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Feature: GamePro Editors' Choice *2007*

Feature by The Gamepros | 01/25/2008 | 11:57:52 AM PST

GamePro's editors choose the best games of the year...

What a year! We name the overall best games and accomplisments of 2007...no easy task, considering the quality and quantity of games released in the second half of the year. Many of the following categories had the GamePro editors so conflicted that the winner was decided by a single vote!

Needless to say, every game listed below is well worth your time and money. But enough talk - on with the show!

Console of the Year

WINNER: Xbox 360

Xbox 360 took the top honors among the editors this year, dominating Sony just as the PS3 finally begins to boom and the PS2 slowly fades away. Most editors cited the Xbox 360's superior game selection and Xbox Live as the deciding factors, though many grumbled about the console's persistent problems with Red Ring failures. Nintendo's Wii also made a strong showing, but will interest remain as high next year? We shall see.

RUNNER-UP: Wii

Game Developer of the Year

WINNER: Bioware, Mass Effect

This was a razor-close race that was only resolved through a highly contested runoff vote. We ultimately awarded it to Bioware on the merits of its phenomenal Mass Effect, an sci-fi role-playing game that's one of the most polished, artistic, and downright impressive games ever made. It really is like playing a movie...and for once, we mean that as a compliment. Mass Effect is an extraordinary effort by Bioware, and we eagerly look forward to developer's future as part of EA.

RUNNER-UP (TIE): Harmonix, Rock Band; 2K Boston, BioShock

Innovation Award

WINNER: Rock Band, Four-player cooperative play

Surprise, surprise: Rock Band walked away with the gold. Playing with a full band, complete with drummer and singer, was seen as a hugely ground-breaking achievement by most of the editors. Portal (part of Half-Life 2: The Orange Box) also placed strong for its mind-bending Portal Gun, while Halo 3's online File Share and Forge rounded out the top three finalists.

RUNNER-UP: Portal, Portal Gun


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