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X-Play's Best of 2011 Awards Results - 2011 Game of the Year and More!

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Posted December 14, 2011 - By Mike D'Alonzo


X-Play Best of 2011 

Welcome to X-Play's Best of 2011 Awards.

X-Play has, once again, undergone hours and days of testing, in an effort to determine which of the games of 2011 had the right stuff to be considered the best in a number of categories. There were arguments, votes, and a few deaths, but we've finally got a handle on the best games of the year, and, without further ado, here they are.

Do you want to know what the nominees were?  For a look at all the nominees, click here.
 

GAME OF THE YEAR

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Best of 2011: Game of the Year »


 

MOST ORIGINAL GAME
Minecraft
 
BEST GAMEPLAY INNOVATION
Rocksmith - Teaching Real Guitar
 
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
 
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME
Batman: Arkham City
 
BEST MULTIPLAYER CO-OP
Portal 2
 
BEST SHOOTER
Gears of War 3
 
BEST ART DIRECTION
Batman: Arkham City
 
BEST ANIMATION
NBA 2K12
 
BEST WRITING
Portal 2
 
BEST SOUNDTRACK
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
 
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Battlefield 3
 
BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
Stacking
 
BEST DLC
Fallout: New Vegas - Old World Blues
 
BEST RACING GAME
Forza Motorsport 4
 
BEST SPORTS GAME
NBA 2K12
 
BEST PUZZLE/STRATEGY GAME
Portal 2
 
BEST ROLE-PLAYING GAME
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
 
BEST MOBILE GAME
Infinity Blade 2
 
BEST FIGHTING GAME
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
 
BEST HANDHELD GAME
Super Mario 3D Land

BEST GAME
THAT USES MOTION CONTROL

Dance Central 2

VIDEOGAME DEATHMATCH WINNER
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword  

 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY 
NOLAN NORTH

Nathan Drake - Uncharted 3

BEST PERFORMANCE NOT BY 
NOLAN NORTH

Stephen Merchant - Wheatley - Portal 2

 

BEST REMAKE/RETRO RELEASE
Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection

BEST TRAILER
Dead Island

 

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  • sgc94

    Skyrim getting Game of the Year is a joke when you consider how many bugs this game has. It won't even run on the PS3 up to a certain point, but it still gets GOTY.

    Adam and Morgan are HUGE, Skyrim, Fanboys and I knew from E3 that this was their GOTY no matter what.

    Posted: December 15, 2011 2:02 PM
  • Awesome-0

    How did Portal 2 not win best soundtrack?

    Posted: December 15, 2011 1:54 PM
    Awesome-0
  • doublea2012

    how they hell does marvel vs capcom 3 win fighting game of the year over mortal kombat i'm sorry g4/x-play but your wrong!

    Posted: December 15, 2011 1:39 PM
  • shawdow707

    about time dead island gets recognition

    Posted: December 15, 2011 12:47 PM
    shawdow707
  • PhixedAice

    Skyward Sword's awesome, one of the greatest games ever made. Stop talking trash just because it didn't win GoTY, Skyrim fans.

    Posted: December 15, 2011 12:33 PM
    PhixedAice
  • PhixedAice

    I honestly wanted Portal 2 to win GoTY. I bet Skyrim is an awesome game, but holy crap it's overrated.

    Posted: December 15, 2011 12:23 PM
    PhixedAice
  • jefferygaines

    gear of war 3 is the bast shooter this year that is so awsome.

    Posted: December 15, 2011 12:20 PM
    jefferygaines
  • PhixedAice

    *Skyrim loses to Skyward Sword, fans don't say crap*
    *Skyrim wins GoTY, Skyrim fans now talks crap on Skyward Sword*
    That's right, come out the dark, Skyrim fans. Just like the Jets fans when the Giants lose.

    Posted: December 15, 2011 12:11 PM
    PhixedAice
  • PhixedAice

    Skyrim is basically Fallout but with dragons. But Fallout is 10x better.

    Posted: December 15, 2011 12:08 PM
    PhixedAice
  • Akeyami

    how did Skyward Sword not win the "Best Motion Control" category? I mean really. I've never even heard of this "Dance Central 2" and don't exactly care to, but someone enlighten me if I'm just completely ignorant of its apparent brilliance or something. :/

    Posted: December 15, 2011 12:06 PM
    Akeyami
  • Simong6016

    if SS is the best zelda yet doesnt that make it one of the best games ever?

    Speaking with OoT in my mind.

    Posted: December 15, 2011 11:14 AM
    Simong6016
  • $RK$

    SS won viewer's GOTY and Skyrim won x-play's GOTY. So I say that both games are even.

    Posted: December 15, 2011 11:02 AM
    %24RK%24
  • SonyNmbrOneGuy

    How in the hell did NBA 2k11 beat God of War 3 for best animation? Oops...that was last year. Sorry.

    What I meant to say was, "how in the hell did NBA 2k12 beat Uncharted 3 for best animation?".

    And lol at the best motion control game. G4 is located in a magical fantasy land called Flights of Fancy.

    Posted: December 15, 2011 10:50 AM
    SonyNmbrOneGuy
  • iwanneo

    WTF happen to Bastion,o well, the spike awards where better this year not because of production value but this time they did use common sense for the game nominees and awards, plus the creator of Mario was there , anyway I still love x play they do the best with what they got, I just hate when they get a little bias towards call of duty but other then that, great show,awesome job!!!!!

    Posted: December 15, 2011 10:40 AM
  • BoydofZINJ

    So far the Zelda fanboys are being thumb down and the Skyrim fanboys are getting more thumb ups than downs.

    That speaks volumes!

    Posted: December 15, 2011 10:37 AM
    BoydofZINJ
  • BoydofZINJ

    Never played Skyward... never will... its not a PC game. Long live Skyrim, SWTOR, and Batman

    Posted: December 15, 2011 10:35 AM
    BoydofZINJ
  • Gaminggod400

    I rather watch the game award show on Spike then this. Spike gave SS the respect it deserved! Plus Zelda got nominated in the Hall of Fame! Also on Spike game award show SS got best motion control. I think that Spikes game award show is probably the most accurate game award show. Don't get me wrong Skyrim is a great game but X-play just trashed SS. SS FTW!

    Posted: December 15, 2011 10:17 AM
  • NortheastMonk

    I agree with GOTY 100% Yup, sure do.

    Posted: December 15, 2011 9:45 AM
    NortheastMonk
  • HazelrahFiver

    Aww come on. Dark Souls wasn't even nominated for the Best Animation category? The entire point behind the combat system is the exactness of the animation, causing the player to function precisely to know and administer those animations. Without the (best) animation (in any game/series) the game would be another Ninja Crapden or God of Crap.

    Posted: December 15, 2011 9:12 AM
    HazelrahFiver
  • Jeespot

    Best downloadable should have been Bastion...just sayin. Played both and Stacking doesn't even compar, although it is also a good game.

    Posted: December 15, 2011 9:07 AM
    Jeespot

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