Seeing as we are closing out 2011 and the next time I will be writing the next edition of On the Download it will be 2012, let us look back at the best downloadable of 2011. From iOS games to PC downloads to 3DS or Wii Virtual Console games, anything that you was released this year for anybody to download is up for my Top 5 list. In the past few years, the downloadable space has exploded. Digital sale numbers now rival physical sale numbers. People still want physical copies of big console games, but are open to buying smaller downloadable games for a reasonable price. As long as new downloadable games continue releasing each and every week, there will always be a new edition of On the Download for you guys to look forward to. So let us get rolling with this list.
5. Super Stickman Golf
Who would have ever thought a golf game on iOS would be so good? Super Stickman Golf pulls you in with its' simplistic controls, outstanding course design, crazy power-ups and fun multi-player and never lets go. Just like the Lays commercial that bet you can't eat just one Lays potato chip, I bet you can't play just one round of Super Stickman Golf.
4. Superbrothers: Swords and Sworcery EP
From the beautiful music to the charming 8-bit style graphics, Superbrothers: Swords and Sworcery EP is one of the most engrossing games on the App Store. You play as the Scythian on a journey to discover the secrets of the Megatome, a book of powerful sworcery. On your quest, you will never experience the exact same thing twice as this adventure game offer many ways to use your iDevice to the fullest. Superbrothers flew under the radar back when it released last March, but this engrossing adventure is not to be missed for iOS owners.
3. Donkey Kong
At first Donkey Kong felt like an exact copy of the original arcade game, but once you get past the first stage and into the original stages made just for this Game Boy game, you will not be able to put this puzzle game down. Even I continue to play a few levels in between racing in Mario Kart 7 and collecting Star Coins in Super Mario 3D Land. With 100 levels and only a 3 dollar price point, Donkey Kong is a Game Boy classic and the best download on the Nintendo eShop that nobody that owns a 3DS should miss.
2. Jetpack Joyride
There is no other iOS game I have put more time into this year other than Jetpack Joyride. This dollar game captured my heart and time back when it released in late August and continues to this day. The simple premise, one button gameplay, online leaderboards, endless amounts of upgrades and missions to complete makes Jetpack Joyride one of the best games you can get on the iOS this year.
1. Bastion
One of the few downloadable games I highly anticipated this year, Bastion lived up to the hype and more. Beautiful art, great music, compelling story and deep gameplay that even works with a mouse and keyboard, this Action-RPG stand out above all the other downloadable games. Bastion literally looks like watching art in motion, it is so beautiful. Also having the ominous ever-present narrator tell the story is one great touch that has not been done before in games. If you own a Xbox 360 or a PC, Bastion is the best downloadable game you can play this year bar none.
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