FRIDAY 5: UPCOMING VIDEO GAMES OF 09

I'm just like every normal guy on the face of this earth, I enjoy playing video games. When responsibility comes knocking, the dualshock controller starts rocking. I'm still waiting for that Madden online franchise to pop off and show the Madden Nation why the Eagles are the team to beat. Here are 5 games I can't wait to get my hands on before the end of the year in the Friday 5: Upcoming Games of 09.

5. Tekken 6

GAME: Tekken 6
RELEASE DATE: 10/27/09
WHY: Besides Street Fighter, Tekken is the only other fighting franchise I mess with. There's just something about the capoeira fighting style that makes kicking ass look so good. Where else can you see a robot droid fight a panda bear in an ancient temple?

4. NHL 10

GAME: NHL 10
RELEASE DATE: 09/15/09
WHY: I'm not going to lie, I got hooked on the last installment of this game. There was just something about getting a well set-up goal, until someone found one of the biggest bugs in video game history. No one scores that many wrap-around goals, but this year with over 250 new goalie animations that issue should no longer be a problem.

3. NBA 2K10

GAME: NBA 2K10
RELEASE DATE: 10/06/09
WHY: The 10th game in the NBA 2K series has the potential to be the best yet. The king of basketball games for the past few years has made EA's Live look like a budget series title. The people at 2K sports have never really made drastic adjustments to the game, and for good reason because they have never really had to. I'll give a pass on the cover athlete.

2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

GAME: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
RELEASE DATE: 11/10/09
WHY: There are hundreds of titles claiming to be the realest depiction of war in the first-person shooter genre, but the COD series has them all beat. Mission settings in the game will include Russia, the desert in Afghanistan, a military base in Kazakhstan, and the level I'm most excited for, the City of God in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

1. DJ Hero

GAME: DJ HERO
RELEASE DATE: 10/27/09
WHY: The music based genre has been taking over the gaming world for the past few years. Instead of releasing another installment of Guitar Hero, Activision has decided to cater to all the DJs and bar stars out there with DJ Hero. With a brand new turntable peripheral, the likes of DJ Jazzy Jeff, Jay-Z, Daft Punk, Eric B. & Rakim, the Jackson 5 and a host of other music icons to scratch with, this game looks to surmount the success of Guitar Hero and make millions of people think they could actually spin on the 1s and 2s.