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POSTED 31/12/12
GAMESBLIP 'BLIPPY' AWARDS 2012
AGH, who stole
2012?!
It seemed to absolutely shoom by, yet looking back on the almost 150
games we reviewed this year (!) it becomes somewhat more obvious
what we spent the majority of that time doing. Anyway, here comes
the third annual Blippy Awards, for games that we played and
reviewed during 2012 (our way of saying that we didn't get to play
absolutely everything, so you may believe there are some pretty big
oversights). Ultimately, it's all a bit of fun, so hopefully you'll
have some as you plod down the page...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST ADVENTURE THING
 
LEGO BATMAN: DC SUPER HEROES
WB
Games
Runner-up:
GRAVITY RUSH
You're Batman, plastimacated. What's not to love? Click
here to read our original review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST ARCADE THING
 
SONIC & ALL-STARS RACING TRANSFORMED
SEGA
Runner-up:
escapeVektor
We're being a little sneaky here, as there were so many ace racing
games this past year to acknowledge. But this lives up to SEGA's
arcade heritage, and we'd happily pump coins into it if not for the
fact that we have it at home.
Click here to read our original review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST CAR THING
 
NEED FOR
SPEED: MOST WANTED
EA
Runner-up:
Forza Horizon
Criterion give us a new Burnout, with ace cops and robbers
plundered from NfS. Yay! Click here to read our
original review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST FIGHTING THING
 
TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2
Namco
Runner-up:
PLAYSTATION ALL-STARS BATTLE ROYALE
Deep yet cheesy, intricate yet fun.
Click here to read our original review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST HANDHELD THING
 
VIRTUE'S LAST REWARD
Rising Star Games
Runner-up:
UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS
Perfect for portability, this unputdownable electronic book with
oodles of brain-befuddling puzzles helped convince us that we won't
miss paper books. Almost. Click here to
read our original review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST MOTION THING
 
WONDERBOOK: BOOK OF SPELLS
Sony
Runner-up:
KINECT SESAME STREET TV
New tech that works as it promises and really surprised us. We look
forward to future content that isn't so Potterphilic.
Click here to read our original review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST MUSICAL THING
 
ROCK BAND BLITZ
Harmonix
Runner-up:
DJMAX
TECHNIKA TUNE
Something to utilise our hundreds of Rock Band tracks
without strapping on a big old pretend axe that's super-fun and
insanely addictive? OK, we submit.
Click here to read our original
review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST PARTY THING
 
ZEN PINBALL 2
Zen Studios
Runner-up:
JUST DANCE 4
On the PS3 or Vita, this is ace party fodder with its classic arcade
multiplayer take-turns action. Plus it's the best pinball simulator
ever.
Click here to read our original
review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST PLATFORMY THING
 
LITTLEBIGPLANET PS VITA
Sony
Runner-up:
FEZ
Sackboy gets shrunk, and still captivates us. Click
here to read our original review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST PUZZLY THING
 
PROFESSOR
LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK
Nintendo
Runner-up:
QUANTUM CONUNDRUM
How can we pass the Prof by?
Click here to read our original
review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST REMASTERED THING
 
OKAMI HD
Capcom
Runner-up:
THE RATCHET & CLANK TRILOGY
We kept coming back to this more than any of the mountain of
remasters this year. It's dead pretty, too. Click here to
read our original review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST SHOOTY THING
 
FAR CRY 3
Ubisoft
Runner-up:
MAX PAYNE 3
Lots of weapons from puny to boomtastic, and a real arsehole of an
antagonist to aim them at? More please. Click here to
read our original review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST SNEAKY THING
 
DISHONORED
Bethesda
Runner-up:
HITMAN: ABSOLUTION
Shhh, we're hunting wascally wapscallions...
Click here to read our original
review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST SOUNDTRACKY THING
 
SOUND SHAPES
Sony
Runner-up:
LUMINES
ELECTRONIC SYMPHONY
Original music from the likes of Beck that builds as you play. This
has the funk.
Click here to read our original
review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST SPORTY THING
 
TRIALS
EVOLUTION
Ubisoft
Runner-up:
UFC
UNDISPUTED 3
Stretching again? This sporty puzzler is hard to categorise, and
impossible to ignore.
Click here to read our original review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST TRIPPY THING
 
JOURNEY
Sony
Runner-up:
DYAD
What was that all about? Umm, we're not really sure, but it was
definitely fun. Ooh, another sand dune - WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Click here to read
our original review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR BIGGEST DISAPPOINTING THING
 
007 LEGENDS
Activision
Runner-up:
FAMILY GUY: BACK TO THE MULTIVERSE
You have one of the most valuable, licences with the most potential
for awesome gameplay and you rush-release this farblunget shite?
Shame, Activision, shame.
Click here to read our original
review...
2012 BLIPPY FOR ACEST OVERALL THING
NEED FOR SPEED: MOST WANTED
EA
Runner-up:
FAR CRY 3
It's back! Too exciting to put down, this return of Criterion had
everything we want from a car game, including the most important
ingredient - such an overwhelming feeling of on-the-edge speed that
we found ourselves ducking when faced with another bone-rearranging
head-on collision. Click
here to read our original review...
Meanwhile, Far Cry 3 misses out on the chockies, but would be our
choice if we weren't the mad hoony car nuts that we are. Click
here to read our original review...
 
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