The 2009 Games of the Year Aggregator (Special) @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on January 04, 2010

Special: We calculate the definitive games of the year for 2009

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Other Games Awarded Accolades by the Panel (cont.)

Quake Live

IGN: Best Free-To-Play Multiplayer Game (Nominee)

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

Associated Press: Games of the Year (#6)

Destructoid: Game of the Year (Runner-Up)

GameSpot: Game of the Year (Nominee)

Gaming Target: The Best of the Best (Selection)

Spike TV Video Game Awards: Best PS3 Game (Nominee)

Real Racing GTI

IGN: Best Free iPhone Game (Nominee)

Red Faction: Guerrilla

Crispy Gamer: Games of the Year (#5)

Destructoid: Game of the Year (Runner-Up)

Resident Evil 5

GameSpot: Best PC Game (Nominee)

Resistance: Retribution

GameSpot: Best PSP Game (Nominee)

IGN: PSP Game of the Year (Nominee)

Rhythm Heaven

Wired GameLife: 10 Best Videogames of 2009 (#7)

Wired GameLife: Top 5 Portable Games (#1)

Rock Band Unplugged

Associated Press: Games of the Year (Honorable Mention)

GameSpy: PSP Game of the Year (Nominee)

Rolando 2

IGN: iPhone Game of the Year (Nominee)

The Saboteur

Gaming Target: Favorite Games of 2009 (Selection)

Scarygirl

IGN: Best Free-To-Play PC Game (Nominee)

Scribblenauts

Associated Press: Games of the Year (Honorable Mention)

IGN: DS Game of the Year (Nominee)

Spike TV Video Game Awards: Best Handheld Game (Nominee)

Time Magazine: Top 10 Video Games (#7)

Wired GameLife: Top 5 Portable Games (#5)

Shatter

Destructoid: Game of the Year (Runner-Up)

IGN: Best PlayStation Store Game (Winner)

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor

Associated Press: Games of the Year (Honorable Mention)

GameSpot: Best DS Game (Nominee)

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

IGN: Wii Game of the Year (Nominee)

VGChartz: Wii Game of the Year (Runner-Up)

The Sims 3

GameSpot: Best PC Game (Nominee)

GameSpot: Game of the Year (Nominee)

Spike TV Video Game Awards: Best PC Game (Nominee)

Solium Infernum

Eurogamer: Games of 2009 (Selection)

Spelunky

IGN: Best Free-To-Play PC Game (Nominee)

Splosion Man

GameSpy: Downloadable Game of the Year (Nominee)

IGN: Best Xbox Live Arcade Game (Nominee)

Joystiq: Top 10 of 2009 (#9)

VGChartz: Xbox Live Arcade Game of the Year (Runner-Up)

Squareball

IGN: iPhone Game of the Year (Winner)

Street Fighter IV

Destructoid: Game of the Year (Runner-Up)

Eurogamer: Games of 2009 (Selection)

Gaming Target: Favorite Games of 2009 (Selection)

IGN: Xbox 360 Game of the Year (Nominee)

MetaCritic: Best PC Games (#1)

MetaCritic: Best PS3 Games (#3)

MetaCritic: Best Xbox 360 Games (#2)

Swords & Soldiers

IGN: Best WiiWare Game (Nominee)

Tekken 6

GameSpot: Best PSP Game (Nominee)

Tetris

MetaCritic: Best PSP Games (#5)

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10

GameSpot: Best Wii Game (Nominee)

MetaCritic: Best Wii Games (#4)

Time Fcuk

IGN: Best Free-To-Play PC Game (Winner)

Torchlight

Crispy Gamer: Games of the Year (#9)

Touch Pets: Dogs

IGN: Best Free iPhone Game (Winner)

Trials HD

Eurogamer: Games of 2009 (Selection)

GameSpot: Best Original Downloadable Console Game (Nominee)

IGN: Best Xbox Live Arcade Game (Nominee)

UFC 2009 Undisputed

Gaming Target: Favorite Games of 2009 (Selection)

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

GameSpy: PC Game of the Year (Nominee)

Wii Sports Resort

Gaming Target: Favorite Games of 2009 (Selection)

Spike TV Video Game Awards: Best Wii Game (Nominee)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Gaming Target: Favorite Games of 2009 (Selection)

Zen Bound

IGN: iPhone Game of the Year (Nominee)

Other Game of the Year Lists
If there's a list we're missing, please let us know about by emailing me at john@gamingtarget.com or posting the link to your Twitter feed with an @GamingTarget tag.

Game Daily

The Escapist

CNN

MSNBC

GamePro

TheGameReviews

Notes on Scoring: Only one award/nomination from each site was counted in the final scoring. Wins were worth 3 points and nominations/selections were worth 1 point. Top ten lists gave 3 points for 1-3, 2 points for 4-7 and 1 point for 8-10. Top five lists gave 3 points for #1, 2 points for 2-3 and 1 point for 4-5.