Post 18 February 2011

By DJSADERS

2010 was another strong year for Xbox Live Arcade, with titles like Limbo, Lara Croft & The Guardian of Light, Super Meat Boy and Pac-Man Championship Edition DX springing instantly to mind.

But which were your favourite downloadable games on Xbox Live Arcade last year? Between February 22 and February 28, Microsoft wants to let the Xbox Live community have its say by voting for their top picks in eight categories.

Each of the games mentioned above is fighting it out for at least one award, as are
Plants vs. Zombies, Costume Quest, Monday Night Combat, Hydro Thunder Hurricane and more.

There are no current means of voting ahead of February 22, but if last year's awards - which saw Trials HD named Best Overall Arcade game - are anything to go by, you'll get to cast your votes directly on your Xbox 360.

Here are the nominations in full:

Best Overall Arcade Game: Limbo (Playdead/Microsoft Game Studios) vs. Lara Croft & The Guardian of Light (Square Enix)

Best Original Game: Limbo (Playdead/Microsoft Game Studios) vs. Super Meat Boy (Team Meat)

Best Family Game: Plants vs. Zombies (PopCap Games) vs. Costume Quest (THQ)

Best Multiplayer Game: Lara Croft & The Guardian of Light (Square Enix) vs. Monday Night Combat (Uber Entertainment)

Best Solo Game: Limbo (Playdead/Microsoft Game Studios) vs. Super Meat Boy (Team Meat)

Best Innovation: ilomilo/Raskulls/World of Keflings (Microsoft Game Studios) vs. Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (Namco Bandai Games)

Best Graphics: Limbo (Playdead/Microsoft Game Studios) vs. Lara Croft & The Guardian of Light (Square Enix) vs. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (Ubisoft)

Best Classics/Remake Game: Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (Namco Bandai Games) vs. Hydro Thunder Hurricane (Microsoft Game Studios)