Grrr, I wrote loads and Gamespot keeps telling me my HTML is not well formed. I don't have any unclosed tags!

This best bloody go up now

Machinarium is quite arguably one of the best titles to have been released this year. An effortless recommendation from me for anyone after an unique, charming, and often times innovative, game. So why do Gamespot put "scary, pervy" games with the search for it? It has recommendations if you search for Machinarium and have to say, these games have absolutely nothing in common.

Get it sorted Gamespot

I've not had much enjoyment this year from the big name games that gamers usually depend on. I mean Resident Evil 5 was alright, not exactly earth shattering like the fourth superior title was. You don't hear many people banging on about it now. Street Fighter 4 was alright I suppose, though I can't find much there that actually warranted a need for a fourth title other than online play, a new graphic style and four instantly forgettable characters. Killzone 2 was adequate for Playstation 3. An actual improvement over the PS2 original in every department, but nothing truly amazing. Halo 3 ODST is just an over priced expansion pack with a story that adds naff all to the convoluted story of the franchise. Rock Band Beatles - don't get me started on that. In fact, gaming on a whole for this year has been pretty poor... For the mainstream consoles that is.

2009 for me is the year that DS and PC have won me over with their releases and genuinely refreshing experiences. The majority - if not all - purchases of this year have been for them. Steam is where I spend the majority of my PC gaming time these days. Titles like Windosill; Time Gentlemen, Please: Machinarium have eaten most of my free time because these games are just enjoyable and refreshing for once.

And so to the DS. Titles like the innovative and daring to be different Scribblenauts. I spent two hours just on the title screen having fun, a rarity these days without all the swearing and LULZ. Mario and Luigi Bowser's Inside Story is a fresh take on the stale RPG genre and for the series itself and is easily the best one. Many people find it weird, but come on - Gears Of War 2 had a level where you're inside a giant worm for crying out loud! No one batted an eyelid at that. Space Invaders Extreme 2 is a sequel done right. What I mean by that is I will probably never ever touch the original now because it's inferior. Chrono Trigger was finally released in the UK and still holds up to this day as one of the finest RPGs in existence. Dementium The Ward and Moon finally saw a release in the UK this year and are easily the best FPS games that aren't Metroid. Pokémon Platinum was released with an abundant of new features for Diamond/Pearl. Well, I say that, but I like it. Kingdom Hearts 385/2 is also worth looking into if you like the bizarre cross over of Disney and Square-Enix/Soft (I wonder why there's no Dragon Quest characters in there? ) Castlevania Order of Eccelsia, a return to Castlevania of old and is all the more better for it. The excellent Bomberman 2 that should be played for its stunning multiplayer and a surprisingly good single player! Professor Layton 2 is out, though I'm still undecided about that. Still good mind I think... Rhythm Paradise proves that there can be fun musical games since the days of Gitaroo man, Amplitude, Space Channel 5 and Parappa The Rapper (I want those games back )

My point is that the DS this year has a very strong lineup of games compared to the lacklustre releases of this year. The only console game that I desperately want to get my hands on is Uncharted 2 since I enjoyed the first title so much. The release dates for this year looked promising - that was until one game decided to come along and wreck that for everyone else. Yes, I am talking about Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2. You see, this is the game that made me ultimately hate Activision with so much hatred that it gives me energy. So arrogant are Activision of the game's success that they raised the RRP of it to a whopping £55. Now that's an extra £15 on the standard £39.99 asking price. £15!!! That's disgusting. Especially during these troubling times with the recession you would think that Activision might cut us a little slack. But no. No, no and triple no. I can see no justification of them robbing us blind like this. And what's even more worrying is that if the game is a success at this RRP (which I can see happening thanks to ridiculous hype) then other publishers will follow suit. Now gaming is already expensive but to add that much to the RRP will damage the industry as a whole. Publishers go on and on about the damaging affects of the pre owned market - but they're given us reasons to stick two fingers at them and to buy 6 games for the same price as the Modern Warfare 2 RRP. It's makes much more sense to pay for a pre owned game these days then to buy a brand new title. It's safe too. If the game doesn't you simply take it back and trade it in for another copy or a different game in the same price catergory. Unless you're GAME of course. What with their evil stickers that must remain intact in order to get a refund or swap

So yeah, best games this year you'll find on the PC Steam and DS followed by the PS3. Oh yeah, and a new JAK AND DAXTER GAME FOR THE PS2 I cannot wait for that!!! I'm so looking forward to it. While people go into debt over Modern Warfare 2, I'll be having fun and enjoyment with the wonderful PS2 that I still play frequently. November can't come soon enough. Pre ordered my copy today on Amazon I'm sure there's some titles I've missed out on this year that are good but I take that as a bad sign. If I don't remember it it's because it wasn't that memorable to begin with. Might do a list of my favourite DS games tomorrow. You know, do one at a time and such. DS ROCKS!