Xbox Live Arcade Awards 2007 announced and open to your votes from January 22-30
As a way to recognize the teams of talented developers who have together created over 112 games for Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA), Microsoft has announced awards for the top XBLA games of 2007, with several award categories decided by the community. Fans of Xbox Live Arcade are invited to cast their votes for the first-ever Xbox Live Arcade Awards at the official Xbox Live Arcade Awards 2007 website. Voting begins Tuesday, January 22 at 2AM PST (10:00 GMT) and runs through Wednesday, January 30 at 11:59PM PST (07:59 GMT).
The finalists in each award category were selected by a panel of consumer and video game industry journalists, and the winners will be determined by popular vote. Microsoft will announce the winners of the inaugural Xbox Live Arcade Awards 2007 at the Game Developer Conference that runs from February 18 to 22.
Below is the list of award categories that will be open for public voting.
Best Overall Arcade Game:
* Puzzle Quest
* Pac-Man Championship Edition
* Carcassonne
* Bomberman Live
* Alien Hominid
* Catan
Best Classic Game:
* Castlevania
* Prince of Persia
* Asteroids
* Jet Pac Refuelled
* Sensible World of Soccer
* Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Best Original Game:
* Pac-Man Championship Edition
* Boom Boom Rocket
* Aegis Wing
* Undertow
* Band of Bugs
* Hexic 2
Best Family Friendly Game:
* Pac-Man Championship Edition
* Carcassonne
* Catan
* Bomberman Live
* Hexic 2
* E4
Best Competitive Multiplayer Game:
* Puzzle Quest
* Carcassonne
* Bomberman Live
* Super Puzzle Fighter II
* Undertow
* Catan
Best Cooperative Multiplayer Game:
* Alien Hominid
* Golden Axe
* Aegis Wing
* Double Dragon
* Arkadian Warriors
* TMNT
Other award categories that aren’t open to public voting include: Best selling game, Most played game, Highest rated game, Staff choice.
Out of all of those what are your choices? My favorites would have to be: Pac-Man CE, Prince of Persia, Hexic 2, E4, Bomberman Live and Double Dragon.
