News: Nintendo Wins Big At Game Critic Awards
Posted 01 Jun 2006 at 06:16 by guest
The Wii and other Nintendo titles take home Game Critics E3 Awards. See inside for the full list!
The Game Critics E3 Awards are chosen by a pannel of 37 American media outlets such as IGN and Gamespot. Nintendo did a fine job at the awards picking up the coverted 'Best of Show', 'Best Handheld Game', 'Best Hardware', 'Best Racing Game' and 'Best Sports'. Below is a full run down of the list.
Best of Show: Wii (Nintendo)
Best Original Game: Spore (Maxis/EA for PC)
Best PC Game: Spore (Maxis/EA for PC)
Best Console Game: Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios For XBOX 360)
Best Handheld Game: The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo For Nintendo DS)
Best Hardware: Wii (Nintendo)
Best Action Game: Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios For XBOX 360)
Best Action/Adventure Game: Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft For Playstation 3)
Best Fighting Game: Heavenly Sword (Ninja Theory/Sony Computer Entertainment For Playstation 3)
Best Role Playing Game: Mass Effect (Bioware/Microsoft Game Studios For XBOX 360)
Best Racing Game: Excite Truck (Nintendo For Wii)
Best Simulation Game: Spore (Maxis/EA For PC)
Best Sports Game: Wii Sports (Nintendo For Wii)
Best Strategy Game: Supreme Commander (Gas Powered Games/THQ For PC)
Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game: Guitar Hero II (Harmonix/Red Octane For Playstation 2)
Best Online Multiplayer Game: Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Splash Damage/id/Activision For PC)