Uncharted 2 Gets the E3 Awards Trifecta

06/23/2009 Written by Joseph Peterson

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With E3 2009 almost a month behind us, the discussion of who “won” overall is still up for debate. Every year since 1998 GamesCriticsAwards has used many media outlets to vote for winners in various categories. Below shows which media were involved this year:

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As you can see it is quite an extensive list. So without anymore hesitation, here are the winners.

Best of Show

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America for PlayStation 3)

Best Original Game

Scribblenauts
(5TH Cell/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment for Nintendo DS)

Best Console Game

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America for PlayStation 3)

Best PC Game

Star Wars: The Old Republic
(BioWare Austin/LucasArts)

Best Handheld Game

Scribblenauts
(5TH Cell/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment for Nintendo DS)

Best Hardware/Peripheral

“Project Natal”
(Microsoft for Xbox 360)

Best Action Game

Modern Warfare 2
(Infinity Ward/Activision for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)

Best Action/Adventure Game

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America for PlayStation 3)

Best Role Playing Game

Mass Effect 2
(BioWare/Electronic Arts for Xbox 360, PC)

Best Racing Game

Split/Second
(Black Rock/Disney Interactive Studios for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)

Best Sports Game

Fight Night Round 4
(EA Canada/EA Sports for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Best Fighting Game

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
(Eighting/Capcom for Nintendo Wii)

Best Strategy Game

Supreme Commander 2
(Gas Powered Games/Square-Enix for Xbox 360, PC)

Best Social/Casual/Puzzle

DJ Hero
(Freestyle/Red Octane/Activision for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii)

Best Online Multiplayer

Left 4 Dead 2
(Valve/EAP for Xbox 360, PC)

Thanks for the tip Crotin!






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5 Responses to “Uncharted 2 Gets the E3 Awards Trifecta”

  1. xDavidx-05 says:

    I think God Of War 3 should have won best of show

  2. Torankusu says:

    God of War III won Best of Show in GameTrailers Best of E3 2009 Awards.

  3. sobrguy says:

    Left 4 Dead 2 best online multi-player? seriously? wow… ok, whatever.

  4. Sneeches says:

    awards are great and all, but they should concentrate on fixing the horrible multiplayer.

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