2011 TouchArcade game of the week (GOTW): Winners!

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    Note: 2012 Game of the Week Winners Thread is here:

    OVERVIEW :
    The purpose of this thread is to record the winners of the weekly TouchArcade Game of the Week (GOTW) polls, as voted by forum members. You can browse to the winners' thread pages, appstore links, front-page reviews, and also view the trailer video if you are interested to find out more about the games.

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    HISTORY :
    The idea of Game of the Week came from Ap0calypse on 7th July 2011. The brilliant idea is embraced by Touch Arcade members and following some discussions on its [thread=99904]thread[/thread], the first five nominees are selected. These games are King of Fighters, Magnetic Baby, Ninjammin, Sword and Soldiers, and Deathsmiles. A public poll was made and finally Swords and Soldiers (Chillingo Ltd., Two Tribes, Ronimo) was declared as the first Touch Arcade's Members Game of The Week.

    Considering its potential, Touch Arcade very own Superman helped to organize and initially introduced the term GOTW for the weekly winners. This is his quote on the rule of GOTW on 13th July 2011:
    "So we're going to have this GOTW every week. The week starts on friday and ends on thursday. So any game which shows up in US store before Thursday midnight is eligible for the week. But thats just a general idea. In case something cool gets released on thursday (or even earlier) but got overlooked by forum members, it can still be nominated in the next week. The main motive of this GOTW is to have an easy way to find the best games of the week for those who dont follow the forums 24x7. A new thread will be posted every wednesday with a list of all notable games released that week along with the NZ releases of that day. The list will be updated until thursday night. Forum members will then vote for the game/s they'd like to be included in the poll. Since the forum limits poll options to 10, we'll choose the 10 most nominated games and poll will go live on friday. You'll have until tuesday to vote for the GOTW."

    With a new ground rules set, GOTW embraces 10 nominees and the poll shows a significant rise of popularity with a total of 97 votes compared to 37 votes on the first poll. The poll continues to run until now. The winning games are sometimes also the AppStore Game of The Week and they usually are mentioned in Touch Arcade Monthly Best Game List with high rating, which indicates the quality of the games themselves.

    I'mNoSuperman continued to make the weekly polls until the week of 11th August 2011. After that, the weekly polls are organized by Triggywiggy until the week of 8th September 2011. Then Arta takes over the role of GOTW organizer on the following week until now. He's taking a break for a month, starting with the week of 21st December 2011 and currently Echoseven helps to organize the thread during his absence. Since I think it is difficult to track the GOTW winners from a huge amount of threads, I create this TAGOTW Winners List with the help of moderator Red1 as a reference for all Touch Arcade Members.

    Most voted game among GOTW winners is currently JUNK JACK which got 55 votes (39.07% of the total votes). The week Junk Jack, 9th November 2011, is the most voted week so far with 153 votes. In contrary, the least voted week is the week of 5th October 2011, which only got 24 votes.

    Seven games among TAGOTW are selected as the candidates for Touch Arcader's Pick for Game of the Year 2011 (thread) which are Anomaly Warzone Earth, Jetpack Joyride, Mage Gauntlet, Junk Jack, Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation, Infinity Blade II, and Grand Theft Auto 3. The poll is still on and apparently two of these games are on the lead. Will they win?


    RECENT WINNERS :
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    CRAZY HEDGY [thread=117541]Universal thread[/thread] link video
    1st Runner Up - ZENONIA 4 [thread=117606]iPhone thread[/thread] link video
    2nd Runner Up - TERRA NOCTIS [thread=117300]Universal Thread[/thread] link video


    PARTICIPATE IN THE POLL :
    As a Touch arcade Member, it will be great if all of you can participate in the poll to make the result is more credible. You can go to the weekly poll thread and offer some nominees as well as vote for the GOTW when the nominees are announced.
    Basic rules for Game of The Week Voting Poll :
    a. Up to five nominees suggestion per member each week.
    b. One vote per member each week.
    c. Developers can't vote for their own game.
    d. New users enrolling to vote will not be counted.
    e. Poll will be public, for transparency.
     
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    Gotta say, the winners and runner ups so far have been some pretty damn good choices. Pretty cool seeing all of the winners in one place. Thanks.
     
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    Thanks! Really helps to see what I've missed in past weeks!
     
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    Poll thread links, app icons, and everything! :eek: Nice work!
     
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    Perfect. Definitely needs a sticky.
     
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    Updated the list with 2nd runner up and each games' thread links for easier comments on the game's old thread. Hope you like it! :)
     
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    Amazing thread. The row of icons of the winners at the top is awesome, would make a great banner. :D
     
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    This GOTW business on TA has been single-handedly responsible for a lot of cash outflow. :p
     
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    Wow, this is the perfect place to send the people who ask for a new game recommendation! Great thread idea.
     
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    Dangerous thread.. It may reintroduce me to many games I initially passed on and may empty my wallet. ;)
     
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    #12 Agas, Oct 15, 2011
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    TouchArcade game of the week (GOTW): Winners!

    GOTW WINNERS ARCHIVE

    14/12/2011 [thread=116670]poll thread[/thread]

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    GRAND THEFT AUTO III [thread=116591]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    1st Runner Up - BUG PRINCESS [thread=116490]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    2nd Runner Up - SONIC CD [thread=116487]Universal Thread[/thread] link video review

    07/12/2011 [thread=115735]poll thread[/thread]

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    MINI MOTOR RACING [thread=115522]iPhone thread[/thread] iPhone link iPad link video review
    1st Runner Up - CHRONO TRIGGER [thread=115721]iPhone thread[/thread] link video
    2nd Runner Up - BATMAN ARKHAM CITY LOCKDOWN [thread=115536]Universal Thread[/thread] link video review

    30/11/2011 [thread=114872]poll thread[/thread]

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    INFINITY BLADE II [thread=114804]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    1st Runner Up - THE BARD'S TALE [thread=114802]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    2nd Runner Up - ZEN PINBALL [thread=114776]Universal Thread[/thread] link video review

    23/11/2011 [thread=114248]poll thread[/thread]

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    ACT OF FURY: KRAINE'S REVENGE [thread=114166]iPhone thread[/thread] link video
    1st Runner Up - CLAY'S REVERIE [thread=114366]iPhone thread[/thread] link video review

    16/11/11 [thread=113583]poll thread[/thread]

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    BULLET TIME HD [thread=113519]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    1st Runner Up - REINER KNIZIA'S TIGRIS & EUPHRATES [thread=113466]UniviPhone thread[/thread] [thread=113467]UniviPadthread[/thread] link video
    2nd Runner Up (tie) - MINECRAFT POCKET EDITION [thread=113520]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    2nd Runner Up (tie) - TICKET TO RIDE POCKET [thread=113441]iPhone thread[/thread] link video review

    09/11/11 [thread=112918]poll thread[/thread]

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    JUNK JACK [thread=112709]iPhone thread[/thread] link video review
    1st Runner Up - RAVENMARK: SCOURGE OF ESTELLION [thread=112975]iPhone thread[/thread] link video review
    2nd Runner Up - BLUEPRINT 3D [thread=112871]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=112882]iPad thread[/thread] iPhone link iPad link video review

    02/11/11 [thread=112283]poll thread[/thread]

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    AQUARIA [thread=112217]iPad thread[/thread] link video review
    1st Runner Up - W.E.L.D.E.R. [thread=112313]UniviPhone thread[/thread] [thread=112736]UniviPad thread[/thread] link video review
    2nd Runner Up - POKER PALS [thread=112212]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=112219]iPad thread[/thread] iPhone link iPad link video review

    26/10/11 [thread=111567]poll thread[/thread]

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    MODERN COMBAT 3 : FALLEN NATION [thread=111513]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    1st Runner Up - ZOMBIEVILLE USA 2 [thread=111725]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    2nd Runner Up - NINJA PONG [thread=111526]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=111536]iPad thread[/thread] iPhone link iPad link video review
     
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    #13 Agas, Oct 15, 2011
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    TouchArcade game of the week (GOTW): Winners!

    GOTW WINNERS ARCHIVE

    19/10/11 [thread=110824]poll thread[/thread]

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    MAGE GAUNTLET [thread=110788]iPhone thread[/thread] link video review
    1st Runner Up - CRAZY ESCAPE [thread=110814]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    2nd Runner Up - BIKE BARON [thread=110802]Universal thread[/thread] link video review

    12/10/11 [thread=110047]poll thread[/thread]

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    SCRIBBLENAUTS REMIX [thread=109959]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    1st Runner Up - SQUIDS [thread=109745]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    2nd Runner Up - STARBASE ORION [thread=109751]Universal thread[/thread] link video review

    05/10/11 [thread=109245]poll thread[/thread]

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    DARK MEADOW [thread=109208]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    Runner Up - NBA 2K12 [thread=109017]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=109021]iPad thread[/thread] iPhone link iPad link video review

    29/09/11 [thread=108577]poll thread[/thread]

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    SHADOWGUN [thread=108467]UniviPhone thread[/thread] [thread=108480]UniviPad thread[/thread] link video review
    1st Runner Up - FIFA SOCCER 12 BY EA SPORTS [thread=108527]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=108532]iPad thread[/thread] iPhone link iPad link video
    2nd Runner Up - JELLY DEFENSE [thread=108528]Universal thread[/thread] link video review

    22/09/11 [thread=107806]poll thread[/thread]

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    WHERE'S MY WATER [thread=107788]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    1st Runner Up - ANOTHER WORLD - 20TH ANNIVERSARY [thread=107779]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    2nd Runner Up - STARDASH [thread=107875]Universal thread[/thread] link video review

    15/09/11 [thread=107049]poll thread[/thread]

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    MONSTERS ATE MY CONDO [thread=107025]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    Runner Up (tie) - DESTINIA [thread=107063]iPhone thread[/thread] link video
    Runner Up (tie) - FLICK CHAMPIONS [thread=107011]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=107021]HDUniv thread[/thread] iPhone link HD link video review
    Runner Up (tie) - HYPERSHIP OUT OF CONTROL [thread=107019]Universal thread[/thread] link video review


    08/09/11 [thread=106335]poll thread[/thread]

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    GRAND PRIX STORY [thread=106327]iPhone thread[/thread] link video review
    1st Runner Up - jAGGY RACE [thread=106367]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    2nd Runner Up - TINY HEROES [thread=106400]iPhone thread[/thread] link video review

    01/09/11 [thread=105681]poll thread[/thread]

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    JETPACK JOYRIDE [thread=105699]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    1st Runner Up - MUFFIN KNIGHT [thread=105789]Universal thread[/thread] link video
    2nd Runner Up - DRAWRACE 2 [thread=105701]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=105702]iPad thread[/thread] iPhone link iPad link video review
     
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    TouchArcade game of the week (GOTW): Winners!

    GOTW WINNERS ARCHIVE

    25/08/11 [thread=104849]poll thread[/thread]

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    SPY MOUSE [thread=104951]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=113549]iPad thread[/thread] iPhone link iPad link video review
    1st Runner Up - CONTRE JOUR [thread=104955]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=104971]HDUniv thread[/thread] iPhone link HD link video review
    2nd Runner Up - EDGE EXTENDED [thread=104952]Universal thread[/thread] link video review

    18/08/11 [thread=104190]poll thread[/thread]

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    IBLAST MOKI 2 [thread=104233]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=104273]HDUniv thread[/thread] iPhone link HD link video review
    1st Runner Up - THE TRAIN EPISODE 2 [thread=103701]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=105278]iPad thread[/thread] iPhone link iPad link
    2nd Runner Up - DEO [thread=104237]iPhone thread[/thread] link video review

    11/08/11 [thread=103480]poll thread[/thread]

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    ANOMALY WARZONE EARTH [thread=103488]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=103482]HDUniv thread[/thread] iPhone link HD link video review
    1st Runner Up - MEGAMALL STORY [thread=103344]iPhone thread[/thread] link video review
    2nd Runner Up - NYXQUEST [thread=103491]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=103493]HDUniv thread[/thread] iPhone link HD link video review

    04/08/11 [thread=102667]poll thread[/thread]

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    TEMPLE RUN [thread=102671]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    1st Runner Up - FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS [thread=102668]iPhone thread[/thread] link video review
    2nd Runner Up - BUG HEROES QUEST [thread=102608]Universal thread[/thread] link video

    28/07/11 [thread=101949]poll thread[/thread]

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    GESUNDHEIT! [thread=101928]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=101927]HDUniv thread[/thread] iPhone link HD link video review
    1st Runner Up - GROOVE COASTER [thread=101930]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    2nd Runner Up - CORDY [thread=101967]Universal thread[/thread] link video review

    21/07/11 [thread=101224]poll thread[/thread]

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    DREAM TRACK NATION [thread=101214]UniviPhone thread[/thread] [thread=102938]UniviPad thread[/thread] link video review
    1st Runner Up - DEADLOCK: ONLINE [thread=101213]Universal thread[/thread] link video
    2nd Runner Up - SID MEIER'S PIRATES! [thread=101271]iPad thread[/thread] link video review

    14/07/11 [thread=100456]poll thread[/thread]

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    POCKET RPG [thread=105700]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=100445]iPad thread[/thread] iPhone link iPad link video review
    1st Runner Up - 9MM [thread=100444]Universal thread[/thread] link video review
    2nd Runner Up - BATTLE BEARS BLAST [thread=100200]iPhone thread[/thread] link video

    07/07/11 [thread=99904]poll thread[/thread]

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    SWORDS and SOLDIERS [thread=99752]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=99754]iPad thread[/thread] iPhone link iPad link video review
    1st Runner Up - DEATHSMILES [thread=99751]iPhone thread[/thread] link video review
    2nd Runner Up - KING OF FIGHTERS [thread=99766]iPhone thread[/thread] link video review
     
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    TouchArcade game of the week (GOTW): Winners!

    EXTRAS :

    Are you curious what will be Touch arcade GOTW for the previous months of 2011 (January-June)?
    If you do, then you can continue on reading this section.
    Note: This section is just an assumption based on old Touch Arcade threads.

    Although there are no GOTW threads before July 2011, apparently there are threads for Game of The Month between January-April 2011 ([thread=83489]January[/thread],[thread=84988]February[/thread],[thread=86064]March[/thread],[thread=93682]April[/thread]). There are also Touch Arcade's list of Best Monthly Games (January, February/March, April, May/June).

    If we trace each of the nominated / best games on these threads based on their respective release dates and also check out each games' threads for their popularity (based on replies) along with AppStore's choices of Game of The Week, we can assume the weekly winners of GOTW for January-June 2011.

    And here they are :

    30/06/11 [​IMG] STREET FIGHTER IV VOLT [thread=98958]Universal thread[/thread]
    23/06/11 [​IMG] SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING [thread=98175]Universal thread[/thread]
    16/06/11 [​IMG] FLICK GOLF EXTREME! [thread=97445]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=99788]iPad thread[/thread]
    09/06/11 [​IMG] HANGING WITH FRIENDS [thread=96834]iPhone thread[/thread]
    02/06/11 [​IMG] FEED ME OIL [thread=95966]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=95968]iPad thread[/thread]
    26/05/11 [​IMG] TOWER DEFENSE: LOST EARTH [thread=95323]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=95324]HDUniv thread[/thread]
    19/05/11 [​IMG] BUMPY ROAD [thread=94619]Universal thread[/thread]
    12/05/11 [​IMG] ARMY OF DARKNESS DEFENSE [thread=93851]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=93856]iPad thread[/thread]
    05/05/11 [​IMG] FRISBEE FOREVER [thread=93172]Universal thread[/thread]
    28/04/11 [​IMG] ORDER & CHAOS @ONLINE [thread=92325]Universal thread[/thread]
    21/04/11 [​IMG] COIN DROP! [thread=91573]Universal thread[/thread]
    14/04/11 [​IMG] AIR PENGUIN [thread=90894]iPhone thread[/thread]
    07/04/11 [​IMG] MOS SPEEDRUN [thread=90072]Universal thread[/thread]
    31/03/11 [​IMG] DEATH RALLY [thread=90392]Universal thread[/thread]
    24/03/11 [​IMG] FINAL FANTASY III [thread=88408]iPhone thread[/thread]
    17/03/11 [​IMG] MISSION EUROPA [thread=87494]Universal thread[/thread]
    10/03/11 [​IMG] KAMI RETRO [thread=86884]Universal thread[/thread]
    01/03/11 [​IMG] HOT SPRINGS STORY [thread=85807]iPhone thread[/thread]
    24/02/11 [​IMG] TINY WINGS [thread=85047]iPhone thread[/thread]
    17/02/11 [​IMG] STAR FRONT COLLISION [thread=84621]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=93854]iPad thread[/thread]
    10/02/11 [​IMG] NBA JAM BY EA SPORT [thread=83851]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=91675]iPad thread[/thread]
    03/02/11 [​IMG] LEAGUE OF EVIL [thread=83030]Universal thread[/thread]
    27/01/11 [​IMG] DEAD SPACE [thread=82030]iPhone thread[/thread] [thread=82031]iPad thread[/thread]
    20/01/11 [​IMG] CAVE BOWLING [thread=81320]Universal thread[/thread]
    13/01/11 [​IMG] MAD SKILLS MOTOCROSS [thread=80215]Universal thread[/thread]
    06/01/11 [​IMG] BUG HEROES [thread=79559]Universal thread[/thread]

    If you are interested in older games of the first semester of 2011, you might try those mentioned above.
     
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    TouchArcade game of the week (GOTW): Winners!

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    TouchArcade game of the week (GOTW): Winners!

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    This thread should be stickied. :)
     
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    Well deserved winners, congrats!
     

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