2007 British Academy Video Games Awards winners announced

24 October 2007

Posted by:Ferry

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) have announced the winners of their 2007 British Academy Video Games Awards. Here’s the full list of nominees, with the winners bolded.

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)

Personally I heavily disagree with Crackdown getting those two awards, because literally every other game in those categories deserved it. And as much as I love Wii Sports and its six awards, these “BAFTA games members and industry experts” must’ve had something put in their water to make them forget about all the other great nominated games.