We also thought of making just one list of our votes on Game of the Year, but instead settled on everyone coming up with their own lists and to forgo one single title as the Game of the Year. So what you see below will be each writer's personal choices for platforms, downloads and even some imports.
I would like to point out we allowed some games that showed up on PC to be picked as Game of the Year for a console, if it was the only console to receive that title. We also did not choose a title if we hadn't played one for a specific console or didn't find anything worthwhile.
Here are our writing staff's picks for Game of the year:
Michael Camacho (Chief Editor):
Xbox 360 Game of the Year - Halo 3: ODST
PS3 Game of the Year - Uncharted 2
Wii Game of the Year - Muramasa: The Demon Blade
PC Game of the Year - Torchlight
Multi-platform Game of the Year - Dragon Age: Origins
DS Game of the Year - Suikoden Tierkreis
PSP Game of the Year - Fate/Unlimited Codes Portable
Download Game of the Year - Flower
Import Game of the Year - Lucky Star: Idol-Meister
David Becker (Managing Editor):
PS3 Game of the Year - God of War Collection
Wii Game of the Year - Madworld
PC Game of the Year - Champions Online
Multi-platform Game of the Year - Batman: Arkham Asylum
PSP Game of the Year - Little Big Planet
Download Game of the Year - Punisher: No Mercy
Brian Bentley (Associate Editor):
PS3 Game of the Year - Killzone 2
Wii Game of the Year - New Super Mario Bros. Wii
PC Game of the Year - Torchlight
Multi-platform Game of the Year - The Beatles: Rock Band
DS Game of the Year - Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Download Game of the Year - Plants vs. Zombies
Binh Nguyen (Writer):
Xbox 360 Game of the Year - Left 4 Dead 2
PS3 Game of the Year - Uncharted 2
PC Game of the Year - Torchlight
Multi-platform Game of the Year - Assassin's Creed 2
PSP Game of the Year - Little Big Planet
Download Game of the Year - Plants vs. Zombies
Kevin Johnson (Writer):
Xbox 360 Game of the Year - Left 4 Dead 2
PS3 Game of the Year - Uncharted 2
Wii Game of the Year - New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Multi-platform Game of the Year - Batman: Arkham Asylum
DS Game of the Year - Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
PSP Game of the Year - Resistance: Retribution
Download Game of the Year - Shadow Complex
Corey Dockendorf (Writer):
PS3 Game of the Year - Uncharted 2
Wii Game of the Year - New Super Mario Bros Wii
PC Game of the Year - Torchlight
Multi-platform Game of the Year - Dragon Age: Origins
DS Game of the Year - Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
PSP Game of the Year - Little Big Planet
Download Game of the Year - Pixel Junk Shooter
As you can see, there are many different tastes amongst our staff. Only a few titles garnered more than 2 votes. 2009 was a very good year for gaming, and 2010 looks to be an even better year in terms of what will be coming out. With games like Mass Effect 2, God of War III, Final Fantasy XIII, Dante's Inferno, and more on the horizon, we look forward to seeing how 2010 plays out.
