This is it! The winner of Destructoid Game of the Year 2010 is about to revealed! Can you feel the excitement in the air? I wanted to throw a parade outside in the streets of Los Angeles to celebrate this major event, but I found out you need, like,permitsand stuff to do that. Boo.
So instead, I just took off my shirt, bought a kazoo, and put on a little parade of my own in front of my local Trader Joe’s. It was magnificent.
Now let’s get to it! The suspense must be killing you!
To recap, thefive nomineesare:
LimboMass Effect 2Red Dead RedemptionSuper Mario Galaxy 2Super Meat Boy
I already know the results, and even I am excited about hitting the jump!
And the winner is …
It was a pretty close race this year between three of ourfinal nominees, butSuper Mario Galaxy 2swooped in with a clear, much-deserved win. The game is universally adored here at Destructoid.
You can read ourperfect 10 out of 10 reviewto get a good idea of exactly why we love it, but it doesn’t hurt to repeat some of the things that make this sequel to the already extraordinarySuper Mario Galaxyso great.
Super Mario Galaxy 2is the perfect videogame. For us, it is the prime example of why videogames are (and always will be!) so much fun.
Every colorful, beautifully designed level inSuper Mario Galaxy 2is bursting with more creativity and exhilarating moments than any other game we have played all year. It is almost impossible not to smile with complete joy while playing through some of the absolutely magnificent sequences inSuper Mario Galaxy 2.
Remember the first time you burrowed through the ground with the giant drill? Or soared around a planet on the back of Yoshi? These kind of wondrous, jaw-dropping moments populateSuper Mario Galaxy 2from start to finish.
The originalGalaxy— a nominee itself forDestructoid Game of the Year 2007— was one of the greatest 3D platformers ever made. Even the biggest fans of the game could not wrap their minds around how the game could ever be topped … but somehow Nintendo and Shigeru Miyamoto (along with the best game designers in the business) managed to makeSuper Mario Galaxy 2a more creative, more challenging, even more beautiful game than the original. A stunning accomplishment.
No other game this year had better level design. No other game had a more magical score. No other game felt more like an instant classic. No other game just flat-outentertainedus more thanSuper Mario Galaxy 2. On every level it is the perfect videogame experience.
For years to come, gamers everywhere (and their children!) will be replayingSuper Mario Galaxy 2and having just as much fun as the first time they played it.
The game is timeless — a classic in every way.
What do you think? Are you happy with this choice? Do you loveSuper Mario Galaxy 2as much as we do? What isyourfavorite game of the year?
Pop some champagne and celebrateSuper Mario Galaxy 2’s success in the comments! It joins the ranks of past winnersBioShock(2007),Left 4 Dead(2008), andUncharted 2: Among Thieves(2009). Quite stellar pedigree, if you ask me.
And, don’t worry: we loved the other nominees (and runner-ups!) as well. Just because they didn’t win doesn’t mean we don’t think they are incredibly good games. 2010 was a great year in videogames!
