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Gamespot's Game of the Year

The deliberations for the absolute best game of 2007 were easily among the most challenging and most argumentative award debates that the editorial staff has had thus far. 2007 was an absolutely incredible year for games of all genres and all platforms, particularly shooters, but there were also excellent music games, platformers, role-playing games, and strategy games. Even whittling down the list to only 10 finalists for this category wasn't easy--it was even tougher to come to the final decision for the highest honor GameSpot gives to any game each year. Find out which game took the number one spot, along with the 10 total finalists.
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Published: 725 days 15 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii | PlayStation 2 | PC
 
 

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1 Anything but Cute | 725 days 16 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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skynidas - 725 days 16 hours ago
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Super Mario Galaxy
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skynidas - 725 days 16 hours ago
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Well I dont really care about gamespot anymore and i think that this GOTY awards are flamebait
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Luca Blight - 725 days 15 hours ago
3 - Adding more to Gamespot sucking...
Although I agree that Super Mario Galaxy is great, Gamespot has always been comprised of mostly casual gamers - Suikoden (6.5), Persona (7.3), Suikoden 2 (7.6), MGS (8.5)...need I say more?
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raerae28 - 725 days 9 hours ago
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I agree, they tend to be kinda weird in how they rank their games. I mean most other people would say COD4 as Game of the Year. I think Halo is sooooo played out so if they said that I would think low of them as well.
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pilotpistolpete - 725 days 15 hours ago
4 - What? no Rachet and Clank?
Haha, or even a ps3 game, for that matter!
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Foliage - 725 days 14 hours ago
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You must be retarded or illiterate.

Call of Duty 4, and Rock Band are both PS3 games. Stop going by the images, and actually read the text. They also failed to list Orange Box as a PS3 title, probably because of how "bias" they are.

But everyone knows Orange Box PC is game of the year. GameSpot continues to suck the big one.
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crck - 725 days 15 hours ago
5 - Looks like the readers have a different opinion
COD 4 and Crysis are blowing away the other titles when it comes to the reader voting. Its a shame God of War 2 isn't getting more votes. That game is amazing but being a PS2 game means it has no shot.
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Marceles - 725 days 14 hours ago
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Yeah that REALLY sucks that GOW2 isn't even considered in GOTY. I guess it came out too early this year and it's a PS2 game. GOW2 should've been on everyone's GOTY lists.
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TheIneffableBob - 725 days 10 hours ago
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GOW2 is a nominee.


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AceLuby - 725 days 15 hours ago
6 - Wow
That list for GOTY nominees is not good. IMO GOTY should have gone to COD4. It was by far the most engrossing game I played all year and even though the SP is short the RPG elements added to the mulitplayer gave me a total package feel. Lots of replay value. Add that they perfected the game on both systems and I think it's clear that it should have won.
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Delive - 725 days 14 hours ago
6.1 - Exactly.
They took a game and perfected it on multiple systems with unique architectures. Other games say "This system cannot handle the raw power needed for this game or It's too hard to program for, Except the first party games. The fact that IW pulled this off, they deserve GotY and Developer otY.
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Orange - 725 days 14 hours ago
6.2 - GOTY
I have much respect for COD4. Loved it on my PS3! I think I kinda agree with you that it was quite an accomplishment to achieve such high quality (be it technical like graphics or voice-overs and story) on both systems. The game is important for at least demonstrating that with commitment, consistent quality can be achieved across platforms.

Also, while SMG is an impressive game, it's scary that the Wii gets even more positive attention despite 80% of the games released so far being crappy. It'll be a step backward if MS and Sony stop trying to produce more advanced hardware because of Ninty's success.
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blusoops - 725 days 15 hours ago
7 - Hmm...
Tell me Gamespot is not biased! No PS3 games nominated, and even for the ones that are multiplatform, they chose to display the 360 boxart...WTF?!
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crck - 725 days 15 hours ago
7.1 - Yep I noticed that too.
But they couldn't nominate any PS3 game according to their own biased reviews. Because they rated ALL ps3 exclusives an 8.0 or lower except Warhawk which got an 8.5 from the now fired Gertsman.
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Jenzo - 725 days 14 hours ago
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Readers voted what games should be nominated a while back.
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kira989 - 725 days 15 hours ago
8 - Hmmm
Not disagreeing that COD is a fantastic game but im not sure its GOTY... Im not sure if SMG is either...

Although this may sound very strange my GOTY is God of War 2

Its the only game that got my heart racing and made me truly satisfied when i beat it..
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faiizow - 725 days 15 hours ago
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LOL, Do they think people still care what they think is GOTY?
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Jack Bauer - 725 days 15 hours ago
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mario galaxy was game of the year... back in 1996 when it first came out...no innovation, same game as 11 years ago...same game as super mario bros. nintendo has lost touch with gamers they dont deserve any awards, all they care about is money and how many Wiis and DSs they can sell.
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Jenzo - 725 days 14 hours ago
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At least it's more innovative than Ratchet & Clank on the PS3. That game got boring after 15 minutes. After having played it I can't help but agree with Gamespots review of it. Mario Galaxy does some inventive things with gravity and the use of the Wiimote.
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Imallvol7 - 725 days 15 hours ago
11 - YOU CAN GET OFF MARIOS TIT NOW!
WTF is wrong with the gaming community. Mario is one of the most rehashed games ever. Wow, Mario has waggle. Big deal. The game is same old, same old. I got 10 stars in and couldn't play anymore I was so bored. And don't even get me started on the graphics.
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Daver - 725 days 14 hours ago
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i agree i rented a wii last week and tried mario galaxy...i played like 20mins and it was so boring that i stopped
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Marceles - 725 days 14 hours ago
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You guys are trippin...the level design on Mario Galaxy is insane. Of course you'd hate it if you only played the first couple of levels that are similar to Mario 64. They just get you used to running around the levels from a different perspective. Wait until you get into the later levels...they're genious in how they were put together. I beat it last night and I'm glad they increased the difficulty from the previous Marios. Mario 64 and Sunshine I could beat easily since the levels weren't so linear that you could just do a sideflip to a wall jump and use the water cannon to get to a star. Galaxy forces you to work for them.
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Devr - 725 days 10 hours ago
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It's pretty obvious that you two are lying, you know.
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kira989 - 725 days 14 hours ago
12 - SMG is awesome!!!
It the game aint broke dont fix it.... Mario is just as fun as it was when it came out on the N64... If they can keep makin great games... guess what, its goona keep gettin game of the year...
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Orange - 725 days 14 hours ago
13 - confused
Wasn't Uncharted released in 2007??? I'm confused that it wasn't even nominated in a single category. Not even PS3 game of the year (over..say...Oblivion)? I'm pretty confused about that. Could it be that it didn't qualify for some reason?

Also, I have not played Pac-Man Championship edition, but is it possible that it's truly a better download game than Warhawk or Everyday Shooter? That's a head scratcher. Maybe it's phenomenal, but I can't imagine it's better than those two titles.

I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but I'm starting to agree with some of you guys that b*tch about Gamespot.
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Imallvol7 - 725 days 14 hours ago
13.1 - i compltetly agree man.
I kept saying how all this Gamespot is out to get sony stuff is rediculous, but there is a rediculous ammount of evidence out there now that points to GS really being anything but unbiased.
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bigjclassic - 725 days 14 hours ago
14 - Better had been SMG...
Im not for ratings and such but, SMG was THE BEST GAME ive played since Twilight Princess. Everything was superb. Its easy to reach the final Bowser boss, but getting 120 is nearly impossible.

Ive played alot of the games this year for all consoles and this game is just breathtaking.

CoD4 should b(if it ist) the obvious runner-up. Everything else is bland. (excluding my fighting games of course.)

No PS3 games on this is BS. HS and Uncharted are awesome games and should be on the list. imo
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uHuRu - 725 days 14 hours ago
15 - Lol, who cares
its GameSpot, they suck.
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Jenzo - 725 days 14 hours ago
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If they don't hand out awards to PS3 games they suck. You must hate an awful lot of gaming sites lol!

Has it ever occured to you that the games on the PS3 might not be as good as the one available on the 360 & the Wii? Just a thought...
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Coke-a-Cola - 725 days 14 hours ago
16 - Where is UNCHARTED ? ...............Glaringly absent.
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ohnoTheRancor - 725 days 14 hours ago
17 - GameSpot has lost all credibility
based on advertising space revenue for their site, i'm surprised GameStop did give Game of the Year honors to KANE & LYNCH!!
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vloeistof - 725 days 14 hours ago
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where is gow2 !!!!!
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Jenzo - 725 days 14 hours ago
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check again, dude.
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led1090 - 725 days 14 hours ago
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crysis got the max votes and it deserves it its one of the best games i'v played in years
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Escamotage - 725 days 13 hours ago
20 - No Uncharted?
Gamespot is officially on my sh!t list. :p
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athlon770 - 725 days 12 hours ago
20.1 - Yeah
GS needs some fresh blood.

No Uncharted, No R&C:TOD, No UT3, No AC.

What a bunch of crud. And giving it to Galaxies...a re-hashed version of the same characters doing the same thing? Right...Not in this kid's world!

But I guess this is just my opinion and if those games were choosen by gamers, then there is not much I can say. Personaly I would have chosen Bioshock over most of those choices.
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DFresh - 725 days 13 hours ago
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I'm gonna say Uncharted Drake's Fortune
why?
Best graphics on any console this year
Great story line
Great set up
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the best thing about any of this is it's an exclusive for the PS3
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mintaro - 724 days 17 hours ago
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and if uncharted was multiplat would you still want it for GOTY?

doesnt sound like it, seems the only thing that really matters to you is the fact that it's a ps3 exlusive
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Honor_in_Armor - 725 days 13 hours ago
22 - They should of called it Gamespot's Xbox 360, PC and Wii Game of the Year.
This list would truly be disappointing to a PS3 only gamer (don't look at me), seeing that everything is only listed as Xbox 360, PC, Wii and PS2 nominees. But, hey, based on any opinion one would have, one would always have to be bias towards something right?
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Wiitard - 725 days 12 hours ago
24 - SMG
I would agree that SMG was the best game I played this year, but there were a ton that I never had time to. I'll probably get to play a lot more next year, but this year I was down in play time.
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RAM MAGNUMS - 725 days 11 hours ago
25 - Stop callin out Uncharted!
That pitfall game of the 80's. Do you know that uncharted gameplay sucks? It does. The reason you guys think its a great game is because of the gears of war grahics and cg cutscenes. Ps3 gamers really like to take a break on gaming when all they do is watch cg movies and blu ray movies, that you forgot what it is like to actually play a challenging game. Ps3 is almost but not quite like the wii. The games are easy except they are not that much fun. Xbox and wii has created fun and challenging games. Ps3 constantly wants you to stop playing and watch something before you burn out the dam grill machine. We have been saying it all year round xbox 360 is the best. Wii is actually fun and Ps3 just needs to shut up and focus on what they want because they suck. Im so glad that sony got the competition they needed. Who knew they were gonna get their a$$es robbed of their credibility and knocked out in front of the whole world. Lol! Uncharted is Retarded. I played that game when it was called pitfall. Who ever said that comment is right. Its just a regular rental with my gears of war grahics. Gears was first never forget that losers. RAM MAGNUMS HAS SPOKEN...
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Shaner_Bock - 725 days 10 hours ago
25.1 - What???
Dude, calm down! Not all PS3 gamers are idiots, I have a PS3, and I also have a Wii and an Xbox 360. I know why you hate the PS3 and it's the same reason I really hate looking through forums and comments sections like these, all the damn PS3 fanboys!! But then again, I can't stand 360 fanboys and Wii fanboys either.
Anyways, I just wanted to throw out my 2 cents and just say Uncharted is probably the best PS3 game to come out this year, and NO, the controls do not suck. Apparently you haven't played Uncharted at all.
No, I'm not trying to start a war of words with you or anything like that, just give the game a shot, and if you haven't played it you really don't have any right to diss it like that. It would be just the same if I said Halo 3 plays like crap and hadn't played it(which really would be stupid since I love that game). Just take it easy man, not all PS3 gamers are ignorant A-holes.

By the way, my top game of 2007: Bioshock on the 360!

System fanboys suck!!!!
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superman - 725 days 11 hours ago
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You guys just can't take it that it is a wii game that won. lol....sad.
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pshizle - 725 days 11 hours ago
27 - wow no MASS EFFECT
and why do they have FORZA ON THERE IT SUCKS

pgr4 much better racer than that

MARIO give me a break

GAMESPOT = JOKE
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RAM MAGNUMS - 725 days 11 hours ago
28 - I love it when ps3 gamers are down on the ground.
Its so much more fun to kick the hell out of them. Lol. They are always wining about how unfair the world is and they hate how money works when microsoft buys everything for marketing purposes. They hate that people bought the wii for their children and they hate the adults who got into a wii machine. They hate Hard games for other consoles, they hate families together in their livingroom having fun with other machines besides a ps3. They hate developers for making new ways to play games and being critically acclaimed for it. They hate reviewers for their high scores but are quick to hit the browser and yell in a forum when someone throws them a bone. They hate movie distributors for creating a competing format. These are the same people who Destroyed Sega, Neo Geo, and tried to destroy nintendo. Ps3 gamers do not like choice, and they choose to be losers in a world that has no time for bitc#EZ! Ps3 is the personal preference of gamers who realy suck at gaming. Go ahead gamers turn your ps3 on and do something with it. Chances are you pick a game that is easy to win at for 30 minutes, then hit the browser find your favorite porno site jack off and then come on to n4g.com to talk crap about xbox 360 2008 line-up. Mind ya business bitc# and go surf the internet like we all did back in the year 2000. RAM MAGNUMS HAS SPOKEN...
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