Top PC Games for Christmas 2010

Do you know someone that loves computer games and are at a loss for which game they will love for Christmas? I have compiled a lost of the top 10 PC games of the year and any one of them will certainly be a hit with any computer gaming fan.

I am a gamer, my friends are all gamers, and even my kids and wife are gamers. When I say I know something about games, I'm not just Internet phony. These are all great games and can be a stocking stuffer for your loved one, even that "big kid" you have at home.

Build your very own civilization from scratch with this latest release in the Civilization series. Sid Meier has been creating the Civilization series for a very long time Each new game introduces new ways to win, new features as well as more reality and fun. There are new tools to manage and expand your civilization as well as extensive modding capabilities and even competitive multiplayer options.

The graphics alone will leave you breathless with their vivid colors and details elevating the living world into a game play experience you have never seen before.

The game itself revolves around starting your civilization, building cities, military and civilian units, and defending your empire from other empires out to dominate the world. Multiple game play levels allow even the most inexperienced ruling leader to learn before trying the most difficult setting. Do you have what it takes to build a successful empire?

Play as Alex Mason, a man who has secrets the enemy wants. In this new game by Activision, you play a character who has to escape being a prisoner from "the bad guys". This story revolves around you and and the secrets you have. You have to not only escape, in some cases you have to do it quietly.

When there is an option to turn off graphic content at the beginning of the game, you know there is going to be a lot of action. With blockbuster like effects and even cut scenes (an improvement from the other versions), you see the story unfold in front of your eyes.

Multi-Player Mode
With a newly implemented currency upgrade system that allows the player to earn points in addition to experience during multi-player games. With the ability to play others over the internet and reward you for doing well in the game system, this game really does justice to the Call of Duty line.

The multi-player side of the game could have been released as an expansion it is so good but instead it is included with the game from the original purchase. If you know someone who loves playing first person shooter games, then the multi-player features will blow them away.

Think you have what it takes to survive a post apocalyptic world? Lets see what you're made of! Fallout New Vegas is the next installment of the Fallout series. In it you are one of the few to survive the nuclear wars. Just like the other Fallouts, you get to create your own character and start out on an adventure to find the man who tried to kill you at the beginning of the game.

As you have probably guessed, in this post nuclear wasteland everyone has kindness in their heart and will help you find this mysterious man... for a price. Some simply want payment while others have "chores" for you to do like getting rid of the mutated wildlife that threats everyone.

Unlike the other Fallout games, Fallout New Vegas allows you to complete many tasks in your own way. There is no right or wrong way to complete the story as long as you get the job done. This also leads to earning and losing reputation with different factions as some creative solutions may not be in the best interest of everyone.

One of the biggest changes is the game is harder than the previous Fallout 3 and brings the reality of survival to home much more clearly making it a much more immersive game.

Play as Command Shepard and live out this new story with brand new supporting cast members and find what is abducting entire human colonies! It may be two years later, but you pick up where you left off as the Command Shepard, fighting for the human race in this new story. Help assemble your team and fly the most advance spacecraft into what many are calling a suicide mission.

The great thing about Mass Effect 2 is that you get to customize your character with different classes and talents truly making your character special to you. The game continues to build your character and lets you and the character grow through the experiences. Every one of these character defining customizations can and do affect game play so be careful what you choose as it may have consequences in the game environment.

When you work your way through the story you pick up companions who help you along the way. Choices you make with your companion and the relationships you form also effect the story so choose your words wisely.

Have a Mass Effect Character Saved? You can now import your Mass Effect character games and continue the character into Mass Effect 2. The decisions you made in Mass Effect even have consequences in the new game. This is truly a dynamic game that can be played over and over with different customizations for different game play.

Is soccer in your blood? Do you LIVE for the field of grass? Now you can play on the field from the comfort of your couch FIFA 11 introduces some much needed changes in the game play of old. In the past the FIFA series had been way too unrealistic with claims of making scored from half field. That has all changed.

In this new release of the popular FIFA soccer series, the game becomes smoother overall throughout the game play. The players strengths and weaknesses can be played against each other and create the more realistic strategy of soccer. Even moment seems smoother and cleaner on the controller.

Soccer tricks may be the most interesting part of the game and FIFA 11 allows you to pull these tricks off with greater ease. The AI has also been improved significantly allowing AI characters to make decisions to help in the strategy of the play instead of sticking to pre-assigned positions.

All in all, if you area fan of soccer, this is certainly going to be one of the hottest games of the year.

Race with reality in many different modes, get your need for speed! The F1 2010 racing game is the next step in F1 racing simulation. It sports a complete 4 style racing experience. You can run in career mode, single races, time trials and even online racing with others.

This impressive F1 racing simulator uses the Colin McRae Dirt 2 engine which allows for a highly advanced damage model, completely dynamic weather systems and a significantly large collection of competitive multi-player options.

F1 2010 also allows the rules of F1 racing such as giving out penetration for bad driving, dangerous driving and such for experienced race fans and the ability to modify the rules set for the more casual racer. With such reality in a racing game, the only thing it doesn't deliver is is that helmet head at the end of the race.

If you are an avid race game player or a racing enthusiast, this is a must have game for the holidays.

Do you have soccer all figured out and think you're ready to manage your own team? That's exactly what this game is. Everything from real time contract negations to the newly implemented agent negotiators are all life like and realistic from a managerial point of view.

Most Americans can't quite understand how such a game could be fun and enjoyable but if you live in just about any other country, soccer is one of the biggest sports and this game can be compared to other real time strategy games. Can you build the best team with the best players without going over budge and putting together a team to win? That's what this game is all about.

There are many other improvements to the game in the way of contract negotiation mode. Each negotiation is also a unique transaction and makes the game more realistic. Even the players themselves seem more realistic and your decisions can either make an enemy or a fan out of your players causing them to either follow directions or request transfers.

Overall if you enjoy the gritting background to what is probably the most played sport in the world, then you will love this game. It has improved realism as well. With updates on players and statistics, this game allows you to constantly play different strategies and really discover what the background scene of soccer is all about.

Take control of War, one of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in this adventure to regain your powers after a treturous betrayal.As you fight your though the conspiracy between Heaven and Hell, you regain the powers that were stripped from you after being accused of destroying the Earth, you find out who betrayed you and seek your revenge.

This game brings together mythology and reality to bring the story of the apocalypse to life. You start out with all your powers and destroy the Earth but quickly are punished and stripped of all your weapons and abilities. Starting with only the most basic of weapons, you must fight monsters and horrors that have occupied the Earth since you destroyed it.

As you progress though the game you will regain your powers, slow but surly as well as have access to stronger weapons that do more damage. This game compares a lot to God of War in it's fighting play and game style. With frantic fast action fight scenes and massive damage combos.

But fighting isn't the only thing you will have to do during the game. It is loaded with puzzles to help you progress and each new puzzle is harder than the last. Combining puzzles and fighting creates a break in the action and allows you to catch your breath while you continue on your goal of revenge.

Are you a fan of King's Bounty? Want to be? This Platinum Edition is a downloadable game from Amazon with ALL the expansions including the original King's Bounty: The Legend, King's Bounty: Armored Princess and its expansion Kings's Bounty: Crossworlds. In this turn based strategy game, you control a hero fighting evil mages and other evil forces in a realm filled with knighs, kings and beautiful princesses.

You are able to customize your character and pick your class at the beginning of the game and has two distinct game modes. The first is a real-time exploration mode where you explore your world looking for treasures, accomplishing quests and of course fighting monsters. The second game mode is the fights themselves being a turn-based combat style controlling your character and using your abilities to protect the world.

With each additions and expansing (included with this version of the game) you get additional features. King's Bounty: Armored Princess introduces a princess you can play as well as a pet dragon to accompany you. New races, spells and adventures as well as new bosses and enemies.

King's Bounty: Crossworlds introduces even more changes. It includes unique enemy heroes, different organizations and relations as well as 11 companions, and that is just one of the new sections of this highly rated expansion that just released.

If you want hours of game play and a story packed adventure, King's Bounty is the game you want.

If you're a fan of basketball, you can't miss this explosive new game. Claiming to be the #1 selling and rated NBA series, this game has all the action of a professional basketball game available to you in your hand. With fresh content and even a touch of nostalgia.

The game has a focus around one of the best basketball players to ever dribble a ball: Michael Jordan. With the opening sequence you are put into his shoes and relive some of his greatest moments. There are two Michael Jordan modes, The Jordan Challenge and the MJ: Creating a Legend.

The difference is the first is simply a play through of the 10 best moments in Michael Jordan's career. The second mode is where you as Michael as a rookie and advance him year by year watching him grow and change.

The game also has the typical sports game modes such as quick play, league play and the ever popular multi-player modes. These make up the real meat of the game giving it the ability to bring entertainment for a long time. With improved control schemes and intuitive menus, this game really has improved a great amount from it's previous versions, which is hard to do.

This game really bring basketball to life in your living room and allows you to get into the magic of the sport. Even the commentary and mid-game reports feel authentic with very little repetition. Even the endorsement dunk replays and other authentic NBA material makes it feel like the real thing.