Well folks, they're finally here! The votes have been tallied and here they are. After much deliberation between the four of us, we have all settled on the following:
Best Party Game - Scene it? Box Office Smash! (Xbox 360)
Honorable Mention - Boom Blox (Wii)
Best Portable Game - Chrono Trigger (Nintendo DS)
Honorable Mention - God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)
Best Music Game - Rock Band 2 (multi)
Honorable Mention - Guitar Hero: World Tour (multi)
Best Downloadable Game (does not include games avail. on disc) - Braid (XBL)
Honorable Mention - N+ (XBL)
Best In-game Environment - Dead Space (multi)
Honorable Mention - Fallout 3 (multi)
Best Fighting Game - Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Wii)
Honorable Mention - Soul Caliber IV (multi)
Best Shooter - Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)
Honorable Mention - Resistance 2 (PS3) and Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360)
Best RPG - Fallout 3 (multi)
Honorable Mention - Chrono Trigger (Nintendo DS)
Best Horror Game - Dead Space (multi)
Honorable Mention - Silent Hill: Homecoming (multi)
Best Sports Game - Tiger Woods '09 (multi)
Honorable Mention - Skate It (Wii)
Best Racing Game - Burnout Paradise (multi)
Honorable Mention - Midnight Club: Los Angeles (multi)
Best new IP - Dead Space (multi)
Honorable Mention - Little Big Planet (PS3)
Best Sound - Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)
Honorable Mention - Dead Space (multi)
Best Graphics - Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
Honorable Mention - Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) and Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360)
Best Downloadable Content - Burnout Paradise (multi)
Most Satisfying Hype - Grand Theft Auto IV (multi)
Most Disappointing Hype - Wii Music (Wii)
Most Malicious Gore - Dead Space (multi)
Honorable Mention - Fallout 3 (multi)
Most Side Stories/Jobs - Fable 2 (Xbox 360)
Honorable Mention - Grand Theft Auto IV (multi) and Fallout 3 (multi)
Game That Left Us Begging For A Sequel - Dead Space (multi)
Honorable Mention - Fallout 3 (multi)
Most Unique Control Scheme - Mirror's Edge (multi)
Most Life-Consuming Game - Fallout 3 (multi)
Honorable Mention - Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) and Grand Theft Auto IV (multi)
Highest Replay Value - Fallout 3 (multi)
Best PC Game - World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Honorable Mention - Spore
Best Nintendo DS Game - Chrono Trigger
Honorable Mention - Ninjatown
Best PSP Game - God of War: Chains of Olympus
Honorable Mention - Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
Best Wii Game - Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Honorable Mention - Boom Blox
Best Xbox 360 Game - Fable 2
Honorable Mention - Gears of War 2
Best PS3 Game - Metal Gear Solid 4
Honorable Mention - Little Big Planet
GAME OF THE YEAR HONORABLE MENTION - Grand Theft Auto IV (multi) and Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)
GAME OF THE YEAR!
FALLOUT 3 (multi)
After hours of playing and many a sleepless night, this new addition to the Fallout franchise quickly became an instant favorite of all of us here at Gamersusa. The revamp to the franchise was Bethesda's difficult but satisfying task. Doing a good job of rebuilding Interplay's baby, Bethesda has definitely proved itself to, pretty much, the entire industry. Fallout 3 literally starts you off at your character's birth and lets you build yourself from the very beginning. The story does not stop there; Fallout 3, in addition to a main storyline, has many arduous and somtimes hilarious tasks. From finding an old lady her violin to dealing with people who think they're supervillains, there's no end to the outrageous side-tasks. Bethesda has taken a brand new approach to the RPG genre, by mixing action/adventure, RPG, and FPS elements. One of the most noteable being the Vault-Tech Assisted Targeting System (V.A.T.S.), a 'slo-mo' way of meticulously defeating various foes, which lets you pick out parts of the body individually in order to cripple them. With a wide variety of weapons, tools, foodstuffs, and plenty of skill books, Fallout 3 lets you play the way you want to play, which is why it made our Game of the Year. So, in closing, if you haven't played it yet, go buy it!
-gmusa staff
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