The winners of the Best in Show Games at last week’s Leipzig Games Convention 2007 have been revealed.
The games list is as follows:
Best PC Game: Crysis
Best Xbox 360 Game: BioShock
Best PSP Game: God of War: Chains of Olympus
Best PS2 Game: Pro Evo 2008
Best PS3 Game: Pro Evo 2008
Best Wii Game: Mario & Sonic at the Olympics
Best DS Game: Eye Training
Best Online Game: Age of Conan
Best Hardware/Accessory: Wii Balance Board
The Telespiele 1972-2007 mini-exhibit at the show gave journalists a chance to choose the All-time Most Influential Games.
The most influential games in chronological order are:
1972: Pong (Dexterity/Arcade)
1978: Space Invaders (Dexterity/Arcade)
1979: Pac-Man (Dexterity/Arcade)
1980: Ultima (Role Play)
1984: Elite (Space Trading Simulation)
1985: Tetris (Dexterity/Puzzle)
1985: Super Mario Bros. (Jump’n’Run)
1986: The Legend of Zelda (Action/Adventure)
1987: Maniac Mansion (Adventure)
1989: SimCity (City Building Simulation)
1991: Civilization (Strategy)
1993: Doom (First-Person Shooter)
1996: Tomb Raider (Action/Adventure)
1999: Counter-Strike (First-Person Shooter)
2000: The Sims (Relationship Simulation)
2004: World of WarCraft (Online Role Play)