In case it passed you by, you might have missed the fact that Microsoft recently ran the ir annual XBLA Awards, nominated by industry types but voted for by the public. Lots of games made the short list including Schizoid, Roogoo, Bionic Commando Rearmed and MegaMan 9.
In the end it was Castle Crashers that’s ended up with the acclaim of being awarded Game of the Year. In fact it scooped some other awards too – check out the full breakdown of the winners below:
2008 Game of the Year
Castle Crashers
Best Co-op Mode
Castle Crashers
Best Family Game
A Kingdom for Keflings
Best Graphics
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Best Innovation
Braid
Best Original Game
Castle Crashers
Best Remake
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Best Single-Player Game
Portal: Still Alive
Best Versus Mode
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Congratulations to all the winners!
If you want to see Console Arcade’s best XBLA games of 2008 (nominated by us and voted for by us) you can read it here.
