The entertainment awards competition with the most enjoyable name, the BAFTAs*, have come and gone, leaving Nintendo ordering a new trophy case for Wii Sports. Their flagship title took home six awards, more than any other game. In fact, the only category in which Wii Sports was nominated, but didn't win was Best Game, which went to Bioshock.The other big winner that Wii fans should be happy about is actually a PS2 game (for now). Clover Studio's brilliant Okami was awarded in the categories of Artistic Achievement and Original Score, both of which are well-deserved. We can gladly concede those categories to Okami over Wii Sports without much controversy.
Check after the break for the full list of nominees and winners!
*British Academy of Film and Television Arts; we didn't know without looking, either.
Action and Adventure
Crackdown (Xbox 360)
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
God of War II (PS2)
The Orange Box (PS3)
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
Artistic Achievement
Bioshock (Xbox 360)
Heavenly Sword (PS3)
Okami (PS2)
Ratchet & Clank Future: 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:
flOw (PSN)
Okami (PS2)
Super Paper Mario (Wii)
The Eye of Judgement (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 II (PS2)
Lair (PS3)
Okami (PS2)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
Viva Piñata (Xbox 360)
Sports:
Football Manager 2008 (PC)
Colin McRae: DiRT (Xbox 360)
FIFA 08 (PS3)
MotorStorm (PS3)
Virtua Tennis 3 (Xbox 360)
Wii Sports (Wii)
Strategy and Simulation:
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (Xbox 360)
Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360)
Medieval II: Total War - Kingdoms (PC)
Rainbow Six: Vegas (Xbox 360)
Wii Sports (Wii)
World in Conflict (PC)
Story and Character:
Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
God of War II (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 II (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 II (PS2)
Guitar Hero II (PS2)
Skate (PS3)
BAFTA Ones To Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital:
Ragnarawk
ClimbActic
Bear Go Home
The PC World Gamers Award:
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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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-24-2007 @ 10:42AM
Troy said...
What about the pretty substantial and well reported rumour that Animal Crossing Wii is going to be an MMO, a social network.
http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=9262&sid=12089f64339471206f8a3ab03fb00c29&title=RUMOUR%3A+Animal+Crossing+Wii+goes+MMO
Or Matt C. saying that Medal of Honor Heroes 2 Wii's controls blow MP3's out of the water?
http://blogs.ign.com/Matt-IGN/2007/10/23/69722/
Or Smash Bros. DOJO announcing that you can record up to three minutes of your Brawls or speedruns and send them to a friend who has the game? I think we all know the site for that.
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10-24-2007 @ 10:45AM
JC Fletcher said...
What about those? Those are some news items.
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10-24-2007 @ 11:26AM
ssuk said...
I think he is nerding-out over Wii Fanboy not reporting on these news stories yet. Someone give him some ritalin and we'll be fine.
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10-24-2007 @ 11:35AM
JC Fletcher said...
Oh, I see. Well, we report things sequentially. As in, one at a time. This post is about BAFTAs. Other posts are or will be about those things.
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10-24-2007 @ 11:50AM
rich33 said...
I think he just meant this is yesterday's news and where is today's? There have been many stories slipping through the cracks relative to this site a few months ago, it seems anyway, that ultimately never get reported on. This BAFTA stuff is pretty great though, What a sweep.
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10-24-2007 @ 6:08PM
comtar said...
Story and Character:
God of War II (PS2)
Am I the only one who finds this a little insulting? I've never liked Kratos as a character, he annoys me. I have no problem with action games like Heavenly Sword or Devil May Cry, but I've just never liked Kratos...
"RAWR! I am MANLY MAN with SWORDS! I will KILL THE GODS cause I am ANGRY! Right after I have a THREESOME with BOOBIES!"
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