List of accolades received by Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Developer of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Naughty Dog | ||
Footnotes |
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a 2009 action-adventure third person shooter platform video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released for PlayStation 3 on October 13, 2009. Upon release, the game received considerable acclaim from video game publications. At the review aggregate websites GameRankings and Metacritic, the game holds an average review score of 96.43% and 96 out of 100 respectively. The game received numerous awards and nominations, with most nominations recognizing the game itself, writing, and story.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves received over 200 Game of the Year awards and is praised as being one of the best video games of all time for its revolutionary playable set pieces, boundary pushing graphics, stellar use of motion capture acting, diverse original characters with great dialogue, as well as the games story and multiplayer being of a high quality overall.[1] At Sony's E3 media briefing, an Uncharted 2 gameplay demo was shown early in the conference. Critics were very impressed with the demo, which led many to believe Uncharted 2 to be a strong competitor for "Game of the Year" with Uncharted 2 winning the most E3 awards of any game. After the game's release, it went on to win numerous awards, including a record eight award nominations in the Spike Video Game Awards and was voted for by fans for three wins, including Game of the Year.[2] IGN, among numerous other video gaming websites and publications, awarded Uncharted 2 their overall Game of the Year award.[3] The game also won 10 AIAS Interactive Achievement Awards including one for Overall Game of the Year.[4]
Honor | Awards | Presented by | Date |
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Best of Show | Best Games of E3 2009[5] | 1UP.com | Jun 5, 2009 |
Game of E3 PS3 Game | |||
Game of Show | Best of E3 2009[6] | X-Play | Jun 8, 2009 |
Best PlayStation 3 Game | |||
Best Graphics | Best of E3 2009 Awards[7][8] | GameTrailers | Jun 8, 2009 |
Best Third-Person Shooter | |||
Most Surprisingly Awesome Demo | E3 2009 Awards[9] | GamesRadar | Jun 8, 2009 |
PlayStation 3 Game of the Show | Best of E3 2009 Awards[10][11] | IGN | Jun 10, 2009 |
Best Overall Graphics Technology | |||
Best PlayStation 3 Graphics Technology | |||
Best PlayStation 3 Action Game | |||
Best PlayStation 3 Multiplayer Experience | |||
PlayStation 3 Achievement for Technological Excellence | |||
Best PS3 Game | E3 2009 Editors' Choice Awards[12][13] | GameSpot | Jun 10, 2009 |
Best Graphics | |||
PS3 Game of Show | Best of E3 2009[14] | GameSpy | Jun 10, 2009 |
Best of Show | Best of E3 2009[15] | Game Critics Awards | Jun 23, 2009 |
Best Console Game | |||
Best Action/Adventure Game | |||
Best Console Game | Gamescom Awards 2009[16] | Gamescom | Aug 28, 2009 |
Best Overall Videogame | Game of the Year 2009[17] | Yahoo! Games | Dec 9, 2009 |
Game of the Year | 2009 Video Game Awards[18] | Spike Video Game Awards | Dec 12, 2009 |
Best PS3 Game | |||
Best Graphics | |||
Game of the Year | Best of 2009 Awards[19] | X-Play | Dec 15, 2009 |
Best Action/Adventure Game | |||
Best Animation | |||
Best Writing | |||
PlayStation 3 Game of the Year | Best Games of 2009[20] | GameSpy | Dec 21, 2009 |
The Pay Attention, Hollywood Award | |||
Game of the Year 2009 | Game of the Year 2009[21] | Destructoid | Dec 21, 2009 |
Best Storytelling | Best Games of 2009[22] | GamePro | Dec 22, 2009 |
Best Action/Adventure Game | Best Games of 2009[23] | GameSpot | Dec 25, 2009 |
Best Graphics, Technical | |||
Best Voice Acting | |||
Best Third-Person Shooter | Game of the Year Awards 2009[24] | GameTrailers | Dec 28, 2009 |
Best Single-Player Campaign | |||
Best Graphics | |||
Best Story | |||
Game of the Year | End of the Year Awards 2009[25] | Eurogamer | Dec 31, 2009 |
Readers' Game of the Year | |||
Best PS3 Game of 2009 | Best Games of 2009[26][27] | PakGamers | Dec 31, 2009 |
Best Action/Adventure Game of 2009 | |||
Number 1 | Top 10 of 2009[28] | Joystiq | Jan 1, 2010 |
Game of the Year | Game of the Year Awards 2009[29] | Giant Bomb | Jan 1, 2010 |
Game of the Year Community Edition | |||
PlayStation 3-Only Game of the Year | |||
Best New Non-Player Character (Tenzin) | |||
The Northies - Best Performance By Nolan North | |||
Best Graphics | |||
Overall Game of the Year | Best of 2009[30] | IGN | Jan 13, 2010 |
Overall Best Action Game | |||
Overall Award for Visual Excellence | |||
Overall Award for Excellence in Sound | |||
Overall Best Story | |||
PS3 Game of the Year | |||
PS3 Best Action Game | |||
PS3 Award for Visual Excellence | |||
PS3 Award for Excellence in Sound | |||
PS3 Best Multiplayer | |||
Game of the Year | 2009 Readers' Choice Awards[31] | 1UP | Jan 14, 2010 |
Best Action/Adventure Game | |||
Best PS3 Game | |||
The "GPU Gods" Award for Most Impressive Visuals | |||
Game of the Year | Game of the Year Awards[32] | Kotaku | Jan 25, 2010 |
Game of the Year (Readers' Choice) | |||
Game of the Year | 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards[33] | Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences | Feb 18, 2010 |
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction | |||
Adventure Game of the Year | |||
Outstanding Achievement in Animation | |||
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering | |||
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction | |||
Outstanding Achievement in Story - Original | |||
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition | |||
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering | |||
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design | |||
Best Sound Editing - Computer Entertainment | 2009 Golden Reel Awards[34] | MPSE | Feb 20, 2010 |
Videogame Writing | Writers Guild of America Awards 2009[35] | Writers Guild of America | Feb 20, 2010 |
Outstanding Adventure Game Sequel | 9th Annual NAViGaTR Awards[36] | National Academy of Video Game Testers and Reviewers Corp. | Feb 26, 2010 |
Animation 3D | |||
Art Direction | |||
Camera Direction in a Game Engine | |||
Direction in a Game Cinema | |||
Graphics/Technical | |||
Lighting/Texturing | |||
Original Musical Score | |||
Writing in a Drama | |||
Lead Performance in a Drama (Nolan North) | |||
Game of The Year | 10th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards[37] | International Game Developers Association | March 11, 2010 |
Best Writing | |||
Best Technology | |||
Best Visual Arts | |||
Best Audio | |||
Audio of The Year | 8th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Awards[38] | Game Audio Network Guild | March 15, 2010 |
Music of The Year | |||
Sound Design of The Year | |||
Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio | |||
Best Dialogue | |||
Best Original Instrumental | |||
Story | 2010 GAME British Academy Video Games Awards[39] | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | March 19, 2010 |
Action | |||
Use of Audio | |||
Original Score | |||
Game of the Year | Gamers Choice Awards 2010[40] | AT&T through Spike TV | June 8, 2010 |
Favorite Music | |||
Favorite Video Game Vixen (Chloe Frazer) |
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