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Review Average:  9.4
based on 6 top critics
1UP: (8.5): 
"Despite a few hiccups, the latest Elder Scrolls is[...]"
GiantBomb: (10.0): 
"Bethesda's latest, seemingly endless fantasy[...]"

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Release Date: 11/11/11
Genre: Fantasy Role Playing
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
ESRB Rating: Mature
ESRB Content: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol

#2:    Bastion (360)   
Review Average:  9.2
based on 6 top critics
1UP: (8.5): 
"XBLA kicks off the Summer of Arcade with this[...]"
IGN: (9.0): 
"The Summer of Arcade starts with a (fang repeater)[...]"

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Release Date: 07/20/11
Genre: Action Role-Playing
Developer: Supergiant Games
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
ESRB Content: Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco

#3:    Mass Effect 3 (360)   
Review Average:  9.1
based on 5 top critics
1UP: (9.2): 
"My (and your) Shepard's story reaches its[...]"
IGN: (9.5): 
"Approaching zero hour with the Reapers."

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Release Date: 03/06/12
Genre: Sci-Fi Role-Playing
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Electronic Arts
ESRB Rating: Mature
ESRB Content: Blood, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence

#4:    Dark Souls (360)   
Review Average:  8.9
based on 4 top critics and 1 virtual rating
IGN: (9.0): 
"Are you prepared to die?"
GameSpot: (9.5): 
"Dark Souls is an extraordinary role-playing game[...]"

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Release Date: 10/04/11
Genre: Action Role-Playing
Developer: FromSoftware
Publisher: Namco Bandai
ESRB Rating: Mature
ESRB Content: Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Violence

Review Average:  8.6
based on 4 top critics and 1 virtual rating
IGN: (8.5): 
"One of the best, most mature RPGs of recent years[...]"
Game Informer: (9.5): 
"The Brilliant Dark Fantasy Adventure Is Just As[...]"

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Release Date: 04/17/12
Genre: Fantasy Role Playing
Developer: CD Projekt
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
ESRB Rating: Mature
ESRB Content: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs

Review Average:  8.0
based on 6 top critics
IGN: (9.0): 
"Gameplay-lacking RPGs have met their match."
1UP: (7.7): 
"Reckoning manages to take a little bit from every[...]"

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Release Date: 02/07/12
Genre: Fantasy Role Playing
Developer: Big Huge Games
Publisher: Electronic Arts
ESRB Rating: Mature
ESRB Content: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Suggestive Themes

Review Average:  7.9
based on 6 top critics
1UP: (6.9): 
"This kooky RPG parody finds a fitting home on[...]"
GiantBomb: (8.0): 
"Don't blink or you'll miss this pleasantly[...]"

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Release Date: 06/29/11
Genre: Action Role-Playing
Developer: Marvelous Entertainment Inc.
Publisher: Marvelous Entertainment Inc.
ESRB Rating: Everyone
ESRB Content: Mild Fantasy Violence

#8:    Guardian Heroes (360)   
Review Average:  7.9
based on 4 top critics and 1 virtual rating
GamePro: (8.0): 
"Yet another Sega Saturn classic from Treasure[...]"
Game Informer: (8.3): 
"Guardian Heroes Review: A Beat ‘Em Up From A[...]"

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Release Date: 10/12/11
Genre: Action Role-Playing
Developer: Treasure
Publisher: Sega
ESRB Rating: Teen
ESRB Content:

Review Average:  7.5
based on 2 top critics and 3 virtual ratings
IGN: (8.0): 
"I'd be friends with the sparrows and the boy who[...]"
GameSpot: (8.5): 
"The fun and funny Fallout: New Vegas - Old World[...]"

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Release Date: 06/01/11
Genre: Sci-Fi Role-Playing
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
ESRB Rating: Mature
ESRB Content: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Use of Drugs, Sexual Content

Review Average:  7.3
based on 2 top critics and 3 virtual ratings
GameSpot: (7.0): 
"A fun new character breathes life into Dragon Age[...]"
IGN: (8.5): 
"Felicia Day puts the camp into downloadable[...]"

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Release Date: 10/11/11
Genre: Fantasy Role Playing
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Electronic Arts
ESRB Rating: Mature
ESRB Content: