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Uncharted 2, Scribblenauts top Game Critics' E3 Awards

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Jun 23, 2009 11:23 am PT

Naughty Dog's PS3-exclusive sequel wins Best of Show, 5TH Cell's DS puzzler honored for Best Original Game by industry media collaboration.

By some accounts, the Entertainment Software Association delivered on its promise of restoring the Electronic Entertainment Expo to its prominent position as a premier event for the gaming industry. With the 2009 show now in the bag, the Game Critics Awards committee has handed out its verdict of which work-in-progress games made the biggest splash.

Nathan Drake is a winner.

A highlight of Sony's press conference, Naughty Dog's PlayStation 3-exclusive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves scored top honors, taking Best of Show, Best Console Game, and Best Action Adventure Game. 5TH Cell's Scribblenauts for the DS also built upon its preseason awards run. Having been named Game of the Show as part of GameSpot's E3 2009 Editors' Choice Awards, the ambitious puzzler earned Game Critics accolades for Best Original Game and Best Handheld Game.

From a single-studio standpoint, BioWare outperformed the rest. Having garnered a number of nominations for all three of its current high-profile projects, Star Wars: The Old Republic was named Best PC Game while Mass Effect 2 earned recognition as Best Role-Playing Game. The two games shut out Dragon Age: Origins, which was also nominated for both categories.

The Game Critics Awards are doled out by a cross section of 29 mainstream and enthusiast gaming media outlets, with the panel of judges hailing from such online and print publications as GameSpot, the Los Angeles Times, Wired, and USA Today. To qualify for an award, the game must be shown in a playable form running on its native platform.

A full list of nominees is below, with winners highlighted in bold.

Best of Show
Brutal Legend (Double Fine Productions/EAP for PS3, Xbox 360)
Mass Effect 2 (BioWare/Electronic Arts for Xbox 360, PC)
Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Splinter Cell Conviction (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for Xbox 360)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PS3)

Best Original Game
Alan Wake (Remedy/MGS for Xbox 360)
Bayonetta (Platinum Games/Sega for PS3, Xbox 360)
Brutal Legend (Double Fine Productions/EAP for PS3, Xbox 360)
Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream/SCEE for PS3)
Scribblenauts (5TH Cell/WBIE for Nintendo DS)

Best Console Game
Brutal Legend (Double Fine Productions/EAP for PS3, Xbox 360)
God of War III (Sony Santa Monica/SCEA for PS3)
Mass Effect 2 (BioWare/Electronic Arts for Xbox 360)
Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PS3)

Best Handheld Game
Gran Turismo PSP (Polyphony Digital/SCEJ for PSP)
Little Big Planet (SCE Studio Cambridge/Media Molecule/SCEE for PSP)
Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Alphadream/Nintendo for Nintendo DS)
Scribblenauts (5TH Cell/WBIE for Nintendo DS)
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo for Nintendo DS)

Best PC Game
DC Universe Online (Sony Online Austin/SOE)
Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare/EA)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve/EAP)
Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts)
Supreme Commander 2 (Gas Powered Games/Square Enix)

Best Hardware
DJ Hero Controller (Freestyle Games/Red Octane/Activision)
"Project Natal" (Microsoft)
PSP Go (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Tony Hawk Ride Skateboard (Robomodo/Activision)
Wii MotionPlus (Nintendo)

Best Action Game
BioShock 2 (2K Marin/2K Games for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Halo 3: ODST (Bungie/MGS for Xbox 360)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve/EAP for Xbox 360, PC)
Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Singularity (Raven/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)

Best Action Adventure Game
Bayonetta (Platinum Games/Sega for PS3, Xbox 360)
Brutal Legend (Double Fine Productions/EAP for PS3, Xbox 360)
God of War III (Sony Santa Monica/SCEA for PS3)
Splinter Cell Conviction (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for Xbox 360)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PS3)

Best Role Playing Game
Alpha Protocol (Obsidian/Sega for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare/EA for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Alphadream/Nintendo for Nintendo DS)
Mass Effect 2 (BioWare/EA for Xbox 360, PC)
Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts for PC)

Best Racing Game
Blur (Bizzare Creations/Activision for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
Forza Motorsport 3 (Turn 10/MGS for Xbox 360)
ModNation Racers (United Front/SCEA for PS3)
Need for Speed Shift (Slightly Mad/EA Games for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Split/Second (Black Rock/Disney Interactive for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)

Best Fighting Game
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (Foundation 9/Capcom for PS3, Xbox 360)
Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny (Project Soul/Namco-Bandai Games for PSP)
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars (Eighting/Capcom for Wii)
Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai for PS3, Xbox 360)
The King of Fighters XII (SNK Playmore for PS3, Xbox 360)

Best Sports Game
Fight Night Round 4 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)
Madden NFL 10 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
NHL 10 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for Wii)
Tony Hawk Ride (Robomodo/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)

Best Strategy Game
League of Legends: Clash of Fates (Riot Games for PC)
Order of War (Wargaming.net/Square Enix for PC)
R.U.S.E. (Eugen Systems/Ubisoft for PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
Supreme Commander 2 (Gas Powered Games/Square Enix for Xbox 360, PC)

Best Social/Casual Game
DJ Hero (Freestyle/Red Octane/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
Guitar Hero 5 (Neversoft/Red Octane/Activision for All Systems)
Scribblenauts (5TH Cell/WBIE for Nintendo DS)
The Beatles: Rock Band (Harmonix/MTV Games/EAP for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo for Wii)

Best Online Multiplayer Game
Halo 3 ODST (Bungie/MGS for Xbox 360)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve/EAP for Xbox 360, PC)
MAG (Zipper Interactive/SCEA for PS3)
Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts for PC)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PS3)

282 Comments

  • jediwan

    Posted Sep 5, 2009 1:22 am PT

    I have Wii,Xbox 360,PS3,PSP,PC.. Love em all..no complaints here look forward to the new games coming out.

  • sportstothemax

    Posted Aug 29, 2009 6:57 am PT

    NHL 10 is the best sports game

  • guerillaKZ2

    Posted Jul 10, 2009 10:06 am PT

    bluefox755

    Scribblenauts isn't a scribbling game
    it's actually a lot more interesting look it up before degrading it

  • guerillaKZ2

    Posted Jul 4, 2009 7:03 pm PT

    i really want scribblenauts

  • PwNiShEr1216

    Posted Jul 3, 2009 1:38 pm PT

    Alot of games look good but definately can't wait for Left 4 Dead 2, Halo 3 ODST, and Modern Warfare 2. =)

  • infamous13579

    Posted Jul 3, 2009 5:23 am PT

    wii is nothing,ds is nothing,xbox is something,ps3 rules.best games:uncharted2 and god of war 3.

  • disBjeFFi

    Posted Jul 1, 2009 8:43 pm PT

    i only have a Wii and a DS, but the best games in e3 09 were
    Modern warfare 2
    Left 4 dead 2
    Uncharted 2
    Wii Sports Resort
    Scribblenauts
    Splinter Cell: Conviction
    Assassin's Creed 2
    God of War III
    Red Steel 2
    Brutal Legend
    Mass Effect 2
    Halo 3: ODST

  • Mr_Fujiv1

    Posted Jul 1, 2009 5:59 am PT

    I would love to get my hands on most of them

  • eortlieb

    Posted Jun 27, 2009 11:35 pm PT

    umhum.

  • coximus22

    Posted Jun 26, 2009 7:31 am PT

    Competetion breeds excellence and these are excellent days to be a gamer. I say keep the flames of fanboy war burning because they are driving developers to push their limits and make better and better games. What an amazing upcoming line up no matter what your console of choice is. And let's be honest, even if you own all consoles, everyone has their favorite. So imo, there is some fanboy in every gamer. Can't wait for The Last Guardian!

  • Meises

    Posted Jun 26, 2009 12:08 am PT

    The two games im getting on those lists would be BioShock 2 and God of War 3

    Long live Kratos

  • denicola_a_god

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 8:00 pm PT

    uncharted owns and ps3 rocks soxx

  • izmickey

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 2:42 pm PT

    just because god of war doesnt have online doesnt mean its not worth the buy. Many games have given up the quality of the single player of the game to bring you multiplayer. Some games just dont need multiplayer. hopefully since they didnt have to work on the multiplayer aspect of the game, they gave their full attention to the single player story mode. Its good to see games that last more than 6-8 hours nowadays.

  • D3A7HJ0K3R

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 2:33 pm PT

    Online for Uncharted 2 looks great, might just rent God of war 3 cuz of just single player campaign and no online.

  • izmickey

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 2:26 pm PT

    wow so many fanboys giving thumbs down here. Fanboys suck, they should be banned from life. Bring on the thumbs down.

  • andalore

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 9:29 am PT

    Tsk, mostly sequels in here, and a few decent looking original games but Scribblenauts looks like it has a lot of potential

  • nerd_assassin

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 7:49 am PT

    @SalarianChemist

    Well I guess those 50% are either FPS nuts or American, because I'm not that down with Halo. And it's an American phenomenon, so I'll leave it at that. At least Scribblenauts is imaginate and unique, and is not another FPS(because how many shooters are listed in there? How many? Same old point and shoot stuff.). I'm so sick of it. In fact, most of us here in the tropics still embrace good old Counter Strike(the mod one, not the retail game by Valve) and Halo is not that existent(except for 360 users, that is).

    Ok back to topic, I think Scribblenauts deserve it(and I have a DS, so I'll enjoy this once it gets out). I think the fuss about Final Fantasy is gone because of it going multiplatform. I just hope Mass Effect 2 is also a PC title. I'm buying that for sure(still hunting for cheap copy of Mass Effect, still bankrupt).

  • nerd_assassin

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 7:49 am PT

    @Malco_Vincenzo

    And Tekken 6 just adds further customization, 6 characters and a new version of Tekken Force? It's basically the same stuff again too. And I've experienced so much of it on the arcade cabinets. Just let a Wii game win once in a while, that's all I can say. Plus Tatsunoko is new to me, so there. For me though, it's a fair win.



    @bluefox755

    I suggest you read more before you kick some suggestions. Scribblenauts, despite the name, is not a scribbling game. It's a platforming/puzzle game in which you can type a word on the touch screen and the game will give a life to it. IGN even mentioned in their zombie something topic that typing "zombie" on it will give interesting result. IGN and Gamespot even gave it the game of the show. So I suggest you use google for your pictures and to know a little more about the game instead of just speculating because the name sound so.

  • Furnish

    Posted Jun 24, 2009 11:07 pm PT

    The List is tempting me to go over board!! I cant wait?

  • brandondorbert posted Jun 24, 2009 9:07 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    brandondorbert

    Posted Jun 24, 2009 9:07 pm PT (hide)

    The first Uncharted Sucked so I am not going to buy this one. I just hope Sony goes out of business, that would be cool.

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