Batman: Arkham Asylum scores Best Game, Gameplay BAFTAs

@TribbleOutcast John Stafford Smith.

Story Uncharted 2? Ridiculous. AC 2 and BAA had better story.

Francis Scott Key was American. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key

GAME in the UK is like GAMESTOP in the US

it makes me laugh seeing all these americans knocking the brits when over half the american population stand up and put their hand on their heart every single day to a song that was written by a british guy. batman was an easy choice to make but it isn't going to be so easy to pick the best game for 2010 with the amount of awesome games that are coming out, though my moneys on red dead redemption.

Well deserved

shame to see ac2 was left out in the cold.it should have been ubisoft punished for their ridiculous drm.

Go Batman and Drake!

I'm happy for Uncharted 2, and for Arkham Asylum. Not really a fan of Batman but that particular game was a great experience. And I agree, what the hell is Modern Warfare 2 doing there? The single-player campaign had some good moments sure, but you could tell they didn't care one bit about it. They just focused on the online play.

I gotta say, when I first heard about AA in '08 I was REALLY skeptical. Thought it would be a cash grab for Batman fans (like me) but I didn't even think about buying it. Then the reviews came out and I played it. Truly an amazing gaming experience overall. Looking forward to the sequel. The bar's set high. Don't disappoint!

I'm very happy for Uncharted 2 and especially Arkham Asylum. However, what the heck is MW2 even doing there as a nomination? MW2 is one of the worst games out now. Online definitely sucks along with the game's multiplayer aspect.

Yeah FIFA 10 won the Bafta Sports award.And Batman Asylum is awesome.

@Vintendo_64 Thanks, some people were saying it was Killer Croc. And hey! What was the thumbs down for?

Where's Rachet and Clank??? That at least deserved to be nominated.

@takreem95 yes, it was

@hillboy619 No it didn't. it just got nominated

A good list of games

im glad to see plants vs zombies won

how does flower keep winning stuff i played it and its the dumbest game ever

Good for Batman and friends. Time to buy that game once GOTYE comes out. New category: Best expansion pack sold at full price. WINNER: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

My favourite game of last year, though a tight one. I hope this recognition means that developers will now see more worth in using licenses like Batman than just to make a quick buck off fans.

Batman AA, an amazing piece of interactive art. Love Uncharted 1, so I know 2 was going to be better (Now I need a PS3).

Batman:AA deserves all that greatness and more :D I LOVED that game and I cannot freakin wait for the sequel. I can only hope they improve it more, but I doubt the earth can handle all that greatness without exploding.

Uncharted 2 greatest game ever

I cac't dismiss the fact that the British gave the trophy to their own... I played Arkham, and it is freakishly awesome. I have not finished the game since I boughted about a month ago, and have been inmersed in shooters since... but this game is awesome and great... It does surprise me when most if not all other evaluators have agreed that Uncharted was the GOTY... in general... and Arkham was within the top performers... but for the game to be the best... well it is simply a show of how sentimental you can be about your own kind...

Congratz Batman AA. You deserve the respect and honor to receive some of these awards.

lol... I still can't believe some people are saying that Batman AA is better than Uncharted 2 ..... DUH ! It's no where close to Uncharted 2... but yeah, Batman AA was a great game... but nothing like UC2 .... it wasn't just a game, it was more than a game to me :)

Its bad Assassin's Creed II not winning any award. Ubisoft put alot of effort into it. And by the way, it was Scarecrow in the Batman AA ending, right? I saw those claws of his.

good result, my personal GOTY for last year,well deserved

The final boss in uncharted 2 was a pain in the @$$.

i am glad it won. i enjoy playing it over and over. its a painfully linear, but deep game. uncharted is a great game, but it really isnt overrated, but a juggernaut. if uncharted is a playable movie, arkham aslyum is a playable comic book. that game put batman through hell

Batmans good but I can't force myself to play it again. It has zero replayabilty unlike Uncharted 2 which I've completed 3 times plus the multiplayer which is great. Basically, Batman got the award because everyone who likes Uncharted 2 was busy playing Uncharted 2 whilst people who liked Batman were looking around internet forums for their next game because they'd finished with Batman.

wait wait, if this is for 2009, then WHERE THE HELL IS INFAMOUS FOR BEST STORY AND GAMEPLAY ???

I haven't started Batman yet, but all these awards seem very promising. UC2, Infamous and Ratchet and Clank were all great games.

I think Batman really deserved those awards , lets just hope that Rocksteady can duplicate that success with the next title.

Still haven't bought Batman yet. Need to make some money quickly!

@solidnike - I disagree Batman had alot more to offer other than the shooting in Uncharted 2.

of course they chose batman for being english well its a good game but uc2 still should of got it

Kudos to Batman for winning the award, one of the few superhero games done top-notch. Though not as good, the game Wolverine was done well too.

Wow what a load of opinionated rubbish comments. You can't state that one game is better than another as a fact, that's an opinion based judgement call. Plus, you have to look at all the categories for making a decision of game of the year. Single player, multiplayer, originality, longevity, variety, blah blah blah. I'm guessing one of the major deciders in this verdict would have been originality. Whilst UC2, MW2, AC2, L4D2 and Fifa10 are all exceptional games, none of them has the originality that was all thru Arkham Asylum. Like it or not AA took a big name and made a new game with tons of replayability. And I'm certainly not bias on that comment because I didn't actually enjoy playing Arkham Asylum. It's on my pile to go back and try again but I just wasn't a huge fan. @uksoccer77 : L4D2 didn't rate higher than MW2. The nominees that didn't win are in alphabetical order.

why is left for dead 2 better multiplayer than MW2??

batman AA is still better than uncharted or COD MW 2

i was expecting atleast one nominee to be r&c crack in time, forme it was da best game in 2009

Well Deserved for Batman:AA it was a great and original game

well im glad that they saw uncharted 2 was better because thats a fact however batman is still fun but just not as good as uncharted 2

Ya this one was just an amazing game that honestly wasnt that hyped compared to some. The gameplay was just so smooth.

Batman deserves it one of the best games last year and my pick for GOTY.

The fighting system in Batman AA was amazing. I don't know what people are smoking.

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@Mr_Versipellis: While I am happy that Batman won the award, I cannot believe that Modern Warfare 2 was even nominated. Dragon Age FTW indeed.