GameSpot's 2006 Awards

[Ivory_Soul]

I just thought I'd post them all here and see what you guys think. If you ask me GS was pretty fair this year minus a couple awards that games didn't deserve. The reader's choice awards were spot on (pun not intended) and I really liked GS's awards this year out of all the other sites. The winners are highlighted in bold

Special Achievement Awards

Best Original Music
Gears of War
Bully
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Hitman: Blood Money
Call of Duty 3

Most Surprisingly Good Game
Viva Pinata
Saint's Row
The Godfather: The Game
Age of Empires: The Age of Kings
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure

Best Licensed Music
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City
FIFA 07
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
NBA Live 07

Best Story
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Final Fantasy XII
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Bully
Neverwinter Nights 2

Best Sound Effects
Gears of War
Dead Rising
Call of Duty 3
Company of Heroes
FIFA 07

Best Graphics, Technical
Gears of War
Company of Heroes
Tekken: Dark Resurrection
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Fight Night Round 3

Best Voice Acting
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Gears of War
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Saints Row
Neverwinter Nights 2

Best Graphics, Artistic
Okami
Gears of War
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Viva Pinata
LocoRoco

Best Use of Creative License
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War-Dark Crusade
Star Wars: Empire at War
Snoopy vs. the Red Baron

Best New Character(s)
Delta Squad from Gears of War
The Rabbids from Rayman Raving Rabbids
Jimmy Hopkins from Bully'
Zoe Castillo from Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Martin Septim from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Funniest Game
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Bully
Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock
Elite Beat Agents
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories

Biggest News
The Wii Revolution
E3 Rip?
The Saga of the PlayStation 3 Launch
The Fall and Rise of the Xbox 360
Don't Mess with the DS

Best Multiplayer Game
Gears of War
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
Company of Heroes
Uno
Chromehounds

Best Expansion Pack
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War-Dark Crusade
Civilization IV: Warlords
Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer
F.E.A.R. Extraction Point

Best Original Game Mechanic
Active Reload in Gears of War
Celestial Brush in Okami
Gambits from Final Fantasy XII
Free-Motion Controls in Madden NFL 07 (Wii)
Skill Stick in NHL 07

Best Downloadable Console Game
Super Mario 64
Uno
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Cloning Clyde
F-Zero

Best Classic Compilation
Sega Genesis Collection
Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2
Gradius Collection
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
Final Fantasy XII

Best Use of Xbox 360 Achievement Points
Dead Rising
Dead or Alive 4
Tony Hawk's Project 8
Test Drive Unlimited
Chromehounds

Most Improved Sequel
Tomb Raider: Legend
Final Fantasy XII
Madden NFL 07 (Wii)
Test Drive Unlimited
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz

Best New Gaming Hardware
Nintendo DS Lite
Nintendo Wii
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel

Dubious Honors


Most Despicable Use of In-Game Advertising
Battlefield 2142
Fight Night Round 3
Scarface: The World is Yours
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
NBA 2K7

Worst Use of Celebrity Voice Acting
The Apprentice
Scarface: The World is Yours
Superman Returns: The Videogame
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning

Worst Trend
Bad Console-to-PC Ports
Patching Console Games
Paying for Unlocks/Micropayments
PS2-to-PSP Hand-Me-Downs
Release Day Shortages (Games, Consoles, Accessories)

Most Long-Winded Game Title
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army
The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-King
Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra
Rengoku II: The Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N.

Most Disappointing Game
Red Steel
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
Sonic the Hedgehog
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting

Flat-Out Worst Game
Bomberman: Act Zero
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
NRA Gun Club
World War II Combat: Road to Berlin
Terrawars: New York Invasion
The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II

Worst Game Everyone Played
Red Steel
Jaws Unleashed
Scarface: The World is Yours
NBA Live 07
Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting
Superman Returns: The Videogame

Best Game No One Played
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
WTF
GTR 2
Exit
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation

Genre Awards

Best Action Adventure Game
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Dead Rising
Okami
Bully
Saints Row

Best Shooter
Gears of War
Resistance: Fall of Man
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
Call of Duty 3
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

Best Fighting Game
Dead or Alive 4
Tekken: Dark Resurrection
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX
The King of Fighters 2006

Best Platformer
New Super Mario Bros.
Daxter
Yoshi's Island 2
Mega Man Powered Up
Kirby Squek Squad

Best Driving Game
Burnout Revenge (X360)
Test Drive Unlimited
GTR 2
Ridge Racer 7
TOCA Race Driver 3

Best Puzzle Game
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Exit
Mercury Meltdown
Gunpey

Best Rhythm/Music Game
Guitar Hero II
Elite Beat Agents
SingStar Rocks!
Gitaroo-Man Lives!
Lumines Live!

Best Role-playing Game
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Final Fantasy XII
Neverwinter Nights 2
Final Fantasy V Advance
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories

Best Traditional Sports Game
Fight Night Round 3
Madden NFL 07 (Wii)
FIFA 07 (Xbox)
NCAA Football 07
MLB '06: The Show

Best Strategy Game
Company of Heroes
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade
Medieval 2: Total War
Star Wars: Empire at War
Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords

Platform Awards

Best Game Boy Advance Game
Final Fantasy V Advance
Drill Dozer
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation
Scurge: Hive

Best Nintendo DS Game
New Super Mario Bros.
Metroid Prime: Hunters
Elite Beat Agents
Yoshi's Island 2
Clubhouse Games

Best PSP Game
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Daxter
Tekken: Dark Resurrection
WTF
Mega Man Powered Up

Best GameCube Game
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Baten Kaitos Origins
Tomb Raider: Legend
FIFA 07

Best PlayStation 2 Game
Final Fantasy XII
Okami
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
Bully
MLB '06: The Show

Best Xbox Game
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
NCAA Football 07
FIFA 07
TOCA Race Driver 3

Best Xbox 360 Game
Gears of War
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Dead Rising
Viva Pinata
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas

Best PlayStation 3 Game
Resistance: Fall of Man
Call of Duty 3
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Ridge Racer 7
Fight Night Round 3

Best Wii Game
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Madden NFL 07
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz

Best PC Game
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Company of Heroes
Neverwinter Nights 2
Medieval 2: Total War
GTR 2
Enchanted Arms

Game of the Year

Gears of War
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Final Fantasy XII
Company of Heroes
Okami
Bully
Viva Pinata
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
Dead Rising

Looks pretty good to me except ONE THING! Why the HELL did Madden win over Okami in the best game mechanic?! The Celestial Brush was WAY more innovative then some dumb controls for the Wii. These are the Reader's Choice Awards and I was part of this as well so the winners are bold and compared to GameSpot's choce is underlined

Reader's Choice Awards


Special Achievement Awards

Best Original Music
Gears of War
Bully
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Hitman: Blood Money
Call of Duty 3

Most Surprisingly Good Game
Viva Pinata
Saint's Row
The Godfather: The Game
Age of Empires: The Age of Kings
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure

Best Licensed Music
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City
FIFA 07
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
NBA Live 07

Best Story
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Final Fantasy XII
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Bully
Neverwinter Nights 2

Best Sound Effects
Gears of War
Dead Rising
Call of Duty 3
Company of Heroes
FIFA 07

Best Graphics, Technical
Gears of War
Company of Heroes
Tekken: Dark Resurrection
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Fight Night Round 3

Best Voice Acting
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Gears of War
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Saints Row
Neverwinter Nights 2

Best Graphics, Artistic
Okami
Gears of War
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Viva Pinata
LocoRoco

Best Use of Creative License
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War-Dark Crusade
Star Wars: Empire at War
Snoopy vs. the Red Baron

Best New Character(s)
Delta Squad from Gears of War
The Rabbids from Rayman Raving Rabbids
Jimmy Hopkins from Bully'
Zoe Castillo from Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Martin Septim from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Funniest Game
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Bully
Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock
Elite Beat Agents
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories

Biggest News
The Wii Revolution
E3 Rip?
The Saga of the PlayStation 3 Launch
The Fall and Rise of the Xbox 360
Don't Mess with the DS

Best Multiplayer Game
Gears of War
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
Company of Heroes
Uno
Chromehounds

Best Expansion Pack
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War-Dark Crusade
Civilization IV: Warlords
Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer
F.E.A.R. Extraction Point

Best Original Game Mechanic
Active Reload in Gears of War
Celestial Brush in Okami
Gambits from Final Fantasy XII
Free-Motion Controls in Madden NFL 07 (Wii)
Skill Stick in NHL 07

Best Downloadable Console Game
Super Mario 64
Uno
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Cloning Clyde
F-Zero

Best Classic Compilation
Sega Genesis Collection
Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2
Gradius Collection
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
Final Fantasy XII

Best Use of Xbox 360 Achievement Points
Dead Rising
Dead or Alive 4
Tony Hawk's Project 8
Test Drive Unlimited
Chromehounds

Most Improved Sequel
Tomb Raider: Legend
Final Fantasy XII
Madden NFL 07 (Wii)
Test Drive Unlimited
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz

Dubious Honors


Most Despicable Use of In-Game Advertising
Battlefield 2142
Fight Night Round 3
Scarface: The World is Yours
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
NBA 2K7

Worst Use of Celebrity Voice Acting
The Apprentice
Scarface: The World is Yours
Superman Returns: The Videogame
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning

Worst Trend
Bad Console-to-PC Ports
Patching Console Games
Paying for Unlocks/Micropayments
PS2-to-PSP Hand-Me-Downs
Release Day Shortages (Games, Consoles, Accessories)

Most Long-Winded Game Title
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army
The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-King
Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra
Rengoku II: The Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N.

Most Disappointing Game
Red Steel
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
Sonic the Hedgehog
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting

Flat-Out Worst Game
Bomberman: Act Zero
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
NRA Gun Club
World War II Combat: Road to Berlin
Terrawars: New York Invasion
The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II

Worst Game Everyone Played
Red Steel
Jaws Unleashed
Scarface: The World is Yours
NBA Live 07
Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting
Superman Returns: The Videogame

Best Game No One Played
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
WTF
GTR 2
Exit
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation

Genre Awards

Best Action Adventure Game
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Dead Rising
Okami
Bully
Saints Row

Best Shooter
Gears of War
Resistance: Fall of Man
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
Call of Duty 3
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

Best Fighting Game
Dead or Alive 4
Tekken: Dark Resurrection
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX
The King of Fighters 2006

Best Platformer
New Super Mario Bros.
Daxter
Yoshi's Island 2
Mega Man Powered Up
Kirby Squek Squad

Best Driving Game
Burnout Revenge (X360)
Test Drive Unlimited
GTR 2
Ridge Racer 7
TOCA Race Driver 3

Best Puzzle Game
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Exit
Mercury Meltdown
Gunpey

Best Rhythm/Music Game
Guitar Hero II
Elite Beat Agents
SingStar Rocks!
Gitaroo-Man Lives!
Lumines Live!

Best Role-playing Game
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Final Fantasy XII
Neverwinter Nights 2
Final Fantasy V Advance
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories

Best Traditional Sports Game
Fight Night Round 3
Madden NFL 07 (Wii)
FIFA 07 (Xbox)
NCAA Football 07
MLB '06: The Show

Best Strategy Game
Company of Heroes
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade
Medieval 2: Total War
Star Wars: Empire at War
Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords

Platform Awards

Best Game Boy Advance Game
Final Fantasy V Advance
Drill Dozer
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation
Scurge: Hive

Best Nintendo DS Game
New Super Mario Bros.
Metroid Prime: Hunters
Elite Beat Agents
Yoshi's Island 2
Clubhouse Games

Best PSP Game
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Daxter
Tekken: Dark Resurrection
WTF
Mega Man Powered Up

Best GameCube Game
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Baten Kaitos Origins
Tomb Raider: Legend
FIFA 07

Best PlayStation 2 Game
Final Fantasy XII
Okami
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
Bully
MLB '06: The Show

Best Xbox Game
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
NCAA Football 07
FIFA 07
TOCA Race Driver 3

Best Xbox 360 Game
Gears of War
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Dead Rising
Viva Pinata
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas

Best PlayStation 3 Game
Resistance: Fall of Man
Call of Duty 3
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Ridge Racer 7
Fight Night Round 3

Best Wii Game
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Madden NFL 07
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz

Best PC Game
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Company of Heroes
Neverwinter Nights 2
Medieval 2: Total War
GTR 2
Enchanted Arms

Game of the Year

Gears of War
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Final Fantasy XII
Company of Heroes
Okami
Bully
Viva Pinata
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
Dead Rising

I still say the GS votes were better and the stupid idiots chose Active Reload over the Celestial Brush that really makes me pissed! And sorry koten but everyone hated Red Steel it seems.

[Blaksmoke]

I'm biased, but I don't see how anything can top Twilight Princess. This is seriously one of the 5 best games I've ever played.

[Chris]

I'm definately more with the Reader's Choices. Although, I, like Blaksmoke, believe that TP was GOTY. Gears was fun and all, but I like Vegas better even.

But the one that really bothers me is GS picking Dead Rising over TP. And I didn't play Elite Beat Agents but could it really be better than Guiter Hero II?

[[Daniel Primed]]

I don't agree with this one as much as I did with the IGN awards. I think that Tekken should be the best PSP title, Zelda deserves a few more awards such as Best Action Adventure, thats just common sense. But its not too bad for a website that I lost faith in years ago.

[gljvd]

I'm biased, but I don't see how anything can top Twilight Princess. This is seriously one of the 5 best games I've ever played.

eh , i'm barely playing it actually. When I got gears of war i beat it 3 times in a row. Zelda i'm just trying my best to get into the game once a week

[Fats]

I've completed Gears and haven't looked at it since, not even for Multiplayer. Hell, I'm playing Uno more on Live. Shocking really. Gears has been hyped beyond hell in my opinion, great game and all, just not as stellar as everyone seems to be making out.

[Ivory_Soul]

You guys have to realize that Zelda is just a rehashed game with new content. Dead Rising deserved that award more then Zelda because it's NEW and INNOVATIVE and Gears of War is NEW and INNOVATIVE and they are both revolutionary in their own rights. Zelda was really good but we've seen it before it just did it really well. MGS deserved that award more then Tekken because it was NEW and INNOVATIVE and showed that shooters can really work on the PSP and Tekken was really a port of Tekken 5 with additions. Gears of War deserved GOTY and I love it to death. I'm almost done on Hardcore and I'll probably play through it on Insane.

[Chris]

But it isn't the Newest and Most Innovative Adventure Game, or Newest and Innovative Game of the Year. It's simply supposed to be the best, regardless of whether or not Dead Rising is a new franchise, that doesn't mean it's a better game, which is what these awards should be based on. All games today are rehashes, every idea has pretty much been done, and the formula is just changed, whether or not they are continuations of a franchise or not.

I'll take Vegas over Gears any day of the week.

[Ivory_Soul]

Well Gears it technically better then Vegas but Vegas is different you can't really say that. It has a whole different feeling to it and style. I liked Vegas a lot but not as much as Gears. Gears was a game that, for once, lived up and went beyond the hype. Halo 3 is the most hyped up next-gen game so far I mean GS had an article on a freaking WEAPON from Halo 3 that Bungie announced that's just pathetic.

[gljvd]

But zelda isn't the best . A link to the past is still the best zelda game made.

These new zelda's are just to repetitive . I've play oot , majora's mask , wind waker . I don't see whats new or great about TP . I plays like the others . Not only that but there is so much down time in the game its insane. I feel like i'm just running all over the world constantly . with not much to do .

I think almost all the titles on the list were over hyped. I mean okami from what I got to play is zelda with a hacked on finger of god control scheme that frankly would have worked better on the wii or ds . Zelda is just another zelda and as solid as it is , its not spectacular .

The only think that Gears deserves to be on that list . Its one of the first games since I was a kid that I didn't sleep. Just played the game strait through twice before crashing adn then woke up and played it a third time to get the dom achivements .

I think thats the thing . Gears of war did co-op perfectly and I still can't get enough of it

[Zeep]

And I didn't play Elite Beat Agents but could it really be better than Guiter Hero II?

Yes. Yes it could.

[Ivory_Soul]

Thank you gjlvd!!! I thought I was alone on that. And EBA isn't better then GH2 it just got the award because GH1 won last year so they're, AGAIN, letting something NEW and INNOVATIVE win.

[TheGreenElf]

I love Guitar Hero but Elite Beat Agents is definitely on par with it. If you haven't played it you wouldn't know.

But GLJVD, I have to disagree about Zelda: LTTP being the best Zelda. That is actually one of my least favorite Zeldas, with Majora's Mask being on top.

[gljvd]

Hey glad you disagree , now we can argue !!!

haha

But seriously . TP ... I just feel like i've played it before

I didn't mind running around the world like an idiot in oblivion because i could allways raise my stats or find new dungons and what not . But in zelda teh world itself is pretty empty with dumb little fetch missions .

I mean come on every time i had to fill the tears I was like oh great this again . They need to do something else with the 3d zelda. Its just not playing right to me and I'm feeling more and more like been there done that with each new 3d zelda game .

[Chris]

Well they said previously that this would be the last Zelda of it's kind, like I'm sure you all remember, so I'm looking forward to see that they have planned.

And LttP is you second least favorite Zelda? That sentence has actually caused me to go into convulsions. That game was AMAZING!

As far as Elite Beat Agents go, I just haven't had the chance to play it yet, I'll have to go over to my friends house and play it.

[HolyPaladin]

I'm biased, but I don't see how anything can top Twilight Princess. This is seriously one of the 5 best games I've ever played.

More places seem to have picked Twilight Princess as their Game of the Year. I guess Twilight Princess can't take them all. The most noteworthy Game of the Year award will come from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences when they have their 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in a week.

[TheGreenElf]

Hey glad you disagree , now we can argue !!!

haha

But seriously . TP ... I just feel like i've played it before

I didn't mind running around the world like an idiot in oblivion because i could allways raise my stats or find new dungons and what not . But in zelda teh world itself is pretty empty with dumb little fetch missions .

I mean come on every time i had to fill the tears I was like oh great this again . They need to do something else with the 3d zelda. Its just not playing right to me and I'm feeling more and more like been there done that with each new 3d zelda game .

Oh trust me, I am not enjoying the game as much because so often I feel like..."They've done this in the last 3 games...". Unfortunately I haven't beat it yet...partially because the familiar feeling but also partly because I don't have a whole lot of time for gaming lately and when I play Zelda I hate to save between dungeons...I feel your pain with this one. I simply said I don't like LttP all that much either. I love TP a lot of times, but too often I feel that I've done this...

Well they said previously that this would be the last Zelda of it's kind, like I'm sure you all remember, so I'm looking forward to see that they have planned.

And LttP is you second least favorite Zelda? That sentence has actually caused me to go into convulsions. That game was AMAZING!

I've tried playing it so many times but always end up stopping after getting a dungeon or two into the dark world. I was actually saying Majora's Mask was my favorite Zelda and LttP was one of the least favorites of mine. Not necessarily up there but also not the worst.

[Chris]

I've tried playing it so many times but always end up stopping after getting a dungeon or two into the dark world. I was actually saying Majora's Mask was my favorite Zelda and LttP was one of the least favorites of mine. Not necessarily up there but also not the worst.

I'm just busting you chops about it, you can like whichever ones you want. And yeah, I definately read that Majora's Mask thing wrong.

[Blaksmoke]

The only complaint I have about Twilight Princess is that I can never climb stright up ivy vines without first climbing to the side. Oh, and roalgoal.

But other than that, it's completley amazing. When I step into a dungeon I really get a sense of "environment" (best way I can describe it) that I didn't really get in some of the Temples in OoT or Wind Waker. And the story is very character driven, much more so than any previous Zelda.