We are about to run a public user vote, but first, here are our editor’s picks for 2009:
| Category | Editor’s Choice | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Best Narrative/Fiction | Uncharted 2 | |
| Biggest WOW Factor | Uncharted 2 | |
| Most Innovative Design | Demon’s Souls | This game had tons of new original game mechanics, and most of them worked pretty well. This will surely inspire some more quality titles along these lines. |
| Best Internet Multiplayer | Uncharted 2 | Multiplayer to Uncharted 2 was very polished and fun. Second place was Killzone 2 |
| Most Overhyped | Resident Evil 5 | |
| Most Overrated | Modern Warfare 2 | Still a great game, but overrated. |
| Best Sleeper Hit | Demon’s Souls | Wow, the previews looked bland, but this turned out to be the best RPG thus far of this generation. |
| Most Underrated | Wipeout Fury | This is only an expansion, but really, every single new game mode in this expansion is better than every mode from the original. The new ships, tracks, effects were all fantastic. |
| Biggest News or Trend of the Year | Motion Gaming | Right now, it’s mostly talk and tech demos and a few mini-games on the Wii, but motion control was the biggest growing trend of the year. |
| Best Downloadable Game | Tie: Wipeout Fury + Flower | Very different style of games. We were split down the middle between these two. |
| Best Platformer | Ratchet & Clank: Crack in Time | Not much competition, but Crack in Time was an excellent game |
| Best Action/Adventure | Uncharted 2 | |
| Best First Person Shooter | Killzone 2 | |
| Best Third Person Shooter | Uncharted 2 | |
| Best Open World Action | inFamous | There was some great competition with Prototype and Red Faction (and recently, Saboteur). Those were great game with arguably better graphics and better “engines”, but after playing the games Infamous really had the best compaign missions, side missions, and was just the most fun to play through. |
| Best RPG | Demon’s Souls | |
| Best Puzzle | Critter Crunch | |
| Best Racing | Need for Speed: SHIFT | Second place: Wipeout Fury |
| Best Fighting | Tekken 6 | Second place: Street Fighter IV |
| Best Survival Horror | Resident Evil 5 | Wasn’t much else this year. |
| GOTY 2008 with one year hindsight | Valkyria Chronicles + Metal Gear Solid 4 | Third place: LittleBigPlanet |
| GOTY 2009 | Uncharted 2 | Predictable choice, but it really is that good. Great tech, narrative, campaign, and multiplayer. |
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Written by: Darrin
- Contributing Editor
#1 by Eddie on January 5th, 2010 [ 43753 Points ]
and making these choices did not come easy to me. I wanted to be fair and appreciative of the copious amount of great games on the PS3 but I found myself saying “Uncharted 2!” over and over with a drooly grin.
With that said…Viva la Uncharted 2!
#2 by Darrin on January 5th, 2010
I also thought Killzone 2 and Infamous deserved more recognition even though Uncharted 2 is the better game.
#3 by me on January 6th, 2010
like that VC is on the list as goty of 2008
#4 by Jay on January 7th, 2010 [ 82503 Points ]
so what, no simulation of the year?
#5 by Trev on January 7th, 2010 [ 26422 Points ]
i don’t think inFamous deserved best open world, it lucked out with Assassin’s Creed II being released so late that it could not influence the vote. Overall its a good win for Uncharted dominating and Valkyria was a surprise 08 winner.
#6 by Jay on January 7th, 2010 [ 82503 Points ]
I enjoyed both AC2 and IF, but AC2 could have gone for some more side quests and stuff
#7 by Darrin on January 8th, 2010 [ 17049 Points ]
I’m surprised at how much people like AC2. AC1 was technically good, but the story and gameplay were just horrible. Prince of Persia, from the same studio, blew me away with the graphics and controls, but the game fell flat after spending some time with it.
Is AC2 better than those?