Last year the VGChartz Game of the Year Awards were the most popular articles on the site, so this year we're once again hosting a set of 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 200 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. However, please don't vote for games you've never played.
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 2009, but do not vote for games that were released in the US in 2008.
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, Machina 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. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2. Halo 3: ODST
3. Borderlands
4. Left 4 Dead 2
5. The Chronicles of Riddick
Third Person Shooter
1. Resident Evil 5
2. Red Faction: Geurilla
Action-Adventure
No vote.
Fighter
1. Street Fighter IV
360 Game of the Year (open voting)
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2. Halo 3: ODST
3. Resident Evil 5
4. Red Faction: Geurilla
5. DiRT 2
note - the sample ballot lists 360 categories and nominees, but the principles are the same for all of the voting threads.
First Person Shooter:
Halo 3: ODST
Left 4 Dead 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex
The Conduit
Borderlands
Killzone 2
Battlefield 1943
Third Person Shooter:
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time
Resident Evil 5
The Godfather 2
The Saboteur
Red Faction: Geurilla
Uncharted 2
Arcade Shooter:
Space Invaders Extreme 2
Big Bang Mini
Pixeljunk Shooter
Space Invaders Extreme (360)
Action-Adventure:
Assassin’s Creed 2
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Shadow Complex
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Prototype
Infamous
Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Action:
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
God of War: Collection
MadWorld
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
X-Men: Origins
Punch-Out!!
Tenchu: Shadow Assassins
Adventure:
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
The Secret of Monkey Island: SE
Tales of Monkey Island
A Boy and His Blob
Platformer:
Jak and Daxter The Lost Frontier
Locoroco 2
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in TIme
LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Lost Winds 2
A Boy and his Blob
Fighter:
Street Fighter IV
Punch-Out!!
UFC 2009: Undisputed
Fight Night Round 4
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
Tekken 6
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Racing:
DiRT 2
Forza Motorsport 3
NFS: Shift
Gran Turismo
Excitebots: Trick Racing
Need for Speed: Nitro
Motorstorm Arctic Edge
WRPG:
Risen
Borderlands
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
Dragon Age: Origins
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
JRPG:
Demon's Souls
Devil Summoner 2
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Rune Factory Frontier
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Persona 4
Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Disgaea 2
Persona
Half Minute Hero
Star Ocean Second Evolution
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Nostalgia
MMORPG:
Aion
Champions Online
Free Realms
CrimeCraft
Fallen Earth
Music & Peripheral:
Guitar Hero: Metallica
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
Guitar Hero 5
DJ Hero
Rhythm Heaven
The Beatles: Rock Band
Strategy:
Empire: Total War
Little King's Story
Halo Wars
Battlestations Pacific
Overlord 2
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Brutal Legend
Patapon 2
Dawn of Discovery
Simulation:
The Sims 3
Cities: XL
Railworks
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey
Tom Clancy’s HAWX
Rune Factory: Frontier
Little King's Story
Dawn of Discovery
Sports:
Wii Sports Resort
Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage
Skate 2
Madden ‘10
NHL ‘10
Fifa ‘10
Tiger Woods '10 (Wii)
Fight Night Round 4
PES '10
UFC 2009: Undisputed
NBA Live '10
Best Puzzle Game:
Scribblenauts
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Boom Blox Bash Party
LiT
Critter Crunch
Marble Saga: Kororinpa
DLC:
WipEout HD Fury
GTA IV: The Lost and the Damned
GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Valkyria Chronicles: Behind Her Blue Flame
Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned
Fallout 3: Point Lookout
Fallout 3: Broken Steel
Gears of War 2: Dark Corners
Left 4 Dead: Crash Course
Fallout 3: The Pitt
Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island
Original Downloadable Game:
Critter Crunch
Shatter
Flower
LostWinds 2
Swords and Soldiers
Fat Princess
Pixeljunk Shooter
Shadow Complex
Trials HD
‘Splosion Man
Battlefield 1943
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
Flipnote Studio
Dragon Quest Wars
Mighty Flip Champs
Art Style: PiCTOBiTS
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)
Overall Game of the Year (open voting)
Xbox 360 Voting Thread.
PS3 Voting Thread.
Wii Voting Thread.
PSP Voting Thread.
DS Voting Thread.
PC Voting Thread.
