I know! It's rigged I tell ya

However, Galaxy 2 is a rightful winner (as pretty much everyone here is saying!) but I think it has "bioshock" syndrome- the shock of doing it the first time was so awe-inspiring and amazing that, even a technically better sequel isn't as good in many peoples eyes. I expect the same thing to happen to Portal 2 and Little Big Planet 2, sadly, hence why SMG2 isn't winning as many awards as it should (in other words, ALL OF THEM (well, actually, MHTri should win them))

recommend ? xD , poor you i own all monster hunter games and been a fan since the very first.

I have the Wii and PSP iterations, but prefer the Wii version simply due to online play being easy, which makes it far more socialable (even if it lacks content)

Yes, recommend. I can't force people to buy it (already tried that xD )

Not deserved IMO. It was a great game, but it wasn't anything special. It was exactly SMG 1, the only big difference being Yoshi. SMG 1 felt innovative, this...not.

i'm talking about the first PS2 game.

it had a great intro as well, btw i don't know why i'm telling you this, i'm a show off.

I have never played it so I can't necessarily agree with it winning.

Exactly my issue with it, it was technically better, but many thought it worse. I explained this above as part of the "bioshock" effect

Yeah man, completely correct. Don't get me wrong, though, I loved it and got all 202 Stars.

*facepalm*

While Bioshock 2 was a great game (my favorite FPS of the year), I felt that the pacing and atmosphere was somewhat lacking compared to the 1st game (not to mention the lack of freshness that you mentioned). For many areas it went like this: Kill bad guys, kill Big Daddies, find Little Sisters, Kill Big Sister, leave area... rinse and repeat. I never thought there was as much diversity in the second game compared to the first.

SMG2 however, even though it lacks the freshness that the first game provides, not only improves upon the first game technically, but expands on it as well. There's so many new gameplay elements that are just so much fun. Many people (and reviewers) were expecting SMG 1.5, but instead we got the awesome Super Mario Galaxy 2. Like Destructoid said, the game is a perfect example of a video game.