Game of the Year Awards 2008

Here are my Game of the Year Awards for 08, i chose the one that i thought deserved the top spot, as well as the other games that deserve the award too, but i could only choose one. I am also working on my Overall Games of the year, for that i do not choose just one game, i choose ten and attempt to rank them in a tentative order, i have decided on 8 so far, still looking over all the games this year to decide on the last 2 slots. I will post that in the coming weeks, along with a few thoughts on each game and why i ranked it in the top games of the year. obviously many of the games you see in many categories here will probably make the cut, but not necessarily. my list consists mainly of PS3 and 360 games, but i also consider Wii Games too, it was kind of a slow year for the Wii though.



Action Game of the Year:
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Runners up:
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Ninja Gaiden 2
Devil May Cry 4
Dead Space

Driving/Racing Game of the Year:
Burnout Paradise
Runners up:
Motorstorm 2: Pacific Rift
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue
Midnight Club Los Angeles

RPG of the Year:
Fallout 3
Runners up:
Fable 2
Lost Odyssey
Tales of Vesperia

Shooter of the Year:
Resistance 2
Runners up:
Gears of War 2
Call of Duty: World at War
Battlefield: Bad Company
Far Cry 2
Left 4 Dead
Grand Theft Auto IV

Sports Game of the Year:
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
Runners up:
NHL 09
Madden 09

Strategy Game of the Year:
Valkyria Chronicles
Runners up:
EndWar
Spore
Civilization Revolution

Best Graphics:
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue
Runners up:
Resistance 2
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Prince of Persia
Gears of War 2
Call of Duty: World at War
Ninja Gaiden 2

Best Artistic Design:
Prince of Persia
Runners up:
LittleBigPlanet
No More Heroes
De Blob

Best Story:
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Runners up:
Lost Odyssey
Dead Space
Fallout 3
Grand Theft Auto IV

Best Online Multiplayer:
Call of Duty: World at War
Runners up:
Resistance 2
Battlefield: Bad Company
Grand Theft Auto IV
Left 4 Dead
EndWar
LittleBigPlanet
Metal Gear Online

Best New IP:
Dead Space
Runners up:
Left 4 Dead
LittleBigPlanet
Spore
De Blob
Mirror's Edge

Best Sequel:
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Runners up:
Resistance 2
Fable 2
Gears of War 2
Fallout 3
Call of Duty: World at War
Burnout Paradise
Grand Theft Auto IV

Most Innovative Game:
De Blob
Runners up:
LittleBigPlanet
Mirror's Edge
EndWar
Spore

Biggest Dissapointments of 08:
Gears of War 2 Multiplayer
Resistance 2 and LittleBigPlanets Sales
Nintendos big Fall game: WiiMusic

Biggest News of 08:
FFXIII on xbox 360

Coolest New Features:
Live NXE
Playstation Home

Biggest Game to look Forward to 09 (announced):
Resident Evil 5
Others:
Gran Turismo 5
Killzone 2
inFamous
Final Fantasy XIII
Star Ocean: The Last Hope
White Knight Chronicles
Uncharted 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Alan Wake
Halo: ODST