Video Game of the Year
The five nominees...
Special Achievement Awards
Best Gaming Peripheral
Best Game Based on a TV or
  Film Property

Best Multiplatform Game
Most Innovative Game
Best Voice Acting
Best Classic Game
  Compilation

Best Japanese Import
Biggest News Item
Funniest Game (Purposely)
Funniest Game (Inadvertently)
Best Crossover Since
  Capcom vs. SNK

Best Name for a Game
Best Use of Taxpayers' Dollars
Most Regrettable
  Licensing Deal

Most Deserving of a Remake
Most Disappointing Delay

 

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Funniest Game (Inadvertently)
 
 
Though there were some fantastic games this year that excelled in many different ways, there were also some games that were notable for less impressive reasons. For example, the following award goes to the game that gave us the biggest laugh at its own expense. The award for Funniest Game (Inadvertently) goes to:

Arthur's Quest: Battle for the Kingdom (PC)

 
Publisher: ValuSoft
Developer: ValuSoft
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If you can, try to forget just how bad a game Arthur's Quest: Battle for the Kingdom is and consider how unintentionally funny it is. Though it was intended to be a fast-paced first-person action game in which you fought huge hordes of ugly little troll-like creatures, werewolves, ugly little troll-like creatures, ghosts, and ugly little troll-like creatures, it had poor enemy pathfinding and also gave you extremely fast running speed. As a result, you could conquer most of the game's already unimpressive levels simply by running past your enemies, which begs this question: Did the developer simply fail to realize that all the game's enemies could be so easily avoided, or did it actually intend the game to be one big, hilarious chase, like the frantic chase scenes in The Benny Hill Show? Maybe it's a question better left unanswered.

For now, we invite you to watch our video review of Arthur's Quest: Battle for the Kingdom for an important public service announcement.

Other Nominees:

 
Revolution (PC)
Sniper: Path of Vengeance (PC)

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