The TGR staff write: "In the midst of global economic trouble, the industry has still managed to churn out many strong titles this year. While 2009 has fallen short of, say, the overwhelmingly strong 2007 line-up, trying to decide which games were deserving of which awards this year has been as difficult as ever for the TGR staff. But decide we did, handing out a total of 22 awards across 18 worthy winners – with one game cleaning up across the board. So here they are, the TGR Awards for 2009."