100 | 88.18% |
| Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box | Electronic Arts | February 5, 2009 | Microsoft Windows | 87/100 | 88.09% |
| Fight Night Round 4 | EA Sports | June 23, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 88/100 | 88% |
| NHL 10 | EA Sports | September 15, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 88/100 | 87.98% |
| The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition | LucasArts | July 15, 2009 | Xbox 360 | 88/100 | 87.73% |
| Pokémon SoulSilver Version | Nintendo | September 12, 2009 | Nintendo DS | 87/100 | 88% |
| Dragon Quest IX | Square Enix | July 11, 2009 | Nintendo DS | 87/100 | 87.98% |
| Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time | Sony Computer Entertainment | October 27, 2009 | PlayStation 3 | 87/100 | 87.88% |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Activision | November 10, 2009 | Microsoft Windows | 86/100 | 87.84% |
| Pokémon HeartGold Version | Nintendo | September 12, 2009 | Nintendo DS | 87/100 | 87.81% |
| LittleBigPlanet | Sony Computer Entertainment | November 17, 2009 | PlayStation Portable | 87/100 | 87.7% |
| Sin & Punishment: Star Successor | Nintendo | October 29, 2009 | Nintendo Wii | 87/100 | 85.86 |
| PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe | Q-Games | October 1, 2009 | PlayStation Portable | 86/100 | 87.64% |

## Video game-based film and television releases

| Title | Date | Director | Distributor(s) | Franchise | Original game publisher |
| Aaron Stone | February 13, 2009 | Bruce Kalish | Disney XD | — | — |
| Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | February 27, 2009 | Andrzej Bartkowiak | 20th Century Studios | Street Fighter | Capcom |
| WCG Ultimate Gamer | March 10, 2009 | — | Syfy | — | — |
| Moral Kombat | June 5, 2009 | Spencer Halpin | — | — | — |
| Arceus and the Jewel of Life | July 18, 2009 | Kunihiko Yuyama | Toho | Pokémon | Game Freak |
| Gamer | September 4, 2009 | Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor | Lionsgate | — | — |
| Assassin's Creed: Lineage | October 27, 2009 | Yves Simoneau | New Video Group | Assassin's Creed | Ubisoft |
| The King of Fighters | November 5, 2009 | Gordon Chan | Micott & Basara | The King of Fighters | SNK |
| Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva | December 19, 2009 | Masakazu Hashimoto | Toho | Professor Layton | Level-5 |