IGN: GC 2009: Best of Gamescom 2009 Winners

IGN's adventures in Cologne might now be a distant memory but, ladies and gentlemen, it's time to dim the lights, shush the crowd and rattle the golden envelope. With eight heaving halls, almost a quarter of a million visitors and countless games on display, Gamescom 2009 was an unmitigated success - in terms of size, plus the sheer quality and creativity on display.

[swiftshot93]

Mass Effect 2 will be an epic, awesome game. Congrats Bioware on the future win.

This will be the 360's best game in 2010 easily, Splinter Cell and Alan Wake be damned.

Edit: Why the disagrees?
To the 360 fans: Come on nothing looks even close to the scale of ME2, SC:C and Alan Wake look good but they're no ME2. Plus, its Bioware. 'nuff said.

To the PS3 fans: If you actually read the whole article, you'll see that IGN thinks the PS3 has the best line-up of games. There ya go.

[Greywulf]

a "lineup" that includes multiplatform games is not quite the same as needing to only own a device to play 1 game.

ME2 is multiplatform. It doesn't have some amazing scale that isn't = detailed characters and static backgrounds with nothing to interact with or do. its 2009, and ME2 hardly looks 1.5 from the first one. You want to see some impressive scale? Is there something in the unreal-ez-blur backgrounds that im missing? Some huge scale that the unreal engine is known for.. I dunno...

Splinter Cell has been completely redone from what everyone saw years ago, yet it still some how retains its "OH MY GOD THIS WILL BE EPIC" attitude which is hilarious. Pretty much they could say they cancelled it yesterday, and they just did a new drawing, and it would still be "OH MY GOD EPIC! DAY 1!"

Alan wake, a game that was advertised to be this huge physics/weather/sandbox engine is now no longer a sandbox game, and looks a ton like Alone in the Dark, with the only footage anyone seeing being you shooting zombies while holding a flare. Which is of course, AMAZING.. :-|.

If you're excited for ^^^^^^^ above, yay? But don't pretend its an amazing lineup considering 1 of the games is multiplatform, and the other two have been gimped in development. And simply cant compete on any level technically/visually with any PS3 exclusives coming out.

When you cant even compare screens/videos to anything else to claim that its amazing/better, especially the previous version, you kinda are in an odd position. Its like when a starving man is thrown a cracker. You think its the best food in the world. Alan Wake & Splinter cell also have been in the "BUH BUH BUH" Lineup for the 360 for the past years. Not exactly shocking developments. Crackdown2 & L4D.. oh wait multiplat again. Crackdown2 should be cool.

Now, when people say the 360 has no games. Its not a literal meaning, sure there are games, but the lineup of 09 was a complete joke. Look at 2009, and what you've played exclusively this year. Ninja Blade, Halo Wars? Race Pro? Velvet Assassin? Much like 2008, you have to wait until the end of the year+ to play a handful of decent titles--maybe. Same as 2008, same as 2009, and looks to be the same for 2010.

[SevWolf]

I agree with you I think that Mass Effect 2 will be the 360's best game of These two years(why these TWO years you ask?...cause its gonna be THAT good), I mean dont get me wrong Alan Wake and SC: Conviction are looking to be amazing, but ME 2 is like ME(which was the main reason I bought my 360) on drugs after going to the gym and drinking a bottle of healthy orange juice..lol
But I also agree with IGN the PS3 does have the best line up for these two years
@ Greywulf: you're right, if I could I would've played it on my PC, but my PC sucks @ss, it cant even run the Trine demo :(.....but WHAT THE H3LL does your comment have to do with swiftshot's

[Arthur_]

Ok cool. but i hope this next one is easier to get into than the first---it just seemed to drag on in the beginning. :( But yes, once things got hopping, it was fun for all.

[SnuggleBandit]

Quote from article

"Poor Sony – it's easy to forget, in the wake of the colossal non-event that was the unveiling of the PS3 Slim, that the company had an unrivaled line-up of top-tier exclusive games on show - a line-up easily outshining its rivals. From sure-fire big-hitters like Gran Turismo 5 and the breathtaking Uncharted 2, through more leftfield fare such as Heavy Rain and EyePet, there's no publisher around that can offer the depth and breadth that Sony currently can. No matter where you stand on its ever-increasing hardware configurations, there's no doubting that, when it comes to software, right now Sony is second to none."

[RememberThe357]

lol I pressed agree with SevWolf, then BAM! The best of your comment pops up. You wanna through an "edit" in there. lol

On topic: I can't wait for this freakin game. No matter what platform it's going to be on, I'm going to play it. And since it's going to be on the 360 I'm going to play it on that.

[SevWolf]

@ greywulf's edit: like I said before EVERYTHING you said about ALL the games you mentioned IS true....but what does "EVERYTHING you said" have to do with swiftshot's comment?

[N4PS3G]

@Greywulf

looks to be the same for 2010? lol

Splinter Cell: Conviction -Q1
Mass Effect 2 -Q1
Crackdown 2- Spring
Alan Wake- Spring
Fable III -Q4
Halo: Reach -Q4

and those are only the confirmed for 2010 .... letting out the obvious Gears 3 announcement and Mistwalker confirmed TGS game. Don't try to cover the sun with your finger pal ;)

[Doctor_Doom]

@ N4PS3G

I'm sure RARE have some new titles coming in 2010.

;)

@ Butt Hurt fanboys

Get over it guys. ME2 is going to be the GOTY

:)

[TheBand1t]

God of War III

Gran Turismo 5 (if it doesn't release this year)'

White Knight Chronicles

M.A.G.

Resistance 3 (with Ratchet this year, it'll be Resistance in 2010.)

Any one with a lick of common sense (apparently not you) would have said "Wow. Both systems got some pretty kickass software in 2010."

[mal_tez92]

I can't believe I haven't played the first one yet.

[Bnet343]

Can't wait for Mass Effect 2. My most anticipated game for 2010. I'm playing the first one at the moment.

[SupaPlaya]

I don't understand why get so many disagree either. It's your opinion ME2 will be best game for 360 this year. You didn't write anything too far fetched.

It'll be like me writing that Uncharted 2 will be the best game for PS3 this year. Geez not everybody has the same taste, but are all the disagrees necessary?

I guess people just can't stand someone saying something positive about the "other camp" (which is ridiculous).

Back on topic, for PS3 I still like the UC2 trailer better. It is just too beautiful:

http://www.gametrailers.com...

[Cold 2000]

Greywulf must be the most butthurt PS3 fanboy on this site.

[rockleex]

The Last Guardian
God of War 3
Heavy Rain
Final Fantasy XIII (outside Japan)
Final Fantasy Versus XIII (in Japan)

I'm not saying which game is gonna be GOTY, but it definitely won't be an easy fight.

I hope The Last Guardian wins though. ^_^

Edit: Why do the 360 fans keep trying to bait the PS3 fans? Calling them butthurt, etc. The only person who's said anything bad about the 360 is Greywulf.

Mass Effect 2 won from IGN. Great. But don't try to turn this into a stupid console war.

[FiftyFourPointTwo]

Heavy Rain's Gamescom 2009 trailer is totally awesome.

I disagree with the DS winner, imo it should be Scribblenauts instead of LoZ:Spirit Tracks.

EDIT: Wow. I got four disagrees for saying absolutely nothing bad. I didnt even say anything bad about ME2 coz I'll be playing it on PC just like ME. :|

[SupaPlaya]

It may have to do with your name. I agreed with your comment though.

[rockleex]

Lol, you seriously didn't say anything bad.

Unless people are offended by merely the mentioning of Scribblenauts or Heavy Rain?

[Masamori Sumimura]

Mass effect 2 is shaping up to be one of the Greatest games of 2010. A must have for every Xbox360 owner.

PS: watch some say that IGN is biased. smh

[coolirisGB]

Others say IGN is honest and do not fear the SDF. ME2 is on my must have list. I got two ME1 profiles waiting for ME2

[SevWolf]

IGN have been honest/non-biased lately. I mean all they said was true...ME 2 was the best game there, closely follow by HR, and they said that Sony are the best publishers with the best line up of games, which is also true...I am slowly coming to trust IGN again

[TheBand1t]

Not biased at all, especially when they consider SCE to be the best publisher. I mean, if they made that decision they're obviously not afraid of XDF, right?

Try harder next time, k? I mean, at least when you had your Really_duh account, Cooliris, you put up a mean fight.

[WMW]

i think you should read the quote z-hayden posted and you will see why noone will say that ign is biased

[SupaPlaya]

will always be biased for somebody. As long as they don't favor someone's system of choice, they are biased.

They will always be biased by that definition.

[rockleex]

Although I would have wanted Heavy Rain to win.

I don't condemn them for anticipating Mass Effect 2 more than Heavy Rain.

It also seems that IGN has a balanced staff crew, to the point where they'll never write BS FUD articles. I hope.

[TheColbertinator]

Excellent choice from IGN.Mass Effect 2 does look awesome

[Xbox360Elite]

Mass Effect 2 surpasses CGI graphics and only on Xbox360.

[aldesko]

"only on Xbox360"

...and PC... and possibly PS3.

[Pandamobile]

And PC...

[Saaking]

stupid bot, it's also on PC and once you finish beta testing for us, it'll come to PS3 just like SCC.

[corywebb93]

sony Will be begging for mercy And will be force to get out off the console race and become a plumbing company

[swiftshot93]

I hope you read the whole article. You do know that it says that sony had the best games....right?

[xb0x_trashie]

this game coming to ps3

xbox will fail and ms will go bankupt and have to make toilet seats forever

[DonCorneo]

the crapbox version is the ugly, retarded brother that the family hides in the closets when there are guests. and that retard plays his crapbox in the closet.

[N4PS3G]

After seeing those leaked pics and GC videos..can't really argue with that. Bioware is really talented.

[swiftshot93]

Definitely, and I cant wait to see whats in store after the mass effect franchise.

[N4PS3G]

sadly you can't argue with a bunch of jealous fanboys ;)

but giving you disagrees won't change the fact that mass effect 2 is IGN's Game of the Show.

Some other site's choose Uncharted 2..and IGN choose ME 2...so be it...what? is it too hard to assimilate that there might be more good games ?

[TheBand1t]

And IGN gave SCE best publisher, so really it's about even.

Stop trying to start chit.

[dan88123]

Mass Effect n Heavy Rain will b awesome.

[FiftyFourPointTwo]

Agreed.

[Sonyslave3]

LOL yeah so if Sony have the best game why did Mass effect 2 won game of the show if Sony games are the best.

[swiftshot93]

Um...can you read? Did you not read the article? Also, do you not know how to use the reply button? Correct grammar and punctuation would be appreciated by the way.

IGN said that sony had the best line-up of games. Thats all I meant. If you read the article you would know.

[corywebb93]

Saying the ps3 has good games

[xb0x_trashie]

they have to smoke it cause xbox give them stress from it breaking so much and never having any good games

[xb0x_trashie]

coming to ps3 soon

xbox lost this game also it will look better on ps3

[DonCorneo]

LMAO!!!!.. ME1 was booooooooooooooooring with all the talking and clunky shooting. GOW3 is GOTY of 2010 for sure.

[HappyTrigger]

Man, I have looked everywhere.... Where the f*ck does it confirm a PS3 version? Someone please, give me a god damn link so I can tell my friend that mass effect is coming to the PS3! I even asked f*cken gamestop and its only availble on 360 and PC.

[zack61]

Dude there is no ps3 version it's just stupid droids talking sh*t as usual.

[Unicron]

Can't wait to max out ME2's settings and see how she shines!

[Natsu X FairyTail]

well deserved

[steck67]

Congrats to Bioware.

[bigjclassic]

I need a game to fill the void that Shenmue and indigo Prophecy left behind. As well Silent Hill and ME2 look great and will be bought as well.

[KoB4EMvPi]

This game is going to be EPIC.

[Blow Out Your Brains]

Modern Warfare 2 will own the night

[JonnyBigBoss]

Absolutely disagree, but that's just my opinion. Mass Effect 2 is an awesome game which I'm sure a lot of us are going to get, but it wasn't game of show.

[WMW]

i agree and many others do too ME2 was not the best game at the show UC2 clearly was but since it won best of show at e3(ign AU) they just gave it to ME2 to keep everyone happy not taking anything from ME2 but come on now if UC2 beat ME2 at e3 then it should of won this award too its not like either game showed anything new

[SlumTheoRy]

Meh... I don't know. Uncharted 2 does not have the same level of depth that Mass Effect 2 offers. In my opinion, I think ME2 is a bit better than Uncharted 2. I enjoy a very deep storyline. I love the deep character interactions. I want romances in the game that help express one character to another.

I enjoyed Uncharted... Dont get me wrong, it was an awesome game. But the way ME1 offered itself was just amazing. I mean, the way BioWare makes these characters come alive with such rich and unique dialog.... Both Mass Effect 2 and Uncharted 2 will be amazing.. No doubt. ;)

[farsided]

I would have given the award for best PC game to APB (first full gameplay vid) or SWTOR (first fully voiced MMO). Mafia II has no place being the winner in this category, their presentation was so pathetic I barely even heard about it.

[Saaking]

ME2 demo was frying 360s. Imagine what the full game will do to them.

[SlumTheoRy]

Maybe because it was to hot at Gamescom??? A Xbox 360 is kept in a very compact case that looks like it does not circulate air flow... Luckily, my 360 gets enough air flow...... :)

[0din]

But this guy makes me laugh.

[Ninjamonkey82]

Mass effect II should not be game of show simple as.

[foxtheory]

Heavy Rain. It really showed itself off at GC09. Mass Effect 2 looks great (I'm looking forward to it a lot), but there were better choices than that, like Uncharted 2. And wtf is with Fable 3 as biggest surprise? We all knew it was coming sooner or later.

[MajestieBeast]

ME2 game of the show. I dont agree but its a good game uncharted 2 is just leaps above it.

[XDF]

"ME2 game of the show. I don't agree but its a good game uncharted 2 is just leaps above it. "

LOL, Leaps above what? Please, one is a Action game and one is a deep story Western RPG. It is like watching a movie...Do you think Transformers 2 is better than the New Star Trek movie because it has better CGI?

As always, nonsense comments from PS3 faithfuls on a non-PS3 game getting some love.

[xb0x_trashie]

yep exclusive new content and extras coming to the ps3 version

with better graphics