Stands alongside Grand Theft Auto 4
At Sweden's annual Dataspelsgalan award show, Mirror's Edge took home a special award this year. While Grand Theft Auto 4 was voted game of the year, the "jury and the people" couldn't resist honoring Swedish-made Mirror's Edge with a similar title -- Swedish game of the year.
Here's the entire roster of winners, along with those who took home "game of the year" and "Swedish game of the year" in previous Dataspelsgalan events.
Winners at Dataspelsgalan 2009
Game of the year: Grand Theft Auto 4
Swedish game of the year: Mirror’s Edge
Swedish indie game of the year: Penumbra: Black Plague
Action game of the year: Grand Theft Auto 4
Social game of the year: Rock Band 2
Online game of the year: Left 4 Dead
Platform game of the year: Little Big Planet
Portable game of the year: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Puzzle game of the year: Braid
Racing game of the year: Burnout Paradise
Role-playing game of the year: Fallout 3
Sports game of the year: NHL 09
Strategy game of the year: Spore
Kids game of the year: Josefin skolhjälp: Bokstavsdjungeln
People’s choice award: Grand Theft Auto 4
Special categories:
Launch of the year: Guitar Hero: World Tour
Retailer of the year: Media Markt
PEGI ambassador of the year: ONOFF
MDTS honorary award prize 2009: Ulf Beckman
| Game of the year 2000 Metal Gear Solid
2001 The Sims
2002 Grand Theft Auto 3
2003 Ico
2004 -
2005 Half-Life 2
2006 World of Warcraft
2007 Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
2008 Super Mario Galaxy | Swedish game of the year 2000 Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter
2001 Ground Control
2002 Headhunter
2003 Battlefield 1942
2004 -
2005 Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
2006 Battlefield 2
2007 GTR 2: FIA GT Racing Game
2008 World in Conflict |
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I don't know how MGS4 didn't win action game of the year, and how GTA4 did. Them Swedes must have some *bleep*ed up taste in gaming.
I'm not Swedish and I love the game, as do many other non-Swedish people. Let go.