What were our favorite games of E3 this year? Let’s take a look!
The biggest, the best games of the year, sometimes of next year, are shown off each summer in Los Angeles at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
This year we decided to come up with a list of the games that we here at Kotaku thought were among the best at the show.
Keep in mind these are awards based on glimpses, fleeting moments with incomplete games. Things can change between now and when a game actually hits stores, that’s why we do a year end Game of the Year awards as well. The annual Goaties are awards, as Totilo so succinctly puts it, based on investigation.
To select these winners I had all of Kotaku’s attending writers pick their three favorite games from among the nominees and rank them. Their first choice was awarded three points, second was awarded two and third choice was awarded one. Then I went back and tallied the vote.
https://kotaku.com/these-are-kotakus-favorites-for-best-of-e3-5569777
So here you go, the closest thing you’re going to get to Kotaku’s groupthink on the best games of E3.
Best New Game
Winner: Dance Central
https://kotaku.com/kinects-best-game-could-be-the-most-important-game-of-e-5566468
Runner-Up: Lost in Shadow
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Best Character Design
Winner: Kirby in Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Runner-up: Rage
https://kotaku.com/there-is-no-ugly-part-of-this-wii-game-5569721
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Best Gameplay Mechanic
Winner: Shadow play in Lost in Shadow
https://kotaku.com/lost-in-shadow-preview-a-hidden-wii-gem-5516935
Runner-Up: Driver: San Francisco
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Best Motion
Winner: Dance Central
Runner-Up: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
https://kotaku.com/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-video-preview-starri-5564197
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Best Trailer
Winner: Assassin’s Creed BrotherhoodClick to view
Runner-Up: Nintendo’s 3DS Commercial
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Boldest Move
Winner: Power Gig
Runner-Up: Battle Tag
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Best Setting
Winner: Disney Epic Mickey
https://kotaku.com/epic-mickey-is-in-theory-the-game-of-the-year-5571038
Runner-Up: Kirby’s Epic Yarn
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Best PC Game
Winner: Portal 2
Runner-Up: Civilization V
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Best DS Game
Winner: Okamiden
Runner-Up: Ghost Trick
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Best PS3 Game
Winner: Portal 2
Runner-Up: LittleBigPlanet 2
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Best PSP Game
Winner: God of War: Ghost of Sparta
https://kotaku.com/kratos-is-good-with-a-spear-shield-in-ghost-of-sparta-30896603
Runner-Up: Invizimals
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Best Wii Game
Winner: Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Runner-Up: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
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Best Xbox 360 Game
Winner: Dance Central
Runner-Up: Limbo
