Best Children’s Game – Scribblenauts

Here is a creative game that makes children be creative.  Instead of just one way to solve a puzzle or beat a level, the player is supposed to use their imagination to summon anything they can think of to get to the “star.”  For example, if the star is hanging in a tree. You could type ladder, place it next to the tree and guide your character up the tree to get it.

But, the game gets even better if you have a weird imagination. Here’s a quote from neogaf.com:

So listen to this story. I was in the early levels; I didn’t quite have an idea of how ridiculously in-depth the database was. I was summoning things like ladders, glasses of water, rayguns, what have you. But I reached a level with zombie robots, and the zombie robots kept killing me. Rayguns didn’t work, a torch didn’t work, a pickaxe didn’t work. In my frustration, I wrote in “Time Machine”. And one popped up. What the fuck? A smile dawned on my face. I hopped in, and the option was given to me to either travel to the past or the future. I chose past. When I hopped out, there were fucking dinosaurs walking around. I clicked one, and realized I could RIDE THEM. So I hopped on a fucking DINOSAUR, traveled back to the present, and stomped the shit out of robot zombies. Did you just read that sentence? Did you really? I FUCKING TRAVELED THROUGH TIME AND JUMPED ON A DINOSAUR AND USED IT TO KILL MOTHERFUCKING ROBOT ZOMBIES. This game is unbelievable. Impossible. There’s nothing you can’t do.

So, yes.  The only limit in this game is your own imagination.

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Best Mature Game – Bayonetta

From the creator of Devil May Cry, you play as an ultra violent hot sexy witch by the name of Bayonetta. The game plays beautifully. If you like Devil May Cry or God of War, then it’s highly likely that Bayonetta will be right up your alley.

Best Casual Game – New Super Mario Bros Wii

A 4 player retro side scrolling Mario game?! Yes, please!  Go back to when you were a kid.  Go back to the time when Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World made you happy with simple to hard platform puzzles.  Life felt simple back then. Now with the New Super Mario Bros. Wii game, you can get that feeling back with 3 other people at the same time.  You can either help each other complete each level, or kill each other.  It’s up to you.

Best Graphics -Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2

Leave it to Team Ninja to not be a slouch when it comes to graphics. Ninja Gaiden Sigma was an amazing visual experience and Sigma 2 seems to only build on those visuals. Beautiful and realistic character designs and backgrounds truly bring the game experience to life.

Best Rhythm Game – The Beatles: Rock Band

Harmonix has proven time and again that they know what they’re doing when it comes to rhythm games…except for Rock Band: Unplugged. I have to say, not really a fan. But that’s besides the point. The Beatles: Rock Band takes you on a musical and visual journey through out The Beatles’ career. With input from surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, as well as Beatles widows Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison, Beatles fans will appreciate this tribute.

Best Announced Game that we didn’t see any trailer or even one screenshot for - Avatar: The Game

James Cameron came out on to the Ubisoft press conference stage.  The crowd cheered for this super famous director.  The crowd cheered even more as they saw the title screen show up for Avatar.  Then, James started “I’m going to give you a little back story on Avatar.” 10 minutes later, he said “Thank you.” Without giving us a screenshot or trailer, James Cameron bored the crowd with a story similar to an old grandpa telling you “when I was your age.”

Best Announced Game that was not on the show floor but still made us hot in the pants – Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

At the beginning, Kojima announced that he had 4 announcements from the teaser site his team made.  3 of which, we expected to be Metal Gear titles.  We were right.  But that 4th announcment puzzled everyone.  Without telling people what his 4th new game was, he played a trailer during the Konami press conference. The trailer look beautiful, of course.  But no one could guess what it was until the ending title screen came up. “Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.”  The crowd cheered and roared!

Most Pointless/Lame Game – Real Heroes: Firefighter

In this first person shooter, you play as a firefighter.  You point your Wiimote towards the flames and shoot.  That’s about it…seriously.

Best Game that’ll make you flamboyant – We Cheer

Hey. It’s a pretty fun game! Just try it and laugh at yourself. “If you can’t laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?”

Best Overall Game – WET

What would happen if Quentin Tarrantino made a game? That question is answered in Wet, by Bethesday Softworks. The game is so over the top and bloody, it feels like you’re playing the video game equivalent of Kill Bill. With it’s split targetting, Rubi Vision, and interactive Quicktime Events, the games is shaping up to be a blood and guts gorefest that’s worth checking out.

Honorable Mention – Darkest of Days

While we didn’t get a chance to demo the game, Darkest of Days deserves some sort of mention. Taking players through different and important battles through history, the game prides itself on it’s historical accuracy, expansive landscapes, and massive battles. As an historical MIA recruited as a time traveler to stop people from changing history by eliminating survivors from historical battles, the game offers an interesting dynamic that’s definitely worth an honorable mention.