Golden Joystick Awards: Best Music Game, Child of Eden or Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock?
The ‘Best Music Game’ category may not be the most category of the Golden Joystick Awards that many fans look to find out the result of, but then again the trend of rhythm gaming effected a large percentage of the gaming population during its time.
To some extent it still does and it was due to titles such as the ones that were nominated that the trend still continues to this day.
Nominees
Child of Eden
Developed by: Q Entertainment
Published by: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Dance Central
Developed by: Harmonix Music Systems
Published by: MTV Games
Platform: Xbox 360
Def Jam Rapstar
Developed by: Terminal Reality
Published by: Konami
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii
DJ Hero 2
Developed by: FreeStyle Games
Published by: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
Developed by: Neversoft
Published by: Activision
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii
Just Dance 2
Developed by: Ubisoft Paris
Published by: Ubisoft
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Michael Jackson: The Experience
Developed by: Ubisoft
Published by: Ubisoft
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, DS
Rockband 3
Developed by: Harmonix
Published by: MTV Games
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, DS
Singstar
Developed by: Sony Computer Entertainment London Studios
Published by: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PlayStation 3
To be fair, there was plenty of quality on offer there could be only one winner, before announcing the one game that trumped all the rest it would be wise to take note of the runners-up.
Runners-up:
Rock Band 3 and Child of Eden
Winner Best Music Game Category 2011:
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
A game really needed to be something special if it wanted to beat Child of Eden, which was quirky, visually breathtaking and somewhat of an innovation. However, the fans have spoken and there can be no disputing the results.
With tracks that had the potential to bring out the Rockstar in each and every gamer, Warriors of Rock was the perfect party game, that let one fool around with a bunch of friends, pretending to be rockstars, while not looking as silly as they would if they
were playing some of the other games on offer.
It is a fair result from a critical standpoint as well, especially seeing how Child of Eden had more of a shooter feel to it as opposed to a full on Music game.
Activision may be better known for its Call of Duty franchise, but it will be pleasing for the publisher to know that it can do more than just first person shooters.
Read on to find out what other games came out on top in the Golden Joystick Awards 2011 with Bettor.com’s extensive coverage of the event. More to follow...
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