- Name
- Spike Video Game Awards 2009
- Aliases
- Spike 2009,Video Game Awards 2009,Spike VGA 2009,VGA 2009
Spike Video Game Awards 2009
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2009.
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Overview
The seventh annual Video Game Awards were held on December 12th, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. They were the first Video Game Awards to not have a main host.
Nominees
Game of the Year
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog, Inc. / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
Assassin’s Creed II – Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Entertainment (Company)
Batman: Arkham Asylum – Rocksteady Studios Ltd (Company) / Eidos Interactive (Company) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward (Company) / Activision (Company)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Game) – Valve Corporation (Company) / Valve Corporation (Company)
Studio of the Year
Rocksteady Studios Ltd (Company)
Best Independent Game Fueled by Dew
flower
flower – thatgamecompany (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
‘Splosion Man – Twisted Pixel Games (Company) / Twisted Pixel Games (Company)
Osmos (Game) – Hemisphere Games (Company)
Trials HD (Game) – RedLynx Ltd (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios
Best Xbox 360 Game
Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2 (Game) – Valve Corporation (Company) / Valve Corporation (Company)
Batman: Arkham Asylum – Rocksteady Studios Ltd (Company) / Eidos Interactive (Company)
Halo 3: ODST – Bungie Studios / Microsoft Game Studios
Forza Motorsport 3 (Game) – Turn 10 Studios (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios
Best PS3 Game
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog, Inc. / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
inFAMOUS – Sucker Punch (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
Killzone 2 (Game) – Guerrilla Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
Ratchet andamp;amp; Clank Future: A Crack in Time – Insomniac Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
Best Wii Game
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii – Nintendo EAD (Company) / Nintendo (Company)
MadWorld (Game) – PlatinumGames (Company) / Sega (Company)
Punch-Out!!– Next Level Games, Inc. / Nintendo (Company)
Wii Sports Resort (Game) – Nintendo EAD (Company) / Nintendo (Company)
Best PC Game
Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Origins – BioWare (Company) / EA Games (Company)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Game) – Valve Corporation (Company) / Valve Corporation (Company)
Plants vs. Zombies – PopCap Games, Inc. / PopCap Games, Inc.
The Sims 3 (Game) – Maxis Software (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)
Best Handheld Game
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars – Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company)
Mario andamp;amp; Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story – AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd. / Nintendo (Company)
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (Game) – Level-5 Inc. / Nintendo (Company)
Scribblenauts (Game) – 5th Cell Media (Company) / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Best Shooter
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward (Company) / Activision (Company)
Halo 3: ODST – Bungie Studios / Microsoft Game Studios
Killzone 2 (Game) – Guerrilla Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
Left 4 Dead 2 (Game) – Valve Corporation (Company) / Valve Corporation (Company)
Best Fighting Game
Street Fighter IV
Street Fighter IV (Game) – Capcom (Company) / Capcom (Company)
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger – Arc System Works Co., Ltd. / Aksys Games (Company)
Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny – Project Soul (Company) / Namco Bandai Games Inc.
Tekken 6 (Game) – Namco Bandai Games Inc. / Namco Bandai Games Inc.
Best Action Adventure Game
Assassin's Creed II
Assassin’s Creed II – Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Entertainment (Company)
Batman: Arkham Asylum – Rocksteady Studios Ltd (Company) / Eidos Interactive (Company)
Brütal Legend – Double Fine Productions, Inc. / Electronic Arts (Company)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog, Inc. / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
Best RPG
Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Origins – BioWare (Company) / EA Games (Company)
Borderlands (Game) – Gearbox Software LLC (Company) / 2K Games (Company)
Demon’s Souls – FromSoftware, Inc. / Atlus U.S.A., Inc
Mario andamp;amp; Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story – AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd. / Nintendo (Company)
Best Multi-Player Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward (Company) / Activision (Company)
Borderlands (Game) – Gearbox Software LLC (Company) / 2K Games (Company)
Halo 3: ODST – Bungie Studios / Microsoft Game Studios
Left 4 Dead 2 (Game) – Valve Corporation (Company) / Valve Corporation (Company)
Best Individual Sports Game
UFC 2009 Undisputed
UFC 2009 Undisputed (Game) – Yuke’s Co. Ltd. / THQ (Company)
Fight Night Round 4 (Game)– EA Canada (Company) / EA Sports (Company)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Game) – EA Tiburon (Company) / EA Sports (Company)
Wii Sports Resort (Game) – Nintendo EAD (Company) / Nintendo (Company)
Best Team Sports Game
NHL 10
NHL 10 (Game) – EA Canada (Company) / EA Sports (Company)
FIFA 10 (Game) – EA Canada (Company) / EA Sports (Company)
Madden NFL 10 (Game) – EA Tiburon (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)
NBA 2K10 (Game) – Visual Concepts (Company) / 2K Games (Company)
Best Driving Game
Forza Motorsport 3
Forza Motorsport 3 (Game) – Turn 10 Studios (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios
DiRT 2 (Game) – Codemasters (Company) / Codemasters (Company)
Gran Turismo – Polyphony Digital Inc. / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
Need for Speed: SHIFT – Slightly Mad Studios (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)
Best Music Game
The Beatles: Rock Band
The Beatles: Rock Band– Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. / MTV Games (Company)
DJ Hero (Game) – FreeStyleGames Ltd. / Activision (Company)
Guitar Hero 5 (Game) – Neversoft Entertainment (Company) / Activision Blizzard, Inc.
LEGO Rock Band (Game) – Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Best Soundtrack
DJ Hero
DJ Hero (Game) – FreeStyleGames Ltd. / Activision (Company)
Brütal Legend – Double Fine Productions, Inc. / Electronic Arts (Company)
Guitar Hero 5 (Game) – Neversoft Entertainment (Company) / Activision Blizzard, Inc.
The Beatles: Rock Band – Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. / MTV Games (Company)
Best Original Score
Halo 3: ODST
Halo 3: ODST – Bungie Studios / Microsoft Game Studios
Assassin’s Creed II – Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Entertainment (Company)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward (Company) / Activision (Company)
Best Graphics
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog, Inc. / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
Batman: Arkham Asylum – Rocksteady Studios Ltd (Company) / Eidos Interactive (Company)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward (Company) / Activision (Company)
Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show
South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play! – South Park Digital Studios (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios
Ghostbusters: The Video Game – Terminal Reality, Inc. / Atari SA (Company)
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena – Starbreeze Studios AB (Company) / Atari SA (Company)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine – Raven Software (Company) / Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Best Performance by a Human Female
Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes
Megan Fox (Person) as Mikaela Banes in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Eliza Dushku (Person) as Rubi Malone (Character) in Wet
Kristen Bell (Person) as Lucy Stillman (Character) in Assassin’s Creed II
Tricia Helfer (Person) as Dare (Character) in Halo 3: ODST
Best Performance by a Human Male
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
Hugh Jackman (Person) as Wolverine (Character) in X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Bill Murray (Person) as Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Samuel L. Jackson as Afro Samurai (Character) in Afro Samurai (Game) Shia LaBeouf (Person) as Sam Witwicky in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Vin Diesel (Person) as Richard B. Riddick in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Best Cast
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine – Raven Software (Company) / Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Brütal Legend – Double Fine Productions, Inc. / Electronic Arts (Company)
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard – Vicious Cycle Software, Inc. / D3 Publisher Inc. Ghostbusters: The Video Game – Terminal Reality, Inc. / Atari SA (Company)
South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play! – South Park Digital Studios (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios
Best Voice
Jack Black as Eddie Riggs
Jack Black (Person) as Eddie Riggs (Character) in Brütal Legend
Arleen Sorkin (Person) as Harley Quinn (Character) in Batman: Arkham Asylum
Claudia Black (Person) as Chloe Frazer (Character) in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Mark Hamill (Person) as The Joker (Character) in Batman: Arkham Asylum
Nolan North (Person) as Nathan Drake (Character) in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Downloadable Game
Shadow Complex
Shadow Complex (Game) – Chair Entertainment (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios
Battlefield 1943 (Game) – DICE (Company) / EA Games (Company)
Fat Princess (Game) – Titan Studios (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
Best DLC
The Ballad of Gay Tony
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Most Anticipated Game
God of War III
God of War III (Game) – SCE Studio Santa Monica / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated