GRcade Game of the Year Awards - voting ends midnight friday

Overall Game of the Year: Halo 3: ODST
Best Action/Adventure Game: Uncharted 2
Best Fighter: Batman: Arkham Asylum
Best Platformer: -
Best Puzzle Game: Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Best Racing Game: Forza Motorsport 3
Best RPG: Borderlands
Best Rythym/Music Game: Rock Band 2, for continued excellence of DLC
Best Shooter: Halo 3: ODST
Best Sports Game: -
Best Strategy Game: Plants vs Zombies
The Oddball Award: House of the Dead: mummy strawberry floating Overkill
Import Game of the Year: -
Best New Downloadable Game: Plants vs Zombies
Best Downloadable Content: Rock Band 2 (Alice in Chains, Iron Maiden, Queen packs)
The Innovation Award: Scribblenauts. For the dictionary, not the game.
Best Visuals: Uncharted 2
Best Audio: Halo 3: ODST
Best Multiplayer: Left 4 Dead 2
Developer of the Year: Naughty Dog
Publisher of the Year: Microsoft
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year: EDGE
Games Website of the Year: GRcade, obviously
Games Podcast of the Year: -
Top Gaming News Story of 2009: "No Russian"
Biggest Disappointment of 2009: Wii Motion Plus
Most Anticipated Game of 2010: Halo: Reach

Overall Game of the Year: Uncharted 2
Best Action/Adventure Game: Uncharted 2
Best Fighter: Street Fighter IV
Best Platformer:
Best Puzzle Game: Tales Of Monkey Island
Best Racing Game:
Best RPG: Tales Of Vesperia
Best Rythym/Music Game: The Beatles:Rock Band
Best Shooter: Modern Warfare 2
Best Sports Game: FIFA 10
Best Strategy Game:
The Oddball Award: Flower
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game: Flower
Best Downloadable Content: GTA:The Ballad Of Gay Tony
The Innovation Award:
Best Visuals: Uncharted 2
Best Audio: The Beatles:Rock Band
Best Multiplayer: Modern Warfare 2
Developer of the Year: Naughty Dog
Publisher of the Year:
Hardware Platform of the Year: Playstation 3
Games Magazine of the Year: GamesTM
Games Website of the Year: Gamestrailers
Games Podcast of the Year:
Top Gaming News Story of 2009:
Biggest Disappointment of 2009: Star Ocean : The Last Hope
Most Anticipated Game of 2010: Final Fantasy XIII

Overall Game of the Year: Uncharted 2
Best Action/Adventure Game: Uncharted 2
Best Fighter: Street Fighter 4
Best Platformer: New Super Mario Bros Wii
Best Puzzle Game: Drop 7(iphone)
Best Racing Game: Wipeout HD Fury
Best RPG: Mario & Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story
Best Rythym/Music Game: The Beatles Rock band
Best Shooter: Modern Warfare 2
Best Sports Game: Fifa 10
Best Strategy Game: N/A
The Oddball Award: Flower
Import Game of the Year: Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Best New Downloadable Game: Shatter
Best Downloadable Content: Wipeout HD Fury
The Innovation Award: N/A
Best Visuals: Uncharted 2
Best Audio: The Beatles Rock band
Best Multiplayer: Uncharted 2
Developer of the Year: Naughty Dog
Publisher of the Year: EA
Hardware Platform of the Year: PS3
Games Magazine of the Year: Edge
Games Website of the Year: Eurogamer
Games Podcast of the Year: RebelFM
Top Gaming News Story of 2009: "No Russian"
Biggest Disappointment of 2009: Killzone
Most Anticipated Game of 2010: God Of War 3

Picked up Assassin's Creed II today for £20. This thread however has me wanting Uncharted 2 more and more...

Overall Game of the Year: Batman - Arkham Asylum

Overall Game of the Year: Batman Arkham Asylum
Best Action/Adventure Game: Batman Arkham Asylum
Best Fighter: Streetfighter IV
Best Platformer: N/A
Best Puzzle Game: Plants vs Zombies
Best Racing Game: DiRT 2
Best RPG: Borderlands
Best Rythym/Music Game: N/A
Best Shooter: Borderlands
Best Sports Game: PES 2010
Best Strategy Game: Plants vs Zombies
The Oddball Award: Trials
Import Game of the Year: N/A
Best New Downloadable Game: Plants vs Zombies
Best Downloadable Content: Zombie Island DLC (Borderlands)
The Innovation Award: N/A
Best Visuals: Resident Evil 5
Best Audio: Borderlands
Best Multiplayer: Borderlands
Developer of the Year: Gearbox
Publisher of the Year: 2k Games
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year: 360
Games Website of the Year: Game Trailers
Games Podcast of the Year: N/A
Top Gaming News Story of 2009: Natal
Biggest Disappointment of 2009: MW2
Most Anticipated Game of 2010: Alan Wake

Just thinking about it what I don't get is people voting for either Microsoft or Sony as the publisher of the year.

This year EA have published...Skate 2, Henry Hatsworth, The Sims 3, GST, FNR4, TW 10, Beatles RB, NfS Shift, Dead Space Extraction, Fifa 10, Brutal Legend, Dragon Age and LEGO Rock Band. Among numerous others, I don't see how anyone could beat them.

I think Zelda will have to go into mine

Overall Game of the Year: Uncharted 2
Best Action/Adventure Game: Uncharted 2
Best Fighter: Street Fighter IV
Best Platformer: Super Mario Wii
Best Puzzle Game:
Best Racing Game: Forza 3
Best RPG:
Best Rythym/Music Game:
Best Shooter: Killzone 2
Best Sports Game: FIFA 10
Best Strategy Game:
The Oddball Award:
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game:
Best Downloadable Content:
The Innovation Award:
Best Visuals: Uncharted 2
Best Audio: Zelda Spirit Tracks
Best Multiplayer: L4D2
Developer of the Year: Naughty Dog
Publisher of the Year:
Hardware Platform of the Year: Playstation 3
Games Magazine of the Year: GamesTM
Games Website of the Year: Gamestrailers
Games Podcast of the Year:
Top Gaming News Story of 2009: PS3 Slim
Biggest Disappointment of 2009: GT PSP
Most Anticipated Game of 2010: GT5

Overall Game of the Year: Uncharted 2
Best Action/Adventure Game: Uncharted 2
Best Fighter: Street Fighter 4
Best Platformer: New Super Mario Bros Wii
Best Puzzle Game: Drop 7(iphone)
Best Racing Game: Forza 3
Best RPG: Mario & Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story
Best Rythym/Music Game: The Beatles Rock band
Best Shooter: Killzone 2
Best Sports Game: Fifa 10
Best Strategy Game: N/A
The Oddball Award: Flower
Import Game of the Year: N/A
Best New Downloadable Game: Ace Combat Xi (iPhone)
Best Downloadable Content: Wipeout HD Fury
The Innovation Award: N/A (As I said before, this year has been an average year )
Best Visuals: Uncharted 2
Best Audio: The Beatles Rock band
Best Multiplayer: Uncharted 2
Developer of the Year: Naughty Dog
Publisher of the Year: EA
Hardware Platform of the Year: PS3
Games Magazine of the Year: Edge
Games Website of the Year: Eurogamer
Games Podcast of the Year: FIFA Soccer Blog
Top Gaming News Story of 2009: "No Russian"
Biggest Disappointment of 2009: Wii Motion +/Wii in general
Most Anticipated Game of 2010: Mass Effect 2

Overall Game of the Year: Street Fighter IV
Best Action/Adventure Game: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Best Fighter: Street Fighter IV
Best Platformer: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Best Puzzle Game: Blue Toad Murder Files
Best Racing Game: Forza Motorsport 3
Best RPG:
Best Rythym/Music Game: Band Hero
Best Shooter: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Best Sports Game: F1 2009
Best Strategy Game: Flight Control
The Oddball Award:
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game: Flight Control
Best Downloadable Content: Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
The Innovation Award: DJ Hero
Best Visuals: Need for Speed: SHIFT
Best Audio: Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Best Multiplayer: Street Fighter IV
Developer of the Year: Codemasters
Publisher of the Year: Electronic Arts
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year: EDGE
Games Website of the Year: Eurogamer
Games Podcast of the Year: cNet Car Tech
Top Gaming News Story of 2009: F1 2009 only coming to Wii and PSP
Biggest Disappointment of 2009: F1 2009
Most Anticipated Game of 2010: F1 2010

Overall Game of the Year: Halo Wars

This was a tough call. I've not played a huge amount of games this year, as it's been very hectic. However, something about this really grabbed me. When it came out, the RTS crowd hated it for being too restrictive and too easy, and the Halo Crowd often just hated the deviation in the genre. I, however, loved it. My knowledge of the Halo universe meant I had instinctive grasp of the relative strengths of each unit, which I always find a major stumbling block when new to a RTS, and the limited base locations and base slots many thought made the game primitive and constrained, but for me gave every map a tactical edge where victories could be snatched from defeat with a bit of clever, tactical assaults on key locations. My measure of a good game has always been how easily I lose myself in it, or, to put it another way, how frequently it suddenly seems to be 3am. Well, upon release of Halo Wars, it all of a sudden seemed to be April.

Best Puzzle Game: Plants Vs Zombies

According to my barometer of how rapidly a game ushers in the dawn, PvS sets a standard. It has everything a game like it should have; well balanced gameplay, varied but tight content and, vitally, that often over-looked aspect; charm. In a modern market where 'Is your game gooseberry fool? Add Zombies' is becoming a management mantra, to see a game use them in a way that seems fresh and clever is brilliant. From the 'Help' section of the game (I won't spoil it, but to anyone who's bought the game already, try reading the help section. It won't take long), to the soundtrack to the visual style, everything about the game suggests that zombies were not an afterthought or a cash-in, but the only way the game could have possibly been realised. Ace.


Best RPG: I only played it this year, but I think Fallout 3 was released last year, right?

Best Rythym/Music Game: Guitar Hero 5. More of the same, better track list.


I'll do the rest later.

Overall Game of the Year: NEW Super Mario Bros. Wii
Best Action/Adventure Game: Batman: Arkham Asylum
Best Fighter:
Best Platformer: NEW Super Mario Bros. Wii
Best Puzzle Game: Professor Layton and Pandora's Box
Best Racing Game: ExciteBots
Best RPG:
Best Rythym/Music Game: The Beatles Rock Band
Best Shooter: Left 4 Dead 2
Best Sports Game: Wii Sports Resort
Best Strategy Game: Plants Vs Zombies
The Oddball Award:
Import Game of the Year: ExciteBots
Best New Downloadable Game: Lost Winds: Winter of the Melodias
Best Downloadable Content: GTAIV The Ballad of Gay Tony
The Innovation Award: Wii Sports Resort
Best Visuals: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Best Audio: GTAIV: Ballad of Gay Tony
Best Multiplayer: Left 4 Dead 2
Developer of the Year: Nintendo
Publisher of the Year: Nintendo
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year:
Games Website of the Year: Eurogamer
Games Podcast of the Year: Listen UP!
Top Gaming News Story of 2009: Project NATAL
Biggest Disappointment of 2009: Resident Evil 5
Most Anticipated Game of 2010: Halo: Reach

Star-jo wrote:Best Puzzle Game: Plants Vs Zombies

According to my barometer of how rapidly a game ushers in the dawn, PvS sets a standard. It has everything a game like it should have; well balanced gameplay, varied but tight content and, vitally, that often over-looked aspect; charm. In a modern market where 'Is your game gooseberry fool? Add Zombies' is becoming a management mantra, to see a game use them in a way that seems fresh and clever is brilliant. From the 'Help' section of the game (I won't spoil it, but to anyone who's bought the game already, try reading the help section. It won't take long), to the soundtrack to the visual style, everything about the game suggests that zombies were not an afterthought or a cash-in, but the only way the game could have possibly been realised. Ace.

How did I not find this before? I love this game.

Overall Game of the Year: FIFA 10
Best Action/Adventure Game: Uncharted 2
Best Fighter: Street Fighter 4
Best Platformer: Rat on Run
Best Puzzle Game: Bejewled 3
Best Racing Game: Forza 3
Best RPG:
Best Rythym/Music Game:
Best Shooter: Modern Warfare 2
Best Sports Game: FIFA 10
Best Strategy Game:
The Oddball Award:
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game: GTA The Ballad of Gay Tony
Best Downloadable Content:
The Innovation Award:
Best Visuals: Uncharted 2
Best Audio: GTA The Ballad of Gay Tony
Best Multiplayer: FIFA 10
Developer of the Year: Naughty Dog
Publisher of the Year: EA
Hardware Platform of the Year: PS3
Games Magazine of the Year: Edge
Games Website of the Year: GRCade
Games Podcast of the Year:
Top Gaming News Story of 2009:
Biggest Disappointment of 2009: Wii Motion Plus
Most Anticipated Game of 2010:

Overall Game of the Year:
Best Action/Adventure Game:Arkham Asylum
Best Fighter:
Best Platformer:
Best Puzzle Game:Drop7 (iPhone)
Best Racing Game:Forza 3
Best RPG:Dragon Age
Best Rythym/Music Game:Beatles Rock Band
Best Shooter: MW2
Best Sports Game:
Best Strategy Game:
The Oddball Award:
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game:Battlefield 1943
Best Downloadable Content: Fallout 3, Point Lookout
The Innovation Award:
Best Visuals:
Best Audio:
Best Multiplayer:
Developer of the Year:
Publisher of the Year: BioWare
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year:
Games Website of the Year: Eurogamer
Games Podcast of the Year:
Top Gaming News Story of 2009: Natal
Biggest Disappointment of 2009: BioShock 2's massive delay.
Most Anticipated Game of 2010:Starcraft 2

Overall Game of the Year:Uncharted 2
Best Action/Adventure Game:Uncharted 2
Best Fighter:Street Fighter IV
Best Platformer:New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Best Puzzle Game:Machinarium
Best Racing Game:DiRT 2
Best RPG:Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story
Best Rythym/Music Game: The Beatles Rock Band
Best Shooter:Halo ODST
Best Sports Game:NHL 10
Best Strategy Game:Plants vs Zombies
The Oddball Award:
Import Game of the Year: Bayonetta
Best New Downloadable Game: Flower
Best Downloadable Content:GTA
The Innovation Award:
Best Visuals: Uncharted 2
Best Audio:Zelda Spirit Tracks
Best Multiplayer: Street Fighter IV
Developer of the Year: Naughty Dog
Publisher of the Year: EA
Hardware Platform of the Year: PS3
Games Magazine of the Year: NGamer
Games Website of the Year: Eurogamer
Games Podcast of the Year: One Life Left
Top Gaming News Story of 2009: "No Russian"
Biggest Disappointment of 2009: Distinct lack of Motion Plus-enabled games
Most Anticipated Game of 2010: Mass Effect 2

PsychicSykes wrote:

Star-jo wrote:Best Puzzle Game: Plants Vs Zombies

According to my barometer of how rapidly a game ushers in the dawn, PvS sets a standard. It has everything a game like it should have; well balanced gameplay, varied but tight content and, vitally, that often over-looked aspect; charm. In a modern market where 'Is your game gooseberry fool? Add Zombies' is becoming a management mantra, to see a game use them in a way that seems fresh and clever is brilliant. From the 'Help' section of the game (I won't spoil it, but to anyone who's bought the game already, try reading the help section. It won't take long), to the soundtrack to the visual style, everything about the game suggests that zombies were not an afterthought or a cash-in, but the only way the game could have possibly been realised. Ace.

How did I not find this before? I love this game.

I'd never saw it before either until just now. Just another little touch to an amazing game.

Overall Game of the Year: batman arkham
Best Action/Adventure Game: GTA china town wars DS
Best Fighter: street fighter IV
Best Platformer: new super mario bros wii
Best Puzzle Game: scibblenauts...
Best Racing Game: wipe out fury expansion pack (if it counts)
Best RPG: N/A
Best Rythym/Music Game: loco Roco 2
Best Shooter: kill zone 2
Best Sports Game: tiger woods
Best Strategy Game: empire total war
The Oddball Award: scribblenauts again, its... odd
Import Game of the Year: N/A
Best New Downloadable Game: wipeout fury again
Best Downloadable Content: batman arkham for ps3 for just the joker missions, awsome.
The Innovation Award: borderlands, how many guns can i have, all of them, nice!
Best Visuals: resi 5
Best Audio: left for dead 2, ain't played it, but watched and listened to it being played, and its impressive on a 5.1 system.
Best Multiplayer: borderlands
Developer of the Year: gear box for borderlands
Publisher of the Year: N/A
Hardware Platform of the Year: DS, most played console i've ever owned.
Games Magazine of the Year: EDGE
Games Website of the Year: pffff
Games Podcast of the Year: N/A
Top Gaming News Story of 2009: Mod war 2 the airport fiasco.
Biggest Disappointment of 2009: resi 5, as beautiful as it is, it seems outdated compared to dead space imo
Most Anticipated Game of 2010: dead space 2 (fingers crossed)

Overall Game of the Year: Brutal Legend
Best Action/Adventure Game: Batman AA
Best Fighter: Tekken 6
Best Platformer: N/A
Best Puzzle Game: Professor layton 2
Best Racing Game: Forza 3
Best RPG: Dragon Age Origins
Best Rythym/Music Game: N/A
Best Shooter: COD MW2
Best Sports Game: N/A
Best Strategy Game: Halo Wars
The Oddball Award: Tropico 3
Import Game of the Year: N/A
Best New Downloadable Game: Trials HD
Best Downloadable Content: Hammer of Infinite Fate (brutal legend)
The Innovation Award: N/A
Best Visuals: Resident Evil 5
Best Audio: Brutal Legend (for it's ace sound track)
Best Multiplayer: Halo 3 ODST
Developer of the Year: BIO WARE
Publisher of the Year: EA
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year: 360 Gamer
Games Website of the Year: GRcade
Games Podcast of the Year: N/A
Top Gaming News Story of 2009: The announcment of Halo Reach (was this year right )
Biggest Disappointment of 2009: Sacred 2 fallen Angel (repetitive and dull)
Most Anticipated Game of 2010: Fallout New Vegas

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