The Xbox 360 had quite a different year than rival PlayStation 3.

While Sony, knowing it was in underdog status, cranked up the juice and got several major exclusive games into stores throughout the year, Microsoft mostly hung back and relied on multi-platform content.

It released two quality Halo titles, but nothing that would be considered a true sequel to its flagship franchise. Episodes from Liberty City, made up of the two downloadable Grand Theft Auto games for which Microsoft paid a mint was practically the only major third-party exclusive. Even most of the major Xbox Live Arcade releases were multi-platform this year.

So while we had to fight over which PlayStation 3 games made the Top 5, Wired.com’s list of the best Xbox 360 games of 2009 didn’t need nearly as much debate.

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