IncGamers' E3 2009 Awards

16 Jun 2009 at 16:26:19 by Staff Writers

If you've not been bothered to follow E3 completely, then you might want to have a look at this.  Combining the best games, as well as the most exciting announcements, most disappointing announcements and the biggest surprises, in nice, bite-sized chunks, why not leave your impressions too?

Welcome to the IncGamers E3 2009 Awards.

Best Games Of E3

Brink

Splash Damage making a new game with Bethesda?  Yes, you can certainly bet your bottom dollar this game will be one to watch. Splash Damage, best known for Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and EnemyTerritory: QUAKE Wars (I'm sure the IncGamers director has more to say on them; being a massive fan), have been working on a not too dissimilar title for the current-gen consoles.  With an exceptionally colourful palette, game mechanics that allow you to fluidly move across the maps with the touch of one button and the ability to make great multiplayer games, Splash Damage's Brink was one of the unsung heroes of the whole expo.  We're very excited and can't wait to get more information and hands on with the game.

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Brutal Legend

If I’d seen so much as a Psychonauts sticker at E3 I’d have nominated that, because Psychonauts is fantastic. As it is, I’ll have to settle for it’s younger brother Brutal Legend, and that’s not a grudging settlement because Brutal Legend looks phenomenal. Combine the writing talents of Tim Schafer with the voice of Jack Black and the world of heavy metal album covers, and you have Brutal Legend. Great characters, great animation, a constant stream of great comedic dialogue, demonic nuns,fun driving, an open world environment, axe-based decapitations, and a whole load of voices supplied by rock greats. It’s a game with Schafer’s incredible imagination and amazing attention to detail which should be enough of a selling point for anyone, but it helps that it’s really, really fun to play.

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Global Agenda

It's not often you don't hear about a game until an expo, but Global Agenda, out of nowhere, has been seen as one of the most exciting MMOs to come out of this year's E3.  Hidden away in the corner, Global Agenda managed to gain critical acclaim from our very own Jeff Hollis, MMO Weekly author,as well as attract some big names from the MMO world, such as Jeff Kaplan and Rob Pardo of Blizzard, leading to speculation that they were checking out possible competition with their new MMO in the works. Despite having some of the biggest names in MMOs sniffing around,emphasis should really be made on this FPS MMO's gameplay.  Not only does the world look amazing, but movement in the world is seamless and easy, and with the additions of jet-packs and set in the era of the Rocketeer, what's not to like?

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