The Charms 2005 Video Game Awards - Dead'd

[Linkachu]

*Ahem* See bottom post ^^

But here were the nominations:

[size=12pt]General[/size]
Best Graphics
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble
Nintendogs
Another Code (Trace Memory)
Super Mario 64 DS
GUN
Sonic Rush

Best Music/Sound
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Wild Arms Alter Code F
Electroplankton
Feel the Magic: XY/XX
Shadow the Hedgehog
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness

Best Plot
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Another Code (Trace Memory)
GUN
GTA: Liberty City Stories
Riviera: The Promised Land

Best Game Play
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Sonic Rush
We Love Katamari
Kirby Canvas Curse
Wario Ware Touched!
Pokemon Emerald
Riviera: The Promised Land

Best New Franchise
Nintendogs
Feel the Magic

Most Anticipated for 2006
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Pokemon Diamond & Pearl
Pokemon Ranger
Super Smash Bros. Revolution

Most Innovative Game
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
Kirby Canvas Curse
Nintendogs
Electroplankton
Wario Ware Touched!


[size=12pt]Gaming Genres[/size]
Best Puzzler
Polarium
Puyo Pop Fever
Meteos
Pac-Pix
Pokemon Trozei
Snood 2: On Vacation

Best Shooter
Star Fox: Assault
GUN
Metroid Prime Hunters Demo

Best Racer
Mario Kart DS

Best RPG
Pokémon Emerald
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Dragon Quest VIII
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness

Best Adventure
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Another Code (Trace Memory)

Best Fighter
Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble

Best Action/Platformer
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
Sonic Rush
Castlevania DS
Shadow The Hedgehog

Best Sim
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Nintendogs
The Sims 2

Best Strategy/Tactics
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Advance Wars Dual Strike
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Best Sports title
Super Mario Strikers

Best 'Other' title
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Wario Ware Touched!
Feel the Magic
Electroplankton


[size=12pt]Overall best of...[/size]
Gameboy Advance
Pokémon Emerald Version
Riviera: The Promised Land

DS
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Animal Crossing Wild World
Mario Kart DS
Nintendogs
Sonic Rush

GCN
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Shadow the Hedgehog
GUN

PS2
We Love Katamari

PSP
GTA: Liberty City Stories

X-Box
GTA: San Andreas


[size=12pt]2005 Game of the Year[/size]
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Mario Kart DS
Animal Crossing Wild World
Nintendogs
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
Wario Ware Touched!

 

[QuagsireQing]

I won't explain why I think each games deserves my nominations, because that would take far too long.

Best Graphics: Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble
Best Music/Sound: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Best Plot: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Best Game Play: Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Best New Franchise: Nintendogs
Most Anticipated Game: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Most Innovative Game: Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat

Best Puzzler: Polarium
Best Shooter: Star Fox: Assault
Best Racer: Mario Kart DS
Best RPG: Pokémon Emerald Version
Best Adventure: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Best Fighter: Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble
Best Action/Platformer: Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
Best Sim: Animal Crossing: Wild World
Best Strategy/Tactics: Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Best Sports title: Super Mario Strikers
Best 'Other' title: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Top game on Game Boy Advance: Pokémon Emerald Version
Top game on DS: Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Top game on GCN: Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

2005 Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

 

[Linkachu]

Heh... For the sake of people without a lot of time, you don't need to make all your nominations in one go. As long as your max of three nominations for each award are up by the 17th you're good.

Anyways, no Game of the Year, QQ?

I realize now that there are a lot of games I haven't played/experienced this gen, but I tried my best to get down the most memorable:

Best Graphics - Nintendogs, Trace Memory
Best Music/Sound - Wild Arms Alter Code F
Best Plot - N/A
Best Game Play - Sonic Rush, We Love Katamari, Kirby Canvas Curse
Best New Franchise - Nintendogs
Most Anticipated Game - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl
Most Innovative Game - Kirby Canvas Curse

Best Puzzler - Puyo Pop Fever (DS), Meteos
Best Shooter - N/A
Best Racer - Mario Kart DS
Best RPG - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Pokemon Emerald, Dragon Quest VIII
Best Adventure - N/A
Best Fighter - N/A
Best Action/Platformer - Sonic Rush,
Best Sim - Nintendogs, Animal Crossing Wild World
Best Strategy/Tactics - Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Advance Wars Dual Strike, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Best 'Other' title - Wario Ware Touched!, We Love Katamari

Top game on Gameboy Advance - Pokemon Emerald
Top game on DS - Animal Crossing Wild World, Mario Kart DS, Nintendogs
Top game on GCN - Pokemon XD, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Top game on PS2 - We Love Katamari

2005 Game of the Year - Mario Kart DS, Animal Crossing Wild World, Nintendogs

 

[Doctor Oak]

Well, simulation is just that - simulation of life. It's entirely up to individuals whether that means real-life or artificial/wacky life.

Animal Crossing, I would consider a simulation. Not simply because of the artificial reality of life but for the fact it's a simulation of a community.

'Other' titles really should be anything that cannot - in any way - fall into another category (except other than puzzle at a stretch). Titles like Brain Training, Electroplankton, Pokemon Box, Ping Pals etc.

Also, games based on real-life games that aren't considered a sport - such as Monopoly, Poker etc are generally considered 'other' too. Again, the DS has become a breeding ground for these.

 

[Linkachu]

... BAH! I forgot Sports, too x.x

*Goes to edit that in*

Alright... EVERYTHING should be included now. Except a PC category, but I want to know what you guys think about that. Should PC games be included in this as well? It'd definitely bring a lot more variety to certain categories.

 

[Prof. Cinders]

Best Graphics: Nintendogs
Best Music/Sound:
Best Plot:
Best Game Play:
Best New Franchise: Nintendogs
Most Anticipated Game: Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
Most Innovative Game:

Best Puzzler:
Best Shooter:
Best Racer: Mario Kart DS
Best RPG: Pokemon Emerald
Best Adventure:
Best Fighter:
Best Action/Platformer:
Best Sim: Nintendogs
Best Strategy/Tactics:
Best 'Other' title:

Top game on Gameboy Advance: Pokemon Emerald
Top game on DS: Nintendogs, Animal Crossing Wild World
Top game on GCN: Pokemon XD

2005 Game of the Year: Pokemon XD


I know I haven't filled much in, and I know I don't actually own most of those games - but I have seen them anbd played on some of them. And I'll get round to the rest later.

EDITED

 

[Doctor Oak]

Best Graphics-

Mario 64 DS
GUN (Current Gen - looks just as great as the next-gen one)
Sonic Rush

Best Music/Sound-

Electroplankton
Feel the Magic: XY/XX
Shadow the Hedgehog

Best Plot-

Another Code
GUN
GTA: Liberty City Stories

Best Game Play

Wario Ware Touched
Sonic Rush
Pokemon Emerald

Best New Franchise-

Feel the Magic
Nintendogs

Most Anticipated Game-

The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
Pokemon Ranger

Most Innovative Game-

Nintendogs
Electroplankton
Wario Ware Touched

Best Puzzler-

Pac-Pix
Meteos
Pokemon Trozei

Best Shooter-

GUN
Metroid Prime Hunters Demo

Best Racer-

Mario Kart DS

Best Adventure-

Another Code

Best Action/Platformer-

Sonic Rush
Castlevania DS

Best Sim

Animal Crossing DS

Best Strategy/Tactics-

Advanced Wars DS

Best 'Other' title (Anything that doesn't fit the other categories)-

Wario Ware Touched
Feel the Magic
Electroplankton

Top game on Gameboy Advance-

Pokemon Emerald

Top game on DS-

Sonic Rush

Top game on GCN-

Pokemon XD
Shadow the Hedgehog
GUN

Top game on PSP-

GTA: Liberty City Stories

Top game on X-Box-

GTA: San Andreas

2005 Game of the Year -

Wario Ware Touched

 

[Salamence-trainer221]

Oak...you do know that Mario 64 DS was released in 2004, right? :wink:

 

[Doctor Oak]

You do know that the DS was only released here in 2005 and so was Mario 64.... right?

This is WORLDWIDE - not just America.

Also, why is everyone voting for 'Most Anticipated' wrong?

You can't be sitting in anticipation for a game already released.

 

[Linkachu]

No, but you can read it as the games you anticipated the most for/throughout the year. Not that hard to understand when these are 2005 awards

I guess it should've been labeled "Most Anticipated for 2006" which can be altered, as long as everyone edits their results.

 

[Doctor Oak]

No"]

EVERY end-of year games awards for all mags and sites have a Most Anticipated. They ALL mean 2006. Why would we suddenly change the meaning of it?

 

[Linkachu]

No"]

EVERY end-of year games awards for all mags and sites have a Most Anticipated. They ALL mean 2006. Why would we suddenly change the meaning of it?

*Shrugs* Because we can?

Plus, I think "all" of these mags generally do point out the fact that its for the next year, but meh. I'll edit it.

So QQ and Cinders, if you don't mind please edit your answers for that category. Thanks ^^

 

[QuagsireQing]

I thought "Most Anticipated" meant the game from 2005 we anticipated the most. Way to be clear. :wink:

 

[Yoshimitsu]

Best Graphics


Best Music/Sound


Best Plot


Best Game Play


Best New Franchise
Nintendogs

Most Anticipated for 2006
Zelda - Twilight Princess

Most Innovative Game
Nintendogs



Best Puzzler
Meteos

Best Shooter


Best Racer
Mario Kart DS

Best RPG
Pokemon XD

Best Adventure


Best Fighter


Best Action/Platformer
shadow The Hedgehog

Best Sim
The Sims 2

Best Strategy/Tactics


Best Sports title


Best 'Other' title (Anything that doesn't fit the other categories)



Top game on Gameboy Advance
Pokemon Emerald

Top game on DS
Mario Kart DS

Top game on GCN
Shadow the Hedgehog

Top game on PS2


Top game on PSP


Top game on X-Box


Top game on X-Box 360



2005 Game of the Year

 

[Linkachu]

Rules updated. Games no longer need to be seconded to be included. It would've ended up being too much hassle.

 

[Linkachu]

Yaarr! Last day for nominations. If you have last minute edits/posts to make, do so.

I guess we'll just have to deal with the few nominations. Thanks to the ones who did post, and to anyone who's supported Charms in the past for competitions/contests like this. It means a lot, to all of us I'm sure

Edit: If we do not get at least one more Top PS2 game nomination or Top X-Box game nomination from someone other than me or Alex respectively, both categories will be taken out of this. Voting on a single title is pointless. And X-Box 360's category is basically dead where it stands.

 

[NonAnalogue]

Best Graphics: Nintendogs
Best Music/Sound: Pokemon XD
Best Plot: Riviera: The Promised Land
Best Game Play: Riviera: The Promised Land
Best New Franchise: Nintendogs
Most Anticipated for 2006: SSBR
Most Innovative Game: Nintendogs


Best Puzzler: Snood 2: On Vacation
Best Racer: Mario Kart DS
Best RPG: Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time
Best Fighter: Viewtiful Joe Red Hot Rumble
Best Sim: Animal Crossing Wild World
Best 'Other' title (Anything that doesn't fit the other categories): Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Top game on Gameboy Advance: Riviera: The Promised Land
Top game on DS: Mario Kart DS
Top game on GCN: Pokemon XD

2005 Game of the Year: Pokemon XD

 

[Linkachu]

Should've faced facts from the beginning, but I did what I could.

Since we've become busy with other projects recently, the Video Game awards were put on the back burner. I think it's about time I canned it for good, which pretty much means the prize giveaway has been cancelled too.

But fear not. Pokecharms day is just around the corner, and you all know what that means ^^

Thanks again to people who voted! I think we can tell pretty well from all of our nominations which games we think were the best.

And that my friends is that