Uncharted 2: Among Thieves may have won the top kudos of the night at Spike's annual video game award show over the weekend, but the televised event also had a lot of buzz surrounding all the new game trailers and announcements.
Since we couldn't make it over to Los Angeles for the geek-filled gala, we decided to give out our own awards... based on the awards show.
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The nominees (trailer debuts): Batman Arkham Asylum 2, Crackdown 2, Green Day Rock Band, Halo Reach, Medal of Honor, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Spec Ops: The Line, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, Tron: Evolution, UFC 2010 Undisputed.
Here goes...
Best Trailer: Halo Reach
Halo Reach is one of the most anticipated games of 2010. The trailer for the next title in the Halo franchise showed the first-ever in-game footage, which featured a squad and a "Lone Wolf" lieutenant about to embark on a mission to rescue fellow soldiers. It's nearly three minutes long... and it's glorious.
Best Trailer... With Reservations: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
The trailer for the first Force Unleashed was awesome. I mean, it had the Sith apprentice taking down a Star Destroyer. But if you played the game, you know how that really went down (yeah). And while this trailer shows the awesomeness of fighting a monster that eats Rancors for breakfast, I have to go with the "wait-and-see" attitude or face heartbreak again. Like when I saw Episode I and III in the theaters.
Least Surprising Trailer: Batman Arkham Asylum 2
Oh hey, Joker's back? And they're making a sequel to what is known as the best video game based on a comic book character to date? Shocking.
Man, I can't wait for Crackdown 2!
Jesse
Dec. 14, 2009 15:50:pm
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I'm certainly not denying that the Halo Reach trailer was the best cinematic trailer at the event, but best trailer overall? At least Crackdown 2 gave us some kind of insight into what the actually game is going to be like. Even the tasteless Deadliest Warrior trailer had some gameplay footage (as awful as it was).
The Reach trailer simply showed some of the main characters and gave us a small dose of the Halo franchise's signature unintentionally cheesy one-liners. Spartans never die, they're only missing in action? I mean, come on.
fkrnews
Dec. 15, 2009 20:05:pm
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