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2011 Game of the Year Winners
Just over ten days ago we asked you to vote on your favorite video games of 2011. We included many different categories for you to vote in and now we can reveal to you Just Push Start’s 2011 Game of the Year winners.
Thousands of you voted and shared your opinion. Did your favorite game manage to win any awards?
GAME OF THE YEAR
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
‘With all of the new things that Bethesda put in Skyrim, they have succeeded once again in making an Elder Scrolls game a surefire contender for “Game of the Year”. The improved visuals and gameplay are much improved from Oblivion and the game offers a lot of variety of things to do that everything a fan could ever want from an Elder Scrolls title. As of this date, Skyrim is the pinnacle of RPG gaming offering countless hours of exploration and action.’
Our Review Score: 5 out of 5
Votes Received: 55%
Runner Ups:
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – 15%
Batman: Arkham City – 15%
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword – 10%
Dark Souls – 3%
Others – 2%
BEST PLAYSTATION 3 EXCLUSIVE
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
‘Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception is nothing short of a masterpiece when it comes to having a great and compelling story equipped with high-quality presentation and visuals. Uncharted 3 is the pinnacle of storytelling in videogames and no other game out there can come close to the Uncharted 3’s perfect narrative story. While the gameplay may not have changed since the second game, except for some new moves in melee combat, Uncharted 3 makes up for it with its charming characters and story that will make you play nonstop from start to finish.’
Our Review Score: 5 out of 5
Votes Received: 68 %
Runner Ups:
Killzone 3 – 10%
inFamous 2 – 15%
Resistance 3 – 5%
BEST XBOX 360 Exclusive
Gears of War 3
‘Gears of War 3 is no doubt the best Xbox 360 exclusive game this year that Xbox 360 owners need to get no matter what. While it may feel like it’s plays the same as the other two Gears of War games, the new additions such as new environments, enemies, weapons, and the new Beast mode are satisfying enough to make the game stand on its own. Not to mention it’s the satisfying conclusion to the series.’
Our Review Score: 4.5 out of 5
Votes Received: 64%
Runner Ups:
Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary – 20%
Forza Motorsport 4 – 16%
BEST WII EXCLUSIVE
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
‘The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a must own for anyone who is a fan of the series. It does not matter if Twilight Princess was your first introduction to the series or if your first time meeting Zelda and Link was 25 years ago. This game will have you playing it for hours on end, and when you are not playing you will find yourself constantly thinking about it. The familiar formula of collecting and dungeon conquering still holds true and remains a powerful formula for the series; the Wii Motion Plus demonstrates to what levels a game can depend on motion control accuracy, and the new RPG elements of the game will have you scouring the web, or jotting down your own notes to ensure maximum upgrades.’
Our Review Score: 5 out of 5
Votes Received: 86%
Runner Ups:
Kirby Return to Dreamland – 7%
Xenoblade Chronicles – 6%
BEST SHOOTER
Battlefield 3
‘All in all, Battlefield 3 is an amazing game that fans will enjoy even if its only for the multiplayer. The multiplayer alone is the main attraction to the game while the campaign and co-op modes feel like extra tidbits thrown in for your own amusement. While the game has minor bugs and a weak story, it makes up for it with epic set pieces, fun co-op, addicting multiplayer and more unlocks than you can shake a stick at. This is definitely a purchase for fans of the series and the FPS genre alike.’
Our Review Score: 5 out of 5
Votes Received: 46%
Runner Ups:
Modern Warfare 3 – 26%
Gears of War 3 – 13%
Crysis 2 – 7%
Rage – 6%
BEST RPG
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
‘The Elder Scrolls games doesn’t only shine due to its epic main storyline. Actually, a lot of gamers fell in love with the series because of the depth the game has to offer when it comes to character customization, the side stories it offers, the extra things that you can do such as enchanting weapons, hunting for the best weapon, or even marrying someone and have your own house. Pretty much, there’s a lot to do in Skyrim aside from questing.’
Our Review Score: 5 out of 5
Votes Received: 81%
Runner Ups
Dark Souls – 10%
Xenoblade Chronicles – 4%
The Witcher 2: Assassin’s Of Kings – 4%
Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland – 0%
BEST FIGHTING
Mortal Kombat
‘Mortal Kombat has, once again, risen to the top defining what a fighting game should be. The combat system is now much more accessible and fun, as is pretty much every other aspect of the game. The story mode is engaging and will fill in first timers on the series’ history while reminding those who haven’t played the originals in a while. Multiplayer sets the standard for fighting games with the inclusion of 4-player tag team matches and King of the Hill mode. Add these to the slew of content that’ll have players comboing for hours on end and you have one solid title worth $60. Mortal Kombat brought the series back to its roots and it was the right call. In my book, this is truly a Flawless Victory for NetherRealm Studios because the slight nuisances found within the game are heavily outweighed by everything that was done right. Fighter fans, don’t pass this one up.’
Our Review Score: 5 out of 5
Votes Received: 51%
Runner Ups
Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 – 38%
Tekken Hybrid – 7%
King of Fighters XIII – 2%
BEST PLATFORMER
LittleBigPlanet 2
‘Sackboy succeeds once again in capturing the hearts of its fan with Media Molecule’s latest creation of LittleBigPlanet 2. While the game plays similar to the first game, the things that creators can do with the new tools that can only be used in LittleBigPlanet 2 are unimaginable. Imagine levels that combines different genres such as RPG, first person shooter, and racing games can only be found in LittleBigPlanet 2. Forget about games such as RPG Maker back in the day, in this time, LittleBigPlanet 2 is one of the ways to express the inner game designer a gamer dreams of.’
Our Review Score: 4.5 out of 5
Votes Received: 50%
Runner Ups
Super Mario 3D Land – 31%
Rayman Origins – 11%
Kirby: Return to Dreamland – 6%
BEST PUZZLE
Portal 2
‘Following Valve’s notable achievement with Portal several years ago, Valve has done it once again with Portal 2. Even though the gameplay is pretty much the same, Valve succeeds in showing its consumers that some puzzle games’ satisfaction and excitement never gets old. Thanks to the co-op multiplayer that Portal 2 has to offer, it makes the game even more enjoyable as friends can jump in and solve puzzles together. Between the PC and the console version, getting it on the PC will be a great decision (if you have a PC that can run it). Nevertheless, we are still thankful that Valve released Portal 2 on the consoles. For gamers who are seeking a mind-blowing puzzle game that supports co-op, Portal 2 is a must have.’
Our Review Score: 5 out of 5
Votes Received: 83%
Runner Ups
Catherine – 9%
Professor Layton: The Last Specter – 5%
Rochard – 1%
BEST ACTION-ADVENTURE
Batman: Arkham City
‘In the end, Rocksteady did it again with the release of Arkham City. The game is beautifully impressive and the shift to the open world gameplay really makes a big difference as players can now explore and enjoy the dark streets of Gotham City. Despite the easy boss fights, the game is still phenomenal and simply the greatest Batman adventure you can imagine.’
Our Review Score: 5 out of 5
Votes Received: 38%
Runner Ups
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – 22%
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword – 19%
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – 16%
inFamous 2 – 3%
BEST SPORTS
FIFA 12
‘FIFA 12 does have a few problems but it also manages to fix plenty of issues from FIFA 11, as well as expanding and improving on successful concepts. The new impact engine revolutionizes the game and provides one of the biggest changes to the franchise in years. The overall presentation has been improved, in addition to almost every other aspect on the game. The gameplay is built for enjoyment and there are hours, days, weeks and even months of fun to be had. If you are a fan of football, FIFA 12 is the game for you.’
Our Review Score: 4.5 out of 5
Votes Received: 38%
Runner Ups
WWE’ 12 – 19%
NBA 2K12 – 16%
Madden NFL 11 – 11%
Fight Night Champion – 8%
MLB 11: The Show – 8%
BEST HD COLLECTION
Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection
‘In the end, the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection is something Metal Gear fans definitely need to experience, and it offers the perfect opportunity for newcomers to get into the series. The remastered editions of the games have a lot to offer, including high replay value, trophy support, and improved visuals. Everything we loved from the three Metal Gear Solid games remains intact, and the HD upgrade and improvements is enough to bring us back to replay these games again.’
Our Review Score: 4.5 out of 5
Votes Received: 37%
Runner Ups
God of War: Origins Collection – 26%
ICO & Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection – 25%
Splinter Cell: HD Collection – 9%
BEST HANDHELD TITLE
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
‘The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D is one very good reason to buy a Nintendo 3DS. The classic tale that gamers have been enjoying for over a decade has finally been remade in 3D. With improved visuals and slight changes to the gameplay, revisiting Hyrule in this 3D classic will be more than worth it. Without a doubt, Ocarina of Time 3D is a must-have game for every 3DS owner out there. Newcomers to the Zelda series should start with this game and find out why Zelda is a series that every Nintendo fan loves.’
Our Review Score: 5 out of 5
Votes Received: 50%
Runner Ups
Super Mario 3D Land – 30%
Patapon 3 – 10%
Starfox 64 3D – 8%
OTHER CATEGORIES:
2011 Most Disappointing Game
Duke Nukem: Forever
2011 Overhyped Game
Modern Warfare 3
Most Wanted HD Collection for 2012
Devil May Cry HD Collection
2012 Most Awaited Vita Title
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Most Anticipated Game of 2012
Grand Theft Auto 5
2011 Game of the Year Winners,
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1214016p1.html
How can you give GOTY to a broken game?
I’m just asking. Is this a sick joke? I love Skyrim, it’s fantastic. But it is so broken, not at single PS3 user, can actually play the game to an end. Is this GOTY worthy? I hope you will ask yourselves that question. For the million customers that has bought this game for the PS3, this must really be a cruel joke…
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It works just fine on the PS3 for the most part. I put 107 hours into Skyrim and got a platinum trophy. Quit complaining. Bethesda games are notorious for glitches and poor performance for most people. Yet, let’s be honest, it’s by far the most-engrossing and beautiful RPG since, well, Dark Souls.
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I’ve put many hours into Skyrim, as well as a large majority of the online community on my Xbox360 friends list. I have heard zero major problems about this game ( minus an occasional bug which ends up being more humorous than anything ). Perhaps the problem with the ps3 version is in fact, the PS3 itself? Wasn’t it the PS3 that was so easily hacked that it went offline for months?
Skyrim is CLEARLY game of the year. No other game on the list offers the sheer size of skyrim. People complaining about having problems with the game after 60+ hours of playing?! congrats, you could have beat Drakes, Gears, Batman and Assassins creed 2 times each within that time frame
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What idiot buys a game like skyrim for a PS3…… or xbox for that matter.
if ur gonna buy a game like skyrim at least buy it for PC, even if it was developed on console a game like this still kicks more ass on the PC.
and best of all, you wouldn’t have been QQing right now.
there are plenty of games that play / work better or a console but with skyrim you couldve known….
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i have to say how can you say its broken, a game of that size is hard enough to make, i have never had any problems with Skyrim and its pure quality. It Deserves GOTY, the world is massive, the scale of content is phenomenal, ive played over 200 hours and havent even got all the achievements yet. stop complaining, im with Dalton, Bethesda games do have glitches but i rarely experience them, Fallout new vegas was the exception for me. The only game that could possibly of taken the GOTY instead of Skyrim would be Batman: Arkham City or Dark Souls even though dark soluls is hard its brilliant as well. Bethesda will bring out DLC to fix the glitches anyway so stop moaning and relish Skyrim because thousands are already enjoying it!
Hail Skyrim!! – Ps: i Used to be a dragonslayer before i took an arrow to the Knee!:(
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I am against Skyrim getting GOTY. Actually, I’m against everyone praising it so much for being pretty. I have a hard time believing this is an elder scrolls game, I feel like content-wise this is just a new fallout game without guns. Content wise, this is the most disappointing game in the elder scrolls series. Sure, you can get several days into it without “completing” it, but what happened to the several months I put into morrowind and even oblivion before that managed to happen? I feel that skyrim is more like a step-child than a full blown sibling of the past TES games. I played morrowind for almost a full 3 years, oblivion almost the same. Now, skyrim? Not even a month after I bought it I have stopped completely. This isn’t because of glitches either. I think Skyrim is a great game for something else, but not an elder scrolls game. Everyone is too busy getting on their knees for bethesda that the games are getting worse just to make the game pretty. I think that bethesda skyrim should of had the honor of most disappointing game of 2011.
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@ NegaSyrus – So let me get this straight… You played SKyrim likely almost none stop for a month and beat it all and your complaining? I beat Oblivion, every achievement, and every worthwhile side quest in 4 days, just under 5 actually. Skyrim took me about 10, and I still haven’t beat EVERYTHING. 3 years for Morrowind and Oblivion? Right… I played with the same mindset for both Obliv/Skyrim, on top of being at the pinnacle of gamers, and I have to disagree Nega. If you played Oblivion for 3 years, you either A) Didn’t enjoy it enough to play it that often, or B) Were like 9 years old when it came out and you mind couldn’t comprehend a game like that. One big difference though, is how almost everything in Skyrim, has a quest linked to it. And I think that is what your getting at. Thats sort’ve what made Oblivion so fun the first playthrough is there were certain things throughout the world you HAD to find on your own, whereas now its all a quest
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SKYRIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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haha zelda may have beat skyrim for the best of 2011. but its not GOTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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@Christian Jakobsen LOL -26 thumbs down to u! :3 Skyrim isnt broken, and there is no end. Play an elder scroll game ^-^
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Skyscam does not deserve GOTY for scamming Its Ps3 Paying Customers! Then Saying majority has no problems when truthfully its the other way around. Then they claim they fixed it when obviously they fixed nothing and ruin more stuff. BTW the store I bought it from refused to let me trade it in. And Beth did not offer a refund. My game started lag spikes at 30 hours. Then I asked myself wtf how does a offline game lag? By 50 hours constant freezing. Got to point I was to afraid of damaging my system to play it any longer. Uncharted 3 or even Saints Row 3 deserved GOTY way more. And you can put more then 50 Hours of gaming in without the fear of corrupting data or destroying your console. And a steady fps.
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Wow Troy thats a really stupid comment. Uncharted 3 was lame and Saints Row 3 sucked monkey testicles. TES V Skyrim was clearly Game of the Year. It has WAY more action and length to it then every other game released this year. Its the only game that actually lets you do whatever you want and it doesn’t focus on stupid multiplayer mechanics. Congratulations Bethesda on a great game!
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OMG! You people are so fricken “PICKY”! Probably just upset that the game you so “played” didn’t win, and you’re taking it out on Skyrim. I’ve played 100+ hours and have NO problems what-so-ever! Anyone that says this isn’t a “Elder Scrolls’ game doesn’t know his head from his @ss…..!!!
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for everyone complaining about skyrim getting GOTY…yes you, you got killed by a giant
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I would like to say that Skyrim has it’s glitches, but I think they deserved the price after all the work they put into the game.
How could this game get your playstation to freeze? I’m playing at PS3 Slim 320GB, and is not getting those problems. It’s a little bit laggy (played around 80 hours), but I can fix that by restart the console. So, if nobody gets their console to freeze, I would say that it’s your console that’s destroyed from another game, and that it’s not Skyrims faulth.
Btw: I love Skyrim, and is happy about the prices it won.
(Sorry my bad english, I’m norwegian and gets about an C/D in english…)
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I don’t see how some of you people say Skyrim is not a full TES game. I can see how you might want one of the other games to win, but honestly, do you think that a simple little FPS can beat this massive RPG game, with really good graphics and the best AI, and everytime you play it is never the same? Sure there are alot of glitches, but that’s good, because it shows how MASSIVE this game is, and they couldn’t find all of them. This game is not just a game, but world for you to explore and do what you want, i’m sure that CoD isn’t like that or BF3, and even though batman arkam city was an open world game, is pales in comparison to skyrim. This wasn’t even a competition, of course skyrim is going to win. Bethesda did a great job creating this game, new combat system, new leveling system, their is a reason why skyrim won over 1/2 of all the votes for 5+ games. Now all of you other fanboy’s of the other games quit complaining, just because your game didn’t do nearly as good as skyrim did. It wasn’t really a surprise that skyrim won at all actually.
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TESV Deserves it for sure it raped my ps3 to death by it’s sexyness, i can always buy another ps3 it’s worth it just to play SKYRIM!
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The moment last year when I saw Todd and his team announce Skyrim, I knew it was going to be the next GOTY. And so, Bethesda continues its epic games combo. Oblivion, Fallout 3, and now Skyrim.’
I see no reason why Skyrim should NOT be GOTY. When it’s about gaming and being an Adoring Fan to Bethesda, who the fuck really cares about a glitch here and there? Talking about bugs, the single one I’ve truely experienced was the low FPS, which got fixed perfectly. The rest has been just my PS3 freezing of all the dust in it. And they’ve already released the 1.3 patch for PCs!
Skyrim totally deserved that title over every other game. I have nothing more to praise than all these positive comments here. Congratulations, Bethesda. Next GOTY of theirs will be Fallout 4. And then Elder Scrolls VI ^^
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