Best Sound Design
Winner: Dead Space
Runner-up: Braid

Braid’s been a big hit with the TGR staff this year, and it nearly picks up another award here thanks to including some beautiful orchestral music and then playing with it in some very unusual ways. However, the game with the best sound this year in our humble opinions is Dead Space. EA’s new horror IP may not have been all that scary for everyone, but the constant haunting through whispers, echoes, and distant screams always kept us on edge. If you’re trying to convince someone of sorting out some surround sound for their home setup than there’s no better tool than Dead Space. This game has to be played in surround sound and even the most unaffected of gamers will feel a little jittery after a few hours on the USG Ishimura.