TNL's Game of the Year Awards 2007

So here it is, the first annual, official TNL Game of the Year Awards. 2007 was an amazing year for games. Some would argue that it contends for the crown of the greatest year gaming has yet seen. So, with such an auspicious library of titles competing for top honors, what has the TNL consensus decided upon as the very best? What did we consider the very worst? And most importantly, what did we consider the very f-channiest? What, finally, was our Game of the Year?

Without further adieu...

TNL's Game of the Year, 2007:
BioShock [360, PC]
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TNL's Game of the Year, 2007 First Runner-Up: The Orange Box [PS3, 360, PC]
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TNL's Game of the Year, 2007 Second Runner-Up: Super Mario Galaxy [Wii]
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Best Xbox 360 Game: Mass Effect
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Best PlayStation 3 Game: Uncharted: Drakes Fortune
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Best Nintendo Wii Game: Super Mario Galaxy
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Best PC Game: Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
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Best Nintendo DS Game: Contra 4
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Best PSP Game: Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
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Best Xbox Live Arcade Game: Pac-Man: Championship Edition
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Best PlayStation Network Game: Everyday Shooter
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Best Multi-Platform Game: BioShock
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Best First-Person Shooter: BioShock
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Best Role-Playing Game: Mass Effect
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Best Action/Adventure Game: Crackdown / Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (tie)
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Best Platformer: Super Mario Galaxy
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Best Rhythm Game: Rock Band
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Best Fighting Game: Virtua Fighter 5
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Best Sports Game: All Pro Football 2K8
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Best Racing Game: Dirt / Forza Motorsport 2 (tie)
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Best Alternative Sports Game: skate.
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Best Puzzle Game: Picross DS
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Best Arcade Game: Pac-Man: Championship Edition
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The "Itagaki's Face" Award of Game Most Ravaged by Lots of Little Flaws:
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
submitted by Bacon McShig
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The 3-Mile Island Award for Most Quickly Abandoned Online Game:
Bomberman Live
submitted by Bacon McShig
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The Henry J. Waternoose III Award for Ridiculousness in Monster Closets:
Call of Duty 4
submitted by Bacon McShig


The Everyone's Going to Cry About How It's Not a "Game" For the Millionth Fucking Time Award:
The Orange Box
submitted by Opaque
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The Compass Memorial Award for Excellence in Traditional Japanese Role-playing F-Channery:
Eternal Sonata
[submitted by Andy]
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The Numbered Sequel that Doesn't Really Exist Because it's on a Fucking 1995 Tech Portable Award:
Contra 4
submitted by Yoshi
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The EvilMog/SamuraiMoogle Award for the Game With the Most Whored Out Achievements:
That damn Avatar game on the Zboz
submitted by Dipstick
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The TNL Gets Ripped Off For Shitty Roms Virtual Console Game of the Year Award:
Donkey Kong Country
submitted by magnifiedplaid
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The Korly Achievement Award for Most Difficult Achievements List:
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
submitted by Cowutopia
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The Joust Williams Seal of Approval for Best Wii Game:
Nights: Journey of Dreams
submitted by bVork
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The bbobb is a Bitch Award for Quickest to Bitch About Stupid Shit Like a Little Bitch:
bbobb
submitted by bbobb
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The rankings, in full:
BioShock / 182
The Orange Box / 161
Super Mario Galaxy / 132
Call of Duty 4 / 127
Rock Band / 104
Mass Effect / 93
Halo 3 / 78
Crackdown / 55
Uncharted: Drakes Fortune / 55
Pac-Man: Championship Edition / 51
Virtua Fighter 5 / 49
Earth Defense Force 2017 / 23
King of Fighters XI / 22
skate. / 22
Assassin's Creed / 21
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars / 21
Tomb Raider: Anniversary / 20
All Pro Football 2K8 / 19
The Elderscrolls IV: Oblivion: Game of the Year Edition / 19
God of War II / 19
NHL 08 / 19
Heavenly Sword / 18
Contra 4 / 17
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption / 15
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl / 15
Dirt / 14
Forza Motorsport 2 / 14
Picross DS / 14
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction / 14
The Witcher / 12
Crysis / 11
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock / 11
MLB 2K7 / 11
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords / 10
Stuntman: Ignition / 10
beatmania IIDX DistorteD / 9
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars / 9
Trackmania United / 9
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 / 8
Eternal Sonata / 8
Project Gotham Racing 4 / 8
Raiden III / 8
Space Giraffe / 8
Stranglehold / 8
Catan / 7
Etrian Odyssey / 7
Pop'n Music 14 Fever / 7
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition / 7
Taito Legends 2 / 7
Hellgate: London / 6
Super Paper Mario / 6
Two Worlds / 6
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions / 5
Fire Pro Wrestling Returns / 5
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 / 5
Metal Slug 3 / 5
Rogue Galaxy / 5
Sega Rally Revo / 5
Senko no Ronde / 5
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts / 4
The Darkness / 4
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core / 4
Lost Planet / 4
MLB Power Pros / 4
The Red Star / 4
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbarose' Treasure / 4
Dungeon Maker / 3
Ninja Gaiden Sigma / 3
Phoenix Wright: Trials & Tribulations / 3
Tempest / 3
Blue Dragon / 2
Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles / 2
Everyday Shooter / 2
Raw Danger / 2
TimeShift / 2
Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo: HD Remix / 2
Booty Shaker / 1

How the hell did the fucked up port of Orange Box win on the PS3?

It's the highest ranked PS3 game. It would've won on PC and 360 as well if not for BioShock.

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Originally Posted by Andy

It's the highest ranked PS3 game. It would've won on PC and 360 as well if not for BioShock.

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But the thing is, I don't think anyone was voting for the PS3 version.

It would be a good idea to take in to account fucked up ports like the PS3 version of the Orange Box.

There's like 5 PC gamers on TNL and I don't remember any of them raving about Bioshock.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of blocking multi platform releases like this.

There should be a "best multiplatform game" award, and only exclusives should be considered for the "best (insert platform) game" awards.

Multiplat - Bioshock
360 - Mass Effect*
PS3 - Uncharted
PC - Quake Wars

*(or Halo 3, since they just announced a PC version of ME... should that count or not, being as it didn't come out in 2007?)

I think Gas's idea is probably the best.

Christ, you guys are hard to please. I spent hours preparing these threads. It feels like its just become a race to see who can pick them apart first.

I'll do the platform awards like Gas' suggestion tonight.

NO YOU DO IT NOW