Best of E3 2010: The Nominees
Our picks for best of show, winners to be announced next week.
By Staff, GamingExcellence
Posted June 19, 2010
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Over three days, nearly a dozen GamingExcellence reporters descended on E3 and scoured the show floor looking for the best of the best. After late nights and long debates, the GamingExcellence crew has nailed down our Best of E3 Nominees, and will announce the winners next week.
Over three days we saw hundreds upon hundreds of games, and these nominees represent the top echelon of what we saw. Without further ado, the nominees!
Biggest Surprise
- Mortal Kombat Returns (WB Games / NetherRealm Studios)
- Microsoft's Disappointing Cirque de Soleil Event (Microsoft)
- Nintendo's 3DS and Huge Game Lineup (Nintendo)
- Sony's 3D Offerings (SCEA)
- Twisted Metal Returns (SCEA / Eat Sleep Play)
Best Graphics - Artistic
- Dust: An Elysian Tail (HumbleHearts)
- Epic Mickey (Disney Interactive / JunctionPoint Studios)
- Kirby's Epic Yarn (Nintendo)
- Limbo (PlayDead)
- Puzzle Agent (Telltale Games)
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
- Trine 2 (Atlus USA / Frozenbtye)
Best Graphics - Technical
- Crysis 2 (Electronic Arts / Crytek)
- Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts / Visceral Games)
- Gran Turismo 5 (SCEA / Polyphony Digital)
- Killzone 3 (SCEA / Guerrilla Games)
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts / Criterion Games)
- Vanquish (SEGA / PlatinumGames)
Best Innovation
- Dance Central (MTV Games / Harmonix)
- Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo)
- Portal 2 (Valve)
- Rock Band 3 (MTV Games / Harmonix)
Technical Achievement
- Kinect (Microsoft)
- LittleBigPlanet 2 (SCEA / Media Molecule)
- Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo)
Best Downloadable Game
- DeathSpank (HotHead Games)
- Hard Corps Uprising (Konami / ARC System Works)
- Limbo (PlayDead)
- Puzzle Agent (Telltale Games)
- Rock of Ages (Atlus USA / ACE Team)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (SEGA / Sonic Team)
Best Action Adventure Game
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (Konami / Kojima Productions)
- Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts / Visceral Games)
- Mafia II (2K Games / 2K Czech)
- Metroid: Other M (Nintendo)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (THQ / Relic)
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
Best Fighting Game
- Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Capcom)
- Mortal Kombat (WB Games / NetherRealm Studios)
- WWE All Stars (THQ / THQ San Diego)
Best MMO
- DC Universe Online (Sony Online Entertainment)
- End of Nations (Trion Worlds)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (LucasArts / Bioware)
- Vindictus (Nexon)
- Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online (THQ / Vigil Games)
Best Music Game
- Dance Central (MTV Games / Harmonix)
- Patapon 3 (SCEA)
- Power Gig: Rise of the SixString (Seven45 Studios / Music Maker)
- Rock Band 3 (MTV Games / Harmonix)
Best Platformer
- Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo)
- Epic Mickey (Disney Interactive / JunctionPoint Studios)
- Kirby's Epic Yarn (Nintendo)
- LittleBigPlanet 2 (SCEA / Media Molecule)
- Sonic Colors (SEGA / Sonic Team)
Best Puzzle Game
- Portal 2 (Valve)
- Puzzle Agent (Telltale Games)
- Super Scribblenauts (WB Games / 5th Cell)
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