Xbox Live Arcade Awards winners announced. Bomberman Live overall best

25 February 2008

Posted by:Ferry

At the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2008 Microsoft celebrated the success of its Xbox Live Arcade platform with the inaugural Xbox Live Arcade Awards. In January, more than 26,000 people voted for their favorite Xbox Live Arcade games, and now Microsoft has announced the winners at a private developer reception.

The finalists in each award category were chosen by a panel of select industry journalists, and the winners for the first six categories were determined by popular vote, with the final four categories decided by sales and gameplay data, Metacritic score or staff vote. Following are the winners for each category:

Xbox Live Arcade Awards – 2007 Winners:
* Best Overall Arcade Game: “Bomberman Live” (Hudson Entertainment)
* Best Classic Game: “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night” (Konami Digital Entertainment)
* Best Original Game: “Pac-Man: Championship Edition” (NAMCO BANDAI Games)
* Best Family-Friendly Game: “Pac-Man: Championship Edition” (NAMCO BANDAI Games)
* Best Competitive Multiplayer Game: “Bomberman Live” (Hudson Entertainment)
* Best Cooperative Multiplayer Game: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Ubisoft Entertainment)
* Best-Selling Game: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Ubisoft Entertainment)
* Most-Played Game: “Worms” (Team17 Software Limited)
* Highest-Rated Game: “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night” (Konami Digital Entertainment)
* Xbox Live Arcade Staff Choice: “Pac-Man: Championship Edition” (NAMCO BANDAI Games)