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Special Achievement

Funniest Game

These days, game developers seem to put much more emphasis on realistic graphics and smooth frame rates than on good old-fashioned humor. Regardless, there are those rare games that make us laugh even as they present us with bad guys to blast, and this award honors their efforts at levity in the face of world-ending danger. In such a highly competitive industry, in which every game seems to be trying to outdo every other game in terms of technology and gameplay, we're glad that we can sit back and enjoy a good laugh with the funniest games of the year.

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201 Comments

  • Louie1911

    Posted Dec 31, 2009 12:33 pm PT

    rabbids go home on wii is another hilarious game

  • MR_HITMAN22

    Posted Dec 31, 2009 5:49 am PT

    Brutal Legend is good

  • tmaclabi

    Posted Dec 30, 2009 11:25 pm PT

    Brutal Legend wins this one.

  • OrionNM

    Posted Dec 30, 2009 1:23 pm PT

    No mention of Borderlands? Wow, big oversight in my opinion. One of the funniest games I've ever played.

  • sniper2k0

    Posted Dec 29, 2009 10:24 pm PT

    HOTD: Overkill all the way!

  • Ares360

    Posted Dec 29, 2009 7:14 pm PT

    I say Brutal Legend or Crack in time because Cpt Quark is a hit. But c'mon Jack Black really did a knock out performance

  • Onafets87

    Posted Dec 29, 2009 12:55 pm PT

    Brutal Legend, cuz I couldn't stop laughing in moments like :"DECAPITATIOOOOOOOOON!"

  • DZAPPER

    Posted Dec 29, 2009 7:23 am PT

    OMG!! YES!!!! HOTD: Overkill was HILARIOUS!!!! The ending scene when they talk about the irony of Issac Washington's favorite word (anyone who played it knows) was very funny!

  • derk4

    Posted Dec 27, 2009 10:53 pm PT

    Wii wins!!!!

  • drcurien

    Posted Dec 27, 2009 5:51 pm PT

    Wow! Finally HOTD earned an achievement!

  • guyxeno

    Posted Dec 27, 2009 2:48 am PT

    i always enjoyed the comedy in ghostbusters and im glad to see it translate over well to the game. i think this game is the best ghostbuster anything over any of the animated series and even the movies.

  • Lisandro_v22

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 6:59 pm PT

    I haven't played it, I really loved the start of Brutal Legend but they say the start is the funniest part, idk about house of the dead, at least the wii gets one price

  • woahwoah678

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 11:00 am PT

    Brutal Legend should have won.

  • AnelZukic

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 8:58 am PT

    Sabotuer was preatty funny, I'm a bit dissapointed not to see it, Mario & Luigi for me and this time the game was much better then last year Harvey Birdman

  • tmaclabi

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 6:16 am PT

    Brutal Legend is the most funniest game here.

  • calvinx6

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 10:21 pm PT

    Good job Gamespot

  • Yourtoast

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 8:09 pm PT

    Borderlands isn't an option for this?!?! hat game is hilarious!

  • Geo1676

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 6:40 pm PT

    Gotta go with Ratchet and Clank for this one, those games are just too funny.

  • Drkr_Zen

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 2:30 pm PT

    No R&CF: ACiT? While other games made me chuckle, like Brutal Legend, Borderlands and such, ACiT made me laugh out loud on multiple occasions. The game was full of charm.

  • DrEvilKoala

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 8:45 am PT

    Why isn't Episodes From Liberty Cities nominated? Anyways, if I had to choose, I'd say Mario & Luigi.

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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