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2012 Action Game Of The Year Awards

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by Dan Ryckert on December 26, 2012 at 05:30 PM

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Best Downloadable: Mark of the Ninja

Stealth has been a common gameplay element for decades, but it's rarely been done well on a 2D plane. Klei's Mark of the Ninja managed to impress just about everyone that played it, thanks to its sneaky and satisfying gameplay. Crawling along ceilings, distracting guards by taking out lights, and popping out of vents for kills made this downloadable title as close to a 2D Batman game as it could possibly be.

Action Game of the Year: Dishonored

As you can tell by its other two awards in this feature, we really enjoyed Bethesda's newest IP. Dishonored didn't simply feature the best setting and story in the genre, it was the best action gaming experience overall this year. From Corvo's unique powers to the brutal kills he's capable of, he's a fresh new face in the gaming landscape. Considering how great his starring vehicle was, we can't think of a better debut.

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Filed under: Feature, awards, Dishonored, journey, mark of the ninja, action game of the year, assassins creed iii

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by Tom Easley Sunday, January 06, 2013 at 08:49 PM

I don't think that dishonored is as good as everyone else thought.
by Coachscorner00 Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 11:04 AM

I really enjoyed the multi-player on AC3, great game.
by jamesonwuzhere Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 04:25 PM

love dishonored was great and original
by cootsnoop Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 03:26 PM

How in the hell is journey an action game?
by Julehisanvhi Monday, January 14, 2013 at 12:17 PM

Dishonored is excellent. It deserved every category it won.
by Boomer360 Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 05:57 PM

Apart from me thinking that Journey isnt actually an ACTION game... Everything else sounds okay.
by bunnyking Friday, January 18, 2013 at 05:35 PM

Assassin's Creed wasn't that cool. 5/10 maybe. Good concept and art though.
by Andrewt918 Monday, February 11, 2013 at 09:51 PM

Did anyone play Far Cry 3?.... I purchased Far Cry 3 and Dishonered at the same time. Played Dishonered first for about an hour, then switched over to Far Cry 3 and i havn't put it down since. Dishonered doesn't even compare to pure joy i get out of playing Far Cry 3!!!!