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		Games => General Gaming => Topic started by: MysterD on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 04:23:34 PM
		
			
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				Best of IGN 2009 Awards are up. (http://bestof.ign.com/)
 
 
 Best Of IGN 2009 Awards - PC Games. (http://bestof.ign.com/2009/pc/index.html)
 
 PC Game of The Year =  Dragon Age: Origins
 Best RPG = Dragon Age: Origins
 Best Story = Dragon Age: Origins
 
 Best Multiplayer = Left 4 Dead 2
 Award for Excellence in Sound = Left 4 Dead 2
 
 Best Shooter = Borderlands
 
 Best Expansion = Fallout 3 - Broken Steel
 Best Action Game = Batman: Arkham Asylum
 Best Adventure Game = Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
 Best Persistent World = Aion
 Best Puzzle Game = Crayon Physics Deluxe
 Best Racing Game = Burnout: Paradise - The Ultimate Box
 Best Strategy Game = Empire: Total War
 Award for Visual Excellence = Resident Evil 5
 
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				I do not see that any of the awards in question were fueled by Dew.
			
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				Left 4 Dead 2 - Best Multiplayer of 2008.  When it was called Left 4 Dead.
 
 Sort of a weird list.  Personally I don't find Dragon Age nearly as engaging as most people seem to, and I'd have given Best Action Game to Demon's Souls (and for that matter, Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes on DS gets my Puzzle Game vote), but it's a decent list.  Or at least I guess it is.  I didn't play Empire, haven't gotten to Broken Steel yet, and can't comment on Aion as far as persistent worlds go.  I will say that Secret of Monkey Island seems like an absolutely horrible choice given how many great, original fucking adventure games there were.  I think that was a stupid decision (especially since it didn't even look very good, and despite being a fan of the franchise, I'd rather go play the original).
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				What D has listed is purely for PC only.
 
 Here's the PS3 and Xbox360 lists, respectively:
 
 PS3 GOTY: Uncharted 2
 Best Action Game: Uncharted 2
 Best Multiplayer Game: Uncharted 2
 Best RPG: Demon's Souls
 Best Fighting Game: BlazBlue
 Best Music Game: DJ Hero
 Best Shooter: Killzone 2
 Award for Visual Excellence: Uncharted 2
 Award for Excellence in Sound: Uncharted 2
 Best Story: Infamous
 Best PSN Game: Shatter
 
 Xbox360 GOTY: Assassin's Creed II
 Best Action Game: Assassin's Creed II
 Best Fighting Game: Street Fighter IV
 Best Racing Game: Forza 3
 Best RPG: Dragon Age: Origins
 Best Shooter: Modern Warfare 2
 Award for Visual Excellence: Modern Warfare 2
 Award for Excellence in Sound: Modern Warfare 2
 Best Story: Batman Arkham Asylum
 Best Multiplayer Game: Modern Warfare 2
 Best XBLA Game: Shadow Complex
 
 To be quite honest, I think the guys over at IGN PS3 gave a little too much bias towards Uncharted 2.  Yes, it's a good game, but best multiplayer?  Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer suite blows Uncharted 2 out of the water.  Spec Ops is leaps and bounds more fun and challenging than Uncharted 2's interpretation of Gears of War Horde mode and co-op missions are a drag.  The competitive multiplayer is limited to only 10 players in Uncharted 2 as well, and to be honest, Uncharted 2's MP plays a lot like Gears of War, but the lack of a sprint/roadie run ability limits players' mobility.  I didn't really like it all that much, especially compared to MW2.
 
 Best Action game is a tough call between Uncharted 2, Assassin's Creed II and Demon's Souls for me.  I totally agree with best RPG for Demon's Souls, even having not yet played Dragon Age Origins.  Demon's Souls is some of the most fun I've had in a game recently.  I haven't played Killzone 2 aside from the demo to objectively judge it against MW2 though.  I hear inFamous' story is pretty good so it's good to see it get the best story.  I'll be picking it up in the near future actually.
 
 The Xbox360 awards seem more reasonable, but without a doubt, I find the 360 lineup this year to be kind of stale.  The PS3 got so many exclusive games that were just amazing (Uncharted 2, Demon's Souls, inFamous, Killzone 2, God of War Collection).
 
 It's kind of sad that Batman Arkham Asylum kind of got lost in the shuffle as well.  It really is an amazing game and deserves more recognition than it's getting.  It just kind of got eclipsed by releases like AC2, MW2, Uncharted 2, and the other '2' games this year.
 
 I should post the Wii list as well, but it's just so... pointless.
 Wii GOTY: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
 Best Action Game: Madworld
 Best Adventure: Silent Hill Shattered Memories
 Best Platform Game: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
 Best Puzzle Game: A Boy and His Blob
 Best Shooter: Dead Space Extraction
 Best Sports Game: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
 Best Story: Silent Hill Shattered Memories
 
 I only picked up two Wii Games this year (better than the zero games in 2008) and they were Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and A Boy and His Blob.  Both are great games and are definitely worth playing.  I'm interested in getting Silent Hill Shattered Memories but I hear it's a fairly short affair so it might be a rental for me.  And whenever I see mention of Dead Space I keep reminding myself I need to finish up the first game some time in the near future.  I'm on Chapter 9 now, so just about 3-4 hours more to go before I reach the end.
 
 
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				Left 4 Dead 2 - Best Multiplayer of 2008.  When it was called Left 4 Dead. I think I had more fun w/ Borderlands' MP - on GameRanger, where it was working for me.
 
 Don't get me wrong, I like L4D2 - but yeah, this feels like a stand-alone expansion to me.
 
 I will say that Secret of Monkey Island seems like an absolutely horrible choice given how many great, original fucking adventure games there were.  I think that was a stupid decision (especially since it didn't even look very good, and despite being a fan of the franchise, I'd rather go play the original).
 
 I don't understand why they didn't have a "Best Re-Release Award" or something. I think w/ Secret of MI Special Ed, Enhanced Remake of Riddick: Butcher Bay placed on Riddick: Dark Athena, and The God Of War Collection here, we might see even more older games get re-releases and have say extra content and enhanced graphics features, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if this becomes a growing trend, too - w/ the way things are going.
 
 It seems really odd to me they're giving an award for an OLD game that basically got re-released w/ additional extra graphics features and other content when - like Que said - there's other NEW adventure games that got released this year for the first time. WTF, IGN?
 
 I have Secret of Monkey Island - Special Ed (thanks to when it was like $2.50 on Steam, not too long ago) downloaded and installed, but I ain't even looked at it yet.
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				Thanks iPPi, I hadnt seen the console lists yet. Man, they really love Uncharted 2.
			
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				X-Play's Best of 2009 Awards. (http://g4tv.com/articles/69399/XPlay_Best_of_2009_Awards#bestof2009)
 
 GAME OF THE YEAR
 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
 
 GAME OF THE YEAR ACCEPTANCE
 Naughty Dog for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
 
 BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME
 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
 
 BEST ANIMATION
 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
 
 BEST WRITING
 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
 
 BEST ORIGINAL GAME
 Borderlands
 
 BEST GAMEPLAY INNOVATION
 Demon's Souls (multiplayer)
 
 BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
 
 BEST SHOOTER
 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
 
 BEST SOUND DESIGN
 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
 
 BEST NEW CHARACTER
 Eddie (Brutal Legend)
 
 BEST ART DIRECTION
 Brutal Legend
 
 BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
 Flower
 
 BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
 Shadow Complex
 
 BEST DLC
 Fallout 3: Broken Steel
 
 RACING GAME
 Forza Motorsport 3
 
 ROLE-PLAYING GAME
 Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
 
 MUSIC GAME
 The Beatles: Rock Band
 
 FIGHTING GAME
 Street Fighter IV
 
 HANDHELD GAME
 GTA: Chinatown Wars (DS)
 
 SPORTS GAME
 Fight Night Round 4
 
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				You guys ever notice that most Game of the Year awards end up being given to games that are roughly less than two months old? Is that because big, quality games are held for release this time of year or is it because gamers have a short memory and cant remember anything that came out in the spring and summer?
 
 Sure you get some stuff that came out earlier, like Chinatown Wars for DS there. But theres a lot of Uncharted 2, MW2, Borderlands, Demons Souls, etc. Not to say they dont deserve it just because they are newer...but...yeah.
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				I think it is a bit of both.
 
 I guess it is the same with the oscars, where movies that can win those awards are normally released near awards season.
 
 Here the motivation is the holiday season of course.
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				GameSpot's Best of 2009 Awards (http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/)
 
 GameSpot's Game of The Year (http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/game-of-the-year/index.html?tag=topslot;thumb;1)
 Game of The Year = Demon's Souls (PS3)
 
 Genre Awards (http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/genre-awards/index.html)
 Best Action/Adventure Genre = Uncharted 2 (PS3)
 Best Driving Game = Forza Motorsport 3 (X360)
 Best Fighting Game = Street Fighter 4 (PC, X360, PS3)
 Best Platformer = Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time (PS3)
 Best Puzzle Game = Trials HD (X360)
 Best Rhythm/Music = The Beatles: Rock Band (X360, PS3, Wii)
 Best RPG = Demon's Souls (PS3)
 Best Shooter = Killzone 2 (PS3)
 Best Sports Game = FIFA Soccer 10 (X360, PS3)
 Best Strategy Game = The Sims 3 (PC)
 
 Platform Awards (http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/platform-awards/index.html?page=1&tag=topslot;thumb;1)
 Best PC Game = Dragon Age: Origins
 Best X360 Game = Assassin's Creed 2
 Best PS3 Game = Demon's Souls
 Best Wii Game = Dead Space: Extraction
 Best PSP and DS Game = GTA: Chinatown Wars
 
 Special Achievement Awards (http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/special-achievement/index.html)
 Most Surprisingly Good Game = 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
 Best Story = Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason (PC)
 Best Graphics Technical; Best Voice Acting = Uncharted 2 (PS3)
 Best Graphics Artistic = Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii)
 Best New Character = Ezio from Assassin's Creed 2
 Best Original Downloadable Console Game = Comet Crash (PS3)
 Best DLC/Expansion Pack = GTA4 for The Lost And The Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony (X360)
 Best Atmosphere; Best Use of a Creative License = Batman: Arkham Asylum (PC, X360, PS3)
 Best Original Music = Afro Samurai (X360, PS3)
 Best License Music = The Beatles: Rock Band (PS3, X360, Wii)
 Best Sound Design; Best Competitive Multiplayer; Most Improved Sequel = Killzone 2 (PS3)
 Funniest Game = House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii)
 Best Cooperative Multiplayer = Left 4 Dead 2 (PC, X360)
 Best Original Game Mechanic = Demon's Soul (PS3) for the Online Mechanic
 Best Use of Control Scheme = Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Wii)
 Best Original Intellectual Property = Infamous (PS3)
 Best Boss Fights = Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero? (PSP)
 Most Memorable Moment = Dead Space: Extraction (Wii) for Strategic Self-Dismemberment
 Best UK Developed Game; Most Surprising Game To Make It Past Aussie Censors = GTA: Chinatown Wars (PSP; DS)
 Best Writing & Dialogue = Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time (PS3)
 Biggest News = "Recession-Proof" Industry's Game Sales Sink
 
 Dubious Honors (http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/dubious-honors/index.html)
 Most Despicable Use of In-Game Advertising = Bionic Commando for Pristine Pepsi Machines
 Most Disappointing Game = FEAR 2: Project Origin (PC, X360)
 Flat-Out Worst Game = Stalin Vs. Martins (X360)
 Worst Game Everybody Played = Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes (X360, PS3, Wii)
 Best Game No One Played = Dead Space: Extraction (Wii)
 Least Improved Sequel = The Godfather 2 (PC, X360, PS3)
 Worst Use Of A Great License = Star Trek: D-A-C (X360)
 Worst Box Art = The Conduit (Wii)
 Character Most Likely To Fail A Performance-Enhancing Drug Test = Chris Redfield from Resident Evil 5 (PC, X360, PS3)
 
 
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				Must get Demon Souls... 
			
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				There you go Idol, Gamespot remembers the earlier games of the year. Killzone 2, Trials HD, Prinny, several others.
			
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				Wow Trials HD looks a lot like an old PC game I used to play called Elastomania, which was a lot of fun but challenging.  I might have to check it out.
 
 It's definitely surprising to see Demon's Souls as PS3 GOTY from Gamespot... I'd have thought they would give it to Uncharted 2, like many others.
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				I was really shocked Cryostasis got Best Story - especially being up against big name titles like DAO. I knew that was a game I missed and really wanted to play, back when it came out and all. Thanks for the reminder, GameSpot. Gonna have to go find that one. :)
			
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				I picked that up during one of the GoGamer sales and still haven't played it.  Need to do that, it looked cool.  Glad to see Demon's Souls get rewarded for actually innovating.  I don't care how cool Uncharted 2 was, there wasn't anything terribly unique about it (well, from what I gather... I haven't played it).
			
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				Best Strategy Game = The Sims 3 (PC)
 
 wat?
 
 I suppose it can be classified as a strategy game, but man it must have been a shitty year for more traditional strategy titles.
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				Gamespot's Overall Game of the Year = Demon's Souls (PS3)
 
 Definitely a surprise there.
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				Gamespot's Overall Game of the Year = Demon's Souls (PS3)
 
 Definitely a surprise there.
 
 
 Wow. Congrats to Demon's Souls.
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				That's a huge surprise, in fact.  Good choice, though, and it's great to see the game getting recognition, especially since it's so old-school and unforgiving in its general mentality.
			
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				GameTrailers' GOTY awards are all out now and wow... The best console game nominees are pretty bad.  They're all Batman Arkham Asylum, Street Fighter 4, Assassin's Creed 2, Modern Warfare 2 and GTA4 The Ballad of Gay Tony (X360) and Uncharted 2 (PS3).  DAO, Demon's Souls, and Killzone 2 seem to be missing from the lists.
 
 GOTY: Modern Warfare 2
 Best PC Game: Modern Warfare 2
 Best PS3 Game: Modern Warfare 2
 Best Xbox360 Game: Modern Warfare 2
 Best Software Lineup: PS3
 Best Wii Game: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
 Biggest News Story: Motion Controls
 Best Sports game: NHL 10
 Best Fighting Game: Street Fighter IV
 Best Racing Game: Forza 3
 Best Multiplayer: Modern Warfare 2
 Best Story: Uncharted 2
 Best Graphics: Uncharted 2
 Best First Person Shooter: Modern Warfare 2
 Best Third Person Shooter: Uncharted 2
 Best Action/Adventure: Batman: Arkham Asylum
 Best RPG: Demon's Souls
 Best New IP: Demon's Souls
 
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				GOTY: Modern Warfare 2
 Best PC Game: Modern Warfare 2
 Best PS3 Game: Modern Warfare 2
 Best Xbox360 Game: Modern Warfare 2
 Do you like my hat? Its made of MONEY!
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				I know we are just looking at this stuff for fun, but do people really care what gametrailers? 
			
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				Best First Person Shooter: Modern Warfare 2
 Best Multiplayer: Modern Warfare 2
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 GOTY: Modern Warfare 2
 Best PC Game: Modern Warfare 2
 Best PS3 Game: Modern Warfare 2
 Best Xbox360 Game: Modern Warfare 2
 
 Geez - why didn't they just give MW2 Best Multi-Platform Game?
 
 Winning every platform really takes away awards from other games - I remember when GameSpot did the Best Multi-Platform Award back in the day b/c of such matters. I remember when Hitman 2: Silent Assassin won such an award - b/c across all platforms, no matter what version you picked, you couldn't go wrong w/ it. Designers who make a game for multiple platforms - and they all turn out about equal - yeah, they deserve an award for doing right for every platform.
 
 Though on another note - MW2 getting Best PC Game? Really? Even w/ all the blunders of the rampant cheating, no ded-servers and possibly no SDK plans?  :o
 
 Best Software Lineup: PS3
 Best Wii Game: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
 Biggest News Story: Motion Controls
 Best Sports game: NHL 10
 Best Fighting Game: Street Fighter IV
 Best Racing Game: Forza 3
 Best Story: Uncharted 2
 Best Graphics: Uncharted 2
 Best Third Person Shooter: Uncharted 2
 Best Action/Adventure: Batman: Arkham Asylum
 
 Oh, Street Fighter 4 on my PC kicks major ass. I can't argue w/ SF4 getting Best Fighter. The game's awesome.
 
 About Best Story - geez, I figured Dragon Age would take that home...
 
 Best RPG: Demon's Souls
 Best New IP: Demon's Souls
 
 I figured it'd be b/t Demon's Souls or Dragon Age.
 
 Though - WTF at no love for Borderlands in any category it might have a chance in - (Shooter, New IP).
 
 EDIT:
 Some of the awards ippi left out from GTTV...
 Biggest Surprise - Batman: Arkham Asylum
 Best Downloadable Only Game - Fat Princess
 Best Strategy Game - Empire: Total War
 Most Innovative Game - Scribblenauts
 Best Puzzle/Parlor Game - Professor Layton & The Diabolical Box
 Best Nintendo DS Game - GTA: Chinatown Wars
 Most Disappointing Game - Tony Hawk: Ride
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				Here is Giantbomb's list:
 
 Game of the Year: Uncharted 2 Among Thieves
 
 Multiplatform: Batman Arkham Asylum
 PS3 Exclusive: Uncharted 2 Among Thieves
 XBox 360 Exclusive: Shadow Complex
 Wii Exclusive: Silent Hill Shattered Memories
 PC Game: Dragon Age Origins
 PSP Game: Patapon 2
 DS Game: Mario & Luigi Bowsers Inside Story
 
 Other Awards:
 Best New NPC: Tenzin from Uncharted 2
 Best Performance by Nolan North: Nathan Drake
 Most Disappointing Game: Scribblenauts
 Best Competitive Multiplayer: Modern Warfare 2
 Weirdest Game: Noby Noby Boy
 Best Download Only Game: Shadow Complex
 Second Annual Soulja Boy Award for Games To Play If You Drink And Get Drunk or Smoke And Get High: Modern Warfare 2 (Hahahaha)
 Best Big-Ass Ramp: Borderlands (which beats out 50 Cent Blood on the Sand)
 Character We'd Most like to Party With: Eddie Riggs from Brutal Legend
 Best Classic Revival: Street Fighter IV
 Dave Snider's Eastern Bloc Game of the Year Brought To You By Dave Snider: Cryostasis The Sleep of Reason
 Best Villain: Helicopters
 Worst Game of the Year: Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust
 Best Add-On: Fallout 3 - Point Lookout
 Guilty Pleasure of the Year: 50 Cent Blood on the Sand
 Best Debut: Infamous
 Best Co-op: Modern Warfare 2
 The Brad Shoemaker "I'm Callin' It" Award For Best Use of Zombies: Left 4 Dead 2
 Best Graphics: Uncharted 2 Among Thieves
 Best Ending: Silent Hill Shattered Memories
 2009's 2008 Game of the Year: Persona 4
 Most Divisive Game: Flower
 Best Song In A Non-Rhythm Game: "Everybody Loves Donuts" from Splosion Man
 Best Late Title Card: X-Men Origins Wolverine
 Best Original Soundtrack: Shatter
 
 Well there they are, if anything Brad's noteworthy attention to the Silent Hill Wii game has made me curious.
 
 Edit: Also to note, each of the main awards, PS3, XBox 360, Multiplatform each have their own quicklook. I was watching the Wii game one (Silent Hill) and its making me want the game more.
 
 Edit 2: Fuck that game... I want it, but at the same time I don't. It looks as stressing and immersively frightening as the original one, which is the only one that I played... and quit because I'm too much of a pussy.
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				Dave Snider's Eastern Bloc Game of the Year Brought To You By Dave Snider: Cryostasis - The Sleep of Reason
 
 Damn, I gotta get this game...
 
 Best Performance by Nolan North: Nathan Drake My God, how many games did Nolan North (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolan_North#Video_games) wind-up in this year?  Geez... :o
 
 Uncharted 2 (Nathan Drake); Assassin's Creed 2 (Desmond Miles); Halo Wars (Sgt. Forge); Halo 3: ODST (Romeo); Shadow Complex (Jason Fleming); Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (War Machine); DAO; Infamous; X-Men: Origins - Wolverine; Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (Guard); Red Faction: Guerrilla; Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen - The Game; etc.
 
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				That's a pretty decent list.  Doesn't smack so much of "big game syndrome" as a lot of these things do now.  I'm really glad that Brad was so into SH.  Just picked that one up the other day and plan to play through most or all of it on Sunday.  I'm really excited about it.  I put down SH5 not all that far in because I think the formula is starting to wear on me, but this one looks so refreshingly different and just drops the combat entirely, which were the weakest parts of the series (though SH5 did that better than all the others from what I can tell).  My love for the franchise has been rekindled a bit lately, so hopefully I'll be getting through both of those games in the next while.
			
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				Best Strategy Game = The Sims 3 (PC)
 
 wat?
 
 I suppose it can be classified as a strategy game, but man it must have been a shitty year for more traditional strategy titles.
 
 
 I don't think so.
 DOW2 and Empire: Total War don't sound like slouches to me.
 
 How the hell did these two get lost on the GameSpot's GOTY Genre List?
 Hmmmm...DOW2 did come out on Feb 2009, Empire: TW was in March 2009.
 
 I could say seeing Sims 3 winning Best Sim Game, but NOT Best Strategy.
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				Sorry.  Best sim game would be ArmA II for sure, unless there's some obscure flight or space sim that I missed.
			
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				Sorry.  Best sim game would be ArmA II for sure, unless there's some obscure flight or space sim that I missed.
 
 Dunno if you'd consider this on the Sim list for 2009....
 X3: Terran Conflict was released in April 2009 on disc in USA.
 
 X3TC was released on Steam in Dec. 2008 in USA, actually.
 Released in October 2008 in Europe on disc.
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				Big Download's 2009 PC Gaming Awards (http://news.bigdownload.com/2010/01/01/overview-of-big-downloads-end-of-year-2010-preview-features/)
 
 Best PC Games of 2009 (http://news.bigdownload.com/gallery/the-top-pc-games-of-the-decade/2539382/)
 
 Best PC Game Of 2009 = Dragon Age: Origins
 Runner-Ups = Sims 3 and Batman: AA
 
 Best FPS = Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
 Runner-Ups = Borderlands and L4D2
 
 Best Action Game = Batman: AA
 Runner-Ups = Res Evil 5 and Street Fighter 4
 
 Best RPG = Dragon Age: Origins
 Runner-Ups = Borderlands and Torchlight
 
 Best Strategy Game = Dawn of War 2
 Runner-Ups = Tropico 3 and Empire: Total War
 
 Best Co-Op Multiplayer = L4D2
 Runner-Ups = Borderlands and Killing Floor
 
 Best Competitve Multiplayer = Section 8
 Runner-Ups = Dawn of War 2 and Modern Warfare 2
 
 Best Puzzle Game = Plant vs. Zombies
 Runner-Ups = Trine and Puzzle Kingdoms
 
 Best New MMO = Champions Online
 Runner-Up = Aion
 
 Best Expansion = Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment
 Runner-Up = Fallout 3 DLC Packs
 
 Best Adventure Game = Machinarium
 Runner-Ups = Lego Indiana Jones 2 and Tales of Monkey Island
 
 Best Indie Game = Braid
 Runner-Ups = Eufloria and Zeno Clash
 
 Most Disappointing Game = F.E.A.R. 2
 Runner-Ups = Modern Warfare 2 and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
 
 Worst Game = Godfather 2
 Runner Ups = Ghostbusters and Stormrise
 
 Biggest No-Show = Starcraft 2
 Runner-Ups = Alpha Protocol and Assassin's Creed 2 PC
 
 Best Indie PC Games of 2009 (http://news.bigdownload.com/photos/best-indie-games-of-2009-1/2559192/)
 Killing Floor
 Zeno Clash
 Eufloria
 Captain Forever and Captain Successor
 Doom RL
 Torchlight
 Runman
 Tasty Static
 Gratuitous Space Battles
 Time Gentlemen, Please!
 
 Best PC Games Of The Decade (2000-2009) (http://news.bigdownload.com/photos/the-top-pc-games-of-the-decade/)
 26. World of Goo
 25. Freedom Force
 24. NOLF
 23. Guild Wars
 22. CS: Source
 21. L4D
 20. BG&E
 19. TF2
 18. Sins of a Solar Empire
 17. Far Cry
 16. Mass Effect
 15. Fallout 3
 14. Dawn of War 2
 13. Sup Com
 12. BF2
 11. COD4: Modern Warfare
 10. Call of Duty
 09. MOH:AA
 08. UT 2004
 07. Deus Ex
 06. Warcraft 3
 05. Diablo 2
 04. HL2
 03. Civ 4
 02. The Sims
 01. WoW
 
 Most Disappointing PC Games Of The Decade (2000-2009) (http://news.bigdownload.com/photos/top-10-most-disappointing-pc-games-of-the-decade-2000-2009/2550094/)
 10. Mirror's Edge
 09. ALL games based on The Matrix
 08. Deus Ex: Invisible War
 07. Black & White
 06. Hellgate: London
 05. Sims Online
 04. Tabula Rasa
 03. Doom 3
 02. Star Wars: Galaxies
 01. Spore.
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				Mirrors Edge and Doom 3 should not be on that last list. Also, Best of the Decade list is missing Tribes 2.
			
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				Mirrors Edge and Doom 3 should not be on that last list. Both were solid efforts and really don't belong on the list, if you ask me.
 
 Also, Best of the Decade list is missing Tribes 2.
 
 Baldur's Gate 2 is missing, as well.
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				That's still a pretty damned interesting list that gives some good but generally overlooked games more attention.  Definitely not the usual meaningless industry blowjob these things usually are.
			
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				That's still a pretty damned interesting list that gives some good but generally overlooked games more attention.  Definitely not the usual meaningless industry blowjob these things usually are.
 
 
 Agreed.
 I think Big Download's list is one of the better lists I've seen for 2009 and Decade Awards, actually.
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				Was nice to see Eufloria get some attention too.  I should really start a thread for that one.
			
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				Was nice to see Eufloria get some attention too.  I should really start a thread for that one.
 
 Get that thread going!
 Tell us all more. :)