Top 25 games of 2012: 10-6

And so we are into the top ten of our Christmas countdown, from Xbox 360's Fez to Spelunky

Hello once more, and welcome to the penultimate section of our festive countdown. There have already been complaints that plenty of of our choices so far have actually been rather - let's say - obscure. We disagree, although I'm not sure those folks are going to be much happier with numbers ten to six...

For everybody else, this choice proves a key theme of 2012: this was the year indie stepped up and claimed a central role in the industry. At least 4 of the following gw2 gold games were part of that.

Once again I have been helped out by our common contributors, whose names crop up in brackets after each entry.

Guild Wars 2 (Personal computer)

Guild Wars 2 lets players play together without having to speak to each other. Dynamic events all through the online fantasy world sees teams of warriors spontaneously forming to deal with enemy threats, plus a removal of the regular class roles (big chap, sneaky chap, magic chap, medic) makes groups both easy & fun to be a part of. Up till now, World of Warcraft has been the benchmark for MMOs; it is suddenly looking rather old fashioned subsequent to this. (Grant Howitt)