Is God of War 3 The New Front-Runner for GOTY?

If Metacritic is used as the measuring stick it appears that God of War is still holding a strong second to Mass Effect 2 in the race for GOTY. With 95 reviews for Mass Effect and a meta score of 96, the game currently holds a two point lead to God of War III. God of War III with only 33 reviews currently ranks at a meta score of 94. With the games release date still a little over a week away, God of War III has built a strong score base pre release and has earned "Universal Acclaim" thus far.

News for Gamers meta review shows God of War with an average score of 9.4 out of 70 reviews. The same site also show Mass Effect 2 rating a 9.5 overall with 327 reviews. Game of the Year 2010, not likely to be ran away with by anyone at this stage of the game.

Tell us what you think! Who do you think takes home the honors this year? Is it Mass Effect 2, God of War III, or is it a game that hasn't come out yet? Leave a comment in the section below.

Mass Effect 2- Metacritic
God of War III - Metacritic
Mass Effect 2 - N4G Meta review
God of War III - N4G Meta review

By William Schwartz on March 8, 2010

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Kaylin
Well I think it’s kind of early in the year to be giving anyone Goty honors just yet, these two games are gonna b hard to top. But, there is a lot that is coming that could. Agent, Alan Wake, The Last Guardian, Halo, Hell Fable III could be awesome you never know, GT 5… It’s a little early I’d say.
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XDLOL
both deserve it….but i like GoW3 more and its MY GOTY/GOTD
but i hope that ONE of them wins other than other lame stuff -.-
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BarryO
Defintely front running. The game looks awesome and the graphcis are incredible, but I think we knew that was gonna be the case. The problems I have with it is the game play and the genre in general are pretty played out. When I look at videos from Alan Wake, that is a game I am getting excited for. It just looks like its full of new experiences.
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N00B
It’s likely that one of these two wins but, you never know. Something could come by and blow them out of tha water. @Barry O Yea I feel the same about Alan Wake oh yes and Agent is gonna be beast as well.
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Shepard
Definitely Mass Effect 2. God of War III is just another hack & slash. Technically beautiful but brings nothing new to the genre.
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Andrea
Mass Effect 2..meh. GOW 3 tops it in every way, so far i’d say GOW 3 is looking really good for GOTY.
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slinky123456
gow 3 has the graphics for sure,it has story it has just the pure awsomeness there,its also just a pure fun enjoyable game.im sure mass effect is also but i woudnt know.also its not a repetitive game for you have combos powers finishers, but people dont know how to play it,but shooters just about everyone knows how to play them just aim and shoot(2 buttons)pretty much it.but i do love shooters but people dont realize its so much more repetative exspecially with all the games in the genre
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John Dixon
ME2 is an amazing game… with TONS of replay value. I have GOW 1 and 2… but I just can’t see myself getting as much out of GOW3 as I did ME2. A great game… but a rental. PLay it, be impressed, beat it. Next game.
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- CNUBBALL_37
  Dude very true. I am a huge GOW fan and have played and beat all three of them but you play them, you're amazed, you put it back on the shelf and it sits there. You might replay them maybe way down the road just for kicks, but other than that the replay value sucks. I haven't played Mass Effect and I am sure its great, but what gives it its edge is probably the replay value.
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redneckwonderland
@ #6
How exactly does hack and slash top a shooter/rpg in every way?
just finished mass effect 2 on my second playthrough. its the most polished game ive ever played and will almost definatly be my goty (unless skate 3 is amazing)
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datdude
Mass Effect 2 has it hands down for me. The replayability, branching decision options, and stellar gameplay make it the obvious choice. Having said that I have been looking forward to God of War III for years now. As great as it is, it does tend to be another button mashing fest which does get tiresome. The replay value is not there for the God of War. Mass Effect 2 delivered on the promise of the first game and leaves players hugely anticipating the conclusion of the trilogy. Hard to make a comparison between the two because they are two completely distinct play styles but for me it is no competition… ME2 GOTY.
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EastCoastPS3
Little early in the year for that kind of talk yet.
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cody
they are definite contenders but i think something else might win it. The combat in ME2 sucks and to me its just boring and the story didnt interest me at all. Thats just my opinion and i dont really like rpgs. GOW3 has an interesting story but it is pretty much a hack n slash so i dont know who could win it. I bet The Last Guardian is going to be amazing.
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dow
God of War III = Game of the Year
Only reason scores aren't perfect is because "haters" like to nitpick. You can't find reasonable arguments against this game.
ME2 was great but didn't pull me in as much, scanning thing?! and gameplay got boring
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