Wii Sports nabs six trophies at the BAFTAS, world struggles to care
As a general rule, games award ceremonies are completely meaningless. With titles nominated and voted for by industry insiders, they’re not fooling anyone with their booze-guzzling and their backslapping. But it’s hard to suppress a grin at the news that Wii Sports swept the board at last night’s BAFTAS, picking up an impressive six gongs. The winning categories were Casual, Gameplay, Innovation, Multiplayer, Sports and Strategy/Simulation.
It’s not like the Wii really needed the acknowledgement of the BAFTAs - it’s doing mighty fine by itself thank you very much - but it’s clear that the UK games industry has finally taken notice of the changing landscape. It’s not about bleeding-edge graphics that requires military-grade hardware (PS£££ we’re looking at you), modern gaming is about accessibility and innovation, with a pinch of artistry thrown in for good measure.
Enough with sermonising, those results in full after the jump:
Action and Adventure
Crackdown (Xbox 360)
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
God of War 2 (PS2)
The 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 Piñata (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
fl0w (PSN)
Okami (PS2)
Super Paper Mario (Wii)
The Eye of Judgment (PS3)
Trauma Center: 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 Piñata (Xbox 360)
Sports
Colin McRae: DiRT (Xbox 360)
FIFA 08 (PS3)
Football Manager 2008 (PC)
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 One’s To Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital
Ragnarawk
ClimbActic
Bear Go Home
The PC World Gamers’ Award (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)
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