2006 Game Awards

[nostradumbass]

Post yours. Categories mostly stolen from Gamespot. Feel free to make your own.

Special Achievements


Best Original Music:
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Best Licensed Music:
Guitar Hero II

Biggest Surprise:
Saint's Row

Best Story:
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Best Sound Effects:
Call of Duty 3

Best Graphics:
Gears of War

Best Voice Acting:
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Best Character:
Max of Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock

Funniest Game:
Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock

Best Multiplayer Game:
SOCOM US NAVY SEALs: Combined Assault

Best Expansion Pack:
Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventure

Best Compilation:
The King's Quest, Space Quest, Police Quest, Leisure Suit Larry Collection Re-releases

Best Original Game Mechanic:
Free-Motion Controls in Madden NFL 07 (Wii)

Best Downloadable Console Game:
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (Xbox 360)

Best Use of Xbox 360 Achievement Points:
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Most Improved Sequel:
Madden NFL 07 (Wii)

Most Underrated Game:
Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventure

Best Game Nobody Played:
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Console of the Year:
Xbox 360


Dubious Honors


Most Despicable Use of In-Game Advertising:
Fight Night Round 3

Most Disappointing Game:
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

Worst Game Everyone Played:
Madden NFL 07 (Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox, PS2)

Most Overrated Game:
Dead Rising

Biggest Bust of the Year:
Playstation 3


Genre Awards


Best Adventure Game:
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Best Action Game:
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Best Shooter:
Gears of War

Best Fighting Game:
Tekken: Dark Resurrection

Best Platformer:
New Super Mario Bros.

Best Driving Game:
Test Drive Unlimited

Best Puzzle Game:
Trauma Center: Second Opinion

Best RPG:
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Best Sports Game:
NBA 2K7


Platform Awards


Best Nintendo DS Game:
New Super Mario Bros.

Best PSP Game:
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.

Best GameCube Game:
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Best PlayStation 2 Game:
Final Fantasy XII

Best Xbox Game:
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Best Xbox 360 Game:
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Best PlayStation 3 Game:
Resistance: Fall of Man

Best Wii Game:
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Best PC Game:
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion


Game of the Year Nominees:


New Super Mario Bros.


Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.


Final Fantasy XII


Dreamfall: The Longest Journey


Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion


Resistance: Fall of Man


The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess


Game Of The Year












The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

[Vice honcho room temperature]

I'd do one but I'm a Nintendo guy so I missed a large part of new stuff this year.

[mo]

This isn't the first I heard of MK: Armageddon being disappointing, what exactly was the problem with it

[nostradumbass]

motakerfan said:

This isn't the first I heard of MK: Armageddon being disappointing, what exactly was the problem with it

No originality whatsoever. Fatality system is unbelievabley bad.

[angryfan]

Worst game everyone played was Madden, huh? Funny, I just got it yesterday for the 360, and the graphics are absolutely kick ass, and the gameplay is fine.

[nostradumbass]

angryfan said:

Worst game everyone played was Madden, huh? Funny, I just got it yesterday for the 360, and the graphics are absolutely kick ass, and the gameplay is fine.

I hate Madden (excluding the Wii version). Simple as that.

[kitsunestar]

I haven't played anything on the PS3, 360, DS, or Wii, so it might be unfair of me to do a list like that..... however, maybe a more limited one, by Genre.

Genre Awards


Best Adventure Game:
Okami

Best Action Game:
Devil May Cry 3 : Special Edition

Best Shooter:
Ibara (2D Shooter, Japanese PS2)

Best Fighting Game:
The King of Fighters XI (Japanese PS2)

Best Platformer:
Mega Man X Collection

Best Driving Game:
Initial D : Street Stage (Japanese PSP)

Best Puzzle Game:
Lumines 2

Best RPG:
Shadow Hearts : From The New World

Best Sports Game:
NHL 07 (by default)

GOTY :
Okami

[Jiren]

Special Achievements


Best Original Music:
The legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Best Licensed Music:
Guitar Hero II

Biggest Surprise:
Mark Eko's getting up

Best Story:
The legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Best Sound Effects:
Gears of war

Best Graphics:
Gears of War

Best Voice Acting:
Saints Row

Best Character:
Link (The legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)

Funniest Game:
Broken Sword: Angel Of Death

Best Multiplayer Game:
Pro Evo 6

Best Expansion Pack:
Half life 2: episode 1

Best Original Game Mechanic:
The legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)

Best Downloadable Console Game:
The legend of Zelda (Wii)

Best Use of Xbox 360 Achievement Points:
Dead rising

Most Improved Sequel:
Broken Sword: AOD

Most Underrated Game:
Mark Eko's Getting up

Best Game Nobody Played:
Prey

Console of the Year:
Xbox 360


Dubious Honors


Most Despicable Use of In-Game Advertising:
Fight Night Round 3

Most Disappointing Game:
Smackdown vs Raw 2007

Worst Game Everyone Played:
Smackdown vs Raw 2007

Most Overrated Game:
Fifa 07

Biggest Bust of the Year:
Playstation 3


Genre Awards


Best Adventure Game:
The legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Best Action Game:
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Best Shooter:
Gears of War

Best Fighting Game:
DBZ: Budokai tenkaichi 2

Best Platformer:
N/A

Best Driving Game:
N/A

Best Puzzle Game:
Broken Sword: AOD

Best RPG:
Kingdom Hearts II

Best Sports Game:
NHL 2K7


Platform Awards


Best Nintendo DS Game:
N/A

Best PSP Game:
Vice City Stories

Best GameCube Game:
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Best PlayStation 2 Game:
Canis Canem Edit

Best Xbox Game:
N/A

Best Xbox 360 Game:
Dead Rising

Best PlayStation 3 Game:
N/A

Best Wii Game:
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Best PC Game:
Broken Sword: AOD


Game of the Year Nominees:


The legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess


Gears Of War


Dead Rising


Kingdom Hearts II


Canis Canem Edit



Game Of The Year



The legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

[Lord Rahl]

I really wasnt that impressed with Oblivion. Granted, I'm not the biggest RPG fan, but from talkint to people before I bought it, they all said I'd like it anyway because its not too RPGish.