News: Game Critics Awards 2005
Posted 09 Jun 2005 at 10:19 by Ashley Jones
It may be almost a month since E3 but that doesn't stop the Games Critics Awards! Find out what awards Nintendo won, all of which were voted for by games journalists.
Every year the Games Critics Awards look back on E3 and award companies and their games for their games that "will shape the future of interactive entertainment". This year there were 33 journalists judging who would win each award, and they represent the following publications:
TIME * Newsweek * Entertainment Weekly * Rolling Stone * Business 2.0 * Maxim * Vibe * USA Today * Los Angeles Times * The Washington Post * Gannett News Service * San Jose Mercury News * Seattle Post * Computer Gaming World * Electronic Gaming Monthly * Game Informer * Gamepro * GameSpot * GameSpy * Comcast GamesNet * Hollywood Reporter * IGN * Official PlayStation Magazine * Official Xbox Magazine * PC Gamer * PSM * UGO.com * Yahoo! Games Domain * Bell Canada GamesMania * Game-Revolution * CNN/Money * G4TV * Electric Playground
Now onto the winners themselves. Nintendo won three awards this year, one for Nintendogs and the other two for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The full list of winners can be seen below.
Best of Show:
Spore (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
Best Original Game:
Spore (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
Best Hardware/Peripheral:
PlayStation 3 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Nvidia / IBM / Toshiba)
Best Console Game:
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo for GCN)
Best PC Game:
Spore (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
Best Handheld Game:
Nintendogs (Nintendo for Nintendo DS)
Best Action Game:
F.E.A.R. (Monolith/Vivendi-Universal Games for PC)
Best Action/Adventure Game:
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo for GCN)
Best Fighting Game:
Soul Calibur III (Namco for PS2)
Best Role Playing Game:
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda Software for PC / Xbox 360)
Best Racing Game:
Burnout Revenge (Criterion Games/Electronic Arts for PS2, Xbox)
Best Simulation Game:
Spore (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
Best Sports Game:
Madden NFL 06 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports for All Platforms)
Best Strategy Game:
Company of Heroes (Relic/THQ for PC)
Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game:
We Love Katamari (Namco for PS2)
Best Online Multiplayer:
Battlefield 2 (Digital Illusions/Electronic Arts for PC)
Special Commendation for Graphics:
Killzone (Guerilla Games/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for PS3)