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Special Achievement

GameSpot's special achievements awards cover a swath of categories meant to acknowledge those games that deserve recognition for excelling in specific areas that may otherwise go unnoticed with the incredible number of great games released in 2009. There's plenty of competition across all categories, ranging from those that honor technical and artistic excellence in graphics to those that recognize the best stories and the best downloadable content. As someone famous once said, "There can be only one," but to even be nominated in these competitive categories is itself an award.

747 Comments

  • mav_destroyer

    Posted Jan 2, 2010 3:04 pm PT

    GS needs to get the links for this section right. i'm struggling to get anywhere. everytime i click on a link i get sent back to the home page.

  • Jim9349

    Posted Jan 2, 2010 8:46 am PT

    Wow... someone has a bad case of nerd rage...
    it does NOT matter who won....
    it was voted on.. and the most votes won...
    simple as that...

  • shortyice

    Posted Jan 2, 2010 7:47 am PT

    The reason why MW2 didnt win the best competitive multiplayer mode was due to the horrendous PC version and since it was a multiplaformer, dragged it down in the running for awards.

  • Ruebli

    Posted Jan 2, 2010 7:07 am PT

    hmmm a little bit curious Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is nominated in Worst use of a Great License and Best Use of a Creative License.....

  • Dawn_oF_Doom

    Posted Jan 2, 2010 3:29 am PT

    best graphics: u forgot Dragon Age!!; Best Sound: why didnt u add DOW2!!??
    best dialog: I think Dragon Age had the best game dialogue in 2009... but the best dialogue in all games was in Legacy of Kain

  • milkman56

    Posted Jan 1, 2010 11:06 am PT

    killzone 2 online sucks compared to mw2 killzone 2 could be good but its not to many faults

  • Szminsky

    Posted Jan 1, 2010 7:36 am PT

    I'm so happy for Guerilla games. They were sort of an underdog this gen, who had to prove themselves to all the doubters... and they delivered bigtime. ND did an awsome job too... as expected

    And demon's souls... wow, what a sleeper hit!

  • Demonicstriker

    Posted Dec 30, 2009 2:07 pm PT

    Well this just goes to show that gamespot has become A GUN FOR HIGHER I have lost alot of respect for this company if it weren't for the final choices for the categorys being a somewhat legit game the games in the categories where not up to par for being in THE BEST OF 2009.

  • starskie_96

    Posted Dec 29, 2009 1:58 am PT

    the current gamespot staff really lacks consistency in its reviews when compared to other official game sites as a whole. when compared to the juggernaut review staff of the greg kasavin and jeff gertschman period, the crew really lack the credibilty and reputation that greg and jeff had garnered from their fans. the year end review above is all over the place, kinda bi-polar. lame. i used to look forward to gamespot's year end recap. but it has turned into a throw-away countdown. i miss the gamespot of old.

  • GthangMan

    Posted Dec 28, 2009 2:57 am PT

    how did modern warfare 2 not win best competitive multiplayer?! yea killzones multiplayer was really good but still modern warfare 2 is way better

  • iamcookieman

    Posted Dec 27, 2009 3:31 pm PT

    Weird...Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 was running for Worst Use of a Great License and Best Use of a Creative License...Agree Assassin Creed 2 has one of the best stories :\ (Tho I sorta disagree with Demons Soul winning some stuff I didn't like it so much very annoying dieing and having to restart whole lvl with mobs and lose your souls >.>)

  • GhRedShadow posted Dec 27, 2009 1:05 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    GhRedShadow

    Posted Dec 27, 2009 1:05 pm PT (hide)

    Marumasa????? WTF? That game looks awful!

  • Ukraz

    Posted Dec 27, 2009 12:01 am PT

    This is the first year that I pretty much don't agree with ANY of these. I could spend all day talking about games that should have won...

  • ZacxVers

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 10:29 pm PT

    Seriously ? Assassin's Creed 2 should win... come on. Even Leonardo is inside the game...

  • reindertot

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 6:14 pm PT

    WHAT? Assassin`s Creed 2 didn`t win "Best Story"? Incredible historic and cultural research mixed with twisted and almost scary fiction. Nonsense.

    Well, i haven´t play Cryostasis.

  • grootelaar

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 3:34 pm PT

    i know what next year will be Most Surprising Game to Make it Past Aussie Censors Postal 3

  • grootelaar

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 3:31 pm PT

    i am sick of gta

  • grootelaar

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 3:31 pm PT

    i liked the wolfenstein bosses more cooler

  • Incubus420

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 10:25 am PT

    What a big year for Sony. Almost all of the top exclusives won an award. including best original download.

  • Incubus420

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 10:23 am PT

    I think its safe to say, "anything with Demon's Souls in it wins."

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Table of Contents

Winner Reveal Schedule

  • Dec 21
    Special Achievement
  • Dec 22
    Dubious Honors
  • Dec 23
    Genre Awards
  • Dec 24
    Platform Awards
  • Dec 25
    Game of the Year

Readers' Choice winners are announced Jan. 27, 2010