2009 was a pretty epic year for Sony with great exclusive titles like Uncharted 2, inFamous, and Killzone 2. Already, 2010 is shaping up to be a pretty decent year for Sony with lots of great exclusive titles, as well as multiplatform favorites like Bioshock 2. For those who are concerned that the Playstation 3 doesn’t have a broad enough game library to justify the purchase one in the coming months, you need only turn your attention to classics like Heavy Rain, God of War 3, Gran Turismo 5, and even indie games like 3D Dot Game Heroes. In fact, these titles don’t even touch on what Sony has planned in the near future, with games like MAG and Mafia II.

Final Fantasy XIII

FFXIII is currently in a death struggle with Mass Effect 2 for claiming the RPG of 2010 title, but the biggest surprise of the game is the return to favorite elements featured in previous games. The turn based menu driven combat has been revamped and the storyline stays true to the classic Final Fantasy narrative that many people have come to love from the series. The release of Final Fantasy is going to be huge for the Playstation 3 and will hard to be eclipsed as the RPG of the year.

God of War 3

The epic storyline that concluded in God of War 2 is picked up immediately in God of War 3, which sees Kratos climbing the back of Gaia in order to resume his mission of revenge on the Pantheon. GoW2 sees Kratos fighting from the back of Titans, attacking with the Cestus, and using tons of new abilities that add to the gameplay we’ve grown to love in the original God of War games. The game will finish off the trilogy and conclude the original story started by the first two games which is something many gamers have wanted for a long time coming.

Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain is a new genre of game called an interactive drama. The game plays as a series of cut scenes that feature quick time events to allow the player to direct the the story in the direction they want to go. In fact, though Heavy Rain is a relatively newcomer to Playstation lineup and developer Quantic Dream took a pretty big gamble on developing the series, the interactive storytelling aspect seems to have captured and fascinated the heart of gamers everywhere. If you have ever made the statement, “Man I wish this game were a movie”, then Heavy Rain is definitely the experience for you.

3D Dot Game Heroes

This indie action adventure is a parody of all the 8-bit action games you grew up with as a child, but it pulls a lot of its inspiration from The Legend of Zelda. The game sees a 2D world thrust into the harsh and unforgiving 3D realm by the king, but the storyline sees the protagonist fighting against an evil bishop. The RPG is a full on tribute to the gaming days of old with plenty of references to olden games like Zelda. The music fits into the 8-bit style perfectly and if you have ever wished you could plug up your old NES system and relive the glory days of Zelda, then 3D Dot Game Heroes is definitely something you need to check out.

The Last Guardian

Team Ico is back at it again and likely to be dragging along the age old question of whether games can be interpreted as art with their latest offering. The last Guardian will see players taking care of a very large griffin monster with a visual throwback to the styles developed in Shadow of the Colossus and Ico. While there aren’t very many details being released at the moment, many gamers are attempting to speculate whether the game will be stand alone like the previous releases, or whether it will loosely tie into the world set forth by the previously mentioned titles.

Gran Turismo 5

Gran Turismo is the diving simulator that made driving games fun on consoles and the fifth installation of the series looks to be revolutionizing how the entire genre plays. The final version will feature nearly 1,000 different cars to collect with up to 60 tracks available at launch with more planned in downloadable content for the game. A new feature to the game is car damage that is true to life, for the most accurate racing experience you will ever have outside of a race track. GT5 is a can’t miss for any racing fans who are looking for a new game to add to their collection.

Bioshock 2
Originally subtitled as the Sea of Dreams but no longer, this sequel to the smash hit Bioshock sees players returning to the sunken world of Rapture 10 years later after the original protagonist. This time, the player gets to step into the shoes of a Big Daddy, fighting against the utopian society that has devolved into complete dystopia. Sophia Lamb seeks to control whats left of Rapture by capturing new Little Sisters and collecting all of the ADAM. Players are charged with stopping her and protecting their own Little Sister charge.

Just Cause 2

The original open world environment of Just Cause was so large many gamers felt intimidated by it. Sky diving, car sufting and even airplane hijacking return in the sequel and it looks like we’ll be performing a big combination of these activities in order to navigate the world as it is presented in the game. The aerial stunts available in Just Cause 2 are some of the most breath-taking stunts you will see in a game, so if you enjoyed the first one, then the sequel will definitely be right up your alley.

Army of Two: The 40th Day

The first Army of two provided a solid co-op experience if marred by a few flaws such as AI glitches, but in the sequel to the original we are promised more co-op goodness and an improved AI that will definitely fill in the shoes Gears of War has left for being a 360 exclusive. Salem and Rios will be confronted with moral decisions at the end of each chapter and the decisions each character makes will ultimately affect how the end of the game is played.

MLB 10: The Show

Perhaps one of the greatest baseball game ever created, MLB: The Show returns this year to impress us with all new features while keeping core gameplay the same. The biggest problem that was addressed in this year’s release is loading time and online play to provide a much smoother and fluid online gaming experience. Other additions include the Futures Game and several other smaller features like stadium animations that truly make you feel as though you are right inside the stadium as you play.

Of course, these are just a few of the excellent titles you can expect to see in 2010. With such big heavy hitters on the docket, its hard to see how people can say the Playstation 3 does not have the games base to support purchasing one. If there ever was a better time to own a Playstation 3, it is now with all of these top notch triple AAA releases.

Author Bio: Willy Apiata is a gamer and writer. Lucky for him he gets to combine his two favorite things writing news and reviews for his favorite platform at PS3 Console

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