Most awaited action games of 2009 – a short list

Here’s a round up of some of the most awaited actions games of this year.

GTA 4: The Lost and the damned

This is not exactly a new game but a large-ish expansion pack to Grand Theft Auto IV (X-Box 360), called The Lost And The Damned. It reloads the super favorite Liberty city area and has a lengthy narrative to go with it. Great combination for those who are already tiring of playing as Niko Bellic. The new character is an mean, don’t-give-a-damn biker called Johnny Klebitz. The expansion has new weapons, new missions, new vehicles and also a multiplayer mode. All that put together, it is quite a combination to reboot the now played-and-done GTA IV.

Warhammer 40,00: Dawn Of War II

If you have a specific fascination about space-orcs, space-elves, space-nasties and space-everything, you will like this game. This is the modern age ancient version of timeless gore and slugfest. Yes you got it, this is Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War II (Windows). For many years the warhammer tabletop game has been a very popular one amongst players. This game now brings that action to a computer screen near you (or the one you are reading on right now!). This is a Real Time Strategy game with a generous dose of RPG in it. It has more close quarters combat and more visual flair then before, making it quite a winner.

Bioshock 2: Sea of Dreams

Bioshock 2: Sea of Dreams – has quite some anticipation building up behind it. The original Bioshock has been one of the most successful computer games in recent times. So this new version has fans holding their breath to see what happens. 2K (the company behind Bioshock) says that it has the potential of becoming their very own Star Wars. The Empire Strikes Back was quite an episode, so everyone’s wondering whether this new one will be as good. However, the originality of the original Bioshock story line was a major reason behind its success. So we don’t know if revisiting that would be very interesting.

Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid is back with the cyborg ninja Raiden (Japanese for Thunder and Lightning). Not much is known about is of course but it does say the story continues from Metal Gear Solid 4. It will apparently be multi-format and it is being currently developed for the X-Box 360, although there has been no mention of the fact if it will be exclusive for XBOX 360.

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