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Special Achievement

Best Voice Acting

For as much as technology has progressed to the point that playing a game can now make you feel like you're watching a top-tier Hollywood movie, it's not just the code running a game that makes the experience. For a developer, going out and finding the best voice actors you can and molding their performances into believable characters is a critical part of any big-budget game. Whether we teared up with laughter or teared up with sadness, we've seen--and heard--some great performances this year. Here are the best of the best from 2009.

Editorial Nominees

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204 Comments

  • klimrick

    Posted Jan 1, 2010 9:37 am PT

    would someone kindly explain how Mark Hamill wasn't even a candidate for this award? and jack black gets nominated for....sounding like himself?

  • ocdchild

    Posted Jan 1, 2010 9:31 am PT

    Go Uncharted 2!!!

  • topsemag55

    Posted Dec 31, 2009 3:54 am PT

    I don't understand how Bioware's Dragon Age would be omitted from the list. 800,000 lines of dialogue, and everyone knows Bioware's high standards for voiceovers.

  • tmaclabi

    Posted Dec 30, 2009 11:40 pm PT

    No doubt this one goes to Uncharted 2, best voice acting i've seen in my entire life, the voice actor makes it feel like you are living in a breathing world.

  • Kevin75

    Posted Dec 30, 2009 7:04 am PT

    Hmm I don't know. on one hand they were annoying as all hell but on the other they were authentic. Hard call but i give it to brutal legend because of the star studded cast of Metal Legends and Jack Black. Uncharted 2 was good in the voice department but not in a good way.

  • Onafets87

    Posted Dec 29, 2009 12:51 pm PT

    My vote goes for Brutal Legend, cuz Jack Black was just amazing!

    DECAPITATIOOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!

  • Latinbro1

    Posted Dec 28, 2009 4:59 pm PT

    If Batman had won over Uncharted I wouldn't have minded. Those two games have solid voice acting.

  • guyxeno

    Posted Dec 27, 2009 2:37 am PT

    sucks that batman didnt win. the fact that they got a cast that was already awesome back in the day with the animated series really makes it a winner.

  • Revolu7i9n

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 12:23 pm PT

    I love creed to death, but honestly, it's voice acting made me want to slap speaker... you all just like it cuz they speak with an italian accent...

  • advocacy

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 8:45 am PT

    What about Batman?

  • Peng33

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 10:02 pm PT

    This category was kind of a no-brainer. The game that deserved to win actually DID win.

  • runtheplacered

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 3:02 pm PT

    I knew Uncharted 2 would win this, but I really have no idea why. Batman and Dragon Age both were leaps and bounds more interesting in the voice acting department.

  • Geo1676

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 6:34 pm PT

    Uncharted probably deserves this one, but I'm surprised ACII wasn't there.

  • Maxor127

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 2:56 pm PT

    Wow no Dragon Age for voice acting? Due to the size of the game and the huge amount of voice acting in the game, it was refreshing to hear quality voice acting throughout, which is extremely rare for RPGs of that size.

  • GeminiEntity

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 12:34 pm PT

    Batman gets my vote, gotta love the Joker and Bruce exchanging words.

  • DrEvilKoala

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 8:44 am PT

    Uncharted 2 has some quality acting, but I don't understand why Arkham didn't win this.

  • Rockleelives

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 8:16 am PT

    either UC2 or rachet and clank

  • Darth_Pietrus

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 1:13 am PT

    Righteous.

  • FadeToBlack90

    Posted Dec 23, 2009 2:45 pm PT

    How do you not vote for batman?

  • NV27

    Posted Dec 23, 2009 2:41 pm PT

    No argument here.

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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