Checkmate Arcade Ep. 78 – Modern Assassin
Its that time of year once again, video game awards season is just starting. We hop into the mix with the 2nd annual Golden King Awards nominees and give you all the details on the contest that goes with it. We do get around to talking about Left 4 Dead 2, Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed II, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, the Bayonetta demo, and Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law. Don't forget to enter the contest, the due date is only three weeks away. Oh, and Steven broke another controller, I think he secretly just wants that new controller smell every few months.
Best RPG
Borderlands
Dragon Age: Origins (PC)
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor (DS)
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (PSP)
Demon’s Souls (PS3)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (DS)
Best Racing Game
DiRT 2
Need for Speed: Shift
Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360)
Excitebots: Trick Racing (Wii)
MX vs. ATV Reflex
Best Sports Game
MLB The Show 09 (PS3)
NHL 10
NBA 2K10
Madden NFL 10
UFC Unleashed 2009
Fight Night Round 4
Best Shooter
Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Borderlands
Left 4 Dead 2
Killzone 2 (PS3)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
Best Action/Adventure
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Assassin’s Creed 2
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
A Boy and His Blob (Wii)
inFamous (PS3)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
Best Fighting Game
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
UFC 2009 Undisputed
Street Fighter IV
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Tekken 6
SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny (PSP)
Best Non-Shooter Multiplayer
1 vs 100 (Xbox 360)
Street Fighter IV
BUZZ! Quiz World (PS3)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
Halo Wars (Xbox 360)
Best Downloadable Game
Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers (Xbox 360)
The Maw (Xbox 360)
Shadow Complex
Trine
Shatter (PS3)
Battlefield 1943
Best Graphics/Art Design
Borderlands
The Beatles: Rock Band
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
A Boy and His Blob (Wii)
Flower (PS3)
Street Fighter IV
Best Audio
The Beatles: Rock Band
Rock Band Unpluged
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
Shatter (PS3)
Dragon Age: Origins
Brutal Legend
PC Game of the Year
The Sims 3
Dragon Age: Origins
Left 4 Dead 2
Machinarium
Trine
Plants vs. Zombies
DS Game of the Year
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
Scribblenauts
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Broken Sword: Shadows of the Templars
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure
Wii Game of the Year
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
A Boy and His Blob
Dead Space Extraction
The House of the Dead: Overkill
Wii Sports Resort
Punch-Out!!
PSP Game of the Year
Final Fantasy: Dissidia
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
Rock Band Unplugged
SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny
Resistance: Retribution
Little Big Planet
PS3 Game of the Year
Batman: Arkham Asylum
inFamous
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Killzone 2
Street Fighter IV
360 Game of the Year
Borderlands
Halo 3: ODST
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Halo Wars
Left 4 Dead 2
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Overall Game of the Year
Borderlands
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Dragon Age: Origins (PC)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3)
Street Fighter IV (PS3)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
Tiebraker questions (from episodes 37-77)
1. Name one of the episodes which we had a special guest.
2. Name the episode we concur is our worst one ever.
3. Name the Xbox 360/XBLA game Jason played this year that stopped his Gamerscore from ending in a power of 5.