Australia declares the best games of 06
Last night Australia announced its top games of 2006 at the Dolton House in Sydney as the Interactive Entertainment Association Australia (IEAA) threw a bash to honor the best of last year. Here are the winners for each category:
Game of the Year
Xbox 360- Gears of War
Wii- Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess
PlayStation- Guitar Hero 2
PC- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Australian Game of the year- Medieval II: Total War
In other categories, the following were declared winners by genre:
Adventure Game of the Year- Cars
RPG of the Year- Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess
Action Game of the Year- Lego Star Wars 2
Racing Game of the Year- Need For Speed Carbon
Simulation Game of the Year- Nintendogs: Dalmation & Friends
Sports Game of the Year- WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2007
Girls game- Nintendogs: Dalmation & Friends
Party Game of the Year – Singstar Rocks!
The awardee lineup looked really solid as the winners were all very deserving. Gears of War is by far the single best title in the Xbox 360 platform. There’s a good reason to believe that a lot of the platform’s hardware sales emanated from people who were really attracted to this bigshot.
The same goes for Twilight Princess. This time, Nintendo has more than lived up to its reputation of fantastic first-party games. They actually outdid themselves with this masterpiece. There is no game on the Wii, or perhaps any other platform which has the kind of magic that this RPG has. From the audiovisual presentation to the mind-blowing gameplay mechanics, game development genius is felt. The feeling that an RPG fan gets when playing this game is similar to that when we first got our hands on Final Fantasy VII for the first PlayStation. It’s a truly console-defining gaming event that shouldn’t be missed.
And while Guitar Hero II may not belong to the otherworldly plane where its game of the year counterparts dwell, it’s exactly the kind of game that the PS2 needs in its twilight years. It’s almost a vintage look at just what the past console king can do. The genre-busting gameplay is extremely fun and addictive, coupled with the solid visuals and killer audio, it made for a beautiful blaze of Glory for its home platform.
Congratulations to the publishers and developers of these great games. We hope 2007 yields an even better crop of great titles.
Last night Australia announced its top games of 2006 at the Dolton House in Sydney as the Interactive Entertainment Association Australia (IEAA) threw a bash to honor the best of last year. Here are the winners for each category:
Game of the Year
Xbox 360- Gears of War
Wii- Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess
PlayStation- Guitar Hero 2
PC- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Australian Game of the year- Medieval II: Total War
In other categories, the following were declared winners by genre:
Adventure Game of the Year- Cars
RPG of the Year- Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess
Action Game of the Year- Lego Star Wars 2
Racing Game of the Year- Need For Speed Carbon
Simulation Game of the Year- Nintendogs: Dalmation & Friends
Sports Game of the Year- WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2007
Girls game- Nintendogs: Dalmation & Friends
Party Game of the Year – Singstar Rocks!
The awardee lineup looked really solid as the winners were all very deserving. Gears of War is by far the single best title in the Xbox 360 platform. There’s a good reason to believe that a lot of the platform’s hardware sales emanated from people who were really attracted to this bigshot.
The same goes for Twilight Princess. This time, Nintendo has more than lived up to its reputation of fantastic first-party games. They actually outdid themselves with this masterpiece. There is no game on the Wii, or perhaps any other platform which has the kind of magic that this RPG has. From the audiovisual presentation to the mind-blowing gameplay mechanics, game development genius is felt. The feeling that an RPG fan gets when playing this game is similar to that when we first got our hands on Final Fantasy VII for the first PlayStation. It’s a truly console-defining gaming event that shouldn’t be missed.
And while Guitar Hero II may not belong to the otherworldly plane where its game of the year counterparts dwell, it’s exactly the kind of game that the PS2 needs in its twilight years. It’s almost a vintage look at just what the past console king can do. The genre-busting gameplay is extremely fun and addictive, coupled with the solid visuals and killer audio, it made for a beautiful blaze of Glory for its home platform.
Congratulations to the publishers and developers of these great games. We hope 2007 yields an even better crop of great titles.