Game of the year : downloadable GOTY

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#1 zekere
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2008 is a different year than others ...not only did we encounter the financial crysis and the economical recession that will surely follow, it will also define the games that we play . Anyway, enough psychological chatter, there's other places to do that .(check my blog, for example)

Anyway, gamespot needs new awards this year when "the best and worst of 2008" arrives . I already had a post about the "flop of the year" award and here's another newbie : the downloadable game of the year . It's yet another exiting award that in my opinion is much more exiting than the real game of the year (just like the flop award) . We had GT5prologue, siren blood curse, Wipeout HD and of course Braid and all the other great XBLA games .

feel free to discuss the "downloadable game of the year award" here with me ....

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#2 SamiRDuran
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Its not a good idea imo cause you can already download most of the PC games through Steam or other digital distribution platforms. The same case will be on consoles soon so no point of such an award. I mean you cant have such an award when most games are available both on retail and digitally
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#3 fabz_95
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Does Warhawk count as a downloadable game? Because you can download it or buy it as a standalone game
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#4 zekere
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Myes , I get your points . Maybe it should be best console downloadable game then . Yes, Warhawk counts too and Burnout Paradise will count soon too . But by "best" I mean price/quality game . Personal I thought GT5prologue was too expensive for what it was , Siren on the other hand was really good priced and Wipeout HD even better . Braid was expensive for an arcade game but it was a really good game too .
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#5 supermechakirby
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castle crashers or Vigilante 8 arcade would win that
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#6 goblaa
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I would have said Lost Winds...but then Braid came along and blew it away. MM9 could still be a contender though.
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I would have said Lost Winds...but then Braid came along and blew it away. MM9 could still be a contender though.goblaa

ur sig is scary and disturbing.

on topic: i will wait and see how awesome wipEout is but right now its castle crashers

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#8 DoDGE_R_xz
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Geometry Wars 2 is the perfect downloadable game
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SIREN in my opinion.
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#10 zekere
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Nice to see different opinions arrise . My guess is Braid at the moment but WipeoutHD is a real contender ... Hey !! I see my older topic has been locked down !! It is wrong to talk about flops of the year ?
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#11 Malta_1980
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i'd say Wipeout HD, but am biased being a huge fan of the Wipeout series....

also i like games such as Ecochrome, Everyday Shooter, Flow & Pixeljunk Monsters....

On xbox360 havent downloaded any games but i had the chance to play Braid and its great...

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#12 6matt6
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castle crashers or Vigilante 8 arcade would win thatsupermechakirby

No way, The games online is a terrible mess and I would be dammed before such a buggy game won any awards.

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#13 Captain_Waffles
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Geowars2, Castle Crashers, or Braid... as far as XBL goes.
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#14 fiercedeity901
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castle crashers or Vigilante 8 arcade would win thatsupermechakirby
idk....braid got a 9.5
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#15 imprezawrx500
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How about crysis warhead? does that count? I can download it off steam