VN Awards 2010 Best Game

It's that time of the year again where the best of the best is picked and we here at VN have our own little awards where we choose what the best game/movie/album/tv programme of the year.

To kick things off we have the best game and below are mine, James and Greg's picks.

James
Red Dead Redemption - It might seem a easy choice for some people however for me i was torn between two games and this just edged out the other one by short amount.
Taking a open world aspect and putting it into a wild west theme was a stroke of genius by the people behind the GTA series.
The game stands out on numerous aspects including fantastic graphics an engaging storyline and some brilliant character design however for me it was just the whole open aspect of the game that made for me, getting the chance to take my horse on a journey not knowing what was going to happen was such a joy i don't see how Rockstar will top this.

Greg
Mass Effect 2 - The original Mass Effect came and went without me taking much notice of it however when i saw Mass Effect 2 for the first time my interest peaked a little, it wasn't until i got my hands on this game that i realised that i had a gem of a game on my hands and what a game.
Whilst the storyline wasn't the best it was the interaction between the characters and the variety of missions that were on offer that made this game stand out from the rest.
Just to prove how great this game was i went back and played the first one and if this one was released in the same year then i would guess i would have a tie however in my heart of hearts i know that this game would probably be a little higher up for me.

Stuart
Heavy Rain - I think out of us three i had the hardest choice for me it was between this or Greg's pick Mass Effect 2 and the only reason why this edged out the brilliant Mass Effect was the emotional aspect that Heavy Rain had.
You see these days developers don't seem to care about emotions in games all they seem to care about is big explosions and big set pieces so when somebody comes along and says screw it i'm trying something different and i'm so glad i looked up and see what was happening because this game turned out to be more than just another paint by numbers game it turned out to be something special.
I could rant on and on about the technical elements of the game like the graphics and interesting was you play the game however all i will say is that if you want something different and something that will stick with you more than just the usual piece of crap then i urge you to go out and play this piece of exceptional art.

Thats it for best game tell us what you think should of been best game instead of what we have picked.