It's the Nintendo DS's time to shine.
Welcome, once again,to our Official Game of the Year Awards. Just as with last year, we're also going to include the winners selected by you, the forum users, as well as those selected by the site staff. So simply follow the instructions below to get voting:
1) You vote simply by listing your winners (there's a sample ballot below which serves as an example) and posting them in this thread. There are other threads out there for each console, handheld and overall.
2) Voting is open straight away, but you only have until the 17th of December to get your votes in, so make sure you vote before that deadline otherwise you'll miss out on your chance to influence the winning games. You may edit your votes up until that deadline - votes won't be counted until the threads are locked.
3) Only votes from users with more than 100 posts will be counted.
4) Staff votes don't count here - all staff should head over to the staff forums to vote.
5) Please try and pick as many games as possible, up to a maximum of 5 games in each category. Note that voting is weighted to give those listing more games a stronger voice.
6) The list of nominees below is not definitive, feel free to vote for games that haven't been listed as long as they were released in NA or Europe during 2010, but do not vote for games that were released in the US in 2009.
7) Please check out the sample ballot below. If you fail to follow it and your votes are not clear then they will not be counted. If you're uncertain about anything just make a post in this thread or send Naznatips, myself or Torillian a wall post/pm.
Thank you for participating in the VGChartz Game of the Year Awards. Happy voting!
Sample ballot:
First Person Shooter
1. Halo Reach
2. BioShock 2
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops
4. Metro 2033
5. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Third Person Shooter
1. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
2. Crackdown 2
Action-Adventure
No vote.
Fighter
1. Super Street Fighter IV
360 Game of the Year (open voting)
1. Halo Reach
2. BioShock 2
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops
4. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
and so on.
note - the sample ballot lists 360 categories and nominees, but the principles are the same for all of the voting threads.
The nominees are.
Platformer:
Sonic Colours
Sonic Classic Collection
Mega Man Zero Collection
Ivy the Kiwi?
Action/Adventure:
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Alice in Wonderland
Chronos Twins
LEGO Harry Potter
The Secret Files: Tunguska
Dragon Ball: Origins 2
Dimentium II
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge
Puzzle:
Prof. Layton & the Unwound Future
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Super Scribblenauts
Picross 3D
Bejeweled Twist
Tetris Party Deluxe
Dementium II
Puzzle Quest 2
Color Cross
Racing:
Sonic & SEGA All Stars
Pop Island: Paperfield
Motor Racer
Ferrari GT
Drift Street International
RPG:
Dragon Quest IX
Pokemon SoulSilver/HeartGold
Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals
Etrian odyssey III
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Jounrey
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light
Dawn of Heroes
Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar
Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Infinite Space
Golden Sun
Misc:
Art Academy
America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking
100 Classic Books
Beat City
DSiWare:
Spotto!
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge
Divergent Shift
3D Mahjong
WarioWare DIY
X-Scape
Starship Defense
Pop Island – Paperfield
Flight Control
Alpha Bounce
Number Battle
Trajectile
Best Graphics (open voting)
Best Original Music Score (open voting)
Most Innovative (open voting)
Biggest Disappointment (open voting)
Best Game No One Played (open voting)
Most Anticipated Game (open voting)
Nintendo DS Game of the Year (open voting)
