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Posted on Oct 26th 2007 at 11:53:12 PM by (James)
Posted under BAFTA Gaming Awards, wii, ps3, xbox 360, awards, bafta, Promoted Stories

The results for the British Academy Video Games Awards were announced on Tuesday The 23rd of October. What is essentially a tech demo winning six awards doesn't sit right with me. It may well be a good game but there were much better games in some categories.

Here they are:





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ACTION AND ADVENTURE

CRACKDOWN (Xbox 360)
GEARS OF WAR (Xbox 360)
GOD OF WAR 2 (PS2)
ORANGE BOX (PS3)
RATCHET AND CLANK: TOOLS OF DESTRUCTION (PS3)
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS (Wii)

 

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT

BIOSHOCK (Xbox 360)
HEAVENLY SWORD (PS3)
OKAMI (PS2)
RATCHET AND CLANK: TOOLS OF DESTRUCTION (PS3)
SKATE (PS3)
VIVA PIATA (Xbox 360)
 

BEST GAME

BIOSHOCK (Xbox 360)
CRYSIS (PC)
GEARS OF WAR (Xbox 360)
GUITAR HERO II (PS2)
KANE & LYNCH: DEAD MEN (Xbox 360)
WII SPORTS (Wii)

 

CASUAL

BIG BRAIN ACADEMY FOR WII (Wii)
CAKE MANIA (DS)
GUITAR HERO II (PS2)
MORE BRAIN TRAINING (DS)
SINGSTAR (PS3)
WII SPORTS (Wii)

 

GAMEPLAY

CRACKDOWN (Xbox 360)
GEARS OF WAR (Xbox 360)
SEGA RALLY (PS3)
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS (Wii)
WARHAWK (PS3)
WII SPORTS (Wii)

 

INNOVATION

FLOW (PSN)
OKAMI (PS2)
SUPER PAPER MARIO (Wii)
THE EYE OF JUDGMENT (PS3)
TRAUMA CENTRE: SECOND OPINION (Wii)
WII SPORTS (Wii)

 

MULTIPLAYER

BATTLEFIELD 2142 (PC)
CRACKDOWN (Xbox 360)
GUITAR HERO II (PS2)
WII SPORTS (Wii)
WORLD IN CONFLICT (PC)
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: THE BURNING CRUSADE (PC)

 

ORIGINAL SCORE

FINAL FANTASY XII (PS2)
GOD OF WAR 2 (PS2)
LAIR (PS3)
OKAMI (PS2)
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS (Wii)
VIVA PIATA (Xbox 360)

 

SPORTS

FOOTBALL MANAGER 2008 (PC)
COLIN McRAE: DIRT (Xbox 360)
FIFA 08 (PS3)
MOTORSTORM (PS3)
VIRTUA TENNIS 3 (Xbox 360)
WII SPORTS (Wii)

 

STRATEGY AND SIMULATION

COMMAND & CONQUER: TIBERIUM WARS (Xbox 360)
FORZA MOTORSPORT 2 (Xbox 360)
MEDIEVAL II: TOTAL WAR KINGDOMS (PC)
TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX VEGAS (Xbox 360)
WII SPORTS (Wii)
WORLD IN CONFLICT (PC)

 

STORY AND CHARACTER

FINAL FANTASY XII (PS2)
GOD OF WAR 2 (PS2)
HEAVENLY SWORD (PS3)
OKAMI (PS2)
THE DARKNESS (Xbox 360)
THE SIMPSONS GAME (Xbox 360)

 

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

CRACKDOWN (Xbox 360)
GEARS OF WAR (Xbox 360)
GOD OF WAR 2 (PS2)
MOTORSTORM (PS3)
OKAMI (PS2)
UNCHARTED: DRAKE'S FORTUNE (PS3)

 

USE OF AUDIO

CRACKDOWN (Xbox 360)
ELITE BEAT AGENTS (DS)
GEARS OF WAR (Xbox 360)
GOD OF WAR 2 (PS2)
GUITAR HERO II (PS2)
SKATE (PS3)

 

BAFTA Ones To Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital

RAGNARAWK - Voodoo Boogy
CLIMBACTIC - Carebox
BEAR GO HOME - Phoenix Seed

 

THE PC WORLD GAMERS AWARD
(The only award to be voted for by the public)

DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING (DS)
FIFA 07 (PS2)
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2007 (PC)
GEARS OF WAR (Xbox 360)
GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY STORIES (PSP)
RESISTANCE: FALL OF MAN (PS3)
WII PLAY (Wii)

http://www.bafta.org/site...833A9C06FA92D5E7C903E4DCC


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The innovation one is the one that gets me. There have been plug and play sports devices for years before the Wii came out. I would think Trauma Centre would be more deserving than that.
 
Could someone more intelligent than me please put the line in that hides the second half of the post so that it doesn't make the front page stretch down half a mile?
 
SWEET Crackdown won two awards!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My favorite game on the 360.
 
@James:

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