We continue to pay homage to the wonderful world of game modification. Mods can breathe new life into an aging game, and in some cases, they are like an entirely new game altogether.
Game modification community website ModDB recently revealed their Editors Choice for the best mods of 2010, and now it’s the turn of the community of mod players to have their vote.
The Mod of the Year awards just ended their ninth iteration. The public has been voting on their favourite mods for the past two months. The Players Choice is divided into two categories: Best Upcoming Mod (which we’ll take a look at in another article); and Mod of the Year 2010 (which we cover in this article).
Below is the list of winners, with thanks to ModDB and its community for all the hard work.
ModDB Players Choice Awards 2010
10 – Eleven Eighty Seven – Half-Life 2 Episode 2 / Orange Box
Almost a decade after the black mesa incident which opened up the portal storms you find yourself trying to cope with its aftermath. They came without warning and swept the world. For no apparent reason you’ve been approached as in a dream by a man in a suit. Having no idea of what’s going on all you can do is try to stay alive.
9 – Half-Life 2: Wars – Half-Life 2 Episode 2 / Orange Box
Half-Life 2: Wars brings the struggle between the human resistance and their Combine overlords to a real-time strategy setting. It features 3 game modes: Antlion Skirmish, Antlion Capture the Point, and Overrun, showcasing the Antlion and Combine playable factions. Future releases will include skirmish matches between Resistance and Combine.
8 – Blitzkrieg – Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Blitzkrieg touts an impressive list of new features, such as: more realistic weapon damage system; many new skins for infantry, tanks and wrecks; many new units for all factions; modified and enlarged Commander Trees (now 16 upgrades); new abilities; new sounds; and recommended new maps.
7 – C&C: Shockwave – C&C Generals: Zero Hour
C&C: Shockwave aims to make Zero Hour a more interesting game with more diversity between the generals, making you think twice before you select a certain general, and overall provide more choices, diversity, and strategic freedom than in Zero Hour – all while keeping the spirit and design direction of the original Generals game and storyline.
6 – Nehrim: At Fate’s Edge – The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Nehrim: At Fate’s Edge is a Total Conversion for the RPG The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. It is a self-contained game that is based upon the Oblivion game engine, but has no relation to Oblivion’s lore. It is a world in which neither Tamriel nor any other TES based name exists. The continent itself on which the game is situated is called Nehrim; it is completely independent from the base game.
5 – Eastern Front – Company of Heroes
Eastern Front is a mod for Company of Heroes. Following the ethos of mimicking a Relic Entertainment expansion pack, Eastern Front has succeeded in adding a full Soviet faction packed with unique and exciting units to the existing armies – a feat never before achieved in the Company of Heroes world.
4 – Multi Theft Auto – GTA: San Andreas
Multi Theft Auto is a multiplayer mod for the Microsoft Windows version of Rockstar North’s Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas that adds an otherwise absent online multiplayer component.
3 – Third Age – Total War – Medieval II: Total War – Kingdoms Expansion
Third Age – Total War is a total conversion modification for ‘Medieval II: Total War – Kingdoms Expansion’ that brings you into the world of Middle-Earth. The production has been going since March 2008 and the mod is still well under development and boasts a variety of new features.
2 – Nightmare House 2 – Half-Life 2 Episode 2 / Orange Box
Nightmare House 2 is a total conversion for Half-Life 2. You wake up inside an abandoned hospital with no understanding of how you came to be there, only a vague memory of the girl from Nightmare House haunts you. Soon it will be difficult to determine between a dream and reality. How long will it take you to realize that escape is not an option?
1 – Forgotten Hope 2 – Battlefield 2
Forgotten Hope 2 is a mod for Battlefield 2. It aims to portray World War II in a way no other multi-player first person shooter has done before – with a focus on historical accuracy and tactical gameplay. You can represent many different countries as a soldier and utilize an extensive arsenal of weapons and vehicles that accurately portray the assets available in the real battles.
Discuss the ModDB Players Choice for Mod of the Year on the MyGaming forums.
MOTY Players Choice – Mod of the Year – Mod DB
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