IGN: Best of 2007, Wii Edition

My wife and I packed up the pugs and drove an hour north of Philadelphia (1 hour west of New York City) to my dad’s for the holidays. We have “Wii night” every night. Everyone is trivia/board game buffs, so the games ruling my Christmas (during family Wii night) are: Brain Academy, Smarty Pants, Cranium, and Ultimage Board Game Collection. All of which are not “award” winners or top sellers, so take this list with a grain of salt. I am surprised to see that Medal of Honor 2 got props (I’m about 60% done with it and the controls are great), I would have liked to see a little bit more texture and some blood. My dad was able to finish “Slow Ride” on Guitar Hero III on easy, but that’s about as far as that went.

Best Action Game:
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition

Best Adventure Game:
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Best Fighting Game:
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution

Best First-Person Shooter:
Medal of Honor Heroes 2

Best Music Game:
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Best Platform Game:
Super Mario Galaxy

Best RPG:
Super Paper Mario

Best Simulation Game:
Trauma Center: New Blood

Best Sports Game:
SSX Blur

Best Strategy Game:
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Best Graphics Technology:
Super Mario Galaxy

Best Artistic Design:
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Best Original Score:
Super Mario Galaxy

Best Licensed Soundtrack:
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Best Use of Sound:
Super Mario Galaxy

Best Story:
Scarface: The World is Yours

Best Local Multiplayer Game:
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Best Online Multiplayer Game:
Medal of Honor Heroes 2

Most Innovative Design:
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure

Best Use of the Wii-Mote:
Medal of Honor Heroes 2

Best Game No One Played:
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure

Best Developer:
Nintendo

Best Game of 2007:
Super Mario Galaxy

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