Game Informer's List of Games From This Generation That You Shouldn't Miss Out On

in the latest GI magazine they have a list of current gen games they believe are "must plays" and that you should not miss out on.

here they are: 

Open Word/Sandbox:

• Grand Theft Auto IV
• The Elder Schools IV: Oblivion
• Fallout 3
• Assassin's Creed Series (Honorable Mention: Assassin's Creed II)
• Red Dead Redemption
• inFAMOUS Series (Honorable Mention: inFAMOUS 2)

Shooters:

• Call of Duty Series (Honorable Mention: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare)
• Battlefield Series (Honorable Mention: Battlefield 3)
• BioShock Series (Honorable Mention: BioShock)
• The Orange Box (Half Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 and Portal)
• Halo: Reach

Action/Adventure:

• Uncharted Series (Honorable Mention: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves)
• The Legend of Zelda Series (Honorable Mention: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
• Batman Arkham Series (Honorable Mention: Batman: Arkham City)
• Cave Story
• Shadow Complex
• Ratchet & Clank Series (Honorable Mention: Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time)
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of The Patriots
• Heavy Rain
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
• Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
• God of War Series (Honorable Mention: God of War III)
• Pinball FX 2

RPG:

• Mass Effect Series (Honorable Mention: Mass Effect 2)
• Dragon Age: Origins
• Final Fantasy XIII
• Fable II
• Lost Odyssey
• World of Warcraft

Co-Op:

• Left 4 Dead Series (Honorable Mention: Left 4 Dead 2)
• Borderlands
• Dead Island
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii
• Gears of War Series (Honorable Mention: Gears of War 3)
• Castle Crashers
• Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Racing:

• Forza Motorsport Series (Honorable Mention: Forza Motorsport 4)
• Gran Turimo 5
• Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
• Burnout Series (Honorable Mention: Burnout Revenge)
• Mario Kart Series (Honorable Mention: Mario Kart DS)

Sports:

• NBA 2K12
• Fight Night Champion
• NHL 12
• MLB 11: The Show
• FIFA 12
• Punch Out!

Puzzle:

• Portal Series (Honorable Mention: Portal 2)
• Braid
• Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
• Professor Layton Series (Honorable Mention: Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box)
• Lumines II
• Ilomilo
• Limbo
• Picross 3D

Strategy:

• Valkyria Chronicles Series (Honorable Mention: Valkyria Chronicles)
• Civilization V
• Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
• Total Warfare: Shogun 2
• Plants vs. Zombies
• Starcraft II

Platforming:

• Super Mario Bros. DS
• Super Mario Galaxy Series (Honorable Mention: Super Mario Galaxy)
• LittleBigPlanet Series (Honorable Mention: LittleBigPlanet 2)
• Donkey Kong Country Returns
• Super Meat Boy
• Kirby's Epic Yarn

Fighting:

• Super Street Fighter IV
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• Mortal Kombat
• Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds

Survival Horror:

• Dead Space Series (Honorable Mention: Dead Space 2)
• Amnesia: The Dark Descent
• Resident Evil 5

Music/Rhythm

• Guitar Hero Series (Honorable Mention: Legends of Rock)
• DJ Hero Series (Honorable Mention: DJ Hero)
• Rock Band Series (Honorable Mention: Rock Band 3)
• Dance Central

and there you have it

so, what do you guys think of this list? agree? disagree? somewhere in the middle? please share.

as for me, I agree with most of them, some really good games on that list, however they missed a few I think.