Criticism sparked around the release of Mass Effect 2 and DragonAge2 from Bioware, as fans of the originals complained of simplification and streamlining.
Perhaps the most calamitous release of the year was DragonAge2 which fans of the original felt was a complete departure from everything that made Origins so great.
Among them are Dead Space, Dead Space 2, DragonAge2, Need For Speed Shift, Mass Effect 1 and 2, Sim City 4, Battlefield Bad Company 2 and Mirror's Edge.