Best Of 2006 (IGN)

[DigiQ8]

PC Awards :



-Best Action Game:
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

Runners-Up:
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Scarface: The World is Yours


-Best Adventure Game :
Sam & Max -- Season 1 Episode #1: Culture Shock

Runners-Up:
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: 3 Dimensions of Murder


Best Economic Simulation :
1701 A.D.

Runners-Up:
City Life
Sid Meier's Railroads!


Best Expansion Pack :
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War -- Dark Crusade

Runners-Up:
EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer
Guild Wars Nightfall


Best First-Person Shooter :
Half-Life 2: Episode One :D

Runners-Up:
Battlefield 2142
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45


Best Persistent World Game :
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach

Runner-Up:
Auto Assault


Best Racing/Driving Game :
GTR 2

Runners-Up:
TOCA Race Driver 3
FlatOut 2


Best RPG :
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Runners-Up:
Neverwinter Nights 2
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance


Best Sports Game :
FIFA Soccer 07

Runner-Up:
Madden NFL 07


Best Strategy Game :
Company of Heroes

Runners-Up:
Medieval II: Total War
DEFCON


Best Graphics Technology :
Medieval II: Total War

Runners-Up:
Company of Heroes
Prey


Best Artistic Design :
DEFCON

Runners-Up:
Guild Wars Nightfall
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II


Best Original Score :
Gothic III

Runners-Up:
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey


Best Licensed Soundtrack :
Scarface: The World is Yours

Runners-Up:
FIFA Soccer 07
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy


Best Use of Sound :
Company of Heroes

Runners-Up:
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
DEFCON


Best Story :
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Runners-Up:
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth


Best Online Game :
Company of Heroes

Runners-Up:
Battlefield 2142
DEFCON


Most Innovative Design :
The Ship

Runner-Up:
Company of Heroes



Best Game No One Played :
GTR 2

Runners-Up:
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
SpellForce 2 -- Shadow Wars


Biggest Surprise :
E3 Cancelled, Reborn


Best Developer :
Relic

Runners-Up:
ArenaNet
Telltale Games




Game of the Year
Company of Heroes


I think this is the third site agrees that CoH is Game Of The Year for PC..

[Qonfused]

Yeah. And CoH deserves it too. I like how DEFCON got some recognition as well.

[Asuka]

Sweet.

[Uriel]

Whoa, E3 was canceled? Why?

[Stigmata]

I think they should split Sound into "Best Sound" and "Best USE of Sound". That way, Company of Heroes actually deserves its sound award (best sound), and DEFCON gets an award for best USE of sound (which, by the current wording, should have been the winner anyway).

[Javert]

Nice to see Defcon and Ship get nods.

[Jintor]

Whoa, E3 was canceled? Why?

Because.

*shrug*

All I know is, it's left a power vacumn, which makes the Penny Arcade Expo the most powerful gaming convention in the states. :D

[Sparta]

How in the world is Oblivion winning the "best story" catagories? Its run of the mill "save the kingdom" crap.

[Atomic_Piggy]

PC Awards :

-Best Action Game:
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

I'm sorry...What. The. ****


Best Story :
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Who wrote this?

[Lucid]

CoH should've won the best graphics thing.

And Lego Star Wars 2 doesn't really deserve best action game, but we really didn't have many decent releases this year.
'07 should be a better year for gaming. (STALKER, Spore, Episode 2, Team Fortress 2, etc.)

[Warbie]

How in the world is Oblivion winning the "best story" catagories? Its run of the mill "save the kingdom" crap.

Slim pickings this year, with awards going to anything showing a hint of quality. I do agree though, the main story was pretty crappy.

[Jintor]

Slim pickings this year, with awards going to anything showing a hint of quality. I do agree though, the main story was pretty crappy.

I love how despite the amazing new Ai system all main characters STILL felt like bots wearing masks to match the situation.

[Hypnosos]

Whoa, E3 was canceled? Why?
I heard something about E3 wasn't focusing enough on games(surprisingly enough), so alot of sponsors dropped out. They had alot of other things then games at E3... booth babes? Maybe people were more interested in the babes then the games.

[DigiQ8]

I heard something about E3 wasn't focusing enough on games(surprisingly enough), so alot of sponsors dropped out. They had alot of other things then games at E3... booth babes? Maybe people were more interested in the babes then the games.
Yup
Tho its not canceled, it just got smaller and better......i hope

[weskerQ8]

Best Expansion Pack :
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War -- Dark Crusade

Runners-Up:
EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer
Guild Wars Nightfall

so where the f**k is F.E.A.R : Extraction point !!!!!!!

[sea]

I am going to go vote for games I have not played. :D

[Lt. Drebin]

so where the f**k is F.E.A.R : Extraction point !!!!!!!

I think the category requires the original game to not suck.

[Qonfused]

FEAR was amazing.

[Lt. Drebin]

FEAR was amazing.

I guess I was a bit harsh. IMHO, it was average at best. I place it no higher than Doom 3 or Quake 4.

[Slacker]

How in the world is Oblivion winning the "best story" catagories? Its run of the mill "save the kingdom" crap.

Well what would you have chosen?

[Vegeta897]

I'm happy with this list.

Good to see recognition of many games, like Defcon.

[hungryduck]

cool, I'm glad defcon got some recognition....

[DigiQ8]

I Loved FEAR

[Lucid]

Well what would you have chosen?

Neverwinter Nights 2.

[Zephos]

Neverwinter Nights 2.

Truth.

That, or Dreamfall..

[Reginald]

I've yet to play Company of Heroes. :( I really want to.

[venturon]

God you know it's a dry year when Oblivion gets best story. Totally agree with Medieval 2 in best graphics technology.

[Sparta]

Well what would you have chosen?

I hear Dreamfall has an amazing storyline, and having played The Longest Journey, i know its gotta be more indepth than Oblivion.

[Samon]

Oblivion got best story? How in the **** did that happen. It was crap. Nice to see Condemned up there though.

[repiV]

Neverwinter Nights 2 has a far superior story to Oblivion...and I only just finished Act 1.
Wasn't KoToR 2 released in 2006 aswell? Another game with a far superior story...

[Solaris]

The oblivion story was absolutely pathetic.

It started off, and it had patrick stewart talking and I was like OMG this is going to fantastic. It was all set up brilliantly, then Stewart dies and the story turns into OMG GET THE AMULET!

[repiV]

The oblivion story was absolutely pathetic.

It started off, and it had patrick stewart talking and I was like OMG this is going to fantastic. It was all set up brilliantly, then Stewart dies and the story turns into OMG GET THE AMULET!

It wasn't really told in an interesting way either. And there were like four voices for all the characters.
On the other hand, the Doom 3 story was very standard fare, but the storytelling was excellent.
I'm really enjoying NWN2, when I have time to play it. Check it out.

Nothing beats Deus Ex though. Damn, what an incredible game.

[Solaris]

I've been going back to deus ex every month or so, I'm pretty far, but yet to finish it.

It is damn fantastic though. Story wise though, max payne 2 wins hands down.

[Jintor]

The Oblivion tutorial - everything up to and very slightly beyond Patrick Stewert dying - was great. Everything beyond that was shit, but still semi addictive - I was like "Surely this gets better... right? Right?"

[Zephos]

Not sure if it's posted elsewhere but Gamespy awards The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess GotY. (http://goty.gamespy.com/2006/)

[repiV]

I've been going back to deus ex every month or so, I'm pretty far, but yet to finish it.

It is damn fantastic though. Story wise though, max payne 2 wins hands down.

Max Payne 2 is a great example of how a game should be made. It's like interactive cinema. Deus Ex has a waaaay better story though...
It's also a warning about globalisation that we would do well to heed.

[Samon]

On the other hand, the Doom 3 story was very standard fare, but the storytelling was excellent.


No, it wasn't excellent.

Max Payne 2 has a great storyline, but it's not the best out there. Deus ex and Half-life 2 take the prize for me, because they are both quite frankly excellent.

[Warbie]

Max Payne is pure cheese, which I think was the intention. Fun, but I wouldn't give it a prize for story telling.

Planescape still holds the award for best story and quality of writing for me - nothing else has gotten slightly close.

[Beerdude26]

I'm sorry...What. The. ****You never played it? It's a few gazillion times more fun than any other silly game you've ever played. Get it now and bring a friend :D

[Warbie]

Not sure if it's posted elsewhere but Gamespy awards The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess GotY. (http://goty.gamespy.com/2006/)

I'm begining to agree. Dungeons, items and their use, and fighting wise, TP is the best Zelda i've played. The only area that OoT has the upper hand is in the story and possibly the pacing (TP takes a while to get going). The best bits of TP i'm enjoying more than the best bits of OoT :)

[Stigmata]

Max Payne is pure cheese, which I think was the intention. Fun, but I wouldn't give it a prize for story telling.Nah, it was pure Noir, and it did a bang-up job :D

[Adrik_Senturu]

Lego star wars as best action? What the.... It was a fun game but damn there was better stuff out there. Seeing as Condemned was nominated I would've rather had that win instead :x.

[Shift]

I think they were taking this piss when the named lego star wars best action game, and if they weren't, they have issues. VERY pleased to see Company of Heroes named game of the year, agree completely.

[Acepilotf14]

Wait.. wait.. Dark Crusade isn't an expansion! ITS A FREAKIN STAND-ALONE GAME! Technically, you would want to have the other 2 be expansions, since it adds on to Dark Crusades story and playable races! OMG WHO TOLD THEM IT WAS AN EXPANSION?
Good choice though.

I think Lego Star Wars should have been under the 'Best Comedic Action game' Catagory.

[BHC]

2006 was a terrible year all around, nothing brilliant or exceptionally original. Bring on Spore, Bioshock and UT2K7/msuc2 mods.

The oblivion story was absolutely pathetic.

It started off, and it had patrick stewart talking and I was like OMG this is going to fantastic. It was all set up brilliantly, then Stewart dies and the story turns into OMG GET THE AMULET!

amen to that, I couldn't even be arsed to finish Obliv :p

[Jintor]

Wait.. wait.. Dark Crusade isn't an expansion! ITS A FREAKIN STAND-ALONE GAME! Technically, you would want to have the other 2 be expansions, since it adds on to Dark Crusades story and playable races! OMG WHO TOLD THEM IT WAS AN EXPANSION?
Good choice though.

I think Lego Star Wars should have been under the 'Best Comedic Action game' Catagory.

Lego Star Wars was incredibly hilareous. :D