If you missed SpikeTV’s airing of the 2009 Video Game Awards, don’t worry.. it’s Spike. They will play it another 20 times before the month is up. However, if you want to skip all the hub-bub and just get down to the winners, I am more than happy to give you the summary, with a twist. See, I don’t always agree with the “winners”, but I also don’t feel like I am anyone special to make my own “Best of” list. Instead, I just offer my “Editor’s Choice”. Like I said, I don’t always agree with the chosen “winners” and this is just something as simple as what I prefered. Also included with the “Editor’s Choice” is a quick score here from Gamers Platform, even if we haven’t gotten the reviews posted. Yay us! Bear in mind, those are my personaly scores, not my writers. I like to let them have their own say in things like that.
Note: Individual tastes may vary. The views expressed in this article specifically do represent Gamers Platform and its parent affiliation The GameTechWorld Network. If they didn’t I wouldn’t be writing them here, would I? I honestly never have gotten the point of all those disclaimers. Pansies. Anyway, the winners are…
Game Of The Year:
Spike: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Editor’s Choice: Batman: Arkham Asylum 5/5
Studio Of The Year:
Spike:Rocksteady Studios (Batman: Arkham Asylum)
Editor’s Choice: Naughty Dog for Uncharted Drake’s Fortune
Best PC Game:
Spike: Dragon Age: Origins
Editor’s Choice: Dragon Age: Origins 5/5
Best Xbox 360 Game:
Spike: Left 4 Dead 2
Editor’s Choice: Left 4 Dead 2 4/5
Best Playstation 3 Game:
Spike: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Editor’s Choice: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 5/5
Best Wii Game:
Spike: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Editor’s Choice: New Super Mario Bros. Wii 4/5
Best Downloadable Game:
Spike: Shadow Complex
Editor’s Choice: Shadow Complex 4/5 (would have gone to Braid for its later release on some platforms, but it’s a 2008 title in the end)
Best Downloadable Content:
Spike: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad Of Gay Tony
Editor’s Choice: GTAIV: The Ballad of Gay Tony 4/5 (And might I add, get Episodes of Liberty City if you don’t have the first DLC)
Best Independent Game:
Spike: Flower
Editor’s Choice: Flower 4/5 (Why can’t I stop playing this thing? WHY?)
Best Handheld Game:
Spike: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Editor’s Choice: GTA: Chinatown Wars 4/5
Best Game Based On A Movie Or TV Show:
Spike: South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!
Editor’s Choice: X-men Origins: Wolverine 4/5
Best Graphics:
Spike: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Editor’s Choice: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 5/5 (This was a hard call. A lot of pretty ones out there. Uncharted 2’s animations pushed it over the top.)
Best Action Game:
Spike: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Editor’s Choice: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 4/5
Best Multiplayer Game:
Spike: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Editor’s Choice: Left 4 Dead 2 4/5
Best Action-Adventure Game:
Spike: Assassin’s Creed II
Editor’s Choice: Batman: Arkham Asylum 5/5
Best Role-Playing Game:
Spike: Dragon Age: Origins
Editor’s Choice: Dragon Age: Origins 5/5
Best Driving Game:
Spike: Forza Motorsport 3
Editor’s Choice: Forza Motorsport 3 4/5 (Though, Need for Speed: Shift came really close)
Best Fighting Game:
Spike: Street Fighter IV
Editor’s Choice: Street Fighter IV 4/5
Best Individual Sports Game:
Spike: UFC 2009 Undisputed
Editor’s Choice: UFC Undisputed 2009 4/5
Best Team Sports Game:
Spike: NHL 10
Editor’s Choice: FIFA 2010 4/5 (And I hate soccer)
Best Music Game:
Spike: The Beatles: Rock Band
Editor’s Choice: The Beatles: Rock Band 4/5
Best Soundtrack:
Spike: DJ Hero
Editor’s Choice: The Beatles: Rock Band 4/5
Best Original Score:
Spike: Halo 3: ODST
Editor’s Choice: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Cast:
Spike: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Editor’s Choice: Dragon Age: Origins
Best In-Game Voice:
Spike: Jack Black (Brütal Legend)
Editor’s Choice: Mark Hamill as The Joker - Batman: Arkham Asylum
Best Performance By A Human Male:
Spike: Hugh Jackman (X-Men Origins: Wolverine)
Editor’s Choice: Hugh Jackman for X-men Origins: Wolverine
Best Performance By A Human Female:
Spike: Megan Fox (Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen)
Editor’s Choice: Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer in Uncharted 2: Among Theives
Most Anticipated Game of 2010:
Spike: God of War III
Editor’s Choice: Yeah, I am SO not going to limit this to one game. Sorry gang, there’s a lot of good stuff on the way!
Tags: Nintendo Wii, PC, Playstation 3, SpikeTV, Video Game Awards, xbox 360
