The 1UP Network has released their list of nominees for game of the year, and voting is now open at the 1UP Web page. We noticed something while scanning through the list of nominees: Kane and Lynch: Dead Men made the cut.
I know this isn't Destructoid's nominee list, and I know that 1UP leaves voting to their readers, but we wouldn't have included Kane and Lynch: Dead Men in a Best Action Game lineup. Cashwh0re.com might, but would you?
Hit the jump for the full release and nominee list.
1UP Network, widely recognized as the
authority in video game industry news and content, today announced the
nominations for the 5th annual 1UP Awards, honoring the year's most popular
games. Voting is open to the gaming public (http://bestof2007.1up.com) now
through Dec. 31, 2007. Award winners will be announced at a special
ceremony on February 20, 2008.
"2007 was an extremely exciting year for video games," states Sam
Kennedy, editor-in-chief of 1UP.com and site director of 1UP Network. "With
the further establishment of new platforms, coupled with the continuous
advancements in video game technology, this year delivered some of the best
titles to date. The 1UP Awards are truly the voice of the gamers and by
handing the judging reigns over the gaming community, the developers get
direct praise from their fans. We greatly look forward to seeing who the
gamers think were the cream of the crop this year."
The 1UP Awards were created to empower the true game critics -- the
gamers themselves -- to use their own experiences and opinions to determine
the best PC and console games of the year. Gamers will be able to vote for
their favorite titles, selected by 1UP Network's esteemed group of editors,
in 13 categories, including a brand-new category, "Best Console
Downloadable Game."
2007's stellar line-up of games has resulted in multiple nominations
for several leading game publishers, including 26 for Sony Computer
Entertainment America, 24 for Electronic Arts, 17 for Nintendo, and 12 for
Microsoft.
The 2007 1UP Award Nominees are:
Best Action Game
God of War II (PS2; Sony)
Ratchet & Clank: Future-Tools of Destruction (PS3; Sony)
Heavenly Sword (PS3; Sony)
Ninja Gaiden Sigma (PS3; Tecmo)
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii; Nintendo)
The Simpsons Game (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS; EA)
Crackdown (360; Microsoft)
Resident Evil 4 (Wii; Capcom)
Assassin's Creed (PS3, 360; Ubisoft)
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP; Konami)
Nights: Journey of Dreams (Wii; Sega)
Stranglehold (PS3, 360, PC; Midway)
Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii; Sega)
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PSP; Sony)
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (360, PS3, PC; Eidos)
Contra 4 (DS; Konami)
Best Adventure Game
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii; Capcom)
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS; Nintendo)
Silent Hill Origins (PSP; Konami)
Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (PSP; Capcom)
Lunar Knights (DS; Konami)
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3; Sony)
Super Paper Mario (Wii; Nintendo)
Sam & Max: Season One (PC; Telltale Games/GameTap)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney-Trials and Tribulations (DS; Capcom)
Tomb Raider: Anniversary (PSP, PS2; Eidos)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Wii, 360, PS3, PS2; EA)
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (DS; Nintendo)
Best Wrestling/Fighting Game
Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3, 360; Sega)
Bleach: The Blade of Fate (DS; Sega)
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection (PS3; Namco Bandai)
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (Wii, PS2; Aksys Games)
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (PS3, 360, PS2; THQ)
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (Wii; Midway)
Fire Pro Wrestling Returns (PS2; Agetec)
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 (PS2; Namco Bandai)
Custom Robo Arena (DS; Nintendo)
Def Jam: Icon (PS3, 360; EA)
Best Puzzle Game
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (DS, PSP, 360, Wii; D3 Publisher)
Mercury Meltdown Revolution (Wii; Atari)
The Orange Box (Portal) (PC, 360, PS3; EA)
Honeycomb Beat (DS; Konami)
Crush (PSP; Sega)
Lumines Plus (PS2; Buena Vista)
PQ2: Practical Intelligence Quotient (PSP; D3 Publisher)
Planet Puzzle League (DS; Nintendo)
Meteos: Disney Magic Edition (DS; Buena Vista)
Prism: Light the Way (DS; Eidos)
The New York Times Crosswords (DS; Majesco)
Picross DS (DS; Nintendo)
Best Racing Game
Forza Motorsport 2 (360; Microsoft)
DiRT (PS3, 360, PC; Codemasters)
Formula One: Championship Edition (PS3; Sony)
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage (360; Warner Bros.)
MotoGP '07 (360, PS2, PC; THQ)
Stuntman: Ignition (PS3, 360, PS2; THQ)
Sega Rally Revo (PS3, 360, PC, PSP; Sega)
Race 07: The Official WTCC Game (PC; Viva Media)
Burnout: Dominator (PSP; EA)
Project Gotham Racing 4 (360; Microsoft)
Need for Speed: ProStreet (PS3, 360; EA)
MotorStorm (PS3; Sony)
Best Role Playing Game
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP; Square Enix)
The Elder Scrolls: Shivering Isles (360, PS3, PC; 2K Games)
Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (PSP; NIS America)
Mass Effect (360; Microsoft)
Jeanne d'Arc (PSP; Sony)
Odin Sphere (PS2; Atlus)
Blue Dragon (360; Microsoft)
The Witcher (PC; Atari)
Folklore (PS3; Sony)
Persona 3 (PS2; Atlus)
Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja (DS; Atlus)
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (DS; Square Enix)
Spectrobes (DS; Disney)
Brave Story: New Traveler (PSP; XSEED Games)
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl (DS; Nintendo)
Etrian Odyssey (DS; Atlus)
Best Shooting Game
Rainbow Six: Vegas (PS3, 360, PC; Ubisoft)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3, 360, PC; Activision)
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (PS3, 360, PC; Ubisoft)
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii; Nintendo)
Crysis (PC; EA)
TimeShift (PC, 360, PS3; Sierra)
BioShock (360, PC; 2K Games)
Warhawk (PS3; Sony)
Halo 3 (360; Microsoft)
Earth Defense Force 2017 (360; D3 Publisher)
Medal of Honor: Airborne (PC, 360, PS3; EA)
Unreal Tournament 3 (PC, PS3; Midway)
The Orange Box (PC, 360, PS3; EA)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (PC; THQ)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (PC; Activision)
Gears of War (PC; Microsoft)
The Darkness (PS3; 2K Games)
Best Sports/Extreme Sports Game
Skate (PS3, 360; EA)
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (PS3, 360; Activision)
Mario Strikers Charged (Wii; Nintendo)
NCAA Football 08 (360, PS3, PS2; EA Sports)
College Hoops 2K8 (PS3, 360, PS2; 2K Sports)
The Bigs (360, PS3, Wii; 2K Sports)
NBA Street Homecourt (PS3, 360; EA Sports)
MLB 2K7 (PS3, 360, PS2; 2K Sports)
Madden NFL 08 (360, PS3, Wii; EA Sports)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS; Sega)
All-Pro Football 2K8 (PS3, 360; 2K Sports)
NHL 08 (PS3, 360; EA Sports)
Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 (PS2, 360; Konami)
FIFA 08 (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2; EA Sports)
NBA 2K8 (360, PS3, PS2; 2K Sports)
MLB Power Pros (Wii, PS2; 2K Sports)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (PS3, 360, Wii, PC; EA Sports)
Best Strategy Game
World in Conflict (PC; Sierra)
Overlord (360; Codemasters)
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (PC; THQ)
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (PC; 2K Games)
Medieval II: Total War-Kingdoms (PC; Sega)
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii; Nintendo)
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties (PC; Microsoft)
The Eye of Judgment (PS3; Sony)
Worms: Open Warfare 2 (DS, PSP; THQ)
Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar (PC; Stardock)
Glory Days 2 (DS; Eidos)
Europa Universalis III (PC; Paradox Interactive)
Supreme Commander (PC; THQ)
Universe at War: Earth Assault (PC; Sega)
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (PC, 360; EA)
Front Mission (DS; Square Enix)
Best Multiplayer Game
Rock Band (PS3, 360; MTV Games)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3, 360, PC; Activision)
Halo 3 (360; Microsoft)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (360, PS3, Wii, PS2; Activision)
Unreal Tournament 3 (PC, PS3; Midway)
Crysis (PC; EA)
The Orange Box (Team Fortress 2) (PC, 360, PS3; EA)
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (PC; Midway)
Crackdown (360; Microsoft)
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl (DS; Nintendo)
World in Conflict (PC; Sierra)
Warhawk (PS3; Sony)
Calling All Cars (PS3; Sony)
World of WarCraft: Burning Crusade (PC; Blizzard)
Bomberman Live (360; Hudson)
Planet Puzzle League (DS; Nintendo)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (PC; Activision)
Best Music Game
Rock Band (PS3, 360; MTV Games)
Jam Sessions (DS; Ubisoft)
SingStar: Amped (PS2; Sony)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2, PS3, 360, Wii; Activision)
SingStar 80s (PS2; Sony)
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (PS2; Activision)
Best Console Downloadable Game
Calling All Cars (PS3; Sony)
Everyday Shooter (PS3; Sony)
Warhawk (PS3; Sony)
Space Giraffe (360; Llamasoft)
Pac-Man: Championship Edition (360; Namco Bandai)
Super Stardust HD (PS3; Sony)
Catan (360; Big Huge Games)
Carcassonne (360; Sierra Online)
flOw (PS3; Sony)
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PS3, 360; Capcom)
Alien Hominid HD (360; The Behemoth)
Prince of Persia Classic (360; Ubisoft)
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection (PS3; Namco Bandai)
Exit (360; Taito)
Undertow (360; Chair Entertainment)
Every Extend Extra Extreme (E4) (360; Q Entertainment)
Bomberman Live (360; Hudson)
Game of the Year
BioShock (PC, 360; 2K Games)
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii; Nintendo)
Halo 3 (360; Microsoft)
The Orange Box (PC, 360, PS3; EA)
Ratchet & Clank: Future-Tools of Destruction (PS3; Sony)
Mass Effect (360; Microsoft)
NBA Street Homecourt (PS3, 360; EA Sports)
Unreal Tournament 3 (PC, PS3; Midway)
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3; Sony)
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (PC; Midway)
NHL 08 (PS3, 360; EA Sports)
Rock Crysis (PC; EA)
Persona 3 (PS2; Atlus)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2; Activision)
MotorStorm (PS3; Sony)
Assassin's Creed (PS3, 360; Ubisoft)
Warhawk (PS3; Sony)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC, 360, PS3; Activision)
Super Paper Mario (Wii; Nintendo)
World in Conflict (PC; Sierra)
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii; Capcom)
Skate (PS3, 360; EA)
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii; Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS; Nintendo)
World of WarCraft: Burning Crusade (PC; Blizzard)
Planet Puzzle League (DS; Nintendo)
God of War II (PS2; Sony)
Heavenly Sword (PS3; Sony)
Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3, 360; Sega)
Contest:
12:13 PM on 12.03.2007
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After playing through and beating this game....no thanks. There's gotta be a better game than this out there.
Besides, for all you know they're thinking of the PC version when they made that nomination. :P You know, the GOOD version.
Other than that, there are some odd choices here and there, but decent I guess. I do want The Orange Box to win every category by default, though, just 'cause it deserves THAT much praise.
I'm really afraid Halo 3 will take the shooting and multiplayer crowns, though, if not the whole shebang, too. And, if you happen to play OTHER shooters (like CoD4 and TF2) you know that'd be a travesty to the highest degree.
but there is no replay value.
the cover system is broken.
the game was too short.
there were very few weapons.
the online part of it looks like it was not finished.
if Haze and Army of Two suck,
i will kill someone.
and Heavenly Sword?.. lame.
Paper Mario on Wii!!!?? .. not even good for a minute.
after playing for 4 hours, i gave it away.
pure crap.
the Gamecube Paper Mario was TONS better
ahhhh most of that list is crap
If you have the means to play it, do so. Slacker.
BioShock (PC, 360; 2K Games)
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii; Nintendo)
Halo 3 (360; Microsoft)
The Orange Box (PC, 360, PS3; EA)
Ratchet & Clank: Future-Tools of Destruction (PS3; Sony)
Mass Effect (360; Microsoft)
NBA Street Homecourt (PS3, 360; EA Sports)
Unreal Tournament 3 (PC, PS3; Midway)
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3; Sony)
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (PC; Midway)
NHL 08 (PS3, 360; EA Sports)
Rock Crysis (PC; EA)
Persona 3 (PS2; Atlus)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2; Activision)
MotorStorm (PS3; Sony)
Assassin's Creed (PS3, 360; Ubisoft)
Warhawk (PS3; Sony)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC, 360, PS3; Activision)
Super Paper Mario (Wii; Nintendo)
World in Conflict (PC; Sierra)
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii; Capcom)
Skate (PS3, 360; EA)
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii; Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS; Nintendo)
World of WarCraft: Burning Crusade (PC; Blizzard)
Planet Puzzle League (DS; Nintendo)
God of War II (PS2; Sony)
Heavenly Sword (PS3; Sony)
Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3, 360; Sega)
I must have missed Rock Crysis, I think that's the one where you beat up aliens with guitars, drums and mics.
Spend less money on game development and pay off the reviewers
or
Spend more money on game development and make it a good game.
Either way you come out even, why not take the latter and be a good sport?
After every submissions you gotta scroll down and do another one.
Why not just make it one big thing?
And quite a bit of the games listed there really don't deserve to be up there.
Crackdown was fiendishly good fun. For three weeks I couldn't stop playing that game. Good times.
@Fading_Star:
Get your lazy gamer ass up and play God of War 2. Fantastic Game!!
I will. Thanks dude :).
Also, Orange Box FTW!
Also, monkey nuts.
Also, what is this 'Halo' you speak of?
Also, something irrelevant.
Best Action Game
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii; Nintendo)
Best Adventure Game
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii; Capcom)
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (DS; Nintendo)
Best Wrestling/Fighting Game
Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3, 360; Sega)
Best Puzzle Game
Planet Puzzle League (DS; Nintendo)
Best Racing Game
Forza Motorsport 2 (360; Microsoft)
Best Role Playing Game
Persona 3 (PS2; Atlus)
Best Shooting Game
The Orange Box (PC, 360, PS3; EA)
Best Sports/Extreme Sports Game
Skate (PS3, 360; EA)
Best Strategy Game
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (PC; THQ)
Best Multiplayer Game
Rock Band (PS3, 360; MTV Games)
Best Music Game
Rock Band (PS3, 360; MTV Games)
Best Console Downloadable Game
Everyday Shooter (PS3; Sony)
Game of the Year
The Orange Box (PC, 360, PS3; EA)
I pretended I did so he didn't feel like he wasted his 60 bucks.....
but dear god..... I expected so much more from IO Interactive.
Hopefully they're just using all their resources to make the next Hitman game. The animation in Kane & Lynch looks like an early PS2 game. Plus on top of that, the framerate is amazingly horrible and it's not exactly clear what the fuck you're even supposed to be doing all the time.
I would've just liked to play Freedom Fighters again with now-gen graphics. Also..... the voices that Lynch hears when he's dying actually have a woman saying "I love you Lynch"...... what the fuck?
His old lady actually called him Lynch? Like it's his real name or something? Give me a fucking break. Also..... the sounds levels of the voice recording is out of control. You can hear the clipping when anyone yells loudly it gets distorted. It seems like it's some flimsy pirated Mexican version of the game it was supposed to be.
When I went to play CoD 4 afterwards, Kane & Lynch actually made me worse at CoD 4. The controls really fucked with my head.
Anyway, yeah...... why is it on that list?
I say NO to your list.
I never read that rag of a website anyway...
Action
Crackdown
Adventure
Phantom Hourglass
Fighting
VF 5 (Wasn't much to pick from was there)
Puzzle
Portal
Racing
Forza 2
RPG
Shivering Isles
Shooter
CoD4: MW
Sports
skate. (It is the only sports game I have played this year)
Strategy
Overlord (Pikmin + Evil= EPIC)
Multiplayer
Halo 3
Music
Rock Band
Download
Warhawk
Game(s) of the Year
Orange Box (It had 5 freakin' games in it!)
The game is made of win.
Rock Crysis FTW, though.
I say we should mandate everybody to go register at 1up is they haven't already and vote Kane & Lynch as GOTY just so we can make them regret putting it on the list of nominations.
can i get a hell yeah?
Anyway, I hope people just forget about Jeff Fatzman or whatever his name is pretty soon. I think he shoulda been fired awhile ago personally as he always seemed to me at least, to be more interested in causing a stir than giving an objective opinion.
It really does look like the threw a bunch of random games in there. NHL and NBA street for GOTY?!
Anyway Math Effects wins. Haven't felt that way about a game in a long time. Totally involving and epic.