Now that 2011 is drawing to a close, I thought I’d do a retrospective of 3D games released in 2011.

2011 saw an influx of “native 3D” games versus games which were developed solely in 2D and converted after-the-fact. This meant that instead of 3D being a gimmick as in the case of many games from 2010 and earlier, in 2011 game publishers finally started to use it as a necessary part of the games.

I’ve posted the complete list of 3D games released for the PS3 in 2011, followed by their publisher, age rating, and release date. I’ve also indicated whether the game includes Move support (which in many cases provides an even more immersive experience) as well as whether it’s a PSN exclusive or not.

I’ve also posted in ratings from four sources. From my experience, I’ve found that each of these four sources can be very flawed at times, but when taking all four together, it provides a pretty good indication of how good a game is.

• Amazon reviews are based on user ratings from Amazon.com as of 12/31/2011. I’ve found Amazon ratings to be mostly accurate, but they tend to be on the generous side because users who purchased the game will tend to vote up games to justify the expense they paid, and game publishers’ PR departments routinely use fake reviewers to pump up rankings.
• This is why I turn to GameFly as a second opinion. GameFly generally has more votes and because users don’t pay a lot for the games they’re more likely to be objective. On the flip side, because reviewers may rent a title “for a lark” and may otherwise not be very invested in the game, this may cause ratings to be a little lower than they should be.
•  I look to Gamespot and Metacritic as the “third opinion”. These game reviewers are generally on target, but now and again they’ll let their bias against certain companies or technologies show.

1. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
2. Batman: Arkham City
3. MLB 11 The Show
4. Mortal Kombat 9
5. God of War: Origins Collection