Gamespot Best of 2006 Awards

[Schlep]

What other category of theirs would you put it in?

[TaekwondoNJ]

I don't even like rhythm games and I know guitar hero was better.

Um... have you played EBA? The game is easily one of the best rhythm games ever made.

[sethsez]

Um... have you played EBA? The game is easily one of the best rhythm games ever made.

So is Guitar Hero II.

But they're different enough that I'd agree with either choice.

[Bacon McShig]

It is pretty good, but it's not better than any of the other nominees (except maybe Kirby).

Yes it is.

[Port]

Also, Daxter is totally better than all of those other platformers, sans possibly Yossy 2, which I haven't played. Elite Beat and Exit are well deserved, too.

Yech. Daxter was shit, and it is total bullshit that they put it above NSMB.

Otherwise, I'm fine with the rest of the list. Some things not completely happy with, but not too far off to make a comment about.

And where was Godhand on the fighting list?! Oh, that's right, every game site hated it for some stupid reason.

[dave is ok]

360 takes every category that matters. Life is good.

[RoleTroll]

No Sneak King?

[Cowdisease]

I call bullshit on UMK3 winning Fighter of the Year. I would have given it to DoA4 (didn't play Dark Resurrection, so I don't know if it's better than DoA4). Also, Ramon is right--Alpha Collection should have been nominated instead of Alpha 3 PSP.

[Yoshi]

If XBLA ports are eligible, then SFII:HFE shits all over UMK3 anyway, so we'd don't even need to bring retail games into this for it to be bullshit.

[bVork]

Dead Rising is an acquired taste that I don't particularly like. I appreciate what the game does, but I'd pick Bully instead. Okami is too long and easy, Zelda isn't particularly innovative, and Saints Row is forgettable. Only the short length of Bully keeps it from being my favourite game this year.

Gears of War is a no-brainer for best shooter.

I like UMK3, but it sure isn't the best fighter this year. That award goes to KoF XI. They obviously didn't include it because it's an import, but that shouldn't matter to people around here. I don't think SF2:HF is better than UMK3, thanks to the horrible online issues in SF2. If it ever gets fixed, I might change my mind. Not that UMK3 is flawless, thanks to the arena rotation glitches and the disappearing characters.

Daxter has all the usual problems inherent in a 3D platformer and a few extra thanks to the PSP control limitations. Megaman Powered Up and NSMB are both way better. I'd give the edge to NSMB, because most of MMPU's brilliance comes from the amazing design of the nearly 20-year-old original.

I don't really play PC racing games, so I can't comment on GTR2. I did love Burnout Revenge on 360, however. It fixed pretty much everything wrong with the original current-gen version.

I'm not sure if it really counts as a puzzle game, but Every Extend Extra is awesome and one of the greatest PSP games yet.

Guitar Hero II is a little too hardcore for me. I think the near-perfect difficulty of the original was increased too much, so Elite Beat Agents wins that category.

Oblivion is a bloated and buggy mess with serious design issues. It's also one of the finest games I have ever played.

I don't play sports games, so I have no comment on the titles listed.

They didn't even mention Defcon in the strategy category. Blasphemy.

I think the GOTY is Oblivion, followed by Gears of War and Bully.