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[Chi-Town]

Action-Adventure: Ninja Gaiden
Racing: Burnout 3
Fighting: Def Jam Fight for New York
Platformer: Ratchet and Clank Up Your Arsenal
RPG: Shin Megami Tensai Nocturne
MMORPG: World of Warcraft
Shooter: Half-Life 2
Strategy: Rome Total War
Sports: Winning Eleven Soccer
Originality: Katamari Damacy
Game of the Year: Halo 2

 

[open_mouth_]

awesome. agreed.

 

[Slo]

Anyone bothered by the fact that the GotY didn't even win best game in it's catagory?

 

[tedtropy]

Anyone bothered by the fact that the GotY didn't even win best game in it's catagory?

Halo 2's greatness exceeds any and all genres! It doesn't need a catagory, it IS the catagory...it...I...need to calm down...

 

[Fuzzy]

Anyone bothered by the fact that the GotY didn't even win best game in it's catagory?

I'm pretty sure that X-Play disqualifies the GotY from it's own category so it doesn't win both awards.

BTW, OMG no Nintendo games? X-Play is teh biased.

 

[Jupiter]

Anyone bothered by the fact that the GotY didn't even win best game in it's catagory?

When they listed the GOTY games I said to myself "Why put Halo 2 in there when HL2 already beat it in Best FPS, Halo has no chance to win." I wasn't bothered but I was a little confused as to what their reasons would be.

 

[calder]

Most gaming mag awards exclude the GOTY winner from the genre category too, I always thought it was pretty standard by now.

Pretty good selections IMO. Not exactly what I would have chosen but nothing SpikeTV Awards-level dumb. I caught the last half of the show last night so I had been wondering about the other winners.

 

[open_mouth_]

Halo 2 is so damn good. Aside from the ending problem some people had with it, it's such an awesome, polished, and fun product. Worth every penny. Online and offline, it gives back so much. The weapons, think of the weapons. The graphics are top notch. AI is in there in spades. Story is interesting and voice acting is great. Controls are tight.

 

[Tabris]

Since it lacks Metal Gear Solid 3, it's INVALID.

 

[Solid]

Sports: Winning Eleven Soccer

GAF 's Sports Game of the Year too. Nice!

 

[Wario64]

I don't agree with their fighting GOTY, but everything else seems fine to me.

 

[Mike]

I hate to, uh... be a hater, but I can't see Halo 2 as game of the year. Online game of the year maybe, but the single player is kind of unremarkable compared to Half Life 2.

 

[MattKeil]

I hate to, uh... be a hater, but I can't see Halo 2 as game of the year. Online game of the year maybe, but the single player is kind of unremarkable compared to Half Life 2.

Kind of like how HL2's multiplayer is unremarkable compared to Halo 2. It's a compromise, and X-Play made the right call, IMO.

 

[newsguy]

Action-Adventure: Ninja Gaiden
Racing: Burnout 3
Fighting: Def Jam Fight for New York
Platformer: Ratchet and Clank Up Your Arsenal
RPG: Shin Megami Tensai Nocturne
MMORPG: World of Warcraft
Shooter: Half-Life 2
Strategy: Rome Total War
Sports: Winning Eleven Soccer
Originality: Katamari Damacy
Game of the Year: Halo 2

Aside form the fighting category this is pretty predictable.

 

[PhatSaqs]

Props for the NG love.

 

[LakeEarth]

I was confused on the fighting catagory one. SF:AC wasn't even nominated. Or maybe it was disqualified since it's technically a 5 year old and a 12 year old game?

 

[Unison]

I am over last year! Where is the Resident Evil 4 / Minish Cap love?

 

[Doom_Bringer]

Halo 2 over Half Life 2? err I dunno....

The list lacks MGS3 and Chronicles of riddick.

 

[FortNinety]

Nice to see the only true voice of reason on G4 actually has some.

 

[AstroLad]

Sports: Winning Eleven Soccer

GAF 's Sports Game of the Year too. Nice!

Wow, nice.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Not a half bad list. Not as hyped about Halo 2 as I was once upon a time, but I'd still take it over HL2.

 

[KeithFranklin]

Why put Halo 2 in there when HL2 already beat it in Best FPS, Halo has no chance to win.

Watching the show it was pretty clear that HL2 won best FPS on the strength of it's single player, while Halo 2 won GOTY because of the combination of single player and the incredible multiplayer.

 

[Stryder]

Kind of like how HL2's multiplayer is unremarkable compared to Halo 2. It's a compromise, and X-Play made the right call, IMO.

But HL2 also had CS:S bundled with it, which is pretty good online. and the SP in Halflife 2 is > than that in Halo 2.

I dunno about Halo 2 being GOTY, if you include hype into the decision then yes I can see that it could be chosen.

edit : vvv - so true

 

[AstroLad]

But HL2 also had CS:S bundled with it, which is pretty good online. and the SP in Halflife 2 is > than that in Halo 2.

I dunno about Halo 2 being GOTY, if you include hype into the decision then yes I can see that it could be chosen.

Hahaha no one will fucking agree on the two games, let's just give it up right here before this gets stupid.

Just like we gave up on Sega vs. Nintendo before it got stupid, then DS vs. PSP, then...

Oh wait a second.

Carry on!

 

[Docpan]

No Baten Kaitos = fail.

 

[Ironclad]

No Baten Kaitos = fail.

Agreed.
No MGS3 or PM2 = fail as well.

 

[LakeEarth]

Agreed.
No MGS3 or PM2 = fail as well.

I know PM2 was in the 'best RPG of the year" catagory but didn't win.

 

[Ironclad]

I know PM2 was in the 'best RPG of the year" catagory but didn't win.

That makes things a little bit better.

 

[KeithFranklin]

But HL2 also had CS:S bundled with it, which is pretty good online. and the SP in Halflife 2 is > than that in Halo 2.

See the difference is that SP in Halo 2 is nearly as great as HL2 SP, but CS:S maybe pretty good while Halo 2 online is simply incredible.

 

[Stryder]

That's true KeithFranklin actually, I love Halo 2 online compared to CS:S or HL2DM.

 

[Andy787]

See the difference is that SP in Halo 2 is nearly as great as HL2 SP, but CS:S maybe pretty good while Halo 2 online is simply incredible.

Ugh. Halo 2 makes me cry. ;_;

 

[Prine]

go Halo2

Good list

 

[bonesquad]

See the difference is that SP in Halo 2 is nearly as great as HL2 SP, but CS:S maybe pretty good while Halo 2 online is simply incredible.

Well, then they should of said "Best Online Game: Halo 2"!

Bottom line, Half-Life 2 should of won GotY.

Real bottom line, if RE4 had come out last year this discussion would be mute.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

Well, then they should of said "Best Online Game: Halo 2"!

Bottom line, Half-Life 2 should of won GotY.

Real bottom line, if RE4 had come out last year this discussion would be mute.

bottom line Halo2 is more fun than HL2 cause of the online play.

 

[whytemyke]

I think MGS3 got the shaft hardcore.... didn't even get looked at for Action/Adventure, while SCT, MP2, and PoP: WW were all taken above it. Not that those were bad games, but c'mon here...

and to have Ratchet and Clank nominated for GoTY?

 

[Uno Ill Nino]

Fighting: Def Jam Fight for New York

WTF. I mean really, WTF.