2009 in video games

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.

Legend

Video game platforms

Bada	Bada	BBOS	BlackBerry OS family, including BlackBerry Tablet OS and BlackBerry 10	DROID	Android
DS	Nintendo DS, DSiWare, iQue DS	iOS	iOS, iPhone, iPod, iPadOS, iPad, visionOS, Apple Vision Pro	LIN	Linux, SteamOS
MAC	Classic Mac OS, 2001 and before	OSX	macOS	PS2	PlayStation 2
PS3	PlayStation 3	PSN	PlayStation Network	PSP	PlayStation Portable
PSV	PlayStation Vita	Wii	Wii, WiiWare, Wii Virtual Console	WIN	Windows, all versions Windows 95 and up
WP	Windows Phone	XB360	Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Live Arcade

Console releases

PlayStation 3 Slim

PSP Go

Nintendo DSi XL (named "DSi LL" in Japan)

The following is a list of game consoles released in 2009.

This year just saw revision models of current game consoles; such as PlayStation 3 Slim, the PSP Go, the worldwide release of the Nintendo DSi (which initially in Japan the previous year), and the Nintendo DSi XL (named the "DSi LL" in Japan).

Day	Console
April 2	Nintendo DSi (AU)
April 3	Nintendo DSi (EU)
April 5	Nintendo DSi (NA)
September 1	PlayStation 3 Slim (NA, EU)
September 3	PlayStation 3 Slim (JP, AU, NZ)
October 1	PSP Go (NA, EU)
October 31	PSP Go (JP)
November 21	DSi XL (JP)

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)	Ref.
1	Wii Sports	20,180,000	Nintendo	Wii
2	Wii Sports Resort	13,580,000
3	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	11,860,000	Activision Blizzard	PS3, XB360, WIN
4	New Super Mario Bros. Wii	10,550,000	Nintendo	Wii
5	Wii Fit Plus	10,160,000
6	Wii Fit	8,590,000
7	Mario Kart Wii	7,550,000
8	Assassin's Creed II	6,000,000	Ubisoft	PS3, XB360
9	Wii Play	5,800,000	Nintendo	Wii
10	Resident Evil 5	5,200,000	Capcom	PS3, XB360

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	PS3	96/100	96.43%
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition	Bethesda Softworks		PS3	N/A	95.4%
LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition	Sony Computer Entertainment	September 8, 2009	PS3	N/A	94.57%
Street Fighter IV	Capcom	February 12, 2009	PS3	94/100	93.64%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Activision	November 10, 2009	XB360	94/100	93.57%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Activision		PS3	94/100	93.42%
Street Fighter IV	Capcom	February 12, 2009	XB360	93/100	93.23%
Braid	Number None	November 12, 2009	PS3	93/100	93.11%
Minecraft	Mojang	May 17, 2009	WIN	93/100	92.79%
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars	Rockstar Games	March 17, 2009	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	XB360	92/100	92.34%
Forza Motorsport 3	Microsoft Game Studios	October 27, 2009	XB360	92/100	92.26%
Batman: Arkham Asylum	Eidos Interactive	August 25, 2009	PS3	91/100	92.07%
Batman: Arkham Asylum	Eidos Interactive	September 15, 2009	WIN	91/100	91.79%
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City	Rockstar Games	October 29, 2009	XB360	N/A	91.41%
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story	Nintendo	February 11, 2009	DS	90/100	91.01%
God of War Collection	Sony Computer Entertainment	November 17, 2009	PS3	91/100	90.78%
Assassin's Creed II	Ubisoft		PS3	91/100	90.71%
Dragon Age: Origins	Electronic Arts	November 3, 2009	WIN	91/100	90.63%
Killzone 2	Sony Computer Entertainment	February 26, 2009	PS3	91/100	90.56%
FIFA Soccer 10	EA Sports	October 20, 2009	PS3	91/100	90.26%
Street Fighter IV	Capcom	July 2, 2009	WIN	91/100	90.21%
Peggle	PopCap Games	November 19, 2009	PS3	91/100	89.3%
Wipeout HD Fury	Sony Computer Entertainment	July 23, 2009	PS3	89/100	90.8%
Persona 3 Portable	Atlus	November 1, 2009	PSP	89/100	90.77%
Braid	Number None	April 10, 2009	WIN	90/100	90.5%
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars	Rockstar Games	October 20, 2009	PSP	90/100	90.39%
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	Codemasters	December 4, 2009	WIN	89/100	90.29%
Assassin's Creed II	Ubisoft	November 17, 2009	XB360	90/100	90.01%
Bayonetta	Sega	October 29, 2009	XB360	90/100	89.89%
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned	Rockstar Games	February 17, 2009	XB360	90/100	89.73%
MLB 09: The Show	Sony Computer Entertainment	March 3, 2009	PS3	90/100	89.6%
FIFA Soccer 10	EA Sports	October 20, 2009	XB360	90/100	88.98%
Empire: Total War	Sega	March 3, 2009	WIN	90/100	88.87%
The Beatles: Rock Band	MTV Games	September 9, 2009	Wii	89/100	90%
The Beatles: Rock Band	MTV Games		XB360	89/100	89.83%
Demon's Souls	Sony Computer Entertainment	February 5, 2009	PS3	89/100	89.72%
The Beatles: Rock Band	MTV Games	September 9, 2009	PS3	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	XB360	89/100	89.43%
Peggle	PopCap Games	November 19, 2009	XB360	89/100	89.33%
Shadow Complex	Microsoft Game Studios	August 19, 2009	XB360	88/100	89.23%
NHL 10	EA Sports	September 15, 2009	XB360	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	XB360	89/100	89.05%
Left 4 Dead 2	Valve	November 16, 2009	WIN	89/100	88.26%
EVE Online: Special Edition	Atari	March 10, 2009	WIN	88/100	88.33%
Plants vs. Zombies	PopCap Games	May 5, 2009	WIN	87/100	88.32%
Football Manager 2010	Sega	October 30, 2009	WIN	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	WIN	87/100	88.09%
Fight Night Round 4	EA Sports	June 23, 2009	PS3	88/100	88%
NHL 10	EA Sports	September 15, 2009	PS3	88/100	87.98%
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition	LucasArts	July 15, 2009	XB360	88/100	87.73%
Pokémon SoulSilver Version	Nintendo	September 12, 2009	DS	87/100	88%
Dragon Quest IX	Square Enix	July 11, 2009	DS	87/100	87.98%
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time	Sony Computer Entertainment	October 27, 2009	PS3	87/100	87.88%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Activision	November 10, 2009	WIN	86/100	87.84%
Pokémon HeartGold Version	Nintendo	September 12, 2009	DS	87/100	87.81%
LittleBigPlanet	Sony Computer Entertainment	November 17, 2009	PSP	87/100	87.7%
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor	Nintendo	October 29, 2009	Wii	87/100	85.86
PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe	Q-Games	October 1, 2009	PSP	86/100	87.64%

Major awards

Category/Organization		27th Golden Joystick Awards October 30, 2009	VGA December 12, 2009		13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards February 18, 2010			10th Game Developers Choice Awards March 11, 2010	6th British Academy Games Awards March 19, 2010
Game of the Year		Fallout 3	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves						Batman: Arkham Asylum
Independent / Debut		—N/a	Flower		—N/a			Torchlight	—N/a
Downloadable		—N/a	Shadow Complex		—N/a			Flower
Mobile/Handheld	Mobile	Metal Gear Solid Touch	Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars		Scribblenauts				LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
	Handheld	Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Innovation		—N/a			Scribblenauts				—N/a
Artistic Achievement or Graphics	Animation	—N/a	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves		Uncharted 2: Among Thieves			Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	Flower
	Art Direction				Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Audio	Music	—N/a	Halo 3: ODST		Uncharted 2: Among Thieves			Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
	Sound Design		—N/a		Uncharted 2: Among Thieves				Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
	Soundtrack	Guitar Hero World Tour	DJ Hero		Brütal Legend				—N/a
Character or Performance	Actor	—N/a	Hugh Jackman as Wolverine X-Men Origins: Wolverine	Eddie Riggs Brütal Legend	Mark Hamill as The Joker Batman: Arkham Asylum			—N/a
	Actress		Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Game Direction or Design	Game Design	—N/a			Batman: Arkham Asylum			Batman: Arkham Asylum
	Game Direction				Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Narrative	Adapted	—N/a			Batman: Arkham Asylum			Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
	Original				Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Technical Achievement	Gameplay Engineering	—N/a			Uncharted 2: Among Thieves			Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	—N/a
	Visual Engineering				Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Multiplayer/Online	Multiplayer	Call of Duty: World at War	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2					—N/a	Left 4 Dead 2
	Online	Left 4 Dead							FIFA 10
Action/Adventure	Action/Shooter	—N/a	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2					—N/a	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
	Adventure		Assassin's Creed II		Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Casual/Family or Rhythm	Casual	LittleBigPlanet	The Beatles: Rock Band		Flower			—N/a	Wii Sports Resort
	Family				The Beatles: Rock Band
Fighting		—N/a	Street Fighter IV					—N/a
Role-Playing		—N/a	Dragon Age: Origins
Social Networking		—N/a			FarmVille				—N/a
Sports	Individual	—N/a	UFC 2009 Undisputed		FIFA 10			—N/a	FIFA 10
	Team		NHL 10
Racing		—N/a	Forza Motorsport 3					—N/a
Strategy/Simulation		—N/a			Brütal Legend			—N/a	Empire: Total War
Special Award		—N/a			Hall of Fame	Lifetime Achievement Award	Pioneer Award	Lifetime Achievement Award	Academy Fellowship
					Mark Cerny	Douglas Lowenstein	David Crane	John Carmack	Shigeru Miyamoto

Video game-based film and television releases

Title	Date	Director	Distributor(s)	Franchise	Original game publisher	Ref.
Aaron Stone	February 13, 2009	Bruce Kalish	Disney XD	—N/a	—N/a
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li	February 27, 2009	Andrzej Bartkowiak	20th Century Studios	Street Fighter	Capcom
WCG Ultimate Gamer	March 10, 2009	—N/a	Syfy	—N/a	—N/a
Moral Kombat	June 5, 2009	Spencer Halpin	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
Arceus and the Jewel of Life	July 18, 2009	Kunihiko Yuyama	Toho	Pokémon	Game Freak
Gamer	September 4, 2009	Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor	Lionsgate	—N/a	—N/a
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

Events

Date	Event	Ref.
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.
June 24	ZeniMax Media, the owner of Bethesda Softworks, fully acquires id Software, the developers of Doom, Wolfenstein and Quake.
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 discontinued 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	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	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.
• August 2 – Deng Sanshan, a teenager in China who was reportedly beaten to death in an extralegal addiction "boot camp" designed to treat video game and internet addiction.
• October 14 – Lou Albano, 76, pro wrestler and actor who played Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.

Games released in 2009

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre	Ref.
January 5	Sandy Beach	Wii
January 6	Bigfoot: Collision Course	DS
	Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero
	Saints Row 2	WIN
January 8	Cuboid	PSN
January 12	Neighborhood Games	Wii
	Planet Pachinko
January 13	Deal or No Deal	Wii
	Mirror's Edge	WIN
	Moon	DS
	The Lord of the Rings: Conquest	PS3, WIN, XB360, DS
January 19	High Voltage Hot Rod Show	Wii
January 20	Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica	PS2
	Imagine Fashion Party	Wii
	Star Ocean: Second Evolution	PSP
January 21	Big Bang Mini	DS
	SimAnimals	DS, Wii
	Skate 2	PS3, XB360
	The Maw	XB360
January 26	MLB Front Office Manager	PS3, WIN, XB360
January 27	Afro Samurai	PS3, XB360
	Coraline	PS2, DS, Wii
	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	Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box	WIN
	Demon's Souls	PS3
	My World, My Way	DS
	Phineas and Ferb
	Tenchu: Shadow Assassins	Wii
	Ultimate Shooting Collection
February 6	Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box	PS3, XB360
February 9	Deadly Creatures	Wii
	LIT
February 10	F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	PS3, WIN, XB360
	LocoRoco 2	PSP
	NASCAR Kart Racing	Wii
	OneChanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad	XB360
	OneChanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers	Wii
	Retro Game Challenge	DS
	Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection	PS3, XB360
	The House of the Dead: Overkill	Wii
	X-Blades	PS3, WIN, XB360
February 11	3 on 3 NHL Arcade	PS3, XB360
February 12	Flower	PS3
February 13	Perimeter 2: New Earth	WIN
February 16	Evasive Space	Wii
	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon	DS
February 17	Brave: Shaman's Challenge	DS
	Disney Sing It! – High School Musical 3: Senior Year	PS3, PS2, Wii, XB360
	Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride	DS
	Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned	XB360
	Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?	PSP
	Race Pro	XB360
	Street Fighter IV	PS3, XB360
February 18	Death Tank	XB360
February 19	Blue Dragon Plus	DS
	Noby Noby Boy	PS3
	Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II	WIN
February 24	50 Cent: Blood on the Sand	PS3, XB360
	Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop	Wii
	Puzzle Quest: Galactrix	DS, WIN
	Shellshock 2: Blood Trails	PS3, WIN, XB360
	Star Ocean: The Last Hope	XB360
	Stoked	XB360
	Tom Clancy's EndWar	WIN
February 26	Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard	PS3, XB360
	Halo Wars	XB360
February 27	Killzone 2	PS3
	NecroVisioN	WIN
	Peggle: Dual Shot	DS
	Rogue Trooper	Wii
March 3	Brain Challenge Deluxe	PSN
	Empire: Total War	WIN
	King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match	PS2
	Major League Baseball 2K9	XB360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii
	MLB 09: The Show	PS3, PS2, PSP
	Phantasy Star Portable	PSP
	Sonic and the Black Knight	Wii
	SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off	DS
March 4	Watchmen: The End Is Nigh	PS3, WIN, XB360
March 5	Flight Control	iOS
March 6	Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.	PS3, XB360, iOS
March 9	Gradius ReBirth	Wii
	The Maw	WIN
	Tomb Raider: Underworld	PS2
March 10	Avalon Code	DS
	Boing! Docomodake DS
	Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game	WIN, DS, PS3, Wii, XB360
	MadWorld	Wii
	Mana Khemia: Student Alliance	PSP
	Men of War	WIN
	MySims Party	DS, Wii
	Ski-Doo: Snowmobile Challenge	PS3
	World in Conflict: Soviet Assault	WIN
March 11	Crystal Defenders	XB360
	Let's Golf	iOS
	Peggle	XB360
March 12	Astro Tripper	PSN
	Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising	WIN
March 13	Codename Panzers: Cold War	WIN
	Resident Evil 5	PS3, XB360
March 16	Bit.Trip Beat	Wii
	Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume	DS
March 17	Grand Ages: Rome	WIN
	Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars	DS
	Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure
	Marble Saga: Kororinpa	Wii
	Resistance: Retribution	PSP
	Rune Factory Frontier	Wii
	Suikoden Tierkreis	DS
	Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.	WIN
	TrackMania DS	DS
	Wanted: Weapons of Fate	PS3, WIN, XB360
March 18	Metal Gear Solid Touch	iOS
March 21	Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – The Director's Cut	DS, Wii
March 22	Pokémon Platinum (North America)	DS
March 23	BattleForge	WIN
	Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3	PS3, iOS
	Dark Sector	WIN
	Touch Mechanic	DS
March 24	Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time	DS, Wii
	Freaky Creatures	WIN
	Lux-Pain	DS
	Major Minor's Majestic March	Wii
	Stormrise	PS3, WIN, XB360
	Tenchu: Shadow Assassins	PSP
	The Last Remnant	WIN
	The Wheelman	PS3, WIN, XB360
	Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures	WIN
	WWE Legends of WrestleMania	PS3, XB360
March 26	Mega Man 2	iOS
	Worms	PSN
March 27	Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust	WIN, XB360
March 29	Guitar Hero: Metallica	PS2, PS3, Wii, XB360
March 30	TNA Wrestling	iOS
March 31	Galaga Remix	iOS
April 1	The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai	XB360
April 2	Dance Dance Revolution Disney Grooves	Wii
April 3	Bird & Beans	DS
April 4	24: Special Ops	iOS
April 7	Elven Legacy	WIN
	Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus	PSP
	Hammerin' Hero
	Hannah Montana: The Movie	DS, PS3, Wii, XB360
	Ninja Blade	XB360
	The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena	PS3, WIN, XB360
	The Godfather Part II: The Game	PS3, XB360, WIN
	Yamaha Supercross	DS
April 8	Dragon Ball: Evolution	PSP
	Flock!	XB360
	Puzzle Quest: Galactrix
April 9	Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor	WIN
	Flock!	PSN
	Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic
April 10	Braid	WIN
April 14	Demigod	WIN
	Dokapon Journey	DS
	The Dark Spire
April 15	OutRun Online Arcade	XB360
April 16	Dream Chronicles: The Chosen Child	WIN
April 20	Crystal Defenders R1	Wii
	Dr. Mario Express	DS
	Excitebots: Trick Racing	Wii
April 21	Zeno Clash	WIN
April 22	Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2	PS3, PS2, XB360
April 27	Paper Airplane Chase	DS
April 28	Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier	DS
	Velvet Assassin	XB360, WIN
April 29	Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram	XB360
	Stalin vs. Martians	WIN
May 1	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, WIN, XB360, PSP
May 4	New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat	Wii
May 5	Klonoa	Wii
	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	DS, Wii, WIN, XB360
	Plants vs. Zombies	WIN, OSX, iOS, XB360, PSN, DS, Bada, DROID, WP, PSV, BBOS
	The Destiny of Zorro	Wii
May 6	Space Invaders Extreme	XB360
	Zombie Wranglers	XB360
May 7	Puzzle Quest: Galactrix	PS3
May 8	Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis	WIN, Wii, DS
May 10	Resident Evil: Degeneration	iOS
May 11	Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times	DS
May 12	Battlestations: Pacific	WIN, XB360
	Garfield Gets Real	Wii
	Help Wanted
	Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust	PS3
	Sacred 2: Fallen Angel	PS3, XB360
May 14	Killing Floor	WIN
	Pirates: Duels on the High Seas	DS
	Zen Pinball	PSN
May 17	Minecraft	WIN
May 18	Art Style: PiCTOBiTS	DS
	Crystal Defenders R2	Wii
	Punch-Out!!
May 19	Bionic Commando	PS3, XB360
	Boom Blox Bash Party	Wii
	Puchi Puchi Virus	DS
	Steal Princess
	Terminator Salvation	PS3, WIN, XB360, iOS
	UFC 2009 Undisputed	PS3, XB360
	Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Wheelie Breakers	Wii
May 25	Bubble Bobble Plus!	Wii
	NecroVisioN	WIN
May 26	Crimson Gem Saga	PSP
	Damnation	WIN, PS3, XB360
	inFamous	PS3
	Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past	DS
	The Munchables	Wii
May 28	The Polynomial: Space of the Music	WIN, OSX, LIN
June 1	CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars	PSN, XB360, WIN
	Mighty Flip Champs!	DS
June 2	Fuel	PS3, XB360
	Knights in the Nightmare	DS
	Red Faction: Guerrilla	PS3, XB360
	The Sims 3	WIN, OSX
June 4	Prey Invasion	iOS
	Trash Panic	PS3
June 8	MySims Racing	Wii, DS
	The Legendary Starfy	DS
	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10	PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, XB360
June 9	Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled	DS
	Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits
	Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings	Wii, DS, PSP, PS2
	Lego Battles	DS
	Miami Law
	Prototype	PS3, WIN, XB360
	Rock Band Unplugged	PSP
	Virtua Tennis 2009	XB360, PS3, Wii
June 10	Gunstar Heroes	XB360
June 11	Bomberman Ultra	PSN
	Johnny Bravo In The Hukka Mega Mighty Ultra Extreme Date-O-Rama!	DS
June 15	Eduardo the Samurai Toaster	Wii
	Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure!
June 16	Ghostbusters: The Video Game	DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, WIN, XB360
	Guitar Hero: Smash Hits	PS2, PS3, Wii, XB360
June 22	Adam's Venture: The Search for the Lost Garden	WIN
	Art Style: BOXLIFE	DS
	Drill Sergeant Mindstrong	Wii
	Mass Effect Galaxy	iOS
June 23	Anno 1404	WIN, DS, Wii
	Monster Hunter Freedom Unite	PSP
	Overlord II	PS3, WIN, XB360
	Overlord: Dark Legend	Wii
	Overlord: Minions	DS
	PangYa: Fantasy Golf	PSP
	Spore Galactic Adventures	WIN
	The Conduit	Wii
	Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots	DS
	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, WIN, XB360, PSP
June 24	Garou: Mark of the Wolves	XB360
June 25	Battlefield Heroes	WIN
	Fight Night Round 4	PS3, XB360
June 26	Blood Bowl	PS3, WIN, XB360
June 30	BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger	PS3, XB360
	Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood	PS3, WIN, XB360
	Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince	OSX, WIN, DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, XB360
	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, WIN, XB360
	Infernal: Hell's Vengeance	XB360
	Mega Man Star Force 3	DS
July 1	Worms 2: Armageddon	XB360
July 2	The Punisher: No Mercy	PS3
	Treasure World	DS
July 3	Fuel	WIN
	Trine
	Virtua Tennis 2009
July 6	Asphalt 4: Elite Racing	DS
July 7	ArmA 2	WIN
	Street Fighter IV
	Tales of Monkey Island
	The Bigs 2	XB360, PS3, PS2, Wii, PSP
July 8	Battlefield 1943	XB360, PS3
July 13	Ant Nation	Wii
July 14	Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships	WIN
	NCAA Football 10	XB360, PS3, PS2, PSP, iOS
July 15	Madballs in Babo: Invasion	XB360
July 16	Namco Museum Essentials	PSN
	Unbound Saga	PSP
	Xevious Resurrection	PS3
July 20	Art Style: ZENGAGE	DS
	Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord	Wii
July 21	Garfield Gets Real	DS
	Little King's Story	Wii
	Rock Band Country Track Pack	PS2, PS3, Wii, XB360
	Watchmen: The End Is Nigh:The Complete Experience	PS3, XB360
July 22	'Splosion Man	XB360
July 23	Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo	Wii
	Shatter	PSN
	Wipeout HD Fury
July 26	Guitar Hero World Tour	WIN
	Wii Sports Resort	Wii
July 27	Resident Evil 4	iOS
	The Three Musketeers: One for all!	Wii
July 28	Bionic Commando	WIN
	Dark Salvation
	The King of Fighters XII	PS3, XB360
July 29	Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes	XB360
July 30	Fat Princess	PS3
	Minigore	iOS
	Puyo Puyo 7	DS
	Strikers 1945 Plus	PSP
	Watchmen: The End Is Nigh Part 2	PS3, XB360
July 31	East India Company	WIN
August 3	Brave: A Warrior's Tale	PSP
August 4	Brave: A Warrior's Tale	XB360
	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, XB360
August 6	Crystal Defenders	PS3
August 7	AMF Bowling Pinbusters!	iOS
	Ashes Cricket 2009	PS3, WIN, XB360, Wii
	Hearts of Iron III	WIN
August 8	Geared	iOS
August 9	SingStar Queen	PS3
August 10	Brave: A Warrior's Tale	Wii
	Death to Spies: Moment of Truth	WIN
	Fossil Fighters	DS
	NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits	Wii
	Still Life 2	WIN, OSX
August 11	Active Life: Extreme Challenge	Wii
	C.O.R.E.	DS
August 12	Trials HD	XB360
August 13	Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes	PSN
August 14	Madden NFL 10	PS3, PSP, XB360
	Phantom Brave: We Meet Again	Wii
	Return to Mysterious Island 2	WIN
	Toy Story Mania!	iOS
August 18	Minigore	PSP
	Spectrobes: Origins	Wii
	Wheelspin
	Wolfenstein	PS3, WIN, XB360
August 19	Shadow Complex	XB360
August 20	Inkvaders	iOS
August 21	Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger	WIN, XB360
August 24	Metroid Prime: Trilogy	Wii
	Mr. Driller W
August 25	Batman: Arkham Asylum	PS3, XB360
	Cursed Mountain	Wii
	Dissidia Final Fantasy	PSP
	Emergency Room: Real Life Rescues	DS
	Harvest Moon: Magical Melody	Wii
	Wizards of Waverly Place	DS
August 26	Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao	XB360
	NBA 2K10 Draft Combine	XB360
August 27	Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao	PSN
	Lumines: Touch Fusion	iOS
	Modern Combat: Sandstorm
	Tomb Raider II	PSN
August 28	The Whispered World	WIN, iOS, OSX, LIN
August 31	3-2-1, Rattle Battle!	Wii
	Konami Krazy Racers	iOS
September 1	Champions Online	WIN
	Guitar Hero 5	PS2, PS3, Wii, XB360
	Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny	PSP
September 2	Defense Grid: The Awakening	XB360
	Yo-Ho Kablammo
September 3	AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity	WIN
	Fate/unlimited codes	PSP
September 4	Section 8	WIN, XB360
	Venetica	WIN, PS3, XB360
September 7	Contra ReBirth	Wii
September 8	AFL Challenge	PSP
	Ant Nation	DS
	Colin McRae: Dirt 2	XB360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS
	Darkest of Days	WIN, XB360
	Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days	PSP
	IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey	XB360, PS3, DS, PSP
	Mini Ninjas	WIN, XB360, PS3, Wii, DS
	Muramasa: The Demon Blade	Wii
	The Backyardigans: Robot Rampage	WIN, XB360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS
September 9	Raiden IV	XB360
	The Beatles: Rock Band	PS2, PS3, XB360, Wii
September 12	Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (Japan)	DS
September 14	Heroes Over Europe	XB360, PS3, WIN
	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story	DS
	Spaceball Revolution	Wii
	Streets of Rage	iOS
September 15	Batman: Arkham Asylum	WIN
	Bleach: The 3rd Phantom	DS
	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Wii, DS
	Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2	DS, PS3, PS2, Wii, XB360
	Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Destiny 2	DS
	Need for Speed: Shift	PS3, PSP, WIN, XB360, iOS
	NHL 10	XB360, PS3
	NHL 2K10	XB360, PS2, PS3, Wii
	Red Faction: Guerrilla	WIN
	Resident Evil 5
	Scribblenauts	DS
	Toy Story Mania!	Wii
	Wet	PS3, XB360
September 16	Bubble Bobble Neo!	XB360
	Shadowgrounds	LIN
	Sliding Heroes	iOS
September 17	Madballs in Babo: Invasion	WIN
	Switchball	PSN
September 18	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	PS3, XB360, PSP
	Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim	WIN
	Shadowgrounds Survivor	LIN
September 19	LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias	Wii
September 21	You, Me, and the Cubes	Wii
September 22	Aion: The Tower of Eternity	WIN
	Fallen Earth
	Halo 3: ODST	XB360
	Katamari Forever	PS3
	Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2	PSP
	Order of War	WIN
	Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection	PS3, XB360
	Rock Band Metal Track Pack	PS2, PS3, Wii, XB360
	Scooby-Doo! First Frights	DS, PS2, Wii, WIN
	Spyborgs	Wii
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up	Wii, PS2
	The Price is Right: 2010 Edition	DS, Wii, WIN
September 23	The Warriors: Street Brawl	WIN, XB360
September 25	Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box	DS
September 27	Finger Physics	iOS
September 28	Arkanoid Plus!	Wii
	Art Academy: Second Semester	DS
	Dragon Quest Wars
	Driift Mania	Wii
	Mr. Driller	iOS
September 29	Backbreaker Football: Tackle Alley	iOS
	Beaterator	PSP
	Black College Football: BCFX: The Xperience	XB360
	Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2010	PS3, Wii, XB360
	Combat of Giants: Dragons	DS
	Dead Space: Extraction	Wii
	Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days	DS
	MotorStorm: Arctic Edge	PSP
	MySims Agents	DS, Wii
	Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2	PS3
	OsbCure: The Aftermath	PSP
	Tornado Outbreak	Wii, PS3, XB360
	Undead Knights	PSP
September 30	The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road	DS
October 1	Canabalt	iOS
	Fieldrunners	PSP
	Gran Turismo PSP
	UmJammer Lammy	PSN
October 4	Wii Fit Plus	Wii
October 6	Game Party 3	Wii
	Naruto Shippuden: Legends: Akatsuki Rising	PSP
	NBA 2K10	XB360, PS2, PS3, PSP
	NBA Live 10	PS3, PSP, XB360
	Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising	PS3, WIN, XB360
	Saw: The Video Game	PS3, XB360
	Spore Hero Arena	DS
	Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes	PS3, WIN, XB360, Wii, PSP, PS2, DS
October 7	Lucidity	WIN, XB360
October 8	Critter Crunch	PS3
October 9	Cities XL	WIN
October 12	Cars Race-O-Rama	Wii, PS3, XB360, PS2, DS, PSP
	Dreamkiller	WIN
	NBA 2K10
October 13	A Boy and His Blob	Wii
	Afrika	PS3
	Brütal Legend	PS3, XB360
	Half-Minute Hero	PSP
	Hero's Saga Laevatein Tactics	DS
	Ju-on: The Grudge	Wii
	MagnaCarta II	XB360
	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games	Wii, DS
	Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy	WIN
	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	PS3
	Way of the Samurai 3	PS3, XB360
October 15	.detuned	PS3
	Mushroom Wars	PSN
October 16	Machinarium	WIN, OSX, LIN
October 19	Hard-Hat Domo	DS
October 20	Astro Boy: The Video Game	Wii, PS2, PSP, DS
	Backyard Football '10	PS2, Wii, XB360
	Bakugan Battle Brawlers	Wii, PS2, PS3, DS, XB360
	Borderlands	PS3, XB360
	Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop	DS
	Eufloria	WIN
	FIFA 10	PS3, WIN, XB360
	Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars	PSP
	Jam Sessions 2	DS
	Marvel Super Hero Squad	Wii, PS2, PSP, DS
	MotorStorm: Arctic Edge	PS2
	Mytran Wars	PSP
	The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun	Wii, PS2, PSP, DS
	Tropico 3	WIN
	WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010	DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, XB360
October 22	Armored Core 3 Portable	PSP
	Metal Drift	WIN
	Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus	PSN
	Saw: The Video Game	WIN
	Trine	PS3
October 23	Pro Evolution Soccer 2010	WIN, PS3, XB360, DS, PS2, PSP, Wii
October 26	Borderlands	WIN
	World of Zoo	DS, Wii, WIN
October 27	Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island	DS
	Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks	PS2, XB360, PSP, Wii, DS
	Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3	Wii
	Dance Dance Revolution X2	PS2
	Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure	DS, Wii
	DJ Hero	XB360, PS3, PS2, Wii
	Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter	DS, Wii
	Fairytale Fights	PS3, XB360
	Forza Motorsport 3	XB360
	Geon	Wii
	League of Legends: Clash of Fates	WIN
	Madagascar Kartz	DS, PS3, Wii, XB360
	Nostalgia	DS
	Painkiller: Resurrection	WIN, XB360
	Petz: Saddle Club	PSP
	Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time	PS3
	SimAnimals Africa	DS, Wii
	Ski-Doo: Snowmobile Challenge	Wii
	System Flaw	DS
	Tekken 6	PS3, XB360
	Torchlight	WIN
October 28	Inferno Pool	PSN, XB360
	Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure!	XB360
October 29	Bayonetta	PS3, XB360
	Crystal Defenders	PSP
	Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City	XB360
	Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
	Hasbro Family Game Night	PSN
	LocoRoco Midnight Carnival	PSP
	Zombie Tycoon
October 30	Ghostbusters: The Video Game	PSP
October 31	Ninja Blade	WIN
November 1	Rabbids Go Home	Wii, DS
November 2	Asphalt 5	iOS
	Style Savvy	DS
November 3	Band Hero	PS2, PS3, Wii, XB360, DS
	C.O.P. The Recruit	DS
	Dragon Age: Origins	WIN, PS3, XB360
	Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked	Wii
	Jurassic: The Hunted	PS2, PS3, WIN, XB360
	Lego Rock Band	PS3, XB360, Wii, DS
	Need for Speed: Nitro	Wii, DS
	Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron	DS, PSP
	The Backyardigans	DS, PS3, Wii, XB360
	We Cheer 2	Wii
November 4	Earthworm Jim 2	WIN
	Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier	PS2, PSP
November 5	Numblast	PS3, PSP
November 6	Maestro! Jump in Music	DS
	Manhunt 2 (North America)	WIN
	Star Wars: The Force Unleashed -- Ultimate Sith Edition	WIN, PS3, XB360
November 8	Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage	Wii
November 9	NBA 2K10	Wii
November 10	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	WIN, PS3, XB360
	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex	Wii
	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized	DS
	Chaotic: Shadow Warriors	DS, PS3, Wii, XB360
	Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans	DS
	Dragon Ball Z: Raging Blast	PS3, XB360
	Hot Wheels Battle Force 5	DS, PS3, Wii, XB360
	Jonas	DS
	Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble	PSP
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack	DS
	The Backyardigans: Singing Sensation	WIN, PS3, Wii, XB360
November 11	0-D Beat Drop	XB360
	Ghosts 'n Goblins: Gold Knights	iOS
	NBA Unrivaled	XB360
	WorldShift	WIN
November 12	Braid	PSN
	Disciples III: Renaissance	WIN
	Frogger Returns	Wii
	Harvest Moon DS: Sunshine Islands	DS
	Harvest Moon: Animal Parade	Wii
	NBA Unrivaled	PSN
	Phantasy Star 0	DS
November 15	New Super Mario Bros. Wii	Wii
November 16	Pokémon Rumble	Wii
November 17	Assassin's Creed II	PS3, XB360
	Assassin's Creed II: Discovery	DS
	Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines	PSP
	Formula One 2009	Wii, PSP
	God of War Collection	PS3
	Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue	DS, Wii
	Just Dance	Wii
	Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight	DS, Wii
	Left 4 Dead 2	WIN, XB360
	Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues	Wii, XB360, PS3, DS, PSP, WIN
	LittleBigPlanet	PSP
	Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles	Wii
	Tony Hawk: Ride	PS3, Wii, XB360
November 18	MiniSquadron	iOS
	NCAA Basketball 10	PS3, XB360
	The Sims 3: World Adventures	WIN, OSX
	Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4	PSP
November 23	Bit.Trip Void	Wii
	Harvest Moon: My Little Shop
	Little Tournament Over Yonder
	Stoked: Big Air Edition	XB360
November 24	Gravity Crash	PSN
	Madden NFL Arcade	PSN, XB360
	Tekken 6	PSP
November 25	Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain	DS
November 26	Puyo Puyo 7	PSP, Wii
	Solium Infernum	WIN, OSX
December 1	Alganon	WIN
	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	DS, Wii
	Colin McRae: Dirt 2	WIN
	James Cameron's Avatar: The Game	PS3, XB360, WIN, Wii, DS, iOS
	Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes	DS
	MX vs. ATV Reflex	DS, PS3, PSP, WIN, XB360
	Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero	Wii
	Rogue Warrior	PS3, WIN, XB360
December 3	Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion	iOS
	Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure	DS
December 7	51seer	WIN
	Beaterator	iOS
	Magnetis	Wii
	The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks	DS
December 8	Driver	iOS
	James Cameron's Avatar: The Game	PSP
	Silent Hill: Shattered Memories	Wii
	The Saboteur	PS3, XB360, WIN
December 9	Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles	PSN
	Qix++	XB360
December 10	Frogger Returns	PSN
	Hyperballoid HD	PS3
December 11	Angry Birds	iOS
December 15	Konami Classics	XB360
December 16	Alien Breed Evolution	XB360
December 17	N.O.V.A. Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance	iOS
	Playmobil: Pirates	DS
December 21	Eco Shooter: Plant 530	Wii
	The Simpsons Arcade	iOS
December 22	Battle Fantasia	PSN
	Guitar Hero: Van Halen	PS2, PS3, Wii, XB360
	MMA Pro Fighter	WIN, OSX, iOS
	Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign	PSP
December 23	0 Day Attack on Earth	XB360
December 26	Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers	Wii
December 28	Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth	Wii

See also

• 2009 in esports
• 2009 in games