1UP announces Game of the Year nominees, Kane & Lynch makes the cut

The 1UP Network has released their list of nominees for game of the year, and voting is now open at the 1UP Web page. We noticed something while scanning through the list of nominees: Kane and Lynch: Dead Men made the cut.

By now you know what we think about the game, and you may have heard a little something about a bit of controversy on another recent review of the same title, but somehow Kane and Lynch: Dead Men has made it into 1UP’s Best Action Game nominees list. Granted, 1UP gave the game a relatively good score of 75, proving that they liked it more than we did. But, even their readers have shown some disdain for the game, giving it an average score of 4.9. I think that’s “bad” by their own scale. If your readers aren’t digging it, then why put it on the list?

I know this isn’t Destructoid’s nominee list, and I know that 1UP leaves voting to their readers, but we wouldn’t have included Kane and Lynch: Dead Men in a Best Action Game lineup. Cashwh0re.com might, but would you?

Hit the jump for the full release and nominee list.

[Thanks, JR] 

1UP Network, widely recognized as the
authority in video game industry news and content, today announced the
nominations for the 5th annual 1UP Awards, honoring the year's most popular
games. Voting is open to the gaming public (http://bestof2007.1up.com) now
through Dec. 31, 2007. Award winners will be announced at a special
ceremony on February 20, 2008.

    "2007 was an extremely exciting year for video games," states Sam
Kennedy, editor-in-chief of 1UP.com and site director of 1UP Network. "With
the further establishment of new platforms, coupled with the continuous
advancements in video game technology, this year delivered some of the best
titles to date. The 1UP Awards are truly the voice of the gamers and by
handing the judging reigns over the gaming community, the developers get
direct praise from their fans. We greatly look forward to seeing who the
gamers think were the cream of the crop this year."

    The 1UP Awards were created to empower the true game critics -- the
gamers themselves -- to use their own experiences and opinions to determine
the best PC and console games of the year. Gamers will be able to vote for
their favorite titles, selected by 1UP Network's esteemed group of editors,
in 13 categories, including a brand-new category, "Best Console
Downloadable Game."

    2007's stellar line-up of games has resulted in multiple nominations
for several leading game publishers, including 26 for Sony Computer
Entertainment America, 24 for Electronic Arts, 17 for Nintendo, and 12 for
Microsoft.



    The 2007 1UP Award Nominees are:

    Best Action Game
    God of War II (PS2; Sony)
    Ratchet & Clank: Future-Tools of Destruction (PS3; Sony)
    Heavenly Sword (PS3; Sony)
    Ninja Gaiden Sigma (PS3; Tecmo)
    Super Mario Galaxy (Wii; Nintendo)
    The Simpsons Game (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS; EA)
    Crackdown (360; Microsoft)
    Resident Evil 4 (Wii; Capcom)
    Assassin's Creed (PS3, 360; Ubisoft)
    Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP; Konami)
    Nights: Journey of Dreams (Wii; Sega)
    Stranglehold (PS3, 360, PC; Midway)
    Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii; Sega)
    Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PSP; Sony)
    Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (360, PS3, PC; Eidos)
    Contra 4 (DS; Konami)

    Best Adventure Game
    Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii; Capcom)
    The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS; Nintendo)
    Silent Hill Origins (PSP; Konami)
    Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (PSP; Capcom)
    Lunar Knights    (DS; Konami)
    Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3; Sony)
    Super Paper Mario (Wii; Nintendo)
    Sam & Max: Season One (PC; Telltale Games/GameTap)
    Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney-Trials and Tribulations (DS; Capcom)
    Tomb Raider: Anniversary (PSP, PS2; Eidos)
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Wii, 360, PS3, PS2; EA)
    Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (DS; Nintendo)

    Best Wrestling/Fighting Game
    Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3, 360; Sega)
    Bleach: The Blade of Fate (DS; Sega)
    Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection (PS3; Namco Bandai)
    Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (Wii, PS2; Aksys Games)
    WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (PS3, 360, PS2; THQ)
    Mortal Kombat: Armageddon    (Wii; Midway)
    Fire Pro Wrestling Returns (PS2; Agetec)
    Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 (PS2; Namco Bandai)
    Custom Robo Arena (DS; Nintendo)
    Def Jam: Icon (PS3, 360; EA)

    Best Puzzle Game
    Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (DS, PSP, 360, Wii; D3 Publisher)
    Mercury Meltdown Revolution (Wii; Atari)
    The Orange Box (Portal) (PC, 360, PS3; EA)
    Honeycomb Beat (DS; Konami)
    Crush (PSP; Sega)
    Lumines Plus (PS2; Buena Vista)
    PQ2: Practical Intelligence Quotient (PSP; D3 Publisher)
    Planet Puzzle League (DS; Nintendo)
    Meteos: Disney Magic Edition (DS; Buena Vista)
    Prism: Light the Way (DS; Eidos)
    The New York Times Crosswords (DS; Majesco)
    Picross DS (DS; Nintendo)

    Best Racing Game
    Forza Motorsport 2 (360; Microsoft)
    DiRT (PS3, 360, PC; Codemasters)
    Formula One: Championship Edition (PS3; Sony)
    FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage (360; Warner Bros.)
    MotoGP '07 (360, PS2, PC; THQ)
    Stuntman: Ignition (PS3, 360, PS2; THQ)
    Sega Rally Revo (PS3, 360, PC, PSP; Sega)
    Race 07: The Official WTCC Game (PC; Viva Media)
    Burnout: Dominator (PSP; EA)
    Project Gotham Racing 4 (360; Microsoft)
    Need for Speed: ProStreet (PS3, 360; EA)
    MotorStorm (PS3; Sony)

    Best Role Playing Game
    Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP; Square Enix)
    The Elder Scrolls: Shivering Isles (360, PS3, PC; 2K Games)
    Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (PSP; NIS America)
    Mass Effect (360; Microsoft)
    Jeanne d'Arc (PSP; Sony)
    Odin Sphere (PS2; Atlus)
    Blue Dragon (360; Microsoft)
    The Witcher (PC; Atari)
    Folklore (PS3; Sony)
    Persona 3 (PS2; Atlus)
    Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja (DS; Atlus)
    Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (DS; Square Enix)
    Spectrobes (DS; Disney)
    Brave Story: New Traveler (PSP; XSEED Games)
    Pokemon Diamond and Pearl (DS; Nintendo)
    Etrian Odyssey (DS; Atlus)

    Best Shooting Game
    Rainbow Six: Vegas (PS3, 360, PC; Ubisoft)
    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3, 360, PC; Activision)
    Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (PS3, 360, PC; Ubisoft)
    Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii; Nintendo)
    Crysis (PC; EA)
    TimeShift (PC, 360, PS3; Sierra)
    BioShock (360, PC; 2K Games)
    Warhawk (PS3; Sony)
    Halo 3 (360; Microsoft)
    Earth Defense Force 2017 (360; D3 Publisher)
    Medal of Honor: Airborne (PC, 360, PS3; EA)
    Unreal Tournament 3 (PC, PS3; Midway)
    The Orange Box (PC, 360, PS3; EA)
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (PC; THQ)
    Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (PC; Activision)
    Gears of War (PC; Microsoft)
    The Darkness (PS3; 2K Games)

    Best Sports/Extreme Sports Game
    Skate (PS3, 360; EA)
    Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (PS3, 360; Activision)
    Mario Strikers Charged (Wii; Nintendo)
    NCAA Football 08 (360, PS3, PS2; EA Sports)
    College Hoops 2K8 (PS3, 360, PS2; 2K Sports)
    The Bigs (360, PS3, Wii; 2K Sports)
    NBA Street Homecourt (PS3, 360; EA Sports)
    MLB 2K7 (PS3, 360, PS2; 2K Sports)
    Madden NFL 08 (360, PS3, Wii; EA Sports)
    Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS; Sega)
    All-Pro Football 2K8 (PS3, 360; 2K Sports)
    NHL 08 (PS3, 360; EA Sports)
    Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 (PS2, 360; Konami)
    FIFA 08 (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2; EA Sports)
    NBA 2K8 (360, PS3, PS2; 2K Sports)
    MLB Power Pros (Wii, PS2; 2K Sports)
    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (PS3, 360, Wii, PC; EA Sports)

    Best Strategy Game
    World in Conflict (PC; Sierra)
    Overlord (360; Codemasters)
    Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts (PC; THQ)
    Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (PC; 2K Games)
    Medieval II: Total War-Kingdoms (PC; Sega)
    Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii; Nintendo)
    Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties (PC; Microsoft)
    The Eye of Judgment (PS3; Sony)
    Worms: Open Warfare 2 (DS, PSP; THQ)
    Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar (PC; Stardock)
    Glory Days 2 (DS; Eidos)
    Europa Universalis III (PC; Paradox Interactive)
    Supreme Commander (PC; THQ)
    Universe at War: Earth Assault (PC; Sega)
    Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (PC, 360; EA)
    Front Mission (DS; Square Enix)

    Best Multiplayer Game
    Rock Band (PS3, 360; MTV Games)
    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3, 360, PC; Activision)
    Halo 3 (360; Microsoft)
    Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (360, PS3, Wii, PS2; Activision)
    Unreal Tournament 3 (PC, PS3; Midway)
    Crysis (PC; EA)
    The Orange Box (Team Fortress 2) (PC, 360, PS3; EA)
    The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (PC; Midway)
    Crackdown (360; Microsoft)
    Pokemon Diamond and Pearl (DS; Nintendo)
    World in Conflict (PC; Sierra)
    Warhawk (PS3; Sony)
    Calling All Cars (PS3; Sony)
    World of WarCraft: Burning Crusade (PC; Blizzard)
    Bomberman Live (360; Hudson)
    Planet Puzzle League (DS; Nintendo)
    Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (PC; Activision)

    Best Music Game
    Rock Band (PS3, 360; MTV Games)
    Jam Sessions (DS; Ubisoft)
    SingStar: Amped (PS2; Sony)
    Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2, PS3, 360, Wii; Activision)
    SingStar 80s (PS2; Sony)
    Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (PS2; Activision)

    Best Console Downloadable Game
    Calling All Cars (PS3; Sony)
    Everyday Shooter (PS3; Sony)
    Warhawk (PS3; Sony)
    Space Giraffe (360; Llamasoft)
    Pac-Man: Championship Edition (360; Namco Bandai)
    Super Stardust HD (PS3; Sony)
    Catan (360; Big Huge Games)
    Carcassonne (360; Sierra Online)
    flOw (PS3; Sony)
    Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PS3, 360; Capcom)
    Alien Hominid HD (360; The Behemoth)
    Prince of Persia Classic (360; Ubisoft)
    Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection (PS3; Namco Bandai)
    Exit (360; Taito)
    Undertow (360; Chair Entertainment)
    Every Extend Extra Extreme (E4) (360; Q Entertainment)
    Bomberman Live (360; Hudson)

    Game of the Year
    BioShock (PC, 360; 2K Games)
    Super Mario Galaxy (Wii; Nintendo)
    Halo 3 (360; Microsoft)
    The Orange Box (PC, 360, PS3; EA)
    Ratchet & Clank: Future-Tools of Destruction (PS3; Sony)
    Mass Effect (360; Microsoft)
    NBA Street Homecourt (PS3, 360; EA Sports)
    Unreal Tournament 3 (PC, PS3; Midway)
    Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3; Sony)
    The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (PC; Midway)
    NHL 08 (PS3, 360; EA Sports)
    Rock Crysis (PC; EA)
    Persona 3 (PS2; Atlus)
    Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2; Activision)
    MotorStorm (PS3; Sony)
    Assassin's Creed (PS3, 360; Ubisoft)
    Warhawk (PS3; Sony)
    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC, 360, PS3; Activision)
    Super Paper Mario (Wii; Nintendo)
    World in Conflict (PC; Sierra)
    Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii; Capcom)
    Skate (PS3, 360; EA)
    Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii; Nintendo)
    The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS; Nintendo)
    World of WarCraft: Burning Crusade (PC; Blizzard)
    Planet Puzzle League (DS; Nintendo)
    God of War II (PS2; Sony)
    Heavenly Sword (PS3; Sony)
    Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3, 360; Sega)