In my opinion, Gamespot always had the best balance between Handhelds/Home consoles/PC games when giving their annual GOTY awards, and this year I think they still kept that balance that IGN and Eurogamer do not have:
Game of the Year: SUPER MARIO GALAXY [Wii]
Genre Awards:
Best Action Adventure Game: Assassin's Creed [360|PS3]
Best Adventure Game: Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure [Wii]
Best Shooter: Crysis [PC]
Best Fighting Game: Virtua Fighter 5 Online [360]
Best Platformer: Super Mario Galaxy [Wii]
Best Driving Game: Forza Motorsport 2 [360]
Best Puzzle Game: Portal [360|PS3|PC]
Best Rhythm/Music Game: Rock Band [360|PS3]
Best Role-playing Game: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 [PS2]
Best Sports Game: NHL 08 [360|PS3|PC]
Best Strategy Game: World in Conflict [PC]
Platform Awards:
Best Nintendo DS Game: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Best PSP Game: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Best PlayStation 2 Game: God of War II
Best Xbox 360 Game: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Best PlayStation 3 Game: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Best Wii Game: Super Mario Galaxy
Best PC Game: Crysis
Special Achievement
Best Original Music: Mass Effect [360]
Most Surprisingly Good Game: Medal of Honor Heroes 2 [Wii]
Best Licensed Music: Guitar Hero III [360|PS3|Wii|PC]
Best Story: Bioshock [360|PC]
Best Sound Design: Rock Band [360|PS3]
Best Graphics, Technical: Crysis [PC]
Best Voice Acting: Mass Effect [360]
Best Graphics, Artistic: Super Mario Galaxy [Wii]
Best Use of a Creative License: Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened [PC]
Best New Character(s): Orange Box [360|PS3|PC]
Funniest Game: Orange Box [360|PS3|PC]
Biggest News: December 2: Vivendi merges with Activision in $18.9B deal
Best Multiplayer Game: Rock Band [360|PS3]
Best Expansion Pack: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade [PC]
Best Original Game Mechanic: Portal [360|PS3|PC]
Best Downloadable Console Game: Pac-Man Championship Edition [360]
Most Improved Sequel: Medal of Honor Heroes 2 [Wii]
Best New Gaming Hardware: Rock Band Instrument Set
Most Innovative Game: World in Conflict [PC]
Best Downloadable Content: Rock Band [360|PS3]
Best Use of Control Scheme: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass [DS]
Best Atmosphere: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl [PC]
Dubious Honors:
Most Despicable Use of In-Game Advertising: Need for Speed ProStreet
Worst Trend: Lousy Wii Ports
Most Disappointing Game: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Flat-Out Worst Game: Hour of Victory
Worst Game Everyone Played: Spider-Man 3
Best Game No One Played: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Most Disappointing Delay: Grand Theft Auto IV
Statistics:
Number of awards won by platform (awards won from exclusives):
Note: Platform\Hardware awards do not count.
360- 17 (5)
PC- 14 (7)
PS3- 11 (0)
Wii - 7 (5)
DS- 1 (1)
PS2- 1 (1)
Number of awards by game:
Note: a vote for Portal is a vote for Orange Box.
4- Super Mario Galaxy
4- Rock Band
4- Orange Box
3- Crysis
2- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2- World in Conflict
2- Mass Effect
2- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
2- Medal of Honor Heroes 2
Oddities:
- Only Medal of Honor Heroes 2 [Wii] has been awarded by Gamespot, not PSP version.
- Gamespot's decision of making Sam & Max: Season One not eligible for the GOTY nominations.
- Portal being awarded the same amount of times as the complete pack Orange Box.
- PS3 having won a high total of 11 awards, but none from exclusive games.
