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2010 Game of the Year Awards Round-Up

Posted by BinaryMessiah on 12/31/2010

Posted in: 2010, Blogs, Game of the Year Awards. Tagged: action, activision, adventure, alan wake, bad company 2, battlefield, bayonetta, bethesda, black ops, blizzard, call of duty, dice, disney, ds, ea, epic mickey, fallout, fps, game of the year, god of war iii, gran turismo 5, harmonix, horror, indie, kirby's epic yarn, kratos, limbo, mario, metro 2033, Microsoft, mtv, multiplayer, new vegas, Nintendo, obsidian, online, pc, platformer, platinum games, playstation, playstation 3, polyphony, post apocalyptic, professor layton, ps3, puzzle, racing, red dead redemption, rhythm, rock band 3, rockstar games, rpg, scary, Sega, sexy, shooter, simulator, Sony, starcraft ii, strategy, super mario galaxy 2, unwound future, wii, wings of liberty, xbox, Xbox 360. Leave a comment

Don’t want to look through each reward category? Here’s a round-up of Binary Messiah’s 2010 Game of the Year Awards.

Red Dead Redemption

Awarded

Game of the Year
Best DLC
Best Voice Acting

Nominated

Best New Character
Best Story
Best Sound Design
Best Atmosphere
Best Music

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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Awarded

Best Strategy

Nominated

Game of the Year
Best Multiplayer

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Call of Duty: Black Ops

Awarded

Best Shooter
Best Multiplayer

Nominated

Game of the Year

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Fallout: New Vegas

Awarded

Best RPG

Nominated

Game of the Year

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Rock Band 3

Awarded

Best Rhythm

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Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

Awarded

Best Puzzler

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Super Mario Galaxy 2

Awarded

Best Platformer

Nominated

Game of the Year

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God of War III

Awarded

Best Action
Best Graphics, Technical

Nominated

Game of the Year
Best Graphics, Artistic
Best Sound Design
Best Voice Acting

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Epic Mickey

Awarded

Most Disappointing Game

Nominated

Best Graphics, Artistic

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Limbo

Awarded

Best Downloadable Game

Nominated

Best Graphics, Artistic

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Bayonetta

Awarded

Best New Character
Best Music

Nominated

Game of the Year
Best Action

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Kirby’s Epic Yarn

Awarded

Best Graphics, Artistic

Nominated

Best Platformer

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Alan Wake

Awarded

Best Story

Nominated

Game of the Year
Best Sound Design
Best Atmosphere
Best Downloadable Content
Best Music

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Awarded

Best Sound Design

Nominated

Best Shooter
Best Multiplayer

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2010 Game of the Year Awards — Genre — Rhythm/Music

Posted by BinaryMessiah on 12/18/2010

Posted in: 2010, Game of the Year Awards. Tagged: 2010, activision, awards, dance central, def jam, dj hero 2, ea, game of the year, guitar hero, harmonix, kinect, Microsoft, mtv, music, Nintendo, pc, playstation, playstation 3, rapstar, rhythm, rock band 3, Sony, steam, warriors of rock, wii, xbox, Xbox 360. Leave a comment

The Rhythm/Music genre has always been about great music, and whether your rocking out, dancing, or singing you are meant to have a great time, but the game also has to have responsive controls. If the game can’t also be read without thinking your game is broken. Making a good rhythm game is hard since the genre is so bloated these days. The game also has to have good sturdy hardware that’s responsive.

Rock Band 3

Rock Band isn’t a unique or original game anymore so why does it win for the second year in a row? The new peripherals and the fact that it actually teaches you how to play music now. With the addition of the new keytar and being able to play with a real guitar? That’s ingenious, and while the gameplay hasn’t changed much that addition of excellent hardware makes it a winner.

Runner-Ups

Def Jam: Rapstar

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DJ Hero 2

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Dance Central

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Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

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2010 Game of the Year Awards — Achievements — Best Multiplayer

Posted by BinaryMessiah on 12/17/2010

Posted in: 2010, Game of the Year Awards. Tagged: 2010, achievements, awards, bad company 2, battlefield, black ops, blizzard, call of duty, dice, ds, ea, fps, frostbite, game of the year, halo, harmonix, Microsoft, multiplayer, music, Nintendo, online, pc, playstation, playstation 3, reach, rhythm, rock band 3, shooter, Sony, starcraft ii, steam, strategy, wii, wings of liberty, xbox, Xbox 360. Leave a comment

Multiplayer really defines most genres these days and is usually what keeps people coming back to games. A good multiplayer game usually consists of leaderboards, stat tracking, a reward system, and lots of maps, customization options, and just super fun addictive gameplay.

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Modern Warfare redefined the FPS multiplayer scene and Black Ops perfects it with Wager matches, tons of customization options, perks, ranks, and well-made maps. Nothing can really hold a light to Black Ops, and to me is probably one of the best FPS multiplayer games of the decade.