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2012 Game of the Year Awards — Console Awards — Xbox 360

Posted by BinaryMessiah on 12/11/2012

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The Xbox 360 didn’t have that many console exclusives this year, but the few that made it out were solid. Most of them were indie games, but I have to say it was a tough decision this year.

Halo 4

Halo 4 is the obvious winner here. With a humongous budget, Halo 4 is the first game in the series developed outside Bungie, and for good measure. The soundtrack is beautiful, the campaign is thrilling, and the multiplayer is better than ever. This isn’t just the best 360 game this year, but one of the best games period.

Runner-Ups

Trials Evolution

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Forza Horizon

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Fez

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Dance Central 3

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2012 Game of the Year Awards — Genre Awards — Best Driving Game

Posted by BinaryMessiah on 12/10/2012

Posted in: 2012, Game of the Year Awards. Tagged: 2012, all stars racing transformed, awards, driving, f1, forza horizon, game of the year, Microsoft, most wanted, need for speed, pc, playstation, ps3, race, racer, racing, sonic, Sony, steam, trials evolution, Xbox 360. Leave a comment

What makes a good driving game? The best visuals, physics, modes, and fun cars to drive. It is all like a synchronized dance and all has to flow together.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Criterion are geniuses for a reason. The masterminds behind the Burnout franchise, EA game them the keys to Need for Speed and have made two great games already. Most Wanted is just slick, fast, and streamlined. The game is so much fun that you will never feel bored. There are a lot of fun modes and Autolog can’t be topped. The game also looks fantastic on Vita and PC. Transformed came in a close second, but just doesn’t feel as slick as Most Wanted.

Runner-Ups

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

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F1 2012

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Forza Horizon

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Trials Evolution

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2012 Game of the Year Awards — Achievements — Best Downloadable Game

Posted by BinaryMessiah on 12/10/2012

Posted in: 2012, Game of the Year Awards. Tagged: 2012, awards, dlc, downloadable, fez, game of the year, journey, mark of the ninja, Microsoft, pc, playstation, playstation 3, ps3, Sony, steam, the walking dead, trials evolution, Xbox 360, zombie, zombies. Leave a comment

The best downloadable game goes to a game that you can only download via a service such as Xbox LIVE Arcade or Steam. Usually, this is download only with no disc-based version available. This category is slowly getting phased out because almost every PC game, and most console and handheld games, are becoming download only. This category usually only applies to downloadable console games, but PC ones get thrown in every so often.

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead mainly gets the award because it is not only gripping and thrilling, but I anticipated every single episode throughout the entire year. Telltale really made people watch their calendar because they wanted the next piece of the story to this amazing adventure game. If you can make players chomping at the bit for an entire year for each episode, you were successful. The other games were great, but nothing captures the atmosphere and heart-wrenching tale of TWD.