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VIRTUALISATION E3 Critics Awards single out Uncharted 2
VIRTUALISATION E3 Critics Awards single out Uncharted 2 | E3 Critics Awards single out Uncharted 2 |
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| by Mike Bantick | |
| Friday, 26 June 2009 | |
  
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The Electronic Entertainment Expo showcased the upcoming titles of all significant industry players, and below are the awards given out post show by a panel known enigmatically as the Game Critics. Best of Show Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America for PlayStation 3) Naughty Dog’s follow-up to the well received PS3 exclusive had an excellent E3. Showcasing the games beautifully rendered environments, improved combat and excellent characterisation was a winner all round. Best Original Game Scribblenauts (5TH Cell/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment for Nintendo DS) The surprise hit of E3, in a similar way to the excellent Drawn To Life, also on the DS, Scribblenauts tasks players with imagining, writing and then watching their scribbled imaginings come to life in-game. Your hero needs a helicopter, if you can spell it, it is yours. Best Console Game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America for PlayStation 3) Best PC Game Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare Austin/LucasArts) Best Handheld Game Scribblenauts (5TH Cell/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment for Nintendo DS) Best Hardware/Peripheral "Project Natal" (Microsoft for Xbox 360) Check here for more info on Microsoft’s invisible controller Best Action Game Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC) Best Action/Adventure Game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America for PlayStation 3) Best Role Playing Game Mass Effect 2 (BioWare/Electronic Arts for Xbox 360, PC) Best Racing Game Split/Second (Black Rock/Disney Interactive Studios for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC) Set within the world of a hyper-competitive reality television show in a made-for-TV city rigged for destruction, Split/Second is an intense action racing game in which competitors can trigger events that take out opponents or completely change the track as they compete for the ultimate prize Split/Second also marks Black Rock as a back to back winner of this category, having picked it up for Pure last year. “The award is tremendous recognition for the innovation and uniqueness of Split/Second, which distinguished it from other established racing franchises and new properties,” said Tony Beckwith, vice president and general manager, Black Rock Studio. “Being the first development studio to win this award consecutively with two different racing game properties recognizes the accomplishments of both of our development teams.” Best Sports Game Fight Night Round 4 (EA Canada/EA Sports for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) Best Fighting Game Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars (Eighting/Capcom for Nintendo Wii) Best Strategy Game Supreme Commander 2 (Gas Powered Games/Square-Enix for Xbox 360, PC) Best Social/Casual/Puzzle DJ Hero (Freestyle/Red Octane/Activision for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii) Best Online Multiplayer Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve/EAP for Xbox 360, PC) |
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