Toon Zone's Video Game Awards 2005: Help me find some nominees!

[Eddy]

As 2005 draws to a close it's time again for Toon Zone's Video Game Awards (because some of us don't much care for SpikeTV's manner of doing things). I've been trying to come up with as many nominees as I can, but I can't do it alone.

Care to nominate any games for any of the following categories? Feel any games should or shouldn't be nominated? Any ideas for any other categories? Feel free to share your ideas and I'll see what I can do.

Here are the nominees as of now:

Best GameCube Game of the Year:
- Resident Evil 4
- Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
- Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix
- Battalion Wars
- Star Fox Assault

Best Playstation 2 Game of the Year:
- We Love Katamari
- God of War
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening
- Soul Calibur III

Best Xbox Game of the Year:
- Jade Empire
- Conker: Live & Reloaded
- Ninja Gaiden Black
- Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict
- Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Best Game Boy Advance Game of the Year:
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
- WarioWare: Twisted!
- Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
- Mario Tennis Power Tour
- Gunstar Super Heroes

Best PC Game of the Year:
- F.E.A.R.
- Sid Meier’s Civilization IV
- City of Villains
- Age of Empires III
- Black & White 2

Best Nintendo DS Game of the Year:
- Kirby Canvas Curse
- Mario Kart DS
- Animal Crossing: Wild World
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
- Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Best PlayStation Portable Game of the Year:
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
- Lumines
- Kingdom of Paradise
- Tokobot
- Burnout Legends

Best RPG of the Year:
- Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
- Animal Crossing: Wild World
- X-Men Legends II: Rise of the Apocalypse
- Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
- Final Fantasy IV Advance

Best Fighting Game of the Year:
- Soul Calibur III
- One Piece: Grand Battle!
- Dead or Alive 4
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
- Tekken 5

Best Shooter of the Year:
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Quake 4
- F.E.A.R.
- Day of Defeat
- Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood

Best Sequel of the Year:
- We Love Katamari
- Gunstar Super Heroes
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
- Resident Evil 4
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare

Best Multiplayer Game of the Year:
- Mario Kart DS
- Super Mario Strikers
- We Love Katamari
- Conker: Live & Reloaded
- Mario Party 7

Best Action Game of the Year:
- Resident Evil 4
- God of War
- Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
- Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening
- Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Best Puzzle Game of the Year:
- WarioWare: Touched!
- Meteos
- Lumines
- DK: King of Swing
- It’s Mr. Pants

Best Sports Game of the Year:
- Madden NFL 06
- Mario Superstar Baseball
- Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland
- NHL 2K6
- NBA Street V3

Best Platformer of the Year:
- Psychonauts
- Sonic Rush
- Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
- Kirby Canvas Curse
- Tokobot

Best Racing Game of the Year:
- Mario Kart DS
- Gran Turismo 4
- Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition
- Burnout Revenge
- Jak X: Combat Racing

Best Strategy Game of the Year:
- Sid Meier’s Civilization IV
- Advance Wars: Duel Strike
- Age of Empires III
- The Movies
- Metal Gear Acid


Best Compilation Game of the Year:
- Sonic Gems Collection
- Capcom Classics Collection
- Taito Legends
- Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
- Midway Arcade Treasures 3

Best License Game of the Year:
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
- Ultimate Spiderman
- The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
- The Warriors

Best Graphics:
- Resident Evil 4
- F.E.A.R.
- Conker: Live & Reloaded
- Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
- Shadow of the Colossus

Best Original Soundtrack:
- We Love Katamari
- Kameo: Elements of Power
- Sonic Rush
- Soul Calibur III
- God of War

Best Licensed Soundtrack:
- Guitar Hero
- Donkey Konga 2
- Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3
- Amped 3
- Project Gotham Racing 3

Best Writing/Dialogue:
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Psychonauts
- Animal Crossing: Wild World
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Best Story/Plotline:
- Killer 7
- Condemned: Criminal Origins
- Indigo Prophecy
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Funniest Game of the Year:
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
- Conker: Live & Reloaded
- Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
- Psychonauts
- We Love Katamari

Most Innovative Game of the Year:
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
- Resident Evil 4
- Kirby Canvas Curse
- Trauma Center: Under the Knife

Best New Franchise:
- Nintendogs
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Psychonauts
- Killer 7
- In the Groove

Underrated Game of the Year:
- Psychonauts
- LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
- Kingdom of Paradise
- We Love Katamari
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Best Boss Battle:
- Kratos vs. Hydra (God of War)
- Leon vs. Del Lago (Resident Evil 4)
- Neo vs. Giant Agent Smith (The Matrix: Path of Neo)
- Dante vs. Virgil (Devil May Cry 3)
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Most Ridiculous Game Title:
- Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005
- Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie’s Revenge
- Shaman King: Legacy of the Spirits, Sprinting Wolf/Soaring Hawk
- Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Never Ending Tomorrow

WTF Moment of the Year:
- Sonic Team gives Shadow a gun
- The ending to The Matrix: Path of Neo
- San Andreas is rated AO by the ESRB
- The severe Xbox360 shortage
- The unveiling of the Nintendo Revolution controller

Worst Game of the Year:
- Shadow the Hedgehog
- 50 Cent: Bulletproof
- Playboy: The Mansion
- Dragon Ball Z: Sagas
- NARC

Game of the Year:
- Resident Evil 4
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Mario Kart DS
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Sid Meier’s Civilization IV

[Andrew T. Hingson]

Put TMNT 3: Mutant Nightmare under the best sequels category because they FINALLY got it right.

[Artimus Gigan]

Put Kingdom of Paradise as one of the most under-rated games of the year and for one of the best PSP games of the year

[Tenku]

Minna Daisuke Katamari [We <3 Katamari] for New Franchise, Game of the Year, and Innovative Game.

Trauma Center: Under the Knife for Innovative Game.

Tekken 5 and Soul Caliber 3 for Soundtrack.

[Nin-Nin69]

-Why is Star Fox Assault under best and worst? Also there are plenty of people out there who like NARC, DBZ Sagas, and Shadow the Hedgehog. I for example liked NARC and DBZ Sagas, but didn't think they were the worst.

-Add Black and White 2, Day of Defeat, The Movies, or Age of Empires III to PC.

-Replace Midway Arcade Treasures 3 with 2.

-Replace Ratchet with Day of Defeat since Ratchet is a 3rd person shooter.

-Add either Resident Evil 4, Dragon Quest 8, Advance Wars DS, Mario Kart DS, PoP:Two Thrones, Gunstar Super Heroes, City of Villians, GTA:LSC, Black and White 2, or Age of Empires III for best sequel.

-Add In the Groove, Shadow of the Colossus, Psychonauts, and Killer 7 to best new franchise.

[EnAll]

PC- Empire Earth 2; Age of Empires 3
Sequel-Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Game of the Year-Sid Meier's Civilization 4
Action Game of the Year-Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Soundtrack-Advance Wars DS; Castlevania:DS
New Franchise: God of War

[Lord Dalek]

Best Sequel of the Year: Gunstar Super Heroes.

[Eddy]

-Why is Star Fox Assault under best and worst?
To fill up space. Of course, it is subject to change.


Also there are plenty of people out there who like NARC, DBZ Sagas, and Shadow the Hedgehog. I for example liked NARC and DBZ Sagas, but didn't think they were the worst.
The same could be said for just about any game. The majority of reviews for NARC, Shadow and DBZ have been negative, hence why I nominated them.


-Replace Midway Arcade Treasures 3 with 2.
Didn't that come out in 2004?

[Mog]

XBOX
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Best Sports Game
Drop Madden 06 (cuz 05 is better) and add Winning Eleven 8 International

Best Multiplayer
Drop anything but Mario Kart DS and add Battlefield 2 and Guild Wars

Most Innovative
Nintendogs, Trauma, and Guild Wars. (Guild Wars becuase it's a free post-purchase mmorpg and has already caused other companies, Sony most notably, to follow suit.)

That's all I can think of now.

[Mek]

'Soul Calibur 3' for Best Sequel. IMHO, it's far better than the second one.

[Juu-kuchi]

I suggest replacing Gale of Darkness for best GC game with Battalion Wars. Replace Star Fox Assault then on Worst Game with Advent Rising.

[Dark Soul]

Call of Duty 2 should be under first person shooter.

[SNS]

I suggest moving Shadow the Hedgehog from "Worst Game of the Year" to "Underrated Game of the Year". Not only were the ratings ridiculous (4.9?!) but to be rated much lower then Sonic Heroes... (even if you don't like Shadow the Hedgehog, you have to admit it's much better then Sonic Heroes).

[MattThomasM2B]

I think Trauma Center should be nominated for most innovative and should either kick off Animal Crossing or Nintendogs for the DS spot.

[ShadowGUN]

How about these for Best New Franchise:
-Death JR (PSP)
-God of War
-Psychonauts
-Kameo
-Magna Carta: Tears of Blood

WTF Moment of the Year:
-the revelation of who blood Shadow the hedgehog was created from.

[Noukon]

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow should definitely be on the best DS game and best Action game list. I would also nominate it for Game of the Year.

Guitar Heroes needs to be listed under best soundtrack, and possibly best PS2 game.

Mario & Luigi should be on the best DS games list.

[K-S-O]

Why the heck is Star Fox Assault in the Best GCN Game AND Worse Game of the Year categories? It would be total irony if it won both! :eek:

[Nin-Nin69]

Didn't that come out in 2004?
Whoops. :sweat:

[James Bester]

I suggest moving Shadow the Hedgehog from "Worst Game of the Year" to "Underrated Game of the Year". Not only were the ratings ridiculous (4.9?!) but to be rated much lower then Sonic Heroes... (even if you don't like Shadow the Hedgehog, you have to admit it's much better then Sonic Heroes).Have to disagree with that one. Sonic Heroes wasn't one of my favorite games, but atleast the levels were organized and you had more control over the characters. This game just seemed way too rushed. If there was a "Biggest Disappointment" category, Shadow The Hedgehog would win it.

[Noukon]

Why the heck is Star Fox Assault in the Best GCN Game AND Worse Game of the Year categories? It would be total irony if it won both! :eek:
I can see why it could go in either, since the space-based gameplay is pretty good, whereas the ground-based gameplay is utter crap.

Honestly, though, it doesn't belong in either category.

[Natey]

Blitz the leagues could also be in the best sports and game of the year com on Madden has to be in there!

[Zapages]

Prince of Persia The Two Thrones
Splinter Cell Choas Theory
King Kong
Brothers in Arm: Earned Blood

[JohnCrichton]

Best Nintendo DS Game of the Year:
- Kirby Canvas Curse
- Mario Kart DS
- Animal Crossing: Wild World
- Nintendogs
- Sonic Rush
You're missing the real winner of that this year... Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow.

[GWOtaku]

Nominating World of Warcraft for best PC game.

[Ben]

Where's the Best Strategy category?


Best PC Game of the Year

Civ IV seconded. Ditto for Black and White 2.


Best RPG of the Year

Fable: The Lost Chapters.


Best Sequel of the Year

Civilization IV.


Best Soundtrack

Indigo Prophecy.


Most Innovative Game of the Year

Psychonauts.


Best New Franchise

What is a "new franchise?" Don't franchises by definition have more than one title?


Nominating World of Warcraft for best PC game.

World of Warcraft didn't come out in 2005.

[TheGLIVEN]

When is the voting going to begin?

[peacebyanymeans]

Mario and Luigi, in general, is a WTF moment. But that award HAS to go to The Matrix: Path of Neo. I mean, that WAS SERIOUSLY WTF.

[Eddy]

Made some changes and added some new categories. Keep in mind, folks, that I can take everyone suggestions so please don't be upset if I didn't take any of yours.

But keep suggesting, everyone! The more support I see to add/remove/whatever a certain game from a certain category the more likely I am to do it.

I'm also thinking of allowing a total of six nominees for each category as opposed to five. Yay or nay?

[Noukon]

More nominations...

Best GameCube Game: Super Mario Strikers
Best GBA Game: Final Fantasy IV Advance
Best DS Game: Meteos

You really need to put Castlevania up under best DS game... it's bordering on criminal not to. :)

[K-S-O]

I would like to place Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana and Gunstar Super Heroes under the underated categories.

[ShadowGUN]

Best Writing/Storyline:
- Killer 7
- Condemned: Criminal Origins
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
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You should add Indigo Prophesy to that list.




Best New Franchise:
- Nintendogs
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Psychonauts
- Killer 7
- In the Groove

Isn't Shadow the Colossus a prequel to ICO? At least that what I understood from the ending.

Also can add new category

Best boss fight of 2005
-Kratos vs the Hydra (God of War)
-Leon vs the fish/alligator thing (RE4)
-the final fight of Neo and Smith (The Matrix: Path of Neo)
-Dante vs Virgil (Devil May Cry 3)
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[Eddy]

Almost forgot about this thing! Made a few updates. Still lacking a few nominees for these...

Best Writing/Dialogue:
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Psychonauts
- Animal Crossing: Wild World
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Best Story/Plotline:
- Killer 7
- Condemned: Criminal Origins
- Indigo Prophecy
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Best Boss Battle:
- Kratos vs. Hydra (God of War)
- Leon vs. Del Lago (Resident Evil 4)
- Neo vs. Giant Agent Smith (The Matrix: Path of Neo)
- Dante vs. Virgil (Devil May Cry 3)
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Once we get those filled out we can get this thing started with!

[Eddy]

Sorry for the double post but if no one has any ideas I guess I'll just fill out the rest myself.