VGC is currently holding voting among its contributor staff for our GoTY selections in several categories.   Now we would like to find out what is YOUR GoTY.  So if you have a few minutes to give your opinion please cast your votes and take note that scoring is weighted based on the number of games you list for the category to give those who have played more games in that category more importance.  Please don't add games if you've never played them at all.

Voting is now open. Voting will be open until December 20th.

When voting: Please pick at least top 2 choices for each category whenever possible. Preferably top 3 if you can come up with that many. You may list up to the top 5 in each category.

NOTE: The games listed are not the only options, feel free to add games we forgot so long as they were released in NA during 2008.

Thank you for participating in the VGC Game of the Year. Happy voting!

THIS IS HOW YOUR VOTES WILL BE COUNTED

If you vote for 5 games, your votes are worth 3, 2, 1, .5, and .25 points .
If you vote for 4 games, your votes are worth 3, 2, 1, .25 points.
If you vote for 3 games, your votes are worth 3, 2, and 1 points.
If you vote for 2 games, your votes are worth 2.5 and 1.5 points.

If you only vote for 1 game, your vote is worth 1.5 points.

Shooter
Space Invaders Extreme
Everyday Shooter
Super Stardust Portable

Action - Adventure
Patapon
LEGO Batman
LEGO Indiana Jones
God of War: Chains of Olympus
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Platformer
Secret Agent Clank
N+

Racing
Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice
Wipeout Pulse
FlatOut: Head On
Midnight Club: LA Remix

RPG
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Star Ocean: First Departure
Yggdra Union
Valhalla Knights 2
Ape Quest

Sports
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2
Fifa 09
MLB 08: The Show
PES 2009
NBA 09: The Inside

Puzzle
Echochrome
Downstream Panic!
Pipe Mania
Go! Puzzle

Best Graphics (open voting)

Best Music Score (open voting)

Most Innovative (open voting)

Biggest Disappointment (open voting)

Best Game No One Played (open voting)

Shooter
Space Invaders Extreme

Action - Adventure
Patapon

RPG
1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
2. Valhalla Knights 2

Puzzle
Echochrome

Best Graphics (open voting)

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

Best Music Score (open voting)

1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

2. Patapon

Most Innovative (open voting)

Echochrome
 

PSP Game of the Year

1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

2. Echochrome

3. Patapon

Action - Adventure
God of War: Chains of Olympus
LEGO Batman
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Platformer
N+

Racing
Midnight Club: LA Remix

RPG
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

Sports


Puzzle
Echochrome


Best Graphics (open voting)

God of War: Chains of Olympus



Best Game No One Played (open voting)

Shaun White Snowboarding

Game Of The Year

God of War: Chains of Olympus

Midnight Club: LA Remix

Shaun White Snowboarding

Manhunt 2

Action - Adventure

God of war: Chains of olympus

Patapon (personally i'd put it under platformer though)



Racing

Wipeout Pulse





Best Graphics (open voting)

God of war: Chains of Olympus

Best Music Score (open voting)

Wipeout: Pulse

God of war: Chains of Olympus

Patapon

Most Innovative (open voting)

Patapon

PSP Game of the Year

1. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
2 - God of war: Chains of Olympus
3 - Manhunt 2

GOTY

Crisis Core
GoW
Patapon

Shooter
Space Invaders Extreme


Action - Adventure
1.Patapon

2.God of War: Chains of Olympus


Platformer
(none)

Racing

1.FlatOut: Head On
2.Midnight Club: LA Remix

RPG
1.Yggdra Union

2.Ape Quest

Sports
1.Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2
2.Fifa 09


Puzzle
1.Harvey birdman: Attourney At law

2.Echochrome

Best Graphics (open voting)

God of war: Chains of Olympus

Best Music Score (open voting)

Patapon

Most Innovative (open voting)

Echocrome

Biggest Disappointment (open voting)

(none)

Best Game No One Played (open voting)

FlatOut: Head On

1. God of War: Chains of Olympus

2. Crisis Core

3. Patapon

Shooter
(1) Super Stardust Portable

Action - Adventure
(1) God of War: Chains of Olympus
(2) Patapon


Platformer
(no vote)

Racing
(1)Wipeout Pulse
(2)Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice

RPG
(1)Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
(2)Valhalla Knights 2
(3)Star Ocean: First Departure

Sports
(1)MLB 08: The Show
(2)Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2

Puzzle
(1)Echochrome


Best Graphics (open voting)
God of War: CoO

Best Music Score (open voting)
Patapon


Most Innovative (open voting)
Echochrome


Biggest Disappointment (open voting)
Star Wars: TFU


Best Game No One Played (open voting)
Echochrome

GotY:

(1) God of War: CoO

(2) Patapon

(3) Crisis Core

Shooter: Space Invaders Extreme
Super Stardust Portable
Everyday Shooter

Action/Adventure: God of War: CoO
Patapon
The Force Unleashed
Lego Indiana Jones
Lego Batman

Platformer: Secret Agent Clank
LocoRoco2 ( PAL )
N+
Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant

Racing: Pursuit Force : Extreme Justice
Wipeout Pulse
Midnight Club LA Remix
FlatOut: head On
Need For Speed: Prostreet (yep it was released in 08 ;) )

RPG : Crisis Core
Star Ocean First departure
Yggdra Union
Apes Quest
Valhalla Knights

Sports: Fifa 09 ( sorry HSG2 )
Hot Shot Golf 2
PES 09
MLB 08 The Show
Madden 09

Puzzle: Echochrome
Downstream Panic
Fading Shadows
Go! Puzzle
Pipe Mania

Best Graphics: God of War: Chains of Olympus

Best Music Score: God of War: Chains of Olympus ( it was close to CC, but voice acting is just better ;) )

Most Innovative: Patapon

Biggest Dissapointment: Ned for Speed: Undercover

Best Game no one played: ( pretty much all) Wipeout Pulse

Best PSP game overall: God of War: Chains of Olympus

Patapon

Crisis Core

Wipeout Pulse

Pusrsuit Force: Extreme Justice