Underrated no more: DS GTA: Chinatown Wars is Pocket Gamer’s Game of the Year
March 11, 2010
For the longest time, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars had been an unsung great in the Nintendo DS lineup, but not anymore. The Pocket Gamer Awards have once again named the best games on portable platforms, and the game received the Game of the Year award. The full list of winners coming right up.
For the longest time, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars had been an unsung great in the Nintendo DS lineup, but not anymore. The Pocket Gamer Awards have once again named the best games on portable platforms, and the game received the Game of the Year award. The full list of winners coming right up.
iPhone
- Best Action/Arcade Game – N.O.V.A.: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance (Gameloft)
- Best Casual/Puzzle Game – Flight Control (Firemint)
- Best Adventure/RPG Game – Zenonia (Gamevil)
- Best Strategy/Simulation Game – Star Defense (ngmoco)
- Best Sports Game – FIFA 10 (EA Sports)
- Best Social/Connected Game – iMobsters (Storm 8)
- Most Innovative Game – Zen Bound (Chillingo)
- Best Free Game – Real Racing GTi (Firemint)
- Best Publisher – Gameloft
- Game of the Year – Flight Control (Firemint)
Mobile
- Best Action/Arcade Game – Zombie Infection (Gameloft)
- Best Casual/Puzzle Game – Edge (Connect2Media)
- Best Adventure/RPG Game – California Gold Rush (Digital Chocolate)
- Best Strategy/Simulation Game – Townsmen 6 (HandyGames)
- Best Sports Game – Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami)
- Most Innovative Game – Go! Go! Rescue Squad (Connect2Media)
- Best Developer – Digital Chocolate
- Best Publisher – Electronic Arts
- Game of the Year – Mystery Mania (Electronic Arts)
Handheld
- Best Action/Arcade Game – Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS, PSP) (Rockstar)
- Best Casual/Puzzle Game – LittleBigPlanet PSP (Media Molecule)
- Best Adventure/RPG Game – Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS) (Nintendo)
- Best Strategy/Simulation Game – PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe (PSP) (Q-Games)
- Most Innovative Game – Scribblenauts (DS) (Warner Bros. Interactive)
- Best Developer – Rockstar Leeds
- Best Publisher – Nintendo
- Game of the Year – Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS) (Rockstar)
The Pocket Gamer Awards 2010 Game of the Year: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS) (Rockstar)
[via Pocket Gamer]