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2008 Gaming Award Nominees

Below is a list of the 31 awards and the 5 nominees for each category we’re doing over at Diehardgamefan.com. We’ll have the official winners and staff commentary around the first-second week of Jan, so keep checking the site for that.

For now, peruse the winners, and click on a name to see a review (Not necessarily by me, thank god!) to see what you might have missed out on this year.

Game of the Year
Valkyria Chronicles	The Lost Crown	Gears of War 2	Endless Ocean	Metal Gear Solid 4
System of the Year
Nintendo Wii	Playstation 3	Nintendo DS	Microsoft Xbox 360	The PC
PS3 Game of the Year
Disgaea 3	Metal Gear Solid 4	Valkyria Chronicles	Resistance 2	Siren: Blood Curse
360 Game of the Year
Guilty Gear 2: Overture	Gears of War 2	Infinite Undiscovery	Culdcept Saga	Ninja Gaiden 2
Wii Game of the Year
Endless Ocean	Blast Works	Samba De Amigo	Boom Blox	Lostwinds
PC Game of the Year
The Lost Crown	Reel Deal Casino: Gold Rush	Nikopol	The Sinking Island	The Political Machine
PS2 Game of the Year
Yakuza 2	DDR Revolution X	Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol. 2	Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis	World Heroes Anthology
Nintendo DS Game of the Year
Theresia	Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness	The World Ends With You	Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
PSP Game of the Year
Hot Shots Golf Open Tee 2	Fading Shadows	Wild Arms XF	God of War: Chains of Olympus	Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice
Sports Game of the Year
MLB Power Pros 2008	NHL ‘09	Little League World Series	NBA 2K9	NCAA Football ‘09
Fighting Game of the Year
Soul Calibur IV	Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix	Castlevania: Judgment	King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga	Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe
RPG of the Year
Disgaea 3	Valkyria Chronicles	Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness	The World Ends With You	Fallout 3
First Person Game of the Year
Left 4 Dead	Call of Duty: World At War	Condemned 2: Bloodshot	Penumbra: Black Plague	Theresia
Traditional Shooter of the Year
Castle Shikigami 3	Metal Slug 7	Blast Works	Nanostray 2	Geometery Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Action Game of the Year
Grand Theft Auto IV	Saint’s Row 2	Metal Gear Solid 4	Ninja Gaiden 2	Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Adventure Game of the Year
The Lost Crown	Nikopol	Theresia	The Sinking Island	Strong Bad’s Cool Game For Attractive People: Homestar Ruiner
Puzzle Game of the Year
N+	Bubble Bobble: Double Shot	Pipe Mania	Arkanoid	Boom Blox
Best Re-Make/Re-Release of 2008
Bionic Commando: Rearmed	Kirby Superstar Ultra	King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga	Shining Force 2	Ikaruga HD
Best Downloadable Title
Toki Tori	Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty	Strong Bad’s Cool Game For Attractive People: Homestar Ruiner	Siren: Blood Curse	Lostwinds
Best Platformer of the Year
Lostwinds	Toki Tori	Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty	Wario Land: Shake It!	Super Smash Bros. Brawl: The Subspace Emissary
Best Horror Game of the Year
Penumbra: Black Plague	Dead Space	Theresia	The Lost Crown	Siren: Blood Curse
Best All-Ages Game of the Year
Endless Ocean	Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Hi! Hamtaro Ham-Ham Challenge	Arkanoid	The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes
Worst Game of the Year
TNA Impact	Alone in the Dark (Wii)	Miami Nights: Single in the City	Margot’s Word Brain	Euroleague Basketball Manager
Character of the Year
Solid Snake (MGS4, SSBB)	Pokemon (Pokemon Ranger 2, PMD2, Platinum, SSBB)	Strong Bad (SBCGFAP Episodes I-V)	Shanoa (CV: J, CV: OOE)	Coffin Maker (Baroque)
Story of the Year
Nikopol	The Sinking Island	The Lost Crown	Yakuza 2	Strong Bad’s Cool Game For Attractive People: Homestar Ruiner
Best Graphics
Gears of War 2	Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe	The World Ends With You	Nikopol	God of War: Chains of Olympus
Best Audio
Endless Ocean	Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia	King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga	Samba De Amigo	Baroque
Best Gameplay
Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Blast Works	Saint’s Row 2	The Sinking Island	Metal Gear Solid 4
Best Racing/Driving Game of the Year
Midnight Club LA	Nascar ‘09	Mario Kart Wii	GRID	Burnout Paradise
Best Party/Multiplayer game
LOL	Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Gears of War 2	Mario Kart Wii	Left 4 Dead
Best Rhythm/Bemani Game
Rock Band 2	DDR Hottest Party 2	DDR Revolution X	Singstar	Battle of the Bands

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Comment by Dan

2008-12-27 16:00:41

Testing comments post-move

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