man, a lot of the games i played this year are actually last years games so i guess my ballot will be fairly blank. :/

First person Shooters

killzone 2
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Third person Shooter

Uncharted 2
ratchet and clank: CIT
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Arcade Shooter

____________

Action Adventure

Infamous
batman: AA
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Action

god of war collection
___________

Adventure

__________

Platformer
new super mario brothers
__________

Fighter
__________

Racing
__________

WRPG
_____________

JRPG
________

MMORPG:
________

Music & Peripheral

Rock Band Beatles
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Strategy
___________

Simulation
______________

Sports:
______________

Best Puzzle Game
____________

DLC
______________

Original Downloadable Game

fat princess
braid (ps3 release)


and i'm adding a new genre....
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Exercise and Fitness

Wii fit plus
EA Active

First Person Shooter:
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex
2. Left 4 Dead 2
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Third Person Shooter:
1. Uncharted 2
2. Red Faction: Geurilla

Action-Adventure:
1. Metroid Prime Trilogy
2. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
3. Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars
4. Muramasa: The Demon Blade
5. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Action:
1. MadWorld
2. God of War: Collection

Adventure:
1. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
2. A Boy and His Blob

Platformer:
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
2. Lost Winds 2

Racing:
1. Excitebots: Trick Racing

JRPG:
1. Muramasa: The Demon Blade
2. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story

Strategy:
1. Dawn of Discovery
2. Little King's Story
3. Brutal Legend

Simulation:
1. Dawn of Discovery
2. Little King's Story

Sports:
1. Wii Sports Resort
2. Tiger Woods '10 (Wii)
3. Fifa ‘10

Best Puzzle Game:
1. Boom Blox Bash Party
2. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

Original Downloadable Game:
1. LostWinds 2
2. Trials HD
3. Battlefield 1943
4. Swords and Soldiers
5. Shadow Complex

Best Graphics (open voting)
Muramasa: The Demon Blade

Most Innovative (open voting)
Scribblenauts

Best Game No One Played (open voting)
Muramasa: The Demon Blade

Overall Game of the Year (open voting)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii

First Person Shooter:
1) Killzone 2
2) Uncharted 2

Third Person Shooter:
1) Terminator Salvation
2) Uncharted 2
3) Bionic Commando
4) Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
5) WipeOut HD Fury

Arcade Shooter:
1) WipeOut HD Fury
2) Gravity Crash
3) Heavy Weapon (PS3)

Action-Adventure:
1) Uncharted 2
2) Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
3) Dragon Age: Origins
4) Bionic Commando
5) Terminator Salvation

Action:
1) Half Minute Hero
2) Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2

Adventure:
1) Uncharted 2
2) Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
3) Dragon Age: Origins
4) Bionic Commando
5) Terminator Salvation

Platformer:
1) Bionic Commando
2) Uncharted 2
3) Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2

Fighter:
1) Tekken 6
2) Marvel Vs Capcom 2
3) King Of Fighters XII
4) Dragon Ball Raging Blast
5) BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Racing:
1) WipeOut HD Fury
2) Gravity Crash

WRPG:
1) Dragon Age: Origins
2) The Sims 3
3) Sacred 2: Fallen Angel

JRPG:
1) Persona 4
2) Crystal Defenders
3) Half Minute Hero
4) Demon's Souls

MMORPG:
No Vote

Music & Peripheral:
1) Patapon 2
2) DJ Hero

Strategy:
1) Crystal Defenders
2) Military Madness: Nectaris
3) Half Minute Hero
4) Patapon 2

Simulation:
1) Persona 4
2) The Sims 3
3) Wii Sports Resort

Sports:
1) Wii Sports Resort

Best Puzzle Game:
1) Uncharted 2

DLC:
1) WipEout HD Fury

Original Downloadable Game:
1) Crystal Defenders
2) Half Minute Hero
3) Gravity Crash
4) Military Madness: Nectaris
5) Heavy Weapon (PS3)

Best Graphics (open voting)
1) Killzone 2
2) Uncharted 2
3) Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
4) Dragon Age: Origins
5) Tekken 6

Best Original Music Score (open voting)
1) Persona 4
2) Uncharted 2
3) Crystal Defenders
4) Bionic Commando
5) WipeOut HD Fury

Most Innovative (open voting)
1) Half Minute Hero
2) Persona 4
3) The Sims 3
4) Uncharted 2
5) Bionic Commando

Biggest Disappointment (open voting)
1) Tekken 6
2) BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
3) King Of Fighters XII
4) WET
5) Infamous

Best Game No One Played (open voting)
1) Terminator Salvation
2) WipeOut HD Fury
3) Bionic Commando
4) Crystal Defenders
5) Gravity Crash

Most Anticipated Game (open voting)
1) Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love
2) Alpha Protocol
3) Blur
4) White Knight Chronicles
5) 3D Dot Game Heroes

Overall Game of the Year (open voting)
1) Uncharted 2
2) Persona 4
3) Dragon Age: Origins
4) Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
5) Terminator Salvation

First Person Shooter:

1. Left 4 Dead 2
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
4. Halo 3: ODST
5. The Conduit

Third Person Shooter:

1. Resident Evil 5

Arcade Shooter:

1. Big Bang Mini

Action-Adventure:

1. Batman: Arkham Asylum
2. Metroid Prime Trilogy
3. Muramasa: The Demon Blade

Action:

1. MadWorld
2. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

Adventure:

1. A Boy and His Blob

Platformer:

1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
2. A Boy and His Blob
3. Sonic & the Black Knight

Fighter:

NA

Racing:

NA

WRPG:

1. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

JRPG:

1. Muramasa: The Demon Blade
2. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story

MMORPG:

NA

Music & Peripheral:

1. Bit.Trip Beat
2. Rhythm Heaven
3. The Beatles: Rock Band
4. Guitar Hero: Metallica

Strategy:

1. Little King's Story
2. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Simulation:

1. Little King's Stor

Sports:

1. Wii Sports Resort
2. Tiger Woods '10 (Wii)

Best Puzzle Game:
1. Scribblenauts

DLC:

NA

Original Downloadable Game:

1. Bit.Trip Beat

Best Graphics (open voting)

1. Muramasa: The Demon Blade
2. A Boy and His Blob
3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
4. Left 4 Dead 2
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Best Original Music Score (open voting)

1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
2. Scribblenauts
3. Little King's Story

Most Innovative (open voting)

1. Scribblenauts
2. Left 4 Dead 2

Biggest Disappointment (open voting)

1. Resident Evil 5
2. The Conduit
3. MadWorld
4. F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

Best Game No One Played (open voting)

1. Muramasa: The Demon Blade
2. Little King's Story
3. A Boy and His Blob

Most Anticipated Game (open voting)

1. The Legend of Zelda Wii
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2
3. Batman: Arkham Asylum 2
4. Bioshock 2
5. Epic Mickey

Overall Game of the Year (open voting)

1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
2. Left 4 Dead 2
3. Batman: Arkham Asylum
4. Muramasa: The Demon Blade
5. Scribblenauts

Here's my list (being limited to the games I've played thoroughly makes this a little skewed):

First Person Shooter:
Killone 2
Borderlands
Left 4 Dead 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Third Person Shooter:
Uncharted 2
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time
Rsident Evil 5

Arcade Shooter:
Pixeljunk Shooter
Gravity Crash

Action-Adventure:
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Infamous
Assassin’s Creed 2
Prototype

Action:
God of War Collection
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2

Adventure:
Not this year

Platformer:
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in TIme
LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
Trine
Locoroco 2

Fighter:
Street Fighter IV
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Soul Calibur IV: Broken Destiny
Tekken 6

Racing:
Motorstorm Arctic Edge

WRPG:
Dragon Age: Origins
Borderlands

JRPG:
Demon's Souls
Persona 4

MMORPG:
Nope

Music & Peripheral:
SingStar: Queen
SingStar: Take That
SingStar: Motown

Strategy:
Empire: Total War
Dawn of War 2
Brutal Legend
Mushroom Wars
Patapon 2

Simulation:
The Sims 3

Sports:
Nope

Best Puzzle Game:
Critter Crunch

DLC:
WipEout HD Fury
Valkyria Chronicles: Behind Her Blue Flame
Fallout 3: Broken Steel
Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned
Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island

Original Downloadable Game:
Flower
Pixeljunk Shooter
Fat Princess
Critter Crunch
Shatter

Best Graphics (open voting)
Uncharted 2
Killzone 2
Resident Evil 5
Assassin's Creed II

Best Original Music Score (open voting)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Killzone 2
Dragon Age: Origins
Flower
Assassin's Creed 2

Most Innovative (open voting)
Flower

Biggest Disappointment (open voting)
Tekken 6
Resident Evil 5

Best Game No One Played (open voting)
Dragon Age: Origins
Demon's Souls
Flower
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time
Fat Princess

Most Anticipated Game (open voting)
Mass Effect 2
Final Fantasy XIII
God of War III
Heavy Rain
The Last Guardian

Overall Game of the Year (open voting)
Uncharted 2: Among Thivees
Dragon Age: Origins
Batman: Arkham Asylum
inFamous
Assassin's Creed 2

I'll edit this a little tomorrow, I think (I've probably missed tons).

Third Person Shooter:
Resident Evil 5
Uncharted 2

Action-Adventure:
Assassin’s Creed 2
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Action:
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
God of War: Collection

Fighter:
UFC 2009: Undisputed
Dissidia Final Fantasy

JRPG:
Demon's Souls

Music & Peripheral:
The Beatles: Rock Band

Sports:
Fifa ‘10
UFC 2009: Undisputed

Best Graphics: Uncharted 2
Best Original Music Score: Dissidia FF, Dragon Age:Origins

Most Anticipated Game: The Last Guardian, Final Fantasy XIII

Overall Game of the Year: Uncharted 2

First Person Shooter:

1. Killzone 2
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
3. Borderlands

Third Person Shooter:

1. Uncharted 2
2. Resident Evil 5
3. The Saboteur
4. Ratchet & Clank: A crank in time

Arcade Shooter:

1. Pixeljunk Shooter

Action-Adventure:

1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2. Infamous
3. Resident Evil 5
4. Assassin's Creed 2
5. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Action:

1. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
2. God of War: Collection
3. MadWorld

Adventure:

1. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

Platformer:

1. Jak and Daxter The Lost Frontier
2. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in TIme
3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
4. LittleBigPlanet (PSP)

Fighter:

1. Tekken 6
2. Fight Night Round 4
3. Dissidia Final Fantasy
4. Street Fighter 4
5. Blazblue: Calamity Trigger

Racing:

1. NFS: Shift
2. Forza Motorsport 3
3. Gran Turismo
4. Need for Speed: Nitro
5. Motorstorm Arctic Edge

WRPG:

1. Borderlands
2. Dragon Age: Origins

JRPG:

1. Persona 4
2. Devil Summoner 2
3. Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
4. Persona
5. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
6. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor

MMORPG:


Music & Peripheral:

1. DJ Hero
2. Rhythm Heaven
3. The Beatles: Rock Band

Strategy:

1. Little King's Story
2. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
3. Patapon 2

Simulation:

1. The Sims 3
2. Rune Factory: Frontier
3. Little King's Story

Sports:

1. NBA 2k10
2. Fight Night Round 4
3. FIFA 10
4. NBA Live '10
5. Wii Sport Resort

Best Puzzle Game:

1. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
2. Scribblenauts
3. Critter Crunch
4. Marble Saga: Kororinpa

DLC:

1. Valkyria Chronicles: Behind Her Blue Flame
2. GTA IV: The Lost and the Damned
3. GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

Original Downloadable Game:

1. Critter CrunchPixelJunk Shooter
2. Flower
3. Critter Crunch
4. Fat Princess

Best Graphics

1. Uncharted 2
2. Killzone 2
3. Resident Evil 5

Best Original Music Score
Most Innovative

1. Flower

Biggest Disappointment

Best Game No One Played

1. Persona 4

Most Anticipated Game

1. FinalFantasyVersus XIII
2. Final Fantasy XIII
3. White Khight Chronicles
4. Heavy Rain
5. Last Guardian

Overall Game of the Year

1. Persona 4

@infinity

You're doing it wrong, you cant just pick any game for the categories, you have to pick the ones from the list unless its open voting.

Read rule #6 in the OP ya big dummy.

Um, oops? This is hideously incomplete but I need to get IBTL.

It's after the 17th but maybe it'll still count since the thread isn't locked?

First Person Shooter:
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2. Killzone 2

Third Person Shooter:
1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2. Resident Evil 5

Arcade Shooter:
(No Vote)

Action-Adventure:
1. Metroid Prime Trilogy

Action:
(No Vote)

Adventure:
(No Vote)

Platformer:
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
2. LittleBigPlanet PSP

Fighter; Racing; WRPG; JRPG; MMORPG; Music & Peripheral; Strategy; Simulation:
(No Vote)

Sports:
1. Wii Sports Resort

Puzzle:


DLC:
(No Vote)

Original Downloadable Game:


Best Graphics:
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Music Score:


Most Innovative:


Biggest Disappointment:


Best Game No One Played:


Most Anticipated Game:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Overall Game of the Year:
New Super Mario Bros. Wii