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Cheat Code Central's Reader's Choice 2009
Thank you all for participating! As promised, here are the results for CheatCC's 2009 Readers' Choice Awards. Looks like we have a few things in common!
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Best Action Game
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| Afro Samurai | 4.75% |
| Brutal Legend | 15.55% |
| Madworld | 5.56% |
| Red Faction: Guerrilla | 15.71% |
| Resident Evil 5 | 51.55% |
| WET | 6.87% |
Best Adventure Game
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| Assassins Creed 2 | 48.64% |
| Batman: Arkham Asylum | 14.08% |
| inFAMOUS | 4.48% |
| Prototype | 6.56% |
| The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | 3.84% |
| Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | 22.40% |
Best Arcade-Style Game
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| Big Bang Mini | 1.25% |
| Bit.Trip Void | 1.96% |
| Katamari Forever | 7.49% |
| Marvel vs. Capcom | 59.54% |
| Pinball Hall of Fame | 5.17% |
| Punch-Out!! | 24.60% |
Best Fighting / Wrestling Game
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| BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger | 4.93% |
| Dissidia: Final Fantasy | 15.48% |
| Street Fighter IV | 5.44% |
| Tekken 6 | 51.87% |
| UFC 2009 Undisputed | 15.14% |
| WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 | 7.14% |
Best FPS / Shooter Game
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| Borderlands | 10.95% |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | 64.41% |
| Halo 3: ODST | 6.76% |
| Killzone 2 | 8.70% |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | 8.05% |
| Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising | 1.13% |
Best Horror Game
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| Dead Space Extraction | 4.03% |
| F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin | 19.66% |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | 36.64% |
| Resident Evil 5 | 27.06% |
| Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles | 4.37% |
| Silent Hill: Shattered Memories | 8.24% |
Best Licensed Game
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| Batman: Arkham Asylum | 65.95% |
| Ghostbusters: The Video Game | 5.45% |
| LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues | 4.96% |
| Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 | 6.94% |
| The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena | 6.12% |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | 10.58% |
Best M.M.O. Game
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| AION | 16.67% |
| Battlefield Heroes | 28.98% |
| Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall | 16.86% |
| Champions Online | 13.64% |
| Dungeons & Dragons Online | 13.26% |
| Free Realms | 10.61% |
Best Music / Rythm
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| Band Hero | 5.24% |
| DJ Hero | 20.77% |
| Guitar Hero 5 | 42.06% |
| Rhythm Heaven | 1.40% |
| Rock Band Unplugged | 6.98% |
| The Beatles Rock Band | 23.56% |
Best Party / Family
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| 1 Vs.100 | 20.39% |
| Boom Blox Bash Party | 5.32% |
| Hasbro Family Game Night | 5.67% |
| Monopoly | 20.57% |
| Trivial Pursuit | 3.55% |
| Wii Sports Resort | 44.50% |
Best Platform Game
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| A Boy and his Blob | 1.91% |
| LittleBigPlanet | 21.53% |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 35.24% |
| Rabbids Go Home | 1.91% |
| Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time | 24.83% |
| Shadow Complex | 14.58% |
Best Puzzle / Brain Game
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| Crayon Physics Deluxe | 4.87% |
| Critter Crunch | 16.10% |
| Heroes of Might and Magic | 10.86% |
| Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box | 18.16% |
| Rabbids Go Home | 18.91% |
| Scribblenauts | 31.09% |
Best Racing Game
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| Drift 2 | 11.11% |
| Forza MotorSport 3 | 27.24% |
| Gran Turismo | 12.01% |
| Motorstorm: Arctic Edge | 3.94% |
| Need for Speed NITRO | 6.27% |
| Need for Speed SHIFT | 39.43% |
Best Remake Game
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| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex Edition | 27.18% |
| God of War Collection | 51.22% |
| New Play Control! Pikmin | 1.92% |
| Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 | 13.24% |
| PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe | 0.70% |
| The Secret of Monkey Island | 5.75% |
Best RPG Game
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| Borderlands | 51.83% |
| Demons Souls | 18.50% |
| Little Kings Story | 0.87% |
| Mario & Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story | 21.29% |
| Star Ocean IV | 7.50% |
| Dragon Age Origins* Due to a technical problem, this game wasn't on the list. Our apologies! |
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Best Sports Game
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| FIFA Soccer 10 | 25.68% |
| Fight Night Round 4 | 18.94% |
| Madden NFL 10 | 34.43% |
| MLB 09: The Show | 4.92% |
| NCAA Football 10 | 3.64% |
| NHL 10 | 12.39% |
Best Strategy / Simulation
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| Demigod | 4.81% |
| Empire: Total War | 10.52% |
| Halo Wars | 47.95% |
| Tom Clancys HAWX | 25.31% |
| Tropico 3 | 3.57% |
| Warhammer 40,000 | 7.84% |
Best PC Game
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| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | 39.97% |
| Dragon Age: Origins | 19.20% |
| Empire: Total War | 3.14% |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | 15.36% |
| The Sims 3 | 20.07% |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II | 2.27% |
Best PS3 Game
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| Demons Souls | 4.50% |
| inFAMOUS | 13.67% |
| Killzone 2 | 13.15% |
| Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 | 4.33% |
| Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time | 6.92% |
| Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | 57.44% |
Best Wii Game
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| Dead Space Extraction | 16.88% |
| Little Kings Story | 3.23% |
| Madworld | 11.67% |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 49.19% |
| Punch-Out!! | 4.67% |
| Wii Sports Resort | 14.36% |
Best XBOX 360 Games
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| Forza Motorsport 3 | 8.42% |
| Halo 3: ODST | 37.89% |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | 41.05% |
| Ninja Blade | 4.04% |
| Shadow Complex | 2.63% |
| Star Ocean IV: The Last Hope | 5.96% |
Best PSP Game
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| Dissidia: Final Fantasy | 15.45% |
| Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | 24.18% |
| Half-Minute Hero | 0.73% |
| LittleBigPlanet | 33.82% |
| Resistance: Retribution | 13.64% |
| Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny | 12.18% |
Best DS Game
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| Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | 35.58% |
| Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure | 0.36% |
| Mario & Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story | 23.91% |
| Scribblenauts | 13.14% |
| Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor | 3.65% |
| The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | 23.36% |
Best Downloadable Game
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| Battlefield 1943 | 48.41% |
| Fat Princess | 10.45% |
| Flower | 10.49% |
| PixelJunk Shooter | 4.49% |
| Shadow Complex | 17.20% |
| Splosion Man | 8.97% |
Best Expansion / Downloadable Content
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| Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned | 19.79% |
| Call of Duty: World at War: Map Packs | 31.52% |
| Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost & Damned | 30.47% |
| Left 4 Dead: Crash Course | 10.86% |
| The Sims 3: World Adventures | 7.36% |
Best Graphics
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| Assassins Creed 2 | 25.75% |
| Batman: Arkham Assylum | 12.29% |
| Borderlands | 1.99% |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | 23.75% |
| Flower | 1.83% |
| Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | 34.39% |
Best Sound
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| Assassins Creed 2 | 25.46% |
| Batman: Arkham Assylum | 11.15% |
| Brutal Legend | 8.65% |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | 30.28% |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 5.99% |
| Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | 18.47% |
Best New Characters
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| Alex Mercer | 11.19% |
| Clap Traps | 8.47% |
| Cole McGrath | 11.69% |
| Eddie Riggs | 9.66% |
| Ezio | 55.42% |
| Rubi Malone | 3.56% |
Best Returning Character
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| Batman | 20.40% |
| Chris Redfield | 13.04% |
| Clank | 4.35% |
| Mario | 10.37% |
| Nathan Drake | 20.90% |
| Soap MacTavish | 30.94% |
Most Creative / Innovative Game
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| Flower | 20.87% |
| Madworld | 10.34% |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 30.67% |
| PixelJunk Shooter | 5.63% |
| Scribblenauts | 18.51% |
| Youre in the Movies | 13.97% |
Game of the Year
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| Assassins Creed 2 | 23.67% |
| Batman: Arkham Assylum | 5.96% |
| Borderlands | 3.54% |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | 30.92% |
| Dragon Age: Origins | 5.15% |
| inFAMOUS | 1.61% |
| Killzone 2 | 0.48% |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 4.35% |
| Prototype | 1.61% |
| Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | 22.71% |
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