The best and all-time most influential games on show at the Leipzig Games Convention 2007

Crysis on PCThe 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

Pong on GBAThe 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)