BAFTA winners announced, Mario Galaxy wins Best Game
EDGE has published the results of the recent British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards today, the winner of “Best Game” being Super Mario Galaxy. A scheduling change meant that some games from 2007 were entered this year, so Mario Galaxy and Call of Duty 4, two of the gems of 2007, swept up plenty of awards. See the full list after the jump.
Best Game
SUPER MARIO GALAXY
Nintendo/NintendoAction and Adventure
FABLE II
Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game StudiosArtistic Achievement
LITTLEBIGPLANET
Media Molecule & XDev Studio Europe /
Sony Computer EntertainmentCasual
BOOM BLOX
Electronic Arts LA/Electronic ArtsGameplay
CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE
Infinity Ward/ActivisionHandheld
PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE
Level-5/NintendoMultiplayer
LEFT 4 DEAD
Valve/ValveOriginal Score
DEAD SPACE
EA/EASports
RACE DRIVER: GRID
Codemasters Studios/CodemastersStrategy
SID MEIER’S CIVILIZATION REVOLUTION
Firaxis Games/2K GamesStory and Character
CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE
Infinity Ward/ActivisionTechnical Achievement
SPORE
Electronic Arts Montreal/Electronic ArtsUse of Audio
DEAD SPACE
Electronic Arts/Electronic ArtsBAFTA Ones to Watch Award
BORO-TORO
Adam Westwood, Graham Ranson, Yves Wheeler, Matthew Booton, Owen Schwehr (DarkMatter Designs)GAME Award of 2008
CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE
Infinity Ward/Activision
Personally, I got bored of Mario Galaxy pretty quickly, and got bored of LittleBigPlanet even faster. You might have guessed that I think Left 4 Dead should have won, and you’d be right. Left 4 Dead has way more zombies than Mario Galaxy.
