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GamerZines Game Of The Year Awards: Action/Adventure Game Of The Year
Drake's latest adventure takes the top spot for 2009's best action/adventure, but what else have we enjoyed playing this year?
Written by David Scammell, 17 December 2009
WINNER - UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES
Taking a similar format to yesterday's Shooting Game Of The Year Modern Warfare 2, Among Thieves' three areas of play - campaign, co-op and multiplayer - ensured that Naughty Dog had all bases covered when it came to providing the ultimate action/adventure game this year. Featuring an engaging and compelling narrative intertwined with best in class gameplay, Among Thieves was one of those rare games that seemed to do almost everything perfectly, managing to hook you in right up until the end credits. Among Thieves took us on an incredible, heartfelt journey through Tibet on the search for a lost land. Not only our favourite action/adventure game 0f 2009, Uncharted 2 confidently shot up the ranks as one of our favourite games ever made, and the greatest game available on PS3.
RUNNER UP - BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM
P3Zine Issue 58
For our latest Game Of The Year coverage, click here to download P3Zine Issue 58 for free.Succesfully reuniting us with one of our favourite Saturday morning cartoon shows is one way to win our hearts, and combining it with great presentation, excellent voice acting and a fantastic combat system is another, making Arkham Asylum not only the best Batman game ever created but also one of this year's brightest stars. At under ten hours the story may come up a little short and we would have liked to have seen the Riddler feature a bit more prominently than just providing puzzles, but this title reminded everyone that a game based on an existing comic-book franchise needn't be sub-par. And with Arkham Asylum 2 already in development, Batman fans finally have a series that they can rely on.
RUNNER UP - GTA: CHINATOWN WARS
Will GTA ever cease to amaze us? Disregarding the 3D format of recent games in the series for the classic top-down view of the original titles, the first and only DS GTA effortlessly captured the humour, charm and addictive nature of the series in one fell swoop, before bundling it in with innovative touch-screen controls. Of course, that the once-DS exclusive didn't sell as well as expected turned out to be a mixed blessing, with Rockstar deciding to port the title over to the technologically superior PSP. But which version's better? We honestly can't decide. Stronger graphics or more immersive controls? While we can't make that decision for you, whichever version you choose, you're guaranteed a rollickingly enjoyable tour of Liberty City as you've never seen it before.
ALSO-RANS: Assassin's Creed II, Resident Evil 5, inFamous, Brutal Legend
Game Of The Year coverage available in P3Zine Issue 58 - click here to download it for free!
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