Whenever it comes to the best PC games of 2010, one of the most noteworthy ones is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction. It is probably the best stealth based action game ever. According to Gamespot, Conviction deserves a rating of 8/10, while IGN awarded it 9.3/10. However, its IGN PC rating is 8.5. When it comes to adventure based action games of 2010, the most inevitable name of all is Assassin's Creed II. This open world, fantastic game's IGN PC rating is a well deserved 8.9. Speaking of open world action games, Just Cause 2, has broken all barriers when it comes to destruction-based games. The only way to advance in the game is: Chaos. Just Cause 2 has been awarded 8.8 (IGN PC). Mafia II, a third-person action game, is also a nice acquisition to the list of action-adventure games of 2010.
On the other hand in the first-person shooter category, one of the most outstanding games of 2010 is Electronic Arts' Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Bad Company 2 is a great single player game, but the cause of its remarkable fame is its multiplayer mode. It is considered to be one of the best online games of the year. The successor of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops with 8.5 IGN PC rating is a strong competitor of Bad Company 2 with stunning single player and multiplayer gameplay.
In the genre of strategy and tactics, Napoleon: Total War has been praised by numerous game critics and has an astounding 8.9 IGN PC rating. Napoleon: Total War's contemporary, Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight, has been awarded 7.4. 2010 has been a tremendous year for action games. Nonetheless, Split Second having scored 8.5 on the IGN PC list has proved to be one of the best games of the year. In the racing category, it is unique as the racers are a part of a fictional Television Reality show.
