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Best of 2010 Awards: Xbox 360 Exclusive
by Shack Staff, Dec 29, 2010 3:00pm PSTXbox 360 Exclusive: Mass Effect 2
Though it is also available on the PC (and soon to be released on the PS3), for the purposes of this category, we were looking at console exclusives and of the bunch, Mass Effect 2 was the clear winner for the Xbox 360 this year. We loved the game's updated combat system, simplified--and console friendly--menu system, and consequences. The story captivated us as Shepard assembled a team of space toughs on his second quest to save the universe. We're eager to see which decisions and events affect the conclusion in Mass Effect 3.
I'm Commander Shepard and this is my favorite game on the Xbox 360.
Runner-up: Halo: Reach
Halo is Microsoft's definitive franchise and Bungie's final entry is our runner-up for best Xbox 360 game due to its enjoyable sandbox gameplay experience across campaign, Firefight, and multiplayer. We just hope the folks over at 343 Industries can follow in Bungie's footsteps because the bar has been set extremely high with Halo: Reach.
Nominees: Fable 3, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Alan Wake.
[Xbox 360 Exclusive is part of Shacknews Best of 2010 Awards. For more information, including selection methodology, see this introduction.]
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Here's the thinking: As we worked through the nomination process and started to see how things would work out it became clear that one game would pick up all the platform awards. We all had more games on our lists that we felt deserved recognition but it didn't seem right to mess around with things to artificially move a game ahead of the one that would win from the broad sample. So we looked at how to break things down into groups to break up the fields. I hit on hey, let's make it multi, ps3, and 360--thinking in terms of the console platforms.
It's an imperfect solution that served to bring some diversity to the awards and reflect more of the best games out there on these platforms.
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The fact that you guys couldn't just stick with your guns says a lot about how meaningless all this junk really is. So what if one game wins all the platform awards? If you guys thought it deserved it then it should get it.
Maybe next year you guys will do something more substantial: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24882714
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