I heard you like silly awards, so I’ve got even more of them for you.

I’ve already tackled accolades for last year’s music, as well as my top 15 albums from 2011.  Next up… Video games!   And boy, 2011 turned out to be quite a year for the gaming industry.  Many great titles were released, despite the majority of them being sequels (specifically, three-quels.)  I’ll post my full top 15 games early next week, so until then, enjoy!

BEST STORY

Portal 2

Runners-Up:  Bastion, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

 

BEST CO-OP

Gears of War 3

Runners-Up:  Portal 2, Renegade Ops

 

PRETTIEST GAME

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Runners-Up:  Bastion, Gears of War 3

 

BEST MUSIC

Bastion

Runners-Up:  Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

 

MOST UNDERRATED

Terraria

Runners-Up:  Space Pirates and Zombies, You Don’t Know Jack

 

MOST OVERRATED

Batman: Arkham City

Runners-Up:  L.A. Noire, Bulletstorm

 

BEST SURPRISE

Saints Row: The Third

Runners-Up:  Mortal Kombat, Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax

 

BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT

Marvel VS. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds

Runners-Up:  Red Faction: Armageddon, L.A. Noire

 

WORST GAME of 2011

Duke Nukem Forever

Runners-Up:  Sonic the Hedgehog 4, Red Faction: Armageddon

 

BEST GAME of 2011

Portal 2

Runners-Up:  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Saints Row: The Third