"The Percy Awards" 2007 - NFP Games of the Year

[Xantiriad]

Some of you may remember that we held a survey last year to discover the games of the year. I did some ninja-like spreadsheet maneuvers and you can find the results here...

So with the final big releases just weeks away it is time to start thinking about this year's survey.

Instructions

- All you need to do is reply to this thread with your nominations for each of the categories below.
- If you are unsure of the category a game belongs, and to avoid BAFTA-style fiascos, see http://voice.blaggspot.com/genrebrowser.aspx for inspiration.
- You can post or edit as often as you like, I will take your final post as your nominations
- For "Game of the Year", and "Biggest Waste of Money" please can you supply a short comment (I have some plans for these & I might pony-up a prize for the wittiest).
- You can include comments on any other categories if you wish.
- I have posted an example below.
- All nominations must have been released in the UK between 01-Jan-2007 and 31-Nov-2007 and can be from any platform (X360, PS3, Wii, DS, PSP, PC)
- Closing date is 7-Dec-2007

Categories

Best Racing Game of 2007=

Best Action Game of 2007 =
(includes FPS and Fighting)

Best Emergent* Game of 2007 =
(includes all RPG and Sandbox games)
(* "Observable in a high-level view of a complex system but barely deducible from the description of its components")

Best Brain Game of 2007 =
(includes Strategy or Puzzle games)

Best Party Game of 2007 =
(includes Party games, Board games, and Music/Rythm games)

Best Sports Game of 2007 =

Best Multiplayer Game of 2007 =

Best Arcade Game of 2007 =

Best Graphics in a Game of 2007 =

Best Music in a Game of 2007 =

Best Sound in a Game of 2007 =

Biggest Waste of Money of 2007 =

"Comments"

NFPs Game of the Year 2007 =

"Comments"

[Xantiriad]

OK, here's my stab - I'll probably edit this post a few times before the end.

Best Racing Game of 2007= Project Gotham Racing 4 - "just pips Forza for me"
Best Action Game of 2007 = Bioshock
Best Emergent* Game of 2007 = Mass Effect
Best Brain Game of 2007 = Portal
Best Party Game of 2007 = Guitar Hero III
Best Sports Game of 2007 = FIFA 08

Best Multiplayer Game of 2007 = Halo 3
Best Arcade Game of 2007 = Carcasonne

Best Graphics in a Game of 2007 = Heavenly Sword
Best Music in a Game of 2007 = Mass Effect
Best Sound in a Game of 2007 = Bioshock

Biggest Waste of Money of 2007 = Stranglehold, or Call of Juarez
"Starts of really good, only to become the most tedious shooting game I have every played."

NFPs Game of the Year 2007 = Bioshock
"The perfect blend of storytelling, atmosphere, gameplay and design."

[Sweapt]

Heres my go... probably will be edited

Best Racing Game of 2007= Project Gotham Racing 4
Best Action Game of 2007 = Half Life 2 - The Orange Box

Best Emergent* Game of 2007 = Crackdown
Best Brain Game of 2007 = Portal - The Orange Box

Best Party Game of 2007 = Guitar Hero 2/3
Best Sports Game of 2007 = Skate

Best Multiplayer Game of 2007 = COD 4
Best Arcade Game of 2007 = Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Best Graphics in a Game of 2007 = Halo 3
Best Music in a Game of 2007 = Guitar Hero 2
Best Sound in a Game of 2007 = Portal - The Orange Box

Biggest Waste of Money of 2007 = Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
"You wait for years for this game, and when you finally get it, your computer cant run it !"

NFPs Game of the Year 2007 = Portal - The Orange Box
"One of the most innovate games of the year with hours of endless mind bending puzzles"

[deepsquirrel]

My stuff.... also will likely be edited as new stuff comes along.

Best Racing Game of 2007= I'll go PGR4 from reputation, as i'm not much of a racer fan.
Best Action Game of 2007 = Bioshock
Best Emergent* Game of 2007 = Assassins Creed/The Witcher (undecided)
Best Brain Game of 2007 = Portal
Best Party Game of 2007 = Bomberman Live
Best Sports Game of 2007 =

Best Multiplayer Game of 2007 = Halo 3
Best Arcade Game of 2007 = Bomberman Live

Best Graphics in a Game of 2007 = Assassins Creed
Best Music in a Game of 2007 = Halo 3
Best Sound in a Game of 2007 = Bioshock

Biggest Waste of Money of 2007 = Spiderman 3
"Comparable to purchasing a cool looking car, only to find that the seats are actually cooking hobs and the wheels are large rolls of liquirice"

NFPs Game of the Year 2007 = The Darkness
I'm going with this as i found it to be one of the overall best gaming experiences i've had in a while. Story: Great. Action stuff: Great. Voice acting: Great. Darkness powers: To quote a certain somebody, 'yippeee kayaay [CENSORED]'. Loved this game, never properly tried the multiplayer but it's still awesome without it. To sup it up in one short sentence: "The insane first person shooter version of multiple orgasms, your own bottomless beer tap and a nice big manwich"

[Xantiriad]

Right folks. All the big releases have come out now, so it is time to get voting...

BTW replace "Best Emergent Game" with "Best RPG/Sandbox Game" if that helps.

[SpiritedPhoenix]

Tell the truth, I totally forgot about this!

Best Racing Game of 2007= Forza 2
Best Action Game of 2007 = CoD4
Best Emergent* Game of 2007 = Mass Effect
Best Brain Game of 2007 = Command and conquer 3
Best Party Game of 2007 = halo3
Best Sports Game of 2007 = Track and field

Best Multiplayer Game of 2007 = CoD4/Halo3
Best Arcade Game of 2007 = Boom Boom Rocket

Best Graphics in a Game of 2007 = CoD4
Best Music in a Game of 2007 = Guitar Hero 2
Best Sound in a Game of 2007 = Halo3

Biggest Waste of Money of 2007 = Spiderman 3
"A huge steaming pile of repetitive meh, as bad as a child who gets coal for Christmas day"

NFPs Game of the Year 2007 = Mass Effect
"Grows on you like it was a colony of E. Coli, and you are room-temperature chicken."

[AdeptusAce]

Best Racing Game of 2007= Forza 2
Best Action Game of 2007 = Call of Duty 4
Best RPG/Sandbox Game= Mass Effect
Best Brain Game of 2007 = Portal
Best Party Game of 2007 = Guitar Hero 3
Best Sports Game of 2007 = Pro Evo Soccer 2008

Best Multiplayer Game of 2007 = Halo 3
Best Arcade Game of 2007 = Puzzle Quest

Best Graphics in a Game of 2007 = Bioshock
Best Music in a Game of 2007 = Mass Effect
Best Sound in a Game of 2007 = Mass Effect

Biggest Waste of Money of 2007 = Stranglehold
"fun for the first level, then goes downhill fast"

NFPs Game of the Year 2007 = Mass Effect
"In a league of it's own"

[Scooby Mad]

Right after far too much thought heres my list!


Best Racing Game of 2007= Project Gotham Racing 4
Best Action Game of 2007 = Bioshock
Best Emergent* Game of 2007 = Mass Effect
Best Brain Game of 2007 = Portal
Best Party Game of 2007 = Guitar Hero III
Best Sports Game of 2007 = Pro Evo Soccer 2008

Best Multiplayer Game of 2007 = Halo 3
Best Arcade Game of 2007 = Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Best Graphics in a Game of 2007 = Bioshock
Best Music in a Game of 2007 = Mass Effect
Best Sound in a Game of 2007 = Call of Duty 4

Biggest Waste of Money of 2007 = Spiderman 3

NFPs Game of the Year 2007 = Bioshock



Can i also add that 2007 hasnt been nearly as good a year for games as i thought it would be!

[Pres]

Best Racing Game of 2007= PGR4
Best Action Game of 2007 = Call of Duty 4
Best RPG/Sandbox Game= Crackdown
Best Brain Game of 2007 = Portal
Best Party Game of 2007 = Fuzion Frenzy 2 (Its the only one I have played (and now traded) because its probably also the worst party game)
Best Sports Game of 2007 = FIFA 08

Best Multiplayer Game of 2007 = COD4
Best Arcade Game of 2007 = Switchball

Best Graphics in a Game of 2007 = Bioshock
Best Music in a Game of 2007 = Bioshock
Best Sound in a Game of 2007 = COD4

Biggest Waste of Money of 2007 = Halo 3
"Has not grabbed me from the first day in the 360 to current date. Whilst it may get another chance soon, I dont hold out much hope that it will go up on my enjoyment scale. It was way to overhyped and whilst the multiplayer may suit some, it dosnt pull my chain"

NFPs Game of the Year 2007 = PGR4
"Nothing has come close to this for holding me in and drawing me back time and time again this year. It plays like a dream, is drop dead gorgeous and with an endless career and all the arcade medals, it lasts a long long time. Multiplayer aint bad either "

[themaineman]

Best Racing Game of 2007= Mad Tracks
Best Action Game of 2007 = Bioshock
Best Emergent* Game of 2007 = Crackdown
Best Brain Game of 2007 = Portal
Best Party Game of 2007 =
Best Sports Game of 2007 = Fifa 08

Best Multiplayer Game of 2007 = CoD4
Best Arcade Game of 2007 = Green Beret (Maybe SWOS but will have to wait and see)

Best Graphics in a Game of 2007 = Bioshock
Best Music in a Game of 2007 = Bioshock
Best Sound in a Game of 2007 = Call of Duty 4

Biggest Waste of Money of 2007 = Not bought a real turkey this year but Transformers could potentially fit the bill when I get around to playing it.

NFPs Game of the Year 2007 = CoD4 "A truely intensive, immersive and atmospheric single player campaign that hides it's niggly faults perfectly. The gunship and SAS levels being head on top of the Guinness. At the same time the MP (even though it does require a fair bit of time initially to unlock the main elements) combines quick reactions with skillful and considered game modes providing anything from frantic free for all action to one shot one kill no respawn search and destroy.

In my opinion...............magnificent.