Runner Up: Yggdra Union
GameCube Game of the Year
Winner: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Synopses: Jason "Njiska" Westhaver
If ever there was a case of winning by default this is it. Not only is Twilight Princess a class A title with one of the strongest first party IPs in the industry, it had no real competition for GOTY.
Like a steroid shot to the Gamecube's figurative ass, Zelda arrived at the very end of the the system's life to give it one last glorious push towards the finish before its heart explodes leaving it dead just like so many systems before it.
Though it's the exact same game we've play a thousand times before it's still just as entertaining. The Gamecube version also holds the honour of being the originally developed version meaning the game feels natural, you don't have that tacked on feel that's ever present when trying to play the game on the Wii.
You also get the original map layout, not the reversed one that appears on the Wii for some ridiculous reason. Art design is hands down the best the franchise has ever seen and truly some of the most beautiful ever witnessed on the Cube or any other system in its generation. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is everything a good game should be, and even if it wasn't, it'd have still won 2006 Gamecube game of the year anyways.
Runner Up: Odama
Nintendo DS Game of the Year
Winner: New Super Mario Bros.
Synopses: Ashleigh Charlesworth
Mario is back, and better than ever. Yes, this game does not use the old fashion sprites, but likewise it is not the 3-D offering of recent Mario games.
The original format shows that it still has life in it yet. Back is the good old fashioned side-scrolling Mario, but with a host of new features and improvements.
Runner Up: Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Nintendo Wii Game of the Year
Winner: Wii Sports
Synopses: Daniel Woolstencroft
My mother-in-law is about as far away from a gamer as you can get. She's 60, essentially technophobic, and has never played a video game in her life. And yet, this Christmas, she played Wii Sports Bowling. And she was good at it.
That's Nintendo's genius. That's why Wii Sports is our sports game of the year. Its five sports — boxing, bowling, tennis, golf, and baseball — are all instantly accessible. And yet, somehow, they're enjoyable as a game even if you're used to far more hardcore pursuits.
Article comments
1 - Phillip Winn
I really enjoyed Sketchfighter on the Mac, but it really isn't in the same league as Civ 4. Decent picks overall.
2 - sunny
plz send me magazine of ps2 games plz plz plz