Xbox Live Arcade Awards

[Bryan]

Voting starts March 3rd for the Xbox Live Arcade Awards, and you'll be able to vote for your favorite games on your Xbox in a Spotlight channel. Here are the nominees, with my favorite in bold.

Best Overall Arcade Game

    * Braid
    * Castle Crashers
    * Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2
    * Street Fighter II HD Remix
    * Portal: Still Alive

Best Original Game

    * Castle Crashers
    * N+
    * Braid
    * Penny Arcade Episode 1
    * Schizoid
    * Age of Booty

Best Family Game

    * Boogie Bunnies
    * Roogoo
    * A Kingdom for Keflings
    * Lost Cities
    * Meteos Wars

Best Co-operative Multiplayer Game

    * Castle Crashers
    * Schizoid
    * Bionic Commando Rearmed
    * N+
    * Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2

Best Competitive Multiplayer Game

    * Street Fighter II HD Remix
    * Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2
    * Soul Calibur
    * Meteos Wars
    * Age of Booty

Best Solo Game

    * Braid
    * Mega Man 9
    * Penny Arcade Episode 1
    * Rez HD
    * Portal: Still Alive

Best Innovation in XBLA

    * Braid (time travel)
    * A Kingdom for Keflings (use of Avatars)
    * Fable II Pub Games (retail game integration)
    * N+ (level sharing)
    * Duke Nukem 3D (dynamic replay)

Best Graphics

    * Street Fighter II HD Remix
    * Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2
    * Braid
    * Castle Crashers
    * Bionic Commando Rearmed

Best Classic/Remake Game

    * Bionic Commando Rearmed
    * Street Fighter II HD Remix
   * Mega Man 9
    * Galaga Legions
    * Rez HD