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2009 Awards Ballot
Use the pull-down menus below to vote for your favorite games in as many categories as you want. We'll tally the results and print them in the March 2010 issue. Thanks for participating!
Overall Game of the Year
Art Style: Precipice (DW)
Cave Story (WW)
Contra ReBirth (WW)
Dragon Quest Wars (DW)
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (WW)
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS)
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS)
Klonoa (Wii)
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)
Little King's Story (Wii)
Lost Winds: Winter of the Melodias (WW)
MadWorld (Wii)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again (DS)
Mighty Flip Champs! (DW)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits (WW)
Punch-Out!! (Wii)
Puzzle League Express (DS)
Rhythm Heaven (DS)
Scribblenauts (DS)
Tales of Monkey Island (WW)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Wii)
Overall Game of the Year
Wii Game of the Year
Klonoa
Little King's Story
MadWorld
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Punch-Out!!
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
Wii Game of the Year
Nintendo DS Game of the Year
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Rhythm Heaven
Scribblenauts
Nintendo DS Game of the Year
WiiWare Game of the Year
Cave Story
Contra ReBirth
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Lost Winds: Winter of the Melodias
NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
Tales of Monkey Island
WiiWare Game of the Year
DSiWare Game of the Year
Art Style: Precipice
Dragon Quest Wars
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again
Mighty Flip Champs!
Puzzle League Express
DSiWare Game of the Year
Best Wii Graphics
A Boy and His Blob
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
MadWorld
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Best Wii Graphics
Best Nintendo DS Graphics
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Naruto Shippuden Ninja Destiny 2
Phantasy Star 0
Best Nintendo DS Graphics
Best Original Score
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (DS)
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)
Little King's Story (Wii)
Rhythm Heaven (DS)
Suikoden Tierkreis (DS)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (DS)
Best Original Score
Best Sound/Voice Acting
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex (Wii)
Dead Space Extraction (Wii)
Ghostbusters (Wii)
The House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii)
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS)
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (Wii)
Best Sound/Voice Acting
Best Music/Rhythm Game
The Beatles: Rock Band (Wii)
DJ Hero (Wii)
Guitar Hero 5 (Wii)
Rhythm Heaven (DS)
Best Music/Rhythm Game
Best Adventure Game
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Wii)
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS)
Kingdom Hearts 358/2Days (DS)
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (Wii)
Tales of Monkey Island (WW)
Best Adventure Game
Best RPG
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (DS)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS)
Phantasy Star 0 (DS)
Pokémon Platinum Version (DS)
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor (DS)
Suikoden Tierkreis (DS)
Best RPG
Best Strategy Game
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (DS)
Knights in the Nightmare (DS)
Little King's Story (Wii)
Phantom Brave: We Meet Again (Wii)
Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume (DS)
Best Strategy Game
Best Shooter
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex (Wii)
The Conduit (Wii)
Dead Space Extraction (Wii)
The House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii)
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Wii)
Best Shooter
Best Sports Game
Madden NFL 10 (Wii)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS)
NHL 2K10 (Wii)
Punch-Out!! (Wii)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Wii)
Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
Best Sports Game
Best Action Game
Contra ReBirth (WW)
Gradius ReBirth (WW)
MadWorld (Wii)
Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii)
Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii)
Best Action Game
Best Platformer
A Boy and His Blob (Wii)
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure (DS)
Klonoa (Wii)
Lost Winds: Winter of the Melodias (WW)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits (WW)
Best Platformer
Best Puzzle Game
Art Style: Precipice (DW)
Boom Blox Bash Party (Wii)
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes (DS)
Peggle Dual Shot (DS)
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (DS)
Scribblenauts (DS)
Best Puzzle Game
Best New Character
Henry Hatsworth — Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure (DS)
Jack — MadWorld (Wii)
Lexine — Dead Space Extraction (Wii)
Little King — Little King's Story (Wii)
Morgan LeFlay — Tales of Monkey Island (WW)
Xion — Kingdom Hearts 358/2Days (DS)
Best New Character
Best Multiplayer
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex (Wii)
The Conduit (Wii)
Guitar Hero 5 (Wii)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
Phantasy Star 0 (DS)
Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
Best Multiplayer
Best Story/Writing
Dead Space Extraction (Wii)
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (DS)
The House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii)
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS)
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (Wii)
Best Story/Writing
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