The people of Xbox Live have spoken, and this time, they weren't just hurling racial slurs. Instead, over a million Live members voted on the best games of 2009, and the community has determined that Trials HD was the overall best Arcade game of the year. Trials also won the prize for innovation. Congratulations, Trials HD.
Other double winners include Battlefield 1943 (Co-op and Competitive multiplayer) and Shadow Complex (Best solo game and best graphics.)
Check out all the winners:
- Best Overall Arcade Game: Trials HD (Microsoft)
- Best Original Game: Splosion Man (Xbox LIVE Arcade)
- Best Family Game: Hasbro Family Game Night (Electronic Arts)
- Best Co-Operative Multiplayer: Battlefield 1943 (Electronic Arts)
- Best Competitive Multiplayer: Battlefield 1943 (Electronic Arts)
- Best Solo Game: Shadow Complex (Chair Entertainment/Microsoft Corp.)
- Best Innovation: Trials HD (Microsoft)
- Best Graphics: Shadow Complex (Chair Entertainment/Microsoft Corp.)
- Best Classic/Remake: Banjo-Tooie (Microsoft Game Studios)
What do you think of the list? Any favorites from 2009 that you think were passed over?
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drangel_jam
spot on, it's good to see public votes without the fanboy wars.
GatsuBlackSword
I Think I Played Splosion Man The Most Out Of All Those Games. Shadow Complex Did Have The Best Graphic's Hands Down.
needhobbie89
I was pulling for splosion man, that game was fantastic, both single and multiplayer
stoneymacaroni89
Has anyone played BF:1943 lately?.The lag on that game is EPIC!
austin43
Worms 2: Armageddon anyone? Awesome game to play with friends! I also have Trials HD, but it got old for me pretty fast.
Tmidiman
Trials HD and Shadow Complex. 'Nough said!
sampsell243
Castlevania : SOTN should have been their somewhere.
ImpurestCrowd
Uno is the best by far
Spybreak
Trials HD and Shadow Complex are great games. I spent so many hours playing Trials HD. Shadow Complex was really a triple A XBLA title and it's the only XBLA title, other than Rare's stuff lol, that motivated me to find all 100% of the game's items.
nightsnipe
BF1943 FTW!
smooth_trooper ShowHide(3 Replies)
What? I didn't think xbox live players had the mental capacity for democracy. They bend over and let microsoft do them up the bunghole when it comes to xbox live.
Notafanboythatiknow
Wasn't Shadow Complex was on the best games of last year with the likes of MW2, Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum and Uncharted 2? Weird.
mengplex
Shadow complex should have gotten best overall game imo, but trials is up there too
lowkevmic
rgs10 was thinking the exact thing I was. But Trials is an awesome game!! That and Castle Crashers are the only full XBLA games I have on my hard drive. As for this year's winner I'm going out on a limb and putting my vote in for Comic Jumper or Shank. Both of them aren't evne out until later this year, but after playing both at PAX East, and all the buzz I've reading and hearing about those two games in particular. I'm surprised those werent released as regular Xbox360 titles. But I guess if you have any side scrolling in your game, you won't make that cut...Oh well, I still can't wait until they come out!!
BigDogW
all those are great games and i can already see what this years winners will be like Prefect Dark as best remake
you rack disciprine
Try the marathon achievement on Trials HD, tell me then that it's game of the year... so many wasted hours.
rgs10
yep, that was 08, nevermind
rgs10
CASTLE CRASHERS. (unless that was 2008)
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