Ign's overall picks for the best of the best in 2008. Earlier you learned Fallout 3 was awarded Game of the Year, but heres what they thought on all the other games.

Best Action Game: Grand Theft Auto IV
Best Fighting Game: Super Smash Brawl
Best Music/Rhythm Game: Rock Band 2
Best Platform Game: LittleBigPlanet
Best Puzzle Game: World of Goo
Best Racing/Driving Game: Burnout Paradise
Best RPG: Fallout 3
Best Shooting Game: Left 4 Dead
Best Sports Game: NHL 09
Best Strategy Game: Sins of a Solar Empire
Best Graphics Technology: Metal Gear Solid 4
Best Artistic Design: LittleBigPlanet
Best Original Score: Metal Gear Solid 4
Best Use of Sound: Grand Theft Auto IV
Best Voice Acting: Grand Theft Auto IV
Best Story: Fallout 3
Best Family Game: Boom Blox
Best Local Multiplayer Game: Rock Band 2
Best Online Multiplayer Game: Left 4 Dead
Best Downloadable Console Game: World of Goo
Best New IP: LittleBigPlanet
Most Innovative Design: LittleBigPlanet

Overall Game of the Year: Fallout 3

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