The judges for the Game Critics Awards are proud to announce
the nominees for
"The Best of E3 2009."
Winners will be announced on Tuesday, June 23.
FAST FACTS:
Which game publisher and console picked up the most nods? Click
here
to find out with our fast fact breakdown by game, publisher and system.
Best
of Show
-
Brütal 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)
- Brütal
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
-
Brütal Legend (Double
Fine Productions/EAP for PS3, Xbox 360)
-
God of War 3 (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 (Polyphony
Digital/SCEJ for PSP)
- LittleBigPlanet (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)
- Brütal Legend (Double
Fine Productions/EAP for PS3, Xbox 360)
-
God of War 3 (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)
-
Soul Calibur: 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)