The 2003 Otto Awards: Nominatin' Time!

[digitalpress]

Since these "best of the year" lists are starting to circulate on the 'net, we may as well do our own version instead of waiting for everyone else. There's still some time left in the year though, so we'll start the nominatin' here and do the actual voting at year-end.

Cut and paste the list of categories and give us your nominations. Everyone should be able to participate here - just choose categories that you know well.

Game of the Year:

Best Sports Game:

Best Action Game:

Best Animation:

Best Driving Game:

Best Game Based on a Movie:

Best Music:

Best Performance by a Human:

Most Addictive Game:

Best PC Game:

Best Online Game:

Best Handheld Game:

Best Fighting Game:

Best First-Person Action Game:

Best Fantasy Game:

Most Anticipated Game:

[chadtower]

I assume these have to be games released in 2003?

[Chunky]

Best Sports Game: Backyard Football

Best Animation: Viewtiful Joe

Best Driving Game: Simpsons Hit and Run

Best Performance by a Human: Mark Piror

Most Addictive Game: WarioWare

Best Handheld Game: WarioWare


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[YoshiM]

My choices thus far:

Best Sports Game: Cabela's Deer Hunt 2004 Season (Xbox)

Best Action Game: Voodo Vince (Xbox)

Best Animation: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC)

Best Driving Game: APEX (Xbox)

Best Game Based on a Movie: LoTR: Two Towers (Any)

Best Music: Voodo Vince (Xbox)

Most Addictive Game: Wario Ware (GBA)

Best Handheld Game: Wario Ware (GBA)

Best Fighting Game: Soul Caliber II (Any)

Best First-Person Action Game: Rainbow Six 3 (Xbox)

Best Fantasy Game: Dungeons and Dragons: Heroes (Xbox)

Most Anticipated Game: Halo 2 (Xbox)

[Half Japanese]

Game of the Year: -

Best Sports Game: -

Best Action Game: Viewtiful Joe (GCN)

Best Animation: -

Best Driving Game: -

Best Game Based on a Movie: Hulk (multi)

Best Music: THUG

Best Performance by a Human: -

Most Addictive Game: Ikaruga (GCN)

Best PC Game: -

Best Online Game: -

Best Handheld Game: Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA)

Best Fighting Game: -

Best First-Person Action Game: Return to Castle Wolfenstein (Xbox)

Best Fantasy Game: Panzer Dragoon Orta

Most Anticipated Game: Metal Slug 3 (ps2)


I'll update this later, I can't decide or haven't played any in those genres, sooo..........

[buttasuperb]

Game of the Year: Samurai Shodown 5
Best Sports Game: Madden 2004
Best Animation: SvC Chaos
Best Driving Game: Crimson Skies (not really driving, i know)
Best Music: Samurai Shodown 5
Most Addictive Game: Crimson Skies
Best PC Game: UT2003
Best Online Game: UT2003/CvS2 (still need to play Crimson Skies online)
Best Handheld Game: Aria of Sorrow
Best Fighting Game: Samurai Shodown 5

[MarioAllStar2600]

To hard lol.

Best HandHeld- Wario Ware

Most anticipated- MarioKart Double Dash

Most Addictive- Wario Ware

[Kroogah]

Game of the Year: Pop'n Music 8

Best Sports Game: Tony Hawk's Underground

Best Animation: SvC Chaos

Best Driving Game: F-ZERO GX

Best Music: .......Pop'n Music 8

Most Addictive Game: Pop'n Music 8!

Best Online Game: Tony Hawk's Underground

Best Handheld Game: Wario Ware, Inc.

Best Fighting Game: Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution

[Kid Fenris]

"Most Anticipated Game" refers to something scheduled for next year, and not the 2003 release that we looked forward to the most, right?

Either way, I'm waiting for a few games (Beyond Good and Evil, Sword of Mana, Ninja Gaiden, Deus Ex: Invisible War) before I send in my nominations.

I think Metroid Fusion came out last year, Butta.

[buttasuperb]

I think Metroid Fusion came out last year, Butta.

Whoops, you're right. For some reason I thought it came out in Febrauary of this year.

[GaijinPunch]

Best Animation: FFX-2
Best Driving Game: F-Zero
Most Addictive Game: Border Down
Best Handheld Game: Super Mario Advance 3 (oldie but goodie)
Best Fighting Game: VF4 Evolution (hands down)

"Most anticipated" is a trick question. Does it mean game that was most anticipated for the year that has come out? hasn't come out? Doesn't matter? Most anticipated THIS YEAR but might not come out this year?

[Oobgarm]

Game of the Year: Wario Ware, Inc.

Best Sports Game: NCAA Football 2004

Best Action Game: Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

Best Animation: Guilty Gear X2

Best Driving Game: F-Zero GX

Best Game Based on a Movie: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Best Music: Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

Most Addictive Game: Wario Ware, Inc.

Best PC Game: Tron 2.0

Best Online Game: Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge

Best Handheld Game: Wario Ware, Inc.

Best Fighting Game: Guilty Gear X2

Best First-Person Action Game: Tron 2.0

Best Fantasy Game: Final Fantasy XI

Most Anticipated Game: Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

[digitalpress]

Now that Black Friday has come and gone...

*bump*

I'll post some official voting polls after we get enough nominations to do so.

[Kid Fenris]

Questions:

Does "Most Anticipated Game" refer to something from this year, or a game scheduled to be released in 2004?

What exactly is a "fantasy" game? Would it include Xenosaga or Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, both of which have space opera settings?

[Ed Oscuro]

Oh, am I ever out of the loop in terms of new games. Well, here goes.

Best Handheld Game: Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Best Fantasy Game: (want to say Goblin Commander but will be quiet until I've played it)

Most Anticipated Game: (same question as Gaijin Punch) Still waiting for System Shock 3, Heretic 3 (heh) and of course DO--wait, hell no. I meant to say Metal Gear Solid 3.

Yes. MGS. 3.

Meh, that's essentially one entry. Woohoo.

[digitalpress]

Questions:

Does "Most Anticipated Game" refer to something from this year, or a game scheduled to be released in 2004?

What exactly is a "fantasy" game? Would it include Xenosaga or Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, both of which have space opera settings?

I have no idea. These categories were blatantly stolen off of some other site's "best of 2003" list. IGN? Maybe? I forget. I'll cancel out categories if they're too vague or get insufficient nominations from this group.

[ubersaurus]

Game of the Year: Mario Kart Double Dash

Best Sports Game: Smackdown Here Comes the Pain

Best Action Game: Viewtiful Joe

Best Animation: Samurai Shodown V

Best Driving Game: Mario Kart Double Dash

Best Game Based on a Movie: Hulk

Best Music: Guilty Gear X2

Most Addictive Game: Border Down

Best Handheld Game: Super Mario Advance 4

Best Fighting Game: Samurai Shodown V

Most Anticipated Game: King of Fighters 2003