Metacritic Crowns Arkham City Best Reviewed Game of 2011

The PS3 version of Batman: Arkham City was the best video game of 2011, according to review aggregator Metacritic. The race was apparently an incredibly close one, with The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim for the Xbox 360 falling just "a few decimal points" behind.

Two top two games both charted twice in the top 10, while the various incarnations of Portal 2 nabbed the third, fourth and fifth slots. Rounding out the list are The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D for the 3DS, Mass Effect 2 for the PS3, and Minecraft for the PC.

All told, the numbers prove something most of us already knew: 2011 was one of the greatest years for gaming in recent memory. According to Metacritic, 32 games finished the year with a score of 90 or higher, the highest number they've recorded in the last five years.

The full writeup, including a breakdown of average scores by platform, can be found over at Metacritic.