Fuel for debate: More E3 'best of' award winners announced

by Randy Nelson { Jul 29th 2008 at 11:30PM }

Everyone has an opinion – especially when it comes to which games at this year's E3 were the very best. IGN voiced its yesterday; today we have the results of what we're sure was heated voting at 1UP, GameTrailers, and G4's X-Play. Okay, we're not totally sure the voting was heated, but we can only imagine it was given the ~~chairs thrown~~ voices raised around here over our nominees (you don't even want to know what went down during the selection of our winners).

We've got the results after the break. Discuss.

Source – 1UP
Source – GameTrailers
Source – X-Play

GameTrailers E3 Awards

1UP E3 Awards

Best 360 Game
Gears of War 2 (Microsoft/Epic Games)

Best PS3 Game
LittleBigPlanet (Sony/Media Molecule)

Best Wii Game
MadWorld (Sega/Platinum Games)

Best PC Game
Left 4 Dead (EA/Valve)

Best DS Game
Chrono Trigger (Square Enix)

Best PSP Game
Resistance: Retribution (Sony/Sony Bend)

Best Action Game
Mirror's Edge (EA/DICE, PS3/360)

Best Shooting Game
Resistance 2 (Sony/Insomniac, PS3)

Best RPG
Fallout 3 (Bethesda, PS3/360/PC)

Best Strategy Game
Halo Wars (Microsoft/Ensemble, 360)

Best Fighting Game
Street Fighter IV (Capcom, Arcade/PS3/360)

Best Downloadable Game
flOwer (Sony/That Game Company, PS3)

Best Music Game
Rock Band 2 (MTV Games/Harmonix, PS3/360/Wii/PS2)

Best Trailer
inFAMOUS (Sony/Sucker Punch, PS3)

Best New Game
MAG: Massive Action Game (Sony/Zipper Interactive, PS3)

Game of Show
LittleBigPlanet (Sony/Media Molecule, PS3)

X-Play E3 Awards

Best 360 Game
Gears of War 2 (Microsoft/Epic Games)

Best PS3 Game
inFAMOUS (Sony/Sucker Punch, PS3)

Best PC Game
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (EA/Mythic, PC)

Best Multiplatform Game
Fallout 3 (Bethesda, PS3/360/PC)

Best Multiplayer Game
Left 4 Dead (EA/Valve)

Best Original Game
LittleBigPlanet (Sony/Media Molecule, PS3)

Best Innovation
NBA Live 09 (EA Sports, PS3/360)

Game of Show
LittleBigPlanet (Sony/Media Molecule, PS3)

Tags: awards, e3-2008

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Rodrigo @ Jul 29th 2008 6:38PM

wow ps3 took most of the wins. go ps3!360 is doing good too sorry cant say the same for the wii, it has nothing except for madworld that game looks good. ps3 and 360 FTW!!!!

aacman007 @ Jul 29th 2008 11:49PM

Very, very much so.

Eric @ Jul 29th 2008 11:46PM

F'en Starman with your little backflip maneuver that was way too easy to pull off.

Kizzle @ Jul 30th 2008 8:44AM

The backflip dropkick was hard to pull off next to the flying cross-chop.

Glitch W @ Jul 29th 2008 11:47PM

It's kinda weird how LBP took game of show but not PS3 game of show on Xplay

Darth Abe @ Jul 29th 2008 11:53PM

The IGN one's seem a little more interesting. These are almost a list of just what was at the show rather than what truly stood out.

Meloche @ Jul 30th 2008 12:04AM

Why no E3 awards from X-Play? I understand that this year we didn't get much, but with Deadly Creatures, MadWorld, Animal Crossing, etc., they could have picked a "Best Wii Game"...

Brett from Atlanta @ Jul 30th 2008 12:34AM

I believe that they said that not one of the games was really enough of a game to be considered for best game for the wii category. Which is pretty much true, nintendo showed no games at e3, they showed glorified over priced tech demos targeted at soccer moms.

Meloche @ Jul 30th 2008 12:50AM

Animal Crossing, The Conduit, Deadly Creatures, MadWorld, Samba de Amigo, Guitar Hero : WT, De Blob, Wario Land, Tales of Symphonia, Wii Sports... Suuure, none of them are "enough of a game"...

Anton Chigurh @ Jul 30th 2008 1:15AM

All those were at E3?

I really didn't notice.

WiiFTW @ Jul 30th 2008 1:19AM

@ Anton:

I was thinking the same thing, I didn't see any of those except for AC and Wii Sports Resort.

And by the way, Wii Sports Resort does not deserve an award by any means.

Reggie and Cammie both deserve a good punch in the face.

@tomic @ Jul 30th 2008 1:59AM

Well, technically, the Conduit wasn't officially on the show floor. IGN was really the only one to give it recognition since they'd already been following it for awhile. I wouldn't be surprised if X-play and the others didn't even notice that it was there. A shame, the game looks pretty polished.

As far as Mad World is concerned... maybe that was because it wasn't playable and there was only a trailer for it. That's the only reason I can think of considering that game looks like Platinum Games managed to acquire the very essence of awesome and turn it into a video game.

Also, X-play's logic confuses me. Little Big Planet, a PS3 game, gets game of the show and yet Little Big Planet isn't the best PS3 game.

...what?

4MyFriends @ Jul 30th 2008 3:49AM

"nintendo showed no games at e3, they showed glorified over priced tech demos targeted at soccer moms."

You self proclaimed "hardcore" gamers need to get off your fucking high horse and shut up about "casual" games, they are just as much video games as FPSs and GTA clones you guys hail as the only "true" games.

meledeo @ Jul 30th 2008 8:41AM

No one said that casual games weren't video games. We're just saying they aren't GOOD video games, and certainly not AWARD-WINNING video games.

tmacairjordan87 @ Jul 30th 2008 9:40AM

Exactly. 99% of these casual games are ridiculously shitty and make anyone with half a brain feel like they just graduated the 2nd grade all over again. Companies need to work harder to make games that are a mix of casual and core like little big planet and even viva pinata to an extent.

Heh {XBL: P4nic 4tt4ck} @ Jul 30th 2008 12:09PM

"No one said that casual games weren't video games. We're just saying they aren't GOOD video games"

Mst people consider the music-genre of video games (Rock Band, GH) to be casual-based games, for the most part. Are you telling me Rock Band isn't a good game? If so, well then shit me, I've obviously had the wrong impression on the game for the last, what, year?

Jacksons @ Jul 30th 2008 1:29AM

Games I want to play: nearly all of the above.

Chase @ Jul 30th 2008 3:52AM

NBA Live 09? Really? That new DNA system must be pretty impressive if it was noted as innovative.

hed @ Jul 30th 2008 4:27AM

I actually think everyone is getting payed off to Hype LBP as much as they are

Eric @ Jul 30th 2008 6:33AM

I don't think that's the case. I love platformers dearly, but there hasn't been a big evolution in them in years and years, and with co-op, level creator, community aspects etc it looks like this will be phenomenal. A game I actually buy for my PS3, a miracle.

Where's my new Sly Cooper in 4d?

Marty @ Jul 30th 2008 11:30AM

I don't know about them being payed off... but it's being over-hyped, all the same.

Heh {XBL: P4nic 4tt4ck} @ Jul 30th 2008 12:11PM

"Where's my new Sly Cooper in 4d?"

Check back in 2012, a time when Sony might actually deliver on their promises.

CATCHORA @ Jul 30th 2008 6:29AM

flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower

the name of the game is flower damn it !!

Veko @ Jul 30th 2008 7:55AM

Maybe I have PC bias but I thought it put the other platforms to shame at E3. Spore, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, Sims 3, Space Siege, Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II, Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3, Left 4 Dead, and Dragon Age: Origins were all shown there. I'm a little confused on how the Game Trailers one didn't even mention at least one of those. Maybe they don't know how to use a mouse and keyboard at the same time.

Oh well, maybe I should just accept the fact that in this new console world, the quantity that will be sold is way more important then quality of the product.

tmacairjordan87 @ Jul 30th 2008 9:43AM

It's definitely your PC bias because almost all of those games aren't very good save for Spore, and none of those games except for Spore and Sims 3 will sell decent. Also Left 4 Dead is coming to 360.

Haggard @ Jul 30th 2008 10:52AM

Left 4 Dead is awesome, and like the Orange Box most of its sales will be on the PC.

Veko @ Jul 30th 2008 11:57AM

tmacairjordan87: Wait...you're saying Dragon Age: Origins isn't going to be good? Where is a defense league for Bioware when you need one? As for Dawn of War 2, did you never play
the first Dawn of War or
Company of Heroes?

Space Siege isn't too bad. The released the demo a bit ago and, though it was short, it showed a game that could be fun with some polish.

Heh {XBL: P4nic 4tt4ck} @ Jul 30th 2008 12:32PM

"because almost all of those games aren't very good save for Spore"

So, you're telling me here, that games you've never played that have decent to great track records, hype surrounding them, and look to be lots of fun, aren't as great as they seem? But, you tell me, another game you've yet to play seems to be great? AND, you're telling me a FPS will also be usuable on a controller which is obviously better than a kb+m? Wow, thanks jordan, I would have never seen any of this coming. Think I'll go pick up a PS3 now and sell my gaming rig since it's so obviously useless and coming with so many obviously flawed games!

I love how Spore is turning out, don't get me wrong, but calling games such as Warhammer, another C&C (Every RTS seems to be C&C with a different skin, mind you), AoR, another bioware game, and a game (Left 4 Dead) being made by a company that faps to the thought of PC gaming bad/not-good is laughable at least and ignorant for the most part.

Seems to me, jordan, that you're just another console-biased player that dislikes the fact that the PC STILL happens to be alive and well. Or, hell, maybe you can't afford a PC gaming rig. Most fanboys bash each other do to that fact, seems like a logical answer. Or perhaps you're just butthurt that those PC/console ports will most likely play better on the PC? Games such as Far Cry 2, Dead Space, Fallout 3, Crysis: Warhead, etc. will all play better on the PC. As we all know, playing a FPS, RTS, and usually an RPG all feel awkward on a console compared to a PC.

tl;dr: Stop acting butthurt because you can't afford a PC rig and calling games with solid to great backgrounds bad. It makes you look fanboyish.

NOT ME @ Jul 30th 2008 8:09AM

wow I love people see this invisible momentum that PS3 claims they have for this year. They bragged about GT:p that came and went, not too many people are talking about MGS4 anymore, and 256 online play is just retarded and wont turn out to well, Resistance will more than likely be real good. But on my other console i have gears and netflix, which is a huge deal. Especially since on demand doesnt have nearly as many movies as netflix. I gotta be honest when i 1st got 360 a couple of years ago i never though it would be doing all the things its doing meanwhile after having PS3 for 8 months I realized that not much is going on there. BLU-ray is way overhyped and overpriced..Almost $40 for new movies. and especially the older stuff your better off getting it on HD-DVD they are real cheap now.

Jayslacks @ Jul 30th 2008 8:39AM

MAG better than Dead Space? Really? Man, 1up smokes alot of something over there...

ScottG13 @ Jul 30th 2008 8:44AM

Fat Princess was my game of the show.

lucky_7s @ Jul 30th 2008 9:00AM

when it came to showing something new - microsoft had a huge big FALE! i dont think they showed anything that no one knew was already coming out - nintendo showed some new stuff - crap - but new stuff

sony showed tons of new stuff at e3 - all microsoft did was do the mulipatform titles a favour by showing it at their show instead of the actual company behind it having to show it off

i agree with little big planet though - each show its been featured at, it manages to show more of the NEW features that media molecule are pouring into the game :D

candafilm @ Jul 30th 2008 10:36AM

I would have said the exact opposite. MAG was the only thing from Sony I didn't know about. And really that didn't show anything at all. I don't even know what type of game it is. Microsoft had the most surprises I think with Netflix, new arcade games, and the new interface (which I did know a little about). GTA for the DS was really the only surprising thing to me from Nintendo.

Easo @ Jul 30th 2008 10:53AM

Microsoft has this silly idea that showing off games that will be playable in 6 months or less is a good idea. That's stupid right? I mean, I would much rather watch a 30 second tralier for a game coming in fall 09 than actual gamplay footage from a game coming in 3 months.

lucky_7s @ Jul 30th 2008 11:20AM

candafilm, you must be psycik...you knew about fat princess, resistance: retribution, the kung fu ragdoll remake/sequal, quest for booty and god of war III (last 2 did have a lot of rumours before hand but weren't officially announced) was coming out? thats a skill

tmacairjordan87 @ Jul 30th 2008 9:46AM

My game(s) of the show were

1. Fallout 3
2. Little Big Planet
3. Gears 2 and Fat Princess (tie)

Seriously I saw a lot of people who said they were disappointed with the Fallout 3 demo that was shown during Microsoft's conference...really?? I was blown away by how great it looked and played. Guess it must have been my inner Oblivion whore freaking out :-\

Easo @ Jul 30th 2008 11:05AM

Was FarCry2 at the show? With everything that game is doing right, It seems like it would have at least been mentioned. And LBP does look like it will be fun, but I really cant see why there is so much hype for a game that is basically excite bike with sock puppets.