Best Platformer 2011 Nominees

Picture this scenario: 18 people gathered around a long, white table located somewhere in the basement of the GameSpot offices. After a tense, passionate, and illuminating argument that stretches on for almost 20 minutes, we are ordered to vote for a winner. A show of hands decides which game will be labeled The Best Platformer of 2011 and which will be relegated to "happy to be nominated" stat ...