Overall 2009 Awards
Quick note: Only games that I’ve played / am excited to play soon will be eligible to win awards.
Since all of these games have won in other categories, I won’t go into why I picked them since you should already know.
Best Action Game – Ratchet & Clank: ACiT
Also notable: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, inFamous, Batman: Arkham Asylum (playing soon)
Best Fighting Game – Street Fighter IV
Best Music Game – The Beatles: Rock Band
Also notable: Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band Unplugged
Best Platform Game – LittleBigPlanet PSP
Also notable: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Best Puzzle Game – Critter Crunch
Also notable: Scribblenauts
Best Racing Game – Dirt 2
Also notable: F1 200, Need for Speed: Shift, Gran Turismo PSP, MotorStorm: Arctic Edge, Excitebots (if it was released here)
Best Shooter – Borderlands
Also notable: Modern Warfare 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Killzone 2, Resistance: Retribution
Best Sports Game – FIFA 10
Also notable: Tiger Woods 10 (Wii), Grand Slam Tennis, NBA Live 10, Wii Sports Resort
Best Strategy Game – Plants vs Zombies
Also notable: StarDefense
Best Visual Quality – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Also notable: Killzone 2, Ratchet & Clank: ACiT
Best Use of Sound – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Also notable: Ratchet & Clank: ACiT, Killzone 2, Modern Warfare 2, Shatter, Critter Crunch
Best Story – inFamous
Also notable: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Ratchet & Clank: ACiT, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Family Game – Boom Blox Bash Party
Also notable: Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus
Best Multiplayer – Modern Warfare 2
Also notable: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Left 4 Dead 2, Killzone 2, Battlefield 1943, Borderlands, Resistance: Retribution, MotorStorm: Arctic Edge
Best Downloadable Game – Shatter
Also notable: Critter Crunch, Flower, Fat Princess, PixelJunk Shooter, Plants vs Zombies
Overall Game of the Year – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Also notable: Ratchet & Clank: ACiT, LBP PSP, inFamous, Batman: Arkham Asylum