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National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers 2009

Highlights

Outstanding Game of the Year: Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Games
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama: Nolan North
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy: Jack Black
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama: Mark Hamill
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy: Bill Murray
Outstanding Character Design: Rocksteady Studios
Outstanding Costume Design: Rocksteady Studios
Outstanding Art Direction: Naughty Dog

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Outstanding Innovation in Game Play: 5th Cell
Outstanding Engineering: Naughty Dog
Outstanding Control Precision: Sucker Punch Productions
Outstanding 2D or Limited 3D Control Design: Nintendo
Outstanding 3D Control Design: Rocksteady Studios
Outstanding Original Action Game: Twisted Pixel Games
Outstanding Franchise Action Game: Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Games
Outstanding Original Adventure Game: Sucker Punch Productions
Outstanding Franchise Adventure Game: Naughty Dog
Outstanding Original Role Playing Game: From Software
Outstanding Franchise Role Playing Game: h.a.n.d. Inc., Square Enix
Outstanding Original Sports Game: Electronic Arts
Outstanding Franchise Sports Game: Nintendo
Outstanding Original Racing Game: RedLynx
Outstanding Franchise Racing Game: Turn 10
Outstanding Original Fighting Game: Platinum Games
Outstanding Franchise Fighting Game: Capcom
Outstanding Original Family Game: 5th Cell
Outstanding Franchise Family Game: Nintendo
Outstanding Special Class Game: ThatGameCompany
Game of the Decade: Team ICO
Direction of the Decade: Naughty Dog
Writing of the Decade, Drama: BioWare
Writing of the Decade, Comedy: Double Fine
Lead Performance of the Decade, Drama: Nolan North
Lead Performance of the Decade, Comedy: Max Casella
Supporting Performance of the Decade, Drama: Mark Hamill
Supporting Performance of the Decade, Comedy: Bill Murray
Character Design of the Decade: Team ICO
Original Musical Score of the Decade: Squaresoft
Original/Adapted Song of the Decade: "Still Alive"
Camera Direction of the Decade: Naughty Dog
Costume Design of the Decade: Squaresoft
Use of Sound of the Decade: Visceral Games
Sound Effects of the Decade: Visceral Games
Lighting/Texturing Effects of the Decade: 2K Games
Art Direction of the Decade: Clover Studio
Technical Animation of the Decade: Clover Studio
Graphics of the Decade, Technical: Naughty Dog
Innovation in Game Technology of the Decade: Nintendo
Innovation in Game Play of the Decade: Media Molecule
Gameplay Design of the Decade: Team ICO
Control Precision of the Decade: Harmonix
Control Design of the Decade: Nintendo
Original Action Game of the Decade: Santa Monica Studio
Sequel Action Game of the Decade: Valve
Original Adventure Game of the Decade: Sucker Punch Productions
Sequel Adventure Game of the Decade: Naughty Dog
Original Role Playing Game of the Decade: Squaresoft
Sequel Role Playing Game of the Decade: Square Enix
Original Sports Game of the Decade: Electronic Arts
Sequel Sports Game of the Decade: Nintendo
Original Racing Game of the Decade: Nadeo
Sequel Racing Game of the Decade: Nintendo
Original Fighting Game of the Decade: Platinum Games
Sequel Fighting Game of the Decade: Sora Ltd.
Original Family Game of the Decade: AlphaDream
Sequel Family Game of the Decade: Intelligent Systems
Music or Performance Game of the Decade: Harmonix
Strategy Game of the Decade: The Creative Assembly
Simulation Game of the Decade: Maxis
Classic Revival Game of the Decade: Square Enix
Special Class Game of the Decade: Nintendo

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Outstanding Game of the Year - 2010

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- Rocksteady Studios
  
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- Warner Bros. Games
  
  Winner
Batman: Arkham Asylum
14 nominations 7 awards
- Infinity Ward
- Activision
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Naughty Dog
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Dune: Part Two

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- Jack Black
  
  Winner
Brütal Legend
8 nominations 1 award
- James Arnold Taylor
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
- Dominic Armato
The Secret of Monkey Island The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
- Anthony Aroya
The House of the Dead: Overkill
- Armin Shimerman
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

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- Bill Murray
  
  Winner
Ghostbusters: The Videogame
4 nominations 2 awards
- Earl Boen
The Secret of Monkey Island The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
- Jim Ward
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
- Neil Patrick Harris
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
- Tim Curry
Brütal Legend

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- Rocksteady Studios
  
  Winner
Batman: Arkham Asylum
14 nominations 7 awards
inFamous
8 nominations 3 awards
- Double Fine
Brütal Legend
- Insomniac Games
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
- Bandai Namco
Afro Samurai

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- 5th Cell
  
  Winner
Scribblenauts
- From Software
Demon's Souls
LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias
Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor
Tilt: An Adventure in 1.5 Dimensions
- Marvelous Inc.
Half-Minute Hero
- Sucker Punch Productions
inFamous

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- Naughty Dog
  
  Winner
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
16 nominations 9 awards
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
5 nominations
- Rocksteady Studios
Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Turn 10
Forza Motorsport 3
- Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed II

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Nintendo
  
  Winner
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
A Boy and His Blob
- RedLynx
Trials HD
Klonoa
DJ Hero

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- Twisted Pixel Games
  
  Winner
‘Splosion Man
- Gearbox Software
Borderlands
- Double Fine
Brütal Legend
Prototype
- Titan Studios
- Santa Monica Studio
Fat Princess

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- Rocksteady Studios
  
  Winner
- Warner Bros. Games
  
  Winner
Batman: Arkham Asylum
14 nominations 7 awards
- Infinity Ward
- Activision
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Guerrilla Games
Killzone 2
- Valve
Left 4 Dead 2
- Volition, Inc.
- PCB Productions
Red Faction: Guerrilla

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- Sucker Punch Productions
  
  Winner
inFamous
8 nominations 3 awards
- Sproing, Deep Silver
Cursed Mountain
- Mad Data
1912: Titanic Mystery
- Big Fish Games
Drawn: The Painted Tower
- IO Interactive, Square Enix
Mini Ninjas

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- Naughty Dog
  
  Winner
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
16 nominations 9 awards
- Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed II
- LEVEL-5 Inc
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
- Capcom
Resident Evil 5
- Telltale Games
Tales of Monkey Island (TV Miniseries) Tales of Monkey Island: Lair of the Leviathan

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- From Software
  
  Winner
Demon's Souls
4 nominations 1 award
- BioWare
- Electronic Arts
Dragon Age: Origins
- Marvelous Inc.
Half-Minute Hero

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- h.a.n.d. Inc.
  
  Winner
- Square Enix
  
  Winner
Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Nintendo DS Version
- Atlus
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked
- tri-Ace
- Tose Co. Ltd.
Star Ocean: The Second Story PSP Version
- Konami
Suikoden Tierkreis

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Electronic Arts
  
  Winner
EA Sports Active
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Ubisoft
Your Shape

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Nintendo
  
  Winner
Wii Sports Resort
- EA Sports
- Electronic Arts
FIFA Soccer 10

Madden NFL 10
- San Diego Studios
MLB 09: The Show

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- RedLynx
  
  Winner
Trials HD
- Bongfish
Stoked

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- Turn 10
  
  Winner
Forza Motorsport 3
- Codemasters
Dirt 2

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- Platinum Games
  
  Winner
MadWorld
2 nominations 2 awards
- Cavia
- Type Moon
- Eighting
Fate/Unlimited Codes
- Ska Studios
The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai

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- Capcom
  
  Winner
Street Fighter IV
- Nintendo
Punch-Out!

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- 5th Cell
  
  Winner
Scribblenauts
- Electronic Arts
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure
- Cing, Town Factory
Little King’s Story
- Zoonami, Nintendo
Bonsai Barber
- Tiger Style
Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Nintendo
  
  Winner
New Super Mario Bros. Wii

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
- AlphaDream
- Nintendo
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
- SIE Japan Studio
- Pyramid
Patapon 2
- Insomniac Games
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- ThatGameCompany
  
  Winner
Flower
4 nominations 1 award
- Q Entertainment, PopCap Games
Peggle Dual Shot
- Taito Corporation
Space Invaders Infinity Gene

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Team ICO
  
  Winner
Shadow of the Colossus
5 nominations 3 awards

Ico
7 nominations
- Rocksteady Studios
Batman: Arkham Asylum
- 2K Games
BioShock
- Infinity Ward
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Santa Monica Studio
God of War
- Nintendo
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Capcom
Resident Evil 4
- Harmonix
Rock Band 2
- Blizzard Entertainment
World of Warcraft

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Double Fine
  
  Winner
Psychonauts
3 nominations 1 award

Brütal Legend
8 nominations 1 award
- Telltale Games
Sam & Max: Save the World (TV Miniseries) (Episode 1)
- Visceral Games
The Simpsons Game
- HotHead Games
Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 1

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Nolan North
  
  Winner
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
16 nominations 9 awards
- Ray Liotta
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Thomas Jane
Gun
- Jennifer Hale
Mass Effect
- Liam Neeson
Fallout 3

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Max Casella
  
  Winner
Daxter
- Richard Steven Horvitz
Psychonauts
- David Kaye
Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
- Robin Atkin Downes
No More Heroes
- Jack Black
Brütal Legend

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Mark Hamill
  
  Winner
Batman: Arkham Asylum
14 nominations 7 awards
- Adam West
XIII
- Adam Sietz
Neverwinter Nights 2
- Cam Clarke
Mass Effect
- Timothy Adams
Grand Theft Auto IV

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Bill Murray
  
  Winner
Ghostbusters: The Videogame
4 nominations 2 awards
- Sherrie Jackson
Psychonauts
- Peter Vack
Bully
- Will Wright
The Simpsons Game
- Stephen Fry
Little Big Planet

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- Team ICO
  
  Winner
Shadow of the Colossus
5 nominations 3 awards
- Oddworld Inhabitants
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
- Sucker Punch Productions
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
- Clover Studio
Viewtiful Joe 2
- Rocksteady Studios
Batman: Arkham Asylum

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- Squaresoft
  
  Winner
Kingdom Hearts
3 nominations 3 awards
- Konami
Silent Hill 3
- Bungie Studios
Halo 2
- BioWare
Mass Effect
- Naughty Dog
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

Portal
Winner
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
2 nominations
We Love Katamari
The World Ends with You
Klonoa

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- Visceral Games
  
  Winner
Dead Space
2 nominations 2 awards
- Monolith Productions
F.E.A.R.
- Epic Games
Gears of War
- ThatGameCompany
Flow
- Rocksteady Studios
Batman: Arkham Asylum

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- Visceral Games
  
  Winner
Dead Space
2 nominations 2 awards
- Konami
Silent Hill 2
- id Software
Doom 3
- 2K Games
BioShock
- Infinity Ward
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Lighting/Texturing Effects of the Decade

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- 2K Games
  
  Winner
BioShock
6 nominations 1 award
- Team ICO
Ico
- Capcom
Resident Evil 4
- Epic Games
Gears of War
- Naughty Dog
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Clover Studio
  
  Winner
Ōkami
3 nominations 2 awards
- Square Enix
Final Fantasy X
- Team ICO
Ico
- Santa Monica Studio
God of War
- 2K Games
BioShock

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Clover Studio
  
  Winner
Ōkami
3 nominations 2 awards
- Square Enix
Final Fantasy X
- Team ICO
Ico

Shadow of the Colossus
- Santa Monica Studio
God of War

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- Naughty Dog
  
  Winner
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
16 nominations 9 awards
- Valve
Half-Life 2
- Team ICO
Shadow of the Colossus
- Crytek
Crysis
- Media Molecule
Little Big Planet

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Nintendo
  
  Winner
Nintendo Wii

Nintendo DS
- Microsoft Studios
Xbox Live
- London Studio
Eye Toy
- Harmonix
Guitar Hero

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- Media Molecule
  
  Winner
Little Big Planet
- Nintendo
Pikmin

Animal Crossing
- Namco
Katamari Damacy
- 5th Cell
Scribblenauts

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Team ICO
  
  Winner
Shadow of the Colossus
5 nominations 3 awards

Ico
7 nominations
- Valve
The Orange Box
- Media Molecule
Little Big Planet
- Rocksteady Studios
Batman: Arkham Asylum

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Harmonix
  
  Winner
Guitar Hero II
- Namco
Soul Calibur II
- Polyphony Digital
Gran Turismo 4
- Valve
The Orange Box
- Sucker Punch Productions
inFamous

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- Nintendo
  
  Winner
Pikmin

Wii Sports
- Ubisoft
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Sucker Punch Productions
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
- Harmonix
Guitar Hero

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- Santa Monica Studio
  
  Winner
God of War
4 nominations 1 award
- Remedy Entertainment
Max Payne
- Infinity Ward
Call of Duty
- Epic Games
Gears of War
- 2K Games
BioShock

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- Sucker Punch Productions
  
  Winner
inFamous
8 nominations 3 awards
- Team ICO
Ico
- Silicon Knights
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
- Ubisoft
Beyond Good & Evil
- Clover Studio
Ōkami

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- Squaresoft
  
  Winner
Kingdom Hearts
3 nominations 3 awards
- BioWare
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Mass Effect
- Blizzard Entertainment
World of Warcraft
- From Software
Demon's Souls

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Square Enix
  
  Winner
Final Fantasy X
3 nominations 1 award

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
- Obsidian Entertainment
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
- Blizzard Entertainment
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
- Bethesda
Fallout 3

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- Electronic Arts
  
  Winner
Skate
- Konami
World Soccer: Winning Eleven 6 Int’l
- Blue Shift
ESPN Major League Baseball
- Namco
Mario Superstar Baseball

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Nintendo
  
  Winner
Wii Sports Resort
- Neversoft Entertainment
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
- Visual Concepts
ESPN NFL 2K5
- Konami
World Soccer Winning Eleven 9
- Electronic Arts
Madden NFL 08

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Nadeo
  
  Winner
TrackMania
- Naughty Dog
Jak X: Combat Racing
- Monster Games
Excite Truck
- Evolution Studios
Motorstorm
- RedLynx
Trials HD

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- Nintendo
  
  Winner
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- Criterion Games
Burnout 2: Point of Impact

Burnout 3: Takedown

Burnout Paradise
- Turn 10
Forza Motorsport 3

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- Platinum Games
  
  Winner
MadWorld
2 nominations 2 awards
- Incognito Studios
War of the Monsters
- Nintendo
Custom Robo
- Rockstar Games
The Warriors
- Clover Studio
God Hand

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- Sora Ltd.
  
  Winner
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Team Ninja
Dead or Alive 3

Dead or Alive: Ultimate
- Midway
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
- Namco
Soul Calibur II

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- AlphaDream
  
  Winner
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- Namco
Katamari Damacy
- Rare
Viva Pinata
- Media Molecule
Little Big Planet
- 5th Cell
Scribblenauts

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- Intelligent Systems
  
  Winner
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Nintendo
Super Mario Sunshine

Super Mario Galaxy

New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Namco
We Love Katamari

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Harmonix
  
  Winner
Rock Band 2

Frequency

Guitar Hero

Guitar Hero II

The Beatles: Rock Band

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- The Creative Assembly
  
  Winner
Rome: Total War
- Intelligent Systems
Advance Wars
- Blizzard Entertainment
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
- Relic Entertainment
Company of Heroes
- Q-Games
PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe

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- Maxis
  
  Winner
The Sims 2

Spore
- Capcom
Steel Battalion
- Lionhead Studios
The Movies
- Feral Interactive
Sid Meier’s Railroads

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- Square Enix
  
  Winner
Chrono Trigger Nintendo DS Version

Final Fantasy III (3D Remake)
- Rare
Conker's Bad Fur Day Conker: Live & Reloaded
- SEGA
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (XBLA)
- LucasArts
The Secret of Monkey Island (Special Edition)

Past Winners See Rating & Posters

- Nintendo
  
  Winner
Brain Age
- Capcom
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
- Q Entertainment
Lumines
- Infinite Interactive
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
- ThatGameCompany
Flower

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