As promised here are the first Vagusnet gaming awards, this year has been one of the best for gaming showing what each console can bring to the floor to make it stand out, yes the poor PS3 hasn’t had a great year but it has to start somewhere and we know that Sony will not quit with there machine.
The biggest surprise of the year has to be the success of Wii, nobody could of predicted that it would people just laughed at it now Nintendo are laughing back them.
The Xbox 360 also a great year showing off what the console can do with a string of fantastic games.

So without further ado here are my winners for the best games of the year.

Xbox 360 Game of the Year
Now this was a hard choice as there were alot of fantastic games out for the 360 including Halo 3, Bioshock, Call of Duty 4 etc but for me there could only be one winner and that is……….. Call of duty 4.
For me Call of Duty 4 had everything and that the multi player mode in my eyes is the best I’ve played on the 360.

Wii Game of the Year
Like with the 360 category this was another hard one as the Wii had a brilliant year with the likes of Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime Corruption, Resident Evil 4 and many more released on the little white console, however there was one game that stood head above the rest and that was…….. Super Mario Galaxy.
I guess there is no surprise there however it was the best game out on the Wii this year and it was a welcome return to form for the little plumber.

PS3 Game of the Year
Unlike with the other two categories this was a bit more easier as the PS3 didn’t have the great year than it thought so there was only one title in the running for this in my eyes and that is……. Uncharted Drakes Fortune.
Finally a game came out this year that showed what the PS3 can do and it could only mean good things if they can follow the template of this game.

DS Game of the Year
The DS came on even more leaps and bounds this year kicking the PSP butt again and again, the little handheld showed Sony how to do a portable gaming system and it broke record after record.
The game that stands out for me however on the DS this year is…… Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass.
Links first outing on the DS was a huge game and it pushed the DS to its limits with some of the best portable gaming that has ever been made.

PSP Game of the Year
Now this is a hard one for me as I’m not a fan of the PSP but there has to be a winner in each of the categories and i have decided to go with…….. Silent Hill Origins.
The game did come out to near the end of the year but i was a big fan of the Silent Hill series and this showed that survival horror can be done on a handheld console, the best thing however was that this wasnt a remake but a whole new story.

Overall Game of the Year
this is the last category, now i know that you are thinking that he didn’t do very many but i did want to go down that same route as ever single videogame award i just wanted to point out the best one each one of the systems.
So now down to business with the overall game of the year and for me this was easy as one game was the biggest shining light at the end of the gaming tunnel and that was……… Super Mario Galaxy.
Now I’m a huge Nintendo fan and i was waiting for this game for ages and to my joy this was every bit that game i was waiting for. Nintendo crafted out a game from pure gaming gold and gave another spin on the Mario formula showing the other companies on how to make and adventure game.

That’s it those are my picks for the game of the year and next year should be even more interesting as each one of the consoles should of found there feet, with the PS3 clawing back at the other two, The 360 having it’s third birthday and onto more impressive game and the Wii pushing even more boundaries with it’s unique selling points.

As you can see at the top of the site the banner has been changed to something a bit more better as the Darkness was released ages ago now and it was out of date (thanks to gareth for changing it for me).

The second thing i wanted to mention was that early next week i will post up the first ever VN awards (not that anybody will care) where i will tell you what i thought the best game was on each one of the consoles, the overal best and worst game of the year, best graphics and a few other catorgory’s.
So keep an eye out early next week for that