British Academy Video Games Awards
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In 2003, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced that they would be splitting their BAFTA Games Awards from the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards. The Games Awards are given to recognize eminent computer and video games.
The first BAFTA Games Awards were presented on February 25, 2004.
See BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards for previous BAFTA awards given to games.
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[edit] 2003 winners
[edit] Game genres
- Strategy - Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
- Racing - Project Gotham Racing 2
- Adventure The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- Action - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Sports - FIFA Soccer 2004
- Children's - EyeToy: Play
[edit] Features
- Multiplayer - Battlefield 1942
- Sound - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Music - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Animation or Intro - Soul Calibur II
- Design - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Technical Achievement - EyeToy: Play
[edit] Platforms
- Xbox - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Mobile - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
- PlayStation 2 - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- GameCube - Metroid Prime
- Game Boy Advance - Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
- PC - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
[edit] Other awards
- The Sunday Times Reader Award for Games - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Game on any Platform (The Year's Best Game) - Call of Duty
[edit] 2004 winners
[edit] Game genres
- Racing - Burnout 3: Takedown
- Action/Adventure Half Life 2
- Sports - Pro Evolution Soccer 4
- Children's - Donkey Konga
[edit] Features
- Online & Multiplayer - Half Life 2
- Audio - Call of Duty: Finest Hour
- Original Music - Hitman: Contracts
- Animation or Intro - Half Life 2
- Art Direction - Half-Life 2
- Technical Direction - Burnout 3
[edit] Platforms
- Xbox - Halo 2
- Mobile - Blue Tooth Biplanes
- PlayStation 2 - Burnout 3
- GameCube - Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
- PC - Half Life 2
- Handheld Game - Colin McRae Rally 2005
[edit] Other awards
- The Sunday Times Reader Award for Games - Football Manager 2005
- Game on any Platform (The Year's Best Game) - Half Life 2
- BAFTA Special Award for outstanding contribution to the Games Industry - Rockstar Games
[edit] 2005 winners
Due to the date of the awards being moved to the end of the year no awards were given for 2005. Games from that year were covered in the 2006 awards.
[edit] 2006 winners
- Innovation - Dr Kawashima's BRAIN TRAINING: How Old Is Your Brain?
- Artistic Achievement - Shadow of the Colossus
- Character - LocoRoco in LocoRoco
- Strategy - Rise And Fall: Civilizations At War
- Casual & Social - Buzz! The Big Quiz
- Screenplay - Psychonauts
- Children's - LocoRoco
- Gameplay - Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- Simulation - The Movies
- Multiplayer - Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach
- Action & Adventure - Shadow of the Colossus
- Technical Achievement - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
- Sports - Fight Night Round 3
- Original Score - Tomb Raider: Legend
- Soundtrack - Guitar Hero
- Audio - Electroplankton
- Best Game - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
- The Gamers' Award - 24: The Mobile Game
[edit] 2007 winners
- Innovation - Wii Sports
- Artistic Achievement - Okami
- Story and Character - God of War II
- Strategy and Simulation - Wii Sports
- Casual - Wii Sports
- Gameplay - Wii Sports
- Multiplayer - Wii Sports
- Action & Adventure - Crackdown
- Technical Achievement - God of War II
- Sports - Wii Sports
- Original Score - Okami
- Use of Audio - Crackdown
- Best Game - Bioshock
- BAFTA Ones To Watch Award - Ragnarawk
- The PC World Gamers Award (voted for by the public) - Football Manager 2007
[edit] 2008
The BAFTA Video Games Awards will not take place in 2008, although games from the year will be judged in the 2009 ceremony that will take place on 11 March 2009.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Martin, Matt (2008-04-17). No games BAFTAs in 2008. Gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
