Vote for Your Favorite XBLA Game
Smell the scent of red carpets, self-satisfaction, and awkward musical numbers in the air? That’s because it’s awards season. And just as it isn’t immune to recession, the gaming industry can’t escape the yearly orgy of back patting. So the next time you log into Xbox Live, why not flip on over to the Spotlight channel to cast your vote in Microsoft’s 2nd annual Xbox Live Arcade Awards?
Voting is open from March 3rd through the 10th, and looking at the nominees, it’s apparent that 2008 was a really great year for downloadable games. But amongst all the Braids and Castle Crashers and Bionic Commando Rearmeds, I couldn’t help but notice very little love for Doritos Dash of Destruction. What gives? A free game about Doritos-chomping dinosaurs isn’t good enough for you, you elitist?
Anyway, here’s the full list of nominees:
Best Overall Arcade Game
Braid
Castle Crashers
Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2
Street Fighter II HD Remix
Portal: Still Alive
Best Original Game
Castle Crashers
N+
Braid
Penny Arcade Episode 1
Schizoid
Age of Booty
Best Family Game
Boogie Bunnies
Roogoo
A Kingdom for Keflings
Lost Cities
Meteos Wars
Best Co-operative Multiplayer Game
Castle Crashers
Schizoid
Bionic Commando Rearmed
N+
Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2
Best Competitive Multiplayer Game
Street Fighter II HD Remix
Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2
Soul Calibur
Meteos Wars
Age of Booty
Best Solo Game
Braid
Mega Man 9
Penny Arcade Episode 1
Rez HD
Portal: Still Alive
Best Innovation in XBLA
Braid (time travel)
A Kingdom for Keflings (use of Avatars)
Fable II Pub Games (retail game integration)
N+ (level sharing)
Duke Nukem 3D (dynamic replay)
Best Graphics
Street Fighter II HD Remix
Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2
Braid
Castle Crashers
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Best Classic/Remake Game
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Street Fighter II HD Remix
Mega Man 9
Galaga Legions
Rez HD
Source: Kotaku
Best competitive, Soul Calibur?
you’ve got to be shiting me:/
bionic commando!