Uncharted 2: Among Thieves named Best in Show at E3 Games Critics Awards; Scribblenauts gets 2 awards
The ESA announced the winners of the 2009 E3 Games Critics Awards. Best in Show, Best Action/Adventure Game and Best Console Game went to the PS3 exclusive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. The game was considered to be the best game Sony was showing at E3 with its impressive graphics and level design. The added Beta that was running throughout E3 also helped some keep the game in mindset.
What may come to a surprise to some is the one game that got one less than the PS3 behemoth: The DS game Scribblenauts, which captured “Best Original Game” and “Best Handheld Game”. Scribblenauts to many was the talk of the show, which featured a unique puzzle solving mechanic that had you typing words to create items on screen.
Shutout was EA’s Brutal Legend, which also bared fantastic word of mouth but is recently in legal turmoil over rights to the game.
Brad’s Take: Honestly, critics awards don’t mean jack, but it is showing that Scribblenauts recieved two awards over most of its console competition.
That said, Uncharted 2 did impress a lot of people…but to name it Best Console Game? I’m not sure how to take that.
