Game of the Year 2007

[bobcat]

Dunno if anybody posted this. IGN and Gamespot recently had GOTY for 2007, and it the overall GOTY was Super Mario Galaxy

http://au.gamespot.com/best-of/gameoftheyear/index.html?page=2
http://au.bestof.ign.com/2007/overall/25.html

I think it was one of the most refreshing, enjoyable games I've played....since a very long time. I remember picking it up and flying to other galaxies looking at how diverse and colourful the levels were.

Now I'm off to the shops to buy Mass Effect. I hope it's good :)

[Professor S]

Now I'm off to the shops to buy Mass Effect. I hope it's good :)

Its good like heroin dipped in liquid gold and cooked up with a splash of hope and a dash of love.

[bobcat]

Its good like heroin dipped in liquid gold and cooked up with a splash of hope and a dash of love.

wooow. Now that does sound delightful :) I got it, now time to play !

[GameMaster]

Ah, good to see Mario Galaxy receiving its much deserved crown of victory.

They sure don't make games like this anymore.

Is it too late to nominate it for Game of The Decade?

[BreakABone]

Summary of GoTY stolen from a forum


SMG (24):

Dark Zero: The DZ Awards 07: 15 - 1
Imagine Games Network: IGN: 2007 Game of the Year Video Special
Game and Player: G&P: The Best of 2007 - Game and Player
Cinema Blend: Best Of 2007: Top Ten Games Of The Year - Part II
DigitalSpy: Gaming - News - Games: The top 20 titles of 2007 - Digital Spy
GameTrailers: Go Nintendo » Blog Archive » GameTrailers update- What are you waiting for?
NeoGaf: GAF Games of the Year Awards 2007 - NeoGAF
BBC: BBC NEWS | Technology | Video games make history in 2007 (See PirateThoms post: http://nexgenwars.com/forum/general-...ost429546.html)
Punch Jump: Punch Jump :// NEWS - Punch Jump Top 20 Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 titles of 2007 - Multi
MTV: The Dime (Ten Things to Know About Video Games) | MTV Video Games
AMN: Advanced Media Network ::: AMN - AdvancedMN.com - Video Games, Tech, News, Anime, Zelda, Halo 3, Grand Theft Auto, Mario, Super Smash Bros. Brawl (3/6)
Kotaku: 2007 Goaties: Kotaku's Overall Game of the Year
Amazon: Amazon.com: Listmania! "Sorry"
PAL GN: PALGN Game of the Year Awards 2007 - PALGN Feature - Australia's PAL Gaming Network
GameSpot: Go Nintendo » Blog Archive » GameSpot ‘Game of the Year’ - embed version- What are you waiting for?
TVG: TVG.TV: TVG Hall of Game: Class of 2007
Yahoo! Games: http://nexgenwars.com/forum/general-...ty-2007-a.html
Game Reactor, (Årets spel 2007)
SKY News (Sky News Pictures - Games Of The Year)
Famitsu (Famitsu: Japan Sums Up 2007 in a Nutshell news from 1UP.com)
1up (And the winner of 2007's Game of the Year by 1up.com is... - Games - 1UP Message Boards)
EDGE (THE EDGE AWARDS 2007: Page 2 : Next Generation - Interactive Entertainment Today, Video Game and Industry News - Home of Edge Online)
Next Gen Biz, (NEXT-GEN'S BEST 30 GAMES OF 2007 : Next Generation - Interactive Entertainment Today, Video Game and Industry News - Home of Edge Online)\
Kiziko Kikizo | The Best Games of 2007 (Page 4)

[Note: While EDGE and Next Gen Biz might be releated, they both have seperate awards. EDGE'S is the EDGE awards and Nex Gen's is the "Top 30 Games of the Year" List.]


BioShock (19):

San Fransico Chronicle: The top 10 video games of 2007
Telegraph: The top 10 video games of 2007 - Telegraph
Salt Lake Tribune: Salt Lake Tribune - 2007: The best in video games
San Jose Mecury: Dean’s top ten list of the best games of 2007 - A+E Interactive: Your Bay Area hangout for gaming, music, movies, culture -
Boston Herald: Thumbs up for the best of 2007 - BostonHerald.com
UGO: 2007 Game of the Year | UGO.com
Paste, (Paste Magazine :: Review :: Signs of Life 2007 : Best Games (Page 1))
XPlay (G4TV): G4 - X-Play - X-Play Best of 2007 Awards
Game Informer: http://nexgenwars.com/forum/gaming-d...st-2007-a.html
ABC: abc7news.com: 'Bioshock' tops best-of video games in 2007 12/10/07
Spike TV: Bioshock: Spike TV's Game of the Year - Video Game News - Digital Trends
Associated Press: AP/Fox News 2007 Video Game of the Year: Bioshock, Runner-Up R&C - Page 3 - NeoGAF
LA Times: BioShock tops list of year's best - Los Angeles Times
Cheat Code Central: Cheat Code Central's 2007 Cody Awards
Games Magazine: GAMES Game of the Year
Chicago Sun: Game of the year :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Video Games
Primotech: Primotech Game of the Year Awards 2007: Day Five : Primotech
Destructoid: The winner of Destructoid Game of the Year 2007 :: DESTRUCTOID - Hardcore Gamer Community :: Video Games PC PlayStation 2 Xbox 360 Wii PS3 GameCube PSP DS GBA PS2 PlayStation 3
Playboy: Playboy.com - Playboy's Best Games of 2007

Rockband (3):

Wired.com (Top 10 Games of 2007)
[OC]ModShop: [OC]ModShop - Video Game Awards 2007: Game of the Year Awards
AskMen.com: AskMen.com: Best Of 2007

Halo 3 (1):

Time Magazine: Goty: TIME Announces Top Ten Video Games of 2007

Call of Duty 4: (4)

GameDaily: NOD Awards 2007 - GameDaily
GameSpy: http://nexgenwars.com/forum/general-...ty-awards.html
Gamepro:Gamepro Declares Call Of Duty 4 Game Of The Year
MyGen AU: MyGEN's Game of the Year 2007 | MyGEN - Xbox Article

Mass Effect (1)

New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/ar...in&oref=slogin

Half Life 2: The Orange Box/Portal (7)

Eurogamer: Article - Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2007: 10-1 // None /// Eurogamer
Gamasultra: Gamasutra - Gamasutra's Top 10 Games Of The Year
Village Voice: Village Voice names Portal GOTY - NeoGAF
Penny Arcade: We're right awards. Penny Arcade! - We're Right Returns
Bethesda Software: BETHESDA's Games Of The Year List - NeoGAF
Joystiq: Joystiq's Top 10 of 2007: Portal - Joystiq
Shacknews: Game of the Year Awards 2007 - Shacknews - PC Games, PlayStation, Xbox 360 and Wii video game news, previews and downloads

GHIII: (1)

Joystiq's Significant Others:
http://nexgenwars.com/forum/general-gaming/13477-official-summary-gotys.html

For working links to articles.

But for me, hands down Mario Galaxy was the game of the year. Followed by the Orange Box.

[KillerGremlin]

The Orange Box was fantabulous. Game of the Year for me...

Team Fortress 2 is by far the most uplifting multiplayer game to grace the internet since Counter-Strike. Oh yes, unlimited replayability ad infinitum. You know the mod community is already all over it? They have already made Warpath and a whole slew of other maps, including a remake of TFC's Well.

Also, two official maps are coming out within the next 2 months, including Badlands. I can't wait to see a remake of Rock2.

TF2...sooo much fun. So balanced...so polished...and that's just 1/3 of the Orange Box. Portal is still the most innovative and tightly-polished game to come out this year imo.

[Jason1]

Cant argue with Galaxy. There are a few moments in gaming that leave such a lasting impact you remember them like they were yesterday. This first time I ran around the Castle courtyard in Super Mario 64 was one of them. Pulling out the Master Sword and turning into Adult Link in OOT was another. And the first time I blasted from Planet to Planet was another moment I'll never forget. For that, its a no brainer.

[manasecret]

SMG (24):

Dark Zero: The DZ Awards 07: 15 - 1 (http://darkzero.co.uk/v4/games/article/1011/the-dz-awards-07-15-1)
Imagine Games Network: IGN: 2007 Game of the Year Video Special (http://au.media.games.ign.com/articles/845/845065/vids_1.html)
Game and Player: G&P: The Best of 2007 - Game and Player (http://game-and-player.com/articles/2008/01/best_of_2007.html)
Cinema Blend: Best Of 2007: Top Ten Games Of The Year - Part II (http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Best-Of-2007-Top-Ten-Games-Of-The-Year-Part-II-8047.html)
DigitalSpy: Gaming - News - Games: The top 20 titles of 2007 - Digital Spy (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a82465/games-the-top-20-titles-of-2007.html?page=4)
GameTrailers: Go Nintendo » Blog Archive » GameTrailers update- What are you waiting for? (http://gonintendo.com/?p=32538)
NeoGaf: GAF Games of the Year Awards 2007 - NeoGAF (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=222830)
BBC: BBC NEWS | Technology | Video games make history in 2007 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7156701.stm) (See PirateThoms post: http://nexgenwars.com/forum/general-...ost429546.html (http://nexgenwars.com/forum/general-gaming/13477-official-summary-gotys-post429546.html))
Punch Jump: Punch Jump :// NEWS - Punch Jump Top 20 Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 titles of 2007 - Multi (http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=5338&page=8)
MTV: The Dime (Ten Things to Know About Video Games) | MTV Video Games (http://www.mtv.com/games/video_games/dime/10124008.jhtml)
AMN: Advanced Media Network ::: AMN - AdvancedMN.com - Video Games, Tech, News, Anime, Zelda, Halo 3, Grand Theft Auto, Mario, Super Smash Bros. Brawl (http://advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=10471) (3/6)
Kotaku: 2007 Goaties: Kotaku's Overall Game of the Year (http://kotaku.com/338725/kotakus-overall-game-of-the-year)
Amazon: Amazon.com: Listmania! "Sorry" (http://www.amazon.com/lm/R202CG6CQ8KJKY/)
PAL GN: PALGN Game of the Year Awards 2007 - PALGN Feature - Australia's PAL Gaming Network (http://palgn.com.au/article.php?title=PALGN+Game+of+the+Year+Awards+2007&id=9900&sid=5f8eb65a96880b1b0b9d09944b006b9e)
GameSpot: Go Nintendo » Blog Archive » GameSpot ‘Game of the Year’ - embed version- What are you waiting for? (http://gonintendo.com/?p=32448)
TVG: TVG.TV: TVG Hall of Game: Class of 2007 (http://www.totalvideogames.com/movies/TVG_Hall_of_Game_Class_of_2007_4278_1846.htm)
Yahoo! Games: http://nexgenwars.com/forum/general-...ty-2007-a.html (http://nexgenwars.com/forum/general-gaming/13475-yahoo-games-goty-2007-a.html)
Game Reactor, (Årets spel 2007 (http://www.gamereactor.se/artiklar/12439/%C5rets+spel+2007/))
SKY News (Sky News Pictures - Games Of The Year (http://news.sky.com/skynews/picture_gallery/picture_gallery/0,,91221-1297487-1,00.html))
Famitsu (Famitsu: Japan Sums Up 2007 in a Nutshell news from 1UP.com (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3165123))
1up (And the winner of 2007's Game of the Year by 1up.com is... - Games - 1UP Message Boards (http://boards.1up.com/zd/board/message?board.id=games&thread.id=521710))
EDGE (THE EDGE AWARDS 2007: Page 2 : Next Generation - Interactive Entertainment Today, Video Game and Industry News - Home of Edge Online (http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8382&Itemid=2&limit=1&limitstart=1))
Next Gen Biz, (NEXT-GEN'S BEST 30 GAMES OF 2007 : Next Generation - Interactive Entertainment Today, Video Game and Industry News - Home of Edge Online (http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8357&Itemid=2))\
Kiziko Kikizo | The Best Games of 2007 (Page 4) (http://games.kikizo.com/features/bestgamesof2007_p4.asp)

[Note: While EDGE and Next Gen Biz might be releated, they both have seperate awards. EDGE'S is the EDGE awards and Nex Gen's is the "Top 30 Games of the Year" List.]


BioShock (19):

San Fransico Chronicle: The top 10 video games of 2007 (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/28/PK9UTSU9Q.DTL)
Telegraph: The top 10 video games of 2007 - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2007/12/01/nosplit/dlgame01.xml)
Salt Lake Tribune: Salt Lake Tribune - 2007: The best in video games (http://www.sltrib.com/entertainment/ci_7822438)
San Jose Mecury: Dean’s top ten list of the best games of 2007 - A+E Interactive: Your Bay Area hangout for gaming, music, movies, culture - (http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2007/12/deans_top_ten_list_of_the_best_games_of_2007.html)
Boston Herald: Thumbs up for the best of 2007 - BostonHerald.com (http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/lifestyle/view.bg?articleid=1062099)
UGO: 2007 Game of the Year | UGO.com (http://www.ugo.com/games/game-of-the-year-2007/?cur=game-of-the-year)
Paste, (Paste Magazine :: Review :: Signs of Life 2007 : Best Games (Page 1) (http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/5952/review/game/signs_of_life_2007_best_games))
XPlay (G4TV): G4 - X-Play - X-Play Best of 2007 Awards (http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/episodes/7260/XPlay_Best_of_2007_Awards.html)
Game Informer: http://nexgenwars.com/forum/gaming-d...st-2007-a.html (http://nexgenwars.com/forum/gaming-debates/13373-game-informer-s-best-2007-a.html)
ABC: abc7news.com: 'Bioshock' tops best-of video games in 2007 12/10/07 (http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/national_world&id=5825861)
Spike TV: Bioshock: Spike TV's Game of the Year - Video Game News - Digital Trends (http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/story/15083/bioshock_spike_tvs_game_of_the_year)
Associated Press: AP/Fox News 2007 Video Game of the Year: Bioshock, Runner-Up R&C - Page 3 - NeoGAF (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=219240&page=3)
LA Times: BioShock tops list of year's best - Los Angeles Times (http://www.latimes.com/technology/consumer/gamers/la-et-vidyear21dec21,0,2717204.story?coll=la-home-center)
Cheat Code Central: Cheat Code Central's 2007 Cody Awards (http://www.cheatcc.com/extra/2007codyawards/winner.html)
Games Magazine: GAMES Game of the Year (http://gamesmagazine-online.com/gameslinks/gameofyear.html)
Chicago Sun: Game of the year :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Video Games (http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/videogames/716405,WKP-News-gamezone28.article)
Primotech: Primotech Game of the Year Awards 2007: Day Five : Primotech (http://www.primotechnology.com/2007/12/21/primotech-game-of-the-year-awards-2007-day-five/)
Destructoid: The winner of Destructoid Game of the Year 2007 :: DESTRUCTOID - Hardcore Gamer Community :: Video Games PC PlayStation 2 Xbox 360 Wii PS3 GameCube PSP DS GBA PS2 PlayStation 3 (http://www.destructoid.com/the-winner-of-destructoid-game-of-the-year-2007-61593.phtml)
Playboy: Playboy.com - Playboy's Best Games of 2007 (http://www.playboy.com/magazine/features/games-of-2007/games-of-2007.html)

Rockband (3):

Wired.com (Top 10 Games of 2007 (http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/multimedia/2007/12/YE_games_2007))
[OC]ModShop: [OC]ModShop - Video Game Awards 2007: Game of the Year Awards (http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1026&p=2612)
AskMen.com: AskMen.com: Best Of 2007 (http://www.askmen.com/microsites/top5/)

Halo 3 (1):

Time Magazine: Goty: TIME Announces Top Ten Video Games of 2007 (http://kotaku.com/gaming/goty/time-announces-top-ten-video-games-of-2007-332033.php)

Call of Duty 4: (4)

GameDaily: NOD Awards 2007 - GameDaily (http://www.gamedaily.com/guide/nod-awards-2007)
GameSpy: http://nexgenwars.com/forum/general-...ty-awards.html (http://nexgenwars.com/forum/general-gaming/13474-gamespy-goty-awards.html)
Gamepro:Gamepro Declares Call Of Duty 4 Game Of The Year (http://www.360plex.com/news/view/199466/)
MyGen AU: MyGEN's Game of the Year 2007 | MyGEN - Xbox Article (http://www.mygen.com.au/article.php?page_id=64288552641120214&se_id=29&format=2&page=1)

Mass Effect (1)

New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/ar...in&oref=slogin (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/arts/23schi.html?_r=2&th&emc=th&oref=slogin&oref=slogin)

Half Life 2: The Orange Box/Portal (7)

Eurogamer: Article - Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2007: 10-1 // None /// Eurogamer (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=89793&page=3)
Gamasultra: Gamasutra - Gamasutra's Top 10 Games Of The Year (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=16729)
Village Voice: Village Voice names Portal GOTY - NeoGAF (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=221329)
Penny Arcade: We're right awards. Penny Arcade! - We're Right Returns (http://www.penny-arcade.com/)
Bethesda Software: BETHESDA's Games Of The Year List - NeoGAF (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=222845)
Joystiq: Joystiq's Top 10 of 2007: Portal - Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/01/game-of-the-year-portal/)
Shacknews: Game of the Year Awards 2007 - Shacknews - PC Games, PlayStation, Xbox 360 and Wii video game news, previews and downloads (http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=725)

GHIII: (1)

Joystiq's Significant Others: Go Nintendo » Blog Archive » Significant others pick their games of the year- What are you waiting for? (http://gonintendo.com/?p=32027)

I just copied and pasted it and all of the formatting is done for me.

[Fox 6]

Orange Box!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!