Second Runoff Round 2009, Game of the Year

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This was the year I joined the 7th generation, picking up both a Wii and an Xbox 360.

Both were amazing; coming off of PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox, games like Gears of War and Bioshock looked unbelievably gorgeous, drawing me into their rich, atmospheric worlds. 

Then there was the Wii; playing Wii Sports for the first time felt downright futuristic, while Mario Galaxy and Twilight Princess showed that even without HD graphics, Nintendo still knew how to create deep, masterful adventures packed with charm.

It was also my first year of University, and my RA (Residential Advisor, basically a second year in charge of our dorm floor) had a PS3 that any of us were allowed to use; Uncharted 2 blew my mind.

Good times.