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ATTN: ALL VOTERS: You may edit your votes up until Dec 20th when they will be collected.  No votes will be counted until then so feel free to post it partially complete and come back to edit it later.  This applies to all categories on every platform.

VGC is currently holding voting among its contributor staff for our GoTY selections in several categories.   Now we would like to find out what is YOUR GoTY.  So if you have a few minutes to give your opinion please cast your votes and take note that scoring is weighted based on the number of games you list for the category to give those who have played more games in that category more importance.  Please don't add games if you've never played them at all.

Voting is now open. Voting will be open until December 20th.

When voting: Please pick at least top 2 choices for each category whenever possible. Preferably top 3 if you can come up with that many. You may list up to the top 5 in each category.

NOTE: The games listed are not the only options, feel free to add games we forgot so long as they were released in NA during 2008.

Thank you for participating in the VGC Game of the Year. Happy voting!

THIS IS HOW YOUR VOTES WILL BE COUNTED

If you vote for 5 games, your votes are worth 3, 2, 1, .5, and .25 points .
If you vote for 4 games, your votes are worth 3, 2, 1, .25 points.
If you vote for 3 games, your votes are worth 3, 2, and 1 points.
If you vote for 2 games, your votes are worth 2.5 and 1.5 points.

If you only vote for 1 game, your vote is worth 1.5 points.

VOTE FOR AT LEAST 2 IN ALL CATEGORIES. 3 OR MORE IF POSSIBLE!

Too many selections here for just one vote, so please don't only vote on one thing.


EXAMPLE BALLOT:

Third Person Shooter

  1. Grand Theft Auto IV
  2. Dead Space
  3. SOCOM
  4. Saints Row 2

First Person Shooter

  1. Bioshock - 1 VOTE IS NOT VALID ON THIS BALLOT

Action - Adventure

  1. MGS4
  2. Mirror's Edge

Fighter

  1. SKIPPED - VALID

Platformer

  1. Prince of Persia
  2. LittleBigPlanet
  3. Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty
  4. Pixeljunk Eden
  5. Sonic Unleashed

etc....

Note: Sample is for PS3 voting, but conveys the
idea behind the format we are asking for.



Third-Person Shooter
Metal Gear Solid 4
Mercenaries 2
Dead Space
Gears of War 2
Grand Theft Auto IV
Saints Row 2
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition

First-Person Shooter
BioShock
Resistance 2
STALKER: Clear Sky
Crysis: Warhead
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
Rainbow 6: Vegas 2
Battlefield: Bad Company
Unreal Tournament 3
Far Cry 2
007 Quantum of Solace
Call of Duty: World at War
Left 4 Dead

Arcade Shooter
Bangai-O Spirits
Blastworks
Geometry Wars 2
Everyday Shooter
House of the Dead 2&3 Return
Nanostray 2
Space Invaders Extreme
Super Stardust Portable

Action
Devil May Cry 4
Ninja Gaiden 2
Too Human
Star Wars: The Force Unleased
Tomb Raider Underworld
Mirror's Edge
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Alone in the Dark
Silent Hill: Homecomin
No More Heroes
Ninja Gaiden DS
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Adventure
Prince of Persia
Okami
LEGO Indy
LEGO Batman
Ninjatown
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
God of War: Chains of Olympus

Platformer
LittleBigPlanet
Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty
Pixeljunk Eden
de Blob
Sonic Unleashed
Wario Land: Shake It!
Banjo-Kazooie
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Prince of Persia
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Mega Man 9
Sonic Unleashed
Braid
N+

Fighter
Soul Calibur IV
WWE Smackdown v Raw 09
MK v DC Universe
Super Street Fight II Turbo HD Remix
Bleach: Dark Souls
Super Smash Bros Brawl
Castlevania: Judgement
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm

Racing
MotorStorm 2
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Burnout Paradise
Midnight Club LA
Race Driver: GRID
Pure
Moto GP 08
Need For Speed Undercover
Trials 2 Second Edition
Trackmania Nations/United Forever
Mario Kart Wii

JRPG
The World Ends With You
Chrono Trigger DS
Disgaea DS
Dragon Quest IV
Final Fantasy IV
Rune Factory 2
Etrian Odyssey 2
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Summon Night: Twin Age
Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice
Eternal Sonata
Valkyria Chronicles
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Star Ocean: First Departure
Yggdra Union
Lost Odyssey
Tales of Vesperia
Infinite Undiscovery
The Last Remnant
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon

WRPG
Fable 2
Monster Lab
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
Fallout 3
Mass Effect
Pirates of the Burning Sea
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir

MMORPG
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria

Music & Peripheral
Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Scene It: Box Office
Guitar Hero: On Tour
Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades
Guitar Hero World Tour
Rock Band 2
Lips
You're in the Movies
Samba de Amigo
Wii Music
Singstar
Singstar Vol 2
Buzz! Quiz TV!

Strategy
Civilisation Revolution
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Tom Clancy's EndWar
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Disgaea DS
Civilization Revolution
Ninjatown
Final Fantasy Tactics A2
Age of Empires: Mythologies
Lock's Quest
Robocalypse
Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight or Arnor
Sins of a Solar Empire
King's Bounty: The Legend
Spore
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Multiwinia
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Valkyria Chronicles
Disgaea 3
Pixeljunk Monsters

Simulation
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise
Spore
Animal Crossing
Wii Fit
Endless Ocean
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility

Sports
MLB Power Pros 2008
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2
Top Spin 3
MLB 08 The Show
NCAA Football 09
Fifa Street 3
Madden 09
Tiger Woods 09
NHL 2K9
NHL 09
Fifa 09
NBA 2K9
NBA Live 09
PES 09
Shaun White Snowboarding

Original Downloadable Game
Final Fantasy: My Life as a King
LostWinds
Strong Bad
Tetris Party
World of Goo
Rez HD
N+
Castle Crashers
Braid
Geometry Wars 2
Mega Man 9
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode One
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode Two
Bejeweled Twist
Peggle Nights
Pixeljunk Monsters
PixelJunk Eden
The Last Guy
Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
Echochrome
WipEout HD

Best Graphics (open voting)

Best Music Score (open voting)

Most Innovative (open voting)

Biggest Disappointment (open voting)

Best Game No One Played (open voting)

Overall Game of the Year (open voting)


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Good god this is a lot of work.

I think I'll wait until December 19 to do this.



Isn't this going to be a little too complicated for some people?

Also, is it possible to just vote for genre GOTY OR the last 6 awards, because I'd rather just do the last 6.

EDIT: My Votes


Best Graphics

1) Crysis Warhead

2) Gears of War 2

3) MGS4

4) Prince of Persia

 

Best Music Score:

1) Guitar Hero: World Tour (Not sure if it counts, if it doesn't, disregard)

2) Metal Gear Solid 4

3) Gears of War 2

4) Professor Layton and the Curious Village

 

Most Innovative:

1) Little Big Planet

2) Left 4 Dead

3) The World Ends With You

4) Wii Fit/Balance Board

 

Biggest Disappointment:

1) Grand Theft Auto 4

2) Mario Kart Wii

3) Call of Duty: World at War

4) No more Heroes

5) Metal Gear Solid 4

 

Best Game No one played:

1) The World Ends with You

2) Bioshock (PS3)

3) Okami (Wii)

 

Overall Game of THe Year:

1) Prince of Persia

2) The World ends with You

3) Professor Layton and the Curious Village

4) Metal Gear Solid 4

5) Gears of War 2



Best Graphics (open voting)
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

Biggest Disappointment (open voting)
Grand Theft Auto 4

Overall Game of the Year (open voting)
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts



@CAL4M1TY,

You don't have to vote in every category, so do as much as you'd like. The weighting system is just there to encourage folks to put a bit more effort into it. If they don't that is fine, but they're votes won't mean as much as someone who does put a lot of effort into it.


PS - Give credit to Naznatips on the system and all of the work that went into making these lists.



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Third-Person Shooter

1. Gears of War 2
2. Dead Space


First-Person Shooter
N/A

Arcade Shooter
N/A

Action

No More Heroes

Adventure

Okami


Platformer

LittleBigPlanet


Fighter

1. Super Street Fight II Turbo HD Remix
2. Soul Calibur IV

Racing

Mario Kart Wii

JRPG





1. Valkyria Chronicles
2. Lost Odyssey

3. Tales of Vesperia

4. Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice
5. Disgaea DS


WRPG

Mass Effect (Should this game even be in the list for this year?)

MMORPG

Everquest II: The Shadow Odyssey
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning


Music & Peripheral
N/A

Strategy

1. Valkyria Chronicles
2. Disgaea 3
3. Disgaea DS

Simulation

N/A

Sports

N/A

Original Downloadable Game

N/A

Best Graphics (open voting)

1. Gears of War 2

2. Valkyria Chronicles

3. Lost Odyssey

Best Music Score (open voting)

1. Lost Odyssey


Most Innovative (open voting)

1. Little Big Planet

2. Valkyria Chornicles

Biggest Disappointment (open voting)

1. Resistance 2

2. Grand Theft Auto IV

Best Game No One Played (open voting)

1. Valkyria Chornicles

2. No More Heroes

Overall Game of the Year (open voting)

1. Gears of War 2

2. Valkyria Chronicles



Third-Person Shooter 
1. Gears of War 2
2. Metal Gear Solid 4
3. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition

First-Person Shooter
1. Resistance 2
2. Bioshock
3. Left 4 Dead

Arcade Shooter
1. Blastworks
3. Everyday Shooter
2. Geometry Wars 2


Action
1. Devil May Cry 4
2. Ninja Gaiden 2

3. No More Heroes

Adventure
1. Okami
2. God of War: Chains of Olympus
3. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

Platformer
1. LittleBigPlanet
2. Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty

3. Mega Man 9
4. de Blob

Fighter
1. Super Smash Bros Brawl
2. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
3. Soul Calibur IV

Racing
1. MotorStorm 2
3. Mario Kart Wii
2. Gran Turismo 5: Prologue 

JRPG
1. Valkyria Chronicles
2. Tales of Vesperia
3. Lost Odyssey
4. Final Fantasy IV
5. Chrono Trigger DS


WRPG
1. Fallout 3
2. Mass Effect
3. Fable 2
4. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition

5. Sacred 2: Fallen Angel

MMORPG
1. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
2.
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
3.
The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria
4. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures


Music & Peripheral
1. Singstar
2. Wii Music
3. Lips


Strategy
1. Valkyria Chronicles
2. Disgaea 3
3. Sins of a Solar Empire
4. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
5. Fianl Fantasy Tactics A2


Simulation
1. Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility
2. Animal Crossing

3. Wii Fit

Sports
1. Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
2. Fifa Street 3
3. NHL 2K9
4. Fifa 09
5. PES 09



Original Downloadable Game
1. Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
2. Wipeout HD
3. Pixeljunk Monsters
4. Geometry Wars 2

5. Mega Man 9

Best Graphics (open voting)

1. Metal Gear Solid 4

2. Resistance 2

3. Gears of War 2

Best Music Score (open voting)

1. Metal Gear Solid 4

2. Lost Odyssey

3. Gears of War 2

Most Innovative (open voting)

1. LittleBigPlanet

2. Wii Fit

3. Wii Music

Biggest Disappointment (open voting)

1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

2. GTA IV

Best Game No One Played (open voting)

1. Valkyria Chronicles

2. Okami

3. No More Heroes 

Overall Game of the Year (open voting)

1. Metal Gear Soild 4

2. Valkyria Chronicles

3. LittleBigPlanet

4. Fallout 3

5. Gears of War 2 



Third-Person Shooter
Metal Gear Solid 4 1
Gears of War 2 2
Grand Theft Auto IV 3


First-Person Shooter
Resistance 2 2
Crysis: Warhead 1
Far Cry 2 3

Arcade Shooter
Geometry Wars 2 2
Everyday Shooter 3
Super Stardust Portable 1

Action
Devil May Cry 4 1
Mirrors Edge 2

Adventure
Prince of Persia 1
God of War: Chains of Olympus 2

Platformer
LittleBigPlanet 1
Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty 3
Braid 2


Fighter
Soul Calibur IV 2
Super Street Fight II Turbo HD Remix 3
Super Smash Bros Brawl 1

Racing
MotorStorm 2 3
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue 1
Burnout Paradise 2


JRPG

Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice 3
Valkyria Chronicles 1
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII 2

WRPG
Fable 2 1
Fallout 3 3
Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir 2


Music & Peripheral
Guitar Hero World Tour 3
Rock Band 2 2
Singstar 1

Strategy
Final Fantasy Tactics A2 5
Sins of a Solar Empire 3
Spore 2
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 4
Valkyria Chronicles 1


Sports
MLB 08 The Show1
NCAA Football 09 2
Madden 09 3

Original Downloadable Game
Final Fantasy: My Life as a King 6
Castle Crashers 1
Braid 2
Pixeljunk Monsters 3
Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty 5
WipEout HD 4

Best Graphics (open voting)
MGS4 1
Gears 2 2

Best Music Score (open voting)
MGs4 1
LBP 2

Most Innovative (open voting)
LBP

Biggest Disappointment (open voting)
Haze 1
GTA 4 2

Best Game No One Played (open voting)
Valkyria Chronicles

Overall Game of the Year (open voting)
MGS4 1
1bp 2
gears 2 3



Xen said:

Third-Person Shooter
2.Metal Gear Solid 4
1.Gears of War 2
3.Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition

Overall Game of the Year (open voting)

Metal Gear Soild 4

 

Rated by numbers. 1=best 5=least best!

1. Your list is a mess.

2. You consider Gears of War 2 as the better TPS, but still MGS4 wins the GOTY award ???

    Sure that this is correct ?



Third-Person Shooter
1. Gears of War 2
2. Metal Gear Solid 4
3. Dead Space

First-Person Shooter
1. Left 4 Dead
2. Bioshock
3. Call of Duty: World at War

Arcade Shooter
1. House of the Dead 2&3 Return

Action
1. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
2. No More Heroes
3. Ninja Gaiden DS
4. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Adventure
1. Okami
2. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
3. Ninjatown

Platformer
1. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
2. de Blob
3. Wario Land: Shake It!
4. Kirby Super Star Ultra

Fighter
1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2. Soul Calibur IV
3. Castlevania Judgment
4. Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2

Racing
1. Mario Kart Wii
2. Burnout Paradise

JRPG
1. The World Ends With You
2. Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

WRPG
-

MMORPG
-

Music & Peripheral
1. Guitar Hero: World Tour
2. Guitar Hero: On Tour
3. Samba de Amigo
4. Wii Music

Strategy
1. Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
2. Ninjatown

Simulation
1. Animal Crossing
2. Endless Ocean
3. Wii Fit

Sports
1. Shaun White Snowboarding
2. Tiger Woods 09

Original Downloadable Game
1. World of Goo
2. Tetris Party

Best Graphics (open voting)
1. Okami
2. Prince of Persia
3. Gears of War 2

Best Music Score (open voting)
1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2. Metal Gear Solid 4

Most Innovative (open voting)
1. de Blob
2. Boom Blox

Biggest Disappointment (open voting)
1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Best Game No One Played (open voting)
1. Okami
2. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
3. No More Heroes
4. de Blob

Overall Game of the Year (open voting)
1. Okami
2. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
3. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
4. Mario Kart Wii
5. No More Heroes