Gamespot genre awards up

[Carl]

Zucas said:

Carl2291 said:

Zucas said:

Carl2291 said:
I agree with pretty much everything there except Platformer.

I would give Platformer to 'Splosion Man. That might change ina few days time though

Glad MW2 didn't get the shooter part. VERY overrated game.

Overall, PS3 domination...

Well there is something a little more overrated than it in the category haha.

As for the platformer, I never played Splosion Man so couldn't say.  Haven't played much of Crack in Time either, but I just have issues with Ratchet and Clank being called a platformer to begin with but that is for another time.  Still a good series and I see why so many people like it. 

I have the feeling you are refering to Killzone 2. If you are, i think you are wrong.

KZ2 was hyped up by fans on forums around the net... And gained a metascore of 91. Which IMO it deserves... It has great gameplay and excellent presentation along with a pretty decent online.

Modern Warfare 2 was hyped up by the entire planet. Gained a metascore of 94, which in no way shape or form did it deserve. It had a really short and plotless campaign... And a very, very broken Multiplayer.

I personally think L4D2 should have got the Shooter award, very underrated game... But hey, not for me to decide

Well if you know I'm suggesting it then you know there's a reason haha.  Don't worry I don't think it was the most overhyped game ever... I'll leave that to Gears of War.  But I still do think it is one of the most overrated ones.  Really, as I said about platformers, when it comes down to genre specific awards you have to put the most consideration into how good the main mechanics are for that genre.  And when you compare Killzone 2 to the rest, it doesn't stack up. 

I don't think Modern Warfare 2 should have got it either, though I do think that one should have been nominated.  My choice has been Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena.  That game along with the Butcher's Bay remake was the best shooter of the year and unfortunately because it sold poorly, released way earlier in the year, and no one talked or hyped it... it never stood a chance.  But I don't think MW2 should have got it (enjoyable single player but still forgettable and multiplayer that pisses me off more than I enjoy it) and I don't think Killzone 2 should have got it.  Also wouldn't agree that Left 4 Dead 2 should get it and I probably wouldn't have had that nominated either.  Would have much rather replaced that with Red Faction: Guerrila, another underrated and forgotten game of 2009. 

Force of habit... It's been called overrated since it released

I have to disagree there. It had a mechanic that no other (AFAIK) FPS game had this year, a cover system. And the controls, while... Clunky. Felt real. But i can see why you would think it wasn't as good as others mentioned.

Never played either of them, although my friend on Live was playing Dark Athena a few weeks back and he said it was really good... Im gonna have to pick it up sometime. I got the Demo for RF:G, and it just didnt feel right for me. I want my RF to be FPS