IGN’s game of the year Sins of a Solar Empire

This years IGN PC Awards had Sins of a Solar Empire becoming a surprise winner taking home PC game of the year. Sins of a Solar Empire also took home first in almost every field it was entered in including Best Strategy Game, Best New IP, Most Innovative Design, and Game of the Year.

Sins of a Solar Empire is one of those games that can make you go without sleep for days. It delivers a unique and incredibly addictive experience to the already packed strategy game.

The odd thing is sins of a solar empire was not the highest rated game in 2008, scoring an 8.9 by IGN, 8.5 by press average, and a 7.6 by user reviews. Seems a little odd for a game that won so many prestigious awards. Here is what IGN had to say for their pick of PC Game of the Year.

“This is a controversial choice, to be sure, as many games scored higher than Sins of a Solar Empire. Yet during our discussions it was the one game we kept coming back to; considering it shipped way back in February that was telling. This is the game that we may have easily played the most in 2008. It’s that much fun. It’s also a game that has had incredible post-release support in the form on free enhancements and additions from developer Ironclad Studios, which proved to be the little studio that could. Thanks to its wildly original and fresh take on RTS and its compelling gameplay that kept us up late at nights, this is our PC game of the year.” Source

Other nominies for game of the year included Fallout 3, GTA 4, Left 4 Dead, and Warhammer Online. I think it is good to see such a highly successful game come from such a new company and I hope to see more great games from Stardock.