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A truly playable fable that showcased the power of the PS2 at its maximum limits while giving us boss fights in never seen before scale.
Shadow Of The Colossus
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan
I am Rock, there ain't no breakin' me
I am Rock, there ain't no shakin' me
I am Rock, there ain't no shakin' me
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
EA Canada, EA Black Box
Gave us the good kind of AI in a way AAA hasn't attempted since
F.E.A.R.
Monolith Productions
The introduction to one of the best rivalries in gaming and the blueprint of the modern character action game that other games, even to this day, try to replicate and improve upon.
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
Capcom Production Studio 1
"Ares! Give me the power to win this award, and my life is yours!"
God of War
Santa Monica Studio
The definitive third generation game. Battle Frontier, animated sprites, more challenges.
Pokemon Emerald
Game Freak
Make Shy Guy a playable character dammit.
Mario Kart DS
Nintendo EAD
I'd like a dozen red roses please.
We Love Katamari
Namco
Garrett crouch walked in the dark corner of the room so that Sam Fisher could do a split between two walls above someone's head.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Milan
A team of creative artists that knew nothing about making video games took a trip to the mind palace and forced us in with them.
Psychonauts
Double Fine Productions
IT'S TIME TO SPLIT!
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Free Radical Design
Now do it without Intercept scrub.
Ninja Gaiden Black
Team Ninja
Such a great shake-up for the series that Capcom still hasn't dared to go back to tank controls, even with the remakes.
Resident Evil 4
Capcom Production Studio 4
More exciting than beating off 4 times a day!
Killer7
Grasshopper Manufacture, Capcom Production Studio 4
Plastic guitars may be a novelty now, but back when they first came onto the scene, everyone had one, and it was beautiful.
Guitar Hero
Harmonix
The good one.
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Pandemic Studios
AWARDS
- Least Worst Award for least worst game of the year
- Most Hated Award for most hated game of the year
- Game Play-Ger for best gameplay
- Press X To Win The Award for worst gameplay
- A E S T H E T I C S Award for best visual aesthetics
- Assthetics Award for worst visual aesthetics
- Silent Protagonist Award for best character
- Scrappy Doo Award for worst character
- Hate Machine Award for crimes against gaming
- Bikini Season Award for best representation of women
- Hasselhoff Award for best representation of men
- Kamige Award for best eroge
- The Beat Must Never Die for best soundtrack
- Treasure Island Award for best writing / story
- Shitty Deflated Beach Ball Award for worst writing / story
- Seal of Quality Award for biggest technical blunder
- New Challenger Award for best new IP
- IP Twist Award for best implementation of an old franchise
- PIXELS R ART XIII for most pretentious indie game
- The Little Game That Could Award for best game nobody played
- /vr/ Award for best game of 1995
- Me at the Zoo Award for best game of 2005
- "Buy an ad" Award for most blatantly promoted game
- Redemption Arc Award for biggest redemption in gaming
- Prove Me Wrong Award for least anticipated game of 2026 and beyond
- Please Be Good Award for game coming out in 2026 and beyond that we hope doesn't suck
- Blue Checkmark Award for most pointless controversy
- Why Award for most pointless remake/remaster
- Water Connoisseur Award for best water in a video game of all time
- Beach Episode Award for best beach in a video game of all time
- Humidity Lover Award for best tropical themed video game of all time
- Woah! It's a Big One Award for best fishing minigame of all time
- Exit Through Gift Shop Award for best specific official video game merchandise of all time
- Most Hated of Least Worst Award For Most Hated Game That Won The Least Worst Award
