Were it up to me, I would only swap a couple runners up with their 1st place winners. I'd put Gears 3 over MW3 easy.
Also, while I appreciate Radiant Historia getting some love, where the hell is Dark Souls?
Game of the Year 2011 - Genre Awards
Find out what games of 2011 best represented the nine most notable genres in gaming.
Rayman Origins - Winner
When you're up against the latest Mario and Kirby platformers from Nintendo for an award, you know the competition is stiff. It says a lot about the quality of Rayman Origins to prevail against these odds. Stuffed to the brim with personality, Rayman Origins is truly something to behold.
There's nothing simple about Rayman Origins. A platform is never a platform; it's a didgeridoo or bongos, or the lid of a pot, or the hair of an electoon. That's right, hair. At face value, every level is as simple as getting from point A to point B, but along the way if you want to access all of the game's content you'll have to utilize all of Rayman's abilities, which are progressively unlocked and used in tandem with one another. Each room in the game offers a brand new unique challenge and a new set of nooks and crannies to explore.
It may have gotten lost in the shuffle of some major releases, but there was no way this unique title would be so easily overlooked by the PixlBit staff. Besting Super Mario 3D Land is an achievement all on its own, but taking Platformer of the Year is an even greater one.
Super Mario 3D Land - Runner Up
After spending months searching to justify buying a 3DS, Super Mario 3D Land jumped on our buyer’s remorse and squished it flat. A nice blend of three- and two-dimensional platforming, 3D Land hits that sweet spot of Mario games - dishing out fun times for all skill levels. Despite what some at PixlBit think, anyone who was able to cheese through the primary game had plenty of chances to test their skills in the special world’s tweaked levels.
Bounding from ledge to ledge in stereoscopic 3D, every moment is blissful and perfected. It surprises nobody that a Mario game would get high praise from our crew, but there is always concern when a game is being pressured to prove the merits of a new system. Not to worry, though: Super Mario 3D Land proved that the series and system it calls home should be carried in every gamer’s back pocket.
Honorable Mentions
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