The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences award winners are in. For the uninspired, the AIAS is to Video Games what the Oscars are to Movies. # Overall Game of the Year - Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios) # Console Game of the Year - Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios) # Computer Game of the Year - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda Softworks/2K Games) # Outstanding Innovation in Gaming - Wii Sports (Nintendo/Nintendo) # Handheld Game of the Year - Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day (Nintendo/Nintendo) # Outstanding Achievement in Animation - Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios) # Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction - Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios) # Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack - Guitar Hero 2 (Harmonix/Activision/Red Octane) # Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition - LocoRoco (Sony Computer Entertainment/Sony Computer Entertainment) # Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design - Call of Duty 3 (Treyarch/Activision # Outstanding Character Performance - Male - Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios) # Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Female - Viva Piñata (Rare/Microsoft Game Studios) # Outstanding Achievement in Story and Character Development - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo/Nintendo) # Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering - Wii Sports (Nintendo/Nintendo) # Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play - Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios) # Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering - Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios) # Outstanding Achievement in Game Design - Wii Sports (Nintendo/Nintendo) # Sports Game of the Year - Tony Hawk's Project 8 (Neversoft Entertainment/Activision) # Strategy Game of the Year - Company of Heroes (Relic/THQ) # First-Person Action Game of the Year - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft) # Fighting Game of the Year - Fight Night Round 3 (EA Sports/Electronic Arts) # Racing Game of the Year - Burnout Revenge (Criterion Games/Electronic Arts) # Role-Playing Game of the Year - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda Softworks/2K Games) # Children's Game of the Year - LocoRoco (Sony Computer Entertainment/Sony Computer Entertainment) # Action/Adventure Game of the Year - Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios) # Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year - Guild Wars: Nightfall (Arena Net/NCsoft) # Family Game of the Year - Guitar Hero 2 (Harmonix/Activision/Red Octane) # Simulation Game of the Year - Microsoft Flight Simulator X (Microsoft Game Studios/Microsoft Game Studios) # Downloadable Game of the Year - Bookworm Adventures (PopCap/PopCap) # Mobile Game of the Year - Orcs and Elves (Fountainhead Entertainment/Electronic Arts Mobile
I'm pretty sure I am going to get flamed, but... I thought Gears didn't deserve most of those awards. In my perfectly worthless opinion, I thought Okami, Zelda, Final Fantasy, and Oblivion were all slightly better then Gears. Yep, I said it, please forgive me for typing this.. *Holds up flame shield*
I'm pretty sure I am going to get flamed, but... I thought Gears didn't deserve most of those awards. In my perfectly worthless opinion, I thought Okami, Zelda, Final Fantasy, and Oblivion were all slightly better then Gears. Yep, I said it, please forgive me for typing this.. *Holds up flame shield*Manticore160
You know SW has gone too far when people like this guy are afraid to express their own opinions :?
[QUOTE="Manticore160"]I'm pretty sure I am going to get flamed, but... I thought Gears didn't deserve most of those awards. In my perfectly worthless opinion, I thought Okami, Zelda, Final Fantasy, and Oblivion were all slightly better then Gears. Yep, I said it, please forgive me for typing this.. *Holds up flame shield*ToScA-
You know SW has gone too far when people like this guy are afraid to express their own opinions :?
I think he's the only one on SW afraid to voice his dislike of Gears.
[QUOTE="Manticore160"]I'm pretty sure I am going to get flamed, but... I thought Gears didn't deserve most of those awards. In my perfectly worthless opinion, I thought Okami, Zelda, Final Fantasy, and Oblivion were all slightly better then Gears. Yep, I said it, please forgive me for typing this.. *Holds up flame shield*Vyse_The_Daring
You know SW has gone too far when people like this guy are afraid to express their own opinions :?
I think he's the only one on SW afraid to voice his dislike of Gears. Don't get me wrong, I loved Gears, and know it deserved a few awards. I just think think some of the other games deserved a lot more attention.
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