Well after a few bumps in the road we're finally ready to announce the results! But before we get to the good part, let's give you our thoughts on your reviews!

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas by Opitow.

Very to the point and concise. It made for easy reading and got to the
point in a simple yet effective way. Perhaps it could have been a
little more detailed to give the reader a better idea of the game, but
overall a good review!

Half-Life by Aberinkulas

It certainly would have been better to hear more information about the
game---I'm kidding! A fantastic read and review. Through personal
experience and memories you manage to paint a strong picture of what
Half-Life is like, while also giving us a bit of a history lesson as
well! A few typos (crap in a tank! which I assume is a typo, but
never having finished it I could be wrong! Then again, after some research, I couldn't find anything in a tank, nor any crab or crap bosses!), but nevertheless a
brilliant review.

F-Zero GX by Allizika

While it definitely could have used a bit more info and detail I must
admit I thought that that was also where its strengths lay. It was too
the point, and despite the lack of detail, it still managed to paint a
pretty good picture F-Zero GX.

Wii Music by waZelda

A controversial choice for a review to be sure, and a controversial
stance to boot! Nevertheless a well written review. The structure is a
little inconsistent, going from the original two points, to a more
traditional information based review, but it managed to keep a level
of consistency in the writing styIe and certainly got waZelda's
thoughts across very well. Very good review, but once again watch the
typos!

Far Cry 2 by sandyqbg

Another good'un, and quite a comprehensive review. Very information
based and dense, yet it is still written with a smooth ****so that
it's still an engaging read. A very polished and structurally strong
review, but some of the wording could certainly use a bit of work, and
a bit more of how things related to how the game played would have
possibly improved it a little, but a great review nonetheless.

Gears of War 2 by gamelover117

Another concise and to the point review, and another good'un!
Admittedly it definitely could have used a little more detail info,
but it nevertheless managed to be an engaging read—that got your point
across quite well—albeit a short one.

De Blob by samusarmada

A fantastic review with the added panache and sense of styIe that many
reviews lack. It not only managed to get across a bucket load of
information in an engaging and entertaining way, it also painted a
brilliant picture of how the game played, and on top of that got
across a philosophical agenda!  A very entertaining review, but
sometimes the previously mentioned panache looses a little of its
impact due to typos, so definitely have a look out for those in the
future!

Valkyrie Profile 2: Slimeria by shindark

I didn't enjoy the start too much, I must admit. I thought it was a
bit too slow and un-engaging, but when we got to the meat of the
gameplay and combat and story you started to hit your stride. You
managed to get across your points very well and in an entertaining
way. The grammar was a little questionable, but considering English is
your first language you did pretty damn well. Good stuff, but I
personally didn't think the first bit fitted with the second, and hurt
it structurally, but the latter was a joy to read!

Red Alert 3 by Blue_Tomato

There's that panache again! There's some humour in their, and a very
consistent and tight structure, which help make it a very entertaining
and engaging review. However I think that perhaps there could have
been a bit more said about the gameplay. It's certainly not as short
as some of the reviews here, but I felt like we were only given a
feeling for certain facets of the gameplay, and that we were expected
to fill in the blanks for the rest, which is fine if we'd played a
previous Red Alert game, but if we hadn't it left it a bit lacking.
Nevertheless a great read!

- Foolz3h

Firstly a big thanks to all those who entered, as all the reviews made for good reading! Secondly a big thanks to Endless game. Finally, a big thanks (for nothing) to iloveflash!

Drummroll please...

6th Opitow, GTA: San Andreas

5th Shindark, Valkyrie Profile 2, Allizik, F-Zero GX

4th gamelover117, Gears of War 2

3rd waZelda, wii music, Blue_Tomato, Red Alert 3

2nd Sandyqbg, Far Cry 2

1st Aberinkulas Half-Life, Samusarmada, De Blob

What?! A tie?! 

But thanks to iloveflash, who came through when it mattered, we are able to break the tie! Here are the results after he's had his greasy Otaku hands on them:

3rd Sandyqbg, Far Cry 2

2nd Aberinkulas, Half-Life

1st Samusarmada, De Blob!

Congrats to the winners! You get this wonderful little tag thanks to iloveflash:

Great to be high on the list  Congratulations Samusarmada.

By the way, foolz, there was a typo in the original post. I think you forgot an n't

You also missed the "i" in "holiday" in the topic name.

Congratulations to everyone who entered, and especially to our highly ranked competitors.   The reviews were great reads, and, thankfully, very varied in subject and styIe.

Congrats to the winners

Have some cake dammit!