Some of my friends on Xbox Live are outright achievement whores. I never have tried to boost my gamerscore outside of the normal games I was going to play anyway.  Then I happened to run across this post on gamesradar.com. They list the top 10 games of 2009 when it comes to obtaining easy achievement points. Be prepared – your pride is going to suffer a bit if you go after some of these games (Who can live with Hannah Montana showing on your completed games list??? Some things in life are just not worth it.)

I rented Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard. Now this game had ratings that ranged from a 5 to a 6 out of 10 which is pretty damn bad for a video game. For that reason, I never even considered playing it when it came out. I decided to suffer through it anyway since the author says they gained nearly 800 points on their first playthrough.

It turns out that Eat Lead is sorely underrated – at least in my opinion. The gameplay and mechanics are indeed a bit off, and that mainly revolves around the cover system. But once you get the hang of things and realize you can’t just spray and pray in every room you enter, the game’s story takes over and gives you some genuinely intriguing plot lines and pretty funny one-liners.

I finished the game in about 8 hours and gained 815 achievement points. And I actually had FUN doing it. So if you’re looking for a decent shooter that’s unlike the other clones out there, then pick up Eat Lead. Go into it with an open mind and some patience, and I think you’ll find it’s a lot of fun.