Special Achievement

Best Graphics, Artistic

As technology continues to advance and to amaze us in many ways, it's easy to forget the many talented people behind the scenes and their artistic vision, which contribute to what we experience visually. No matter how advanced the technology, there's no substitute for inspired art direction. This category showcases the most breathtaking artistic graphics of 2009.

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Editors' Choice Winner

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21 Comments

  • Metalhed4lyfe

    Posted Dec 29, 2009 3:26 pm GMT

    haaa Brutal Legend ftw

  • metabollica

    Posted Dec 27, 2009 9:30 am GMT

    @mister_dan btw this certain award is for ARTISTIC graphics not just highest quality and in that respect uncharted 2 just fails it may look greatly realistic but thats not what this award is about! I would give this to either Borderlands or Trine as the former had a very unique, engaging look to it and the latter just looked amazingly beautiful.

  • cheesemonkey199

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 5:24 am GMT

    why wasnt borderlands in the nominees? it by far has the best graphical style i have seen in a game this year

  • Tomrock101

    Posted Dec 23, 2009 5:54 pm GMT

    Uncharted again!

  • English-Lion

    Posted Dec 23, 2009 10:42 am GMT

    Uncharted 2: Among Thieves win this!

  • English-Lion

    Posted Dec 23, 2009 10:38 am GMT

    TWO DIFFERENT COMPETITIONS!
    gamespot Editors' Choice Winner And Readers' Choice winner!

  • Nuggetol

    Posted Dec 23, 2009 6:04 am GMT

    @mister_dan It only takes a few seconds for a person to vote ;D

  • DoomSky

    Posted Dec 23, 2009 5:45 am GMT

    Very happy Muramasa won

  • sambob530

    Posted Dec 22, 2009 9:55 am GMT

    @mister_dan
    BECAUSE THERE IS TWO DIFFERENT COMPETITIONS!!!

  • mister_dan

    Posted Dec 22, 2009 7:19 am GMT

    @webby1

    what's the point in having us vote then? seems like a waste of time for both parties involved. they're taking the time and effort to set up the voting system, and then we're taking the time to vote. and then after all of it, they've already made up their minds? doesn't make sense to me.

  • webby1

    Posted Dec 21, 2009 7:27 pm GMT

    @mister_dan

    Haha what are you talking about. Not listening to their members opinion?
    It's not the readers choice awards.

  • thk123

    Posted Dec 21, 2009 4:06 pm GMT

    Assassins Creed 2 wasn't even nominated for best artistic graphics? Venice is one of the few game locales that draws me in. Surely that aren't penalizing it because it is a real place? The way the artists drew out the colour (ooo that sounded arty ) was stunning.

  • mister_dan

    Posted Dec 21, 2009 3:23 pm GMT

    ...and again. how has Muramasa won this? just another example of GameSpot NOT listening to their members opinion. Clearly, Unchartered should have won if they were paying attention to the poll.

  • chocolate1325

    Posted Dec 19, 2009 7:53 am GMT

    I went for Street Fighter 4 I loved its nice colorful graphics.

  • efc91

    Posted Dec 19, 2009 12:56 am GMT

    Beatles

  • Racer850

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 10:46 am GMT

    uncharted 2

  • English-Lion

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 7:29 am GMT

    Brutal Legend Best Graphics, Artistic!
    And Brutal Legend is a very funny game to play on.
    ^_^

  • BalramRules

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 6:10 am GMT

    Are you meant to be able to see the scores after you vote, coz I saw ALL of them??
    And the next time I logged in, I couldn't Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, was in the lead in EVERYTHING, it was only beaten two or three times by Batman: Arkham Asylum and once by MW2.

  • MarioGirl64

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 5:56 am GMT

    Layton is magical.

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