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3DGalaxy 2009 Game Awards – Overall

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Overall 2009 Awards

Quick note: Only games that I’ve played / am excited to play soon will be eligible to win awards.

Since all of these games have won in other categories, I won’t go into why I picked them since you should already know.

Best Action Game - Ratchet & Clank: ACiT

Also notable: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, inFamous, Batman: Arkham Asylum (playing soon)

Best Fighting Game - Street Fighter IV

Best Music Game - The Beatles: Rock Band

Also notable: Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band Unplugged

Best Platform Game - LittleBigPlanet PSP

Also notable: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Best Puzzle Game - Critter Crunch

Also notable: Scribblenauts

Best Racing Game - Dirt 2

Also notable: F1 200, Need for Speed: Shift, Gran Turismo PSP, MotorStorm: Arctic Edge, Excitebots (if it was released here)

Best Shooter - Borderlands

Also notable: Modern Warfare 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Killzone 2, Resistance: Retribution

Best Sports Game - FIFA 10

Also notable: Tiger Woods 10 (Wii), Grand Slam Tennis, NBA Live 10, Wii Sports Resort

Best Strategy Game - Plants vs Zombies

Also notable: StarDefense

Best Visual Quality - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Also notable: Killzone 2, Ratchet & Clank: ACiT

Best Use of Sound - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Also notable: Ratchet & Clank: ACiT, Killzone 2, Modern Warfare 2, Shatter, Critter Crunch

Best Story - inFamous

Also notable: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Ratchet & Clank: ACiT, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Family Game - Boom Blox Bash Party

Also notable: Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus

Best Multiplayer - Modern Warfare 2

Also notable: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Left 4 Dead 2, Killzone 2, Battlefield 1943, Borderlands, Resistance: Retribution, MotorStorm: Arctic Edge

Best Downloadable Game - Shatter

Also notable: Critter Crunch, Flower, Fat Princess, PixelJunk Shooter, Plants vs Zombies

Overall Game of the Year - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Also notable: Ratchet & Clank: ACiT, LBP PSP, inFamous, Batman: Arkham Asylum

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3DGalaxy 2009 Game Awards – iPod Touch / iPhone

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App Store 2009 Awards

Quick note: Only games that I’ve played / am excited to play soon will be eligible to win awards.

Best Music Game - Rock Band

Rock Band has great production value for an iPhone game, very good graphics and as you would expect, a good set list of songs to play. The controls of the game can be inconsistent from my experience which can make the game frustrating sometimes.

Best Puzzle Game - Peggle

Peggle is a great game, and this port is the perfect title to keep you occupied for a few mins every now and then.

Also notable: Bookworm

Best Strategy Game - StarDefense

StarDefense is another quality game from ngmoco that takes tower defence to a whole new level. Each level takes place on a 3D planet which you can scroll around freely. It’s a very unique take on the genre with high production values.

Best Visual Quality - Zen Bound

Zen Bound is a very unique, stylish game which is all about a relaxing experience. You simply use your finger to manipulate the object on screen and wrap the rope around it as much as you can.

Best Use of Sound - Zen Bound

The sound of the game compliments the relaxing gameplay well, providing a great overall experience.

Best Multiplayer - Eliminate

Eliminate is an impressive online multiplayer game on the App Store. While I’m not big on playing shooters with touch controls, I can appreciate a well designed and executed online game on a platform where you might not expect it. Plus, the game is free barring any downloadable add-ons.

App Store Game of the Year - Peggle

Possibly the best casual game of all time was perfectly recreated on iPod / iPhone with great controls and the same fun gameplay that the PC and other versions have for years.

Also notable: Uno, StarDefense, Zen Bound

Coming Soon: Overall Awards