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Best Of Show:
Half Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal for PC)
Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
Nintendo DS (Handheld console/Nintendo Co.Ltd)
Sony PSP (Handheld Console/Sony Computer Entertainment)
Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC)
Best Original Game:
Destroy All Humans (Pandemic/THQ for Playstation 2,Xbox)
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo for GameCube)
God Of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA for Playstation 2)
Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft for Xbox)
Yoot Saito's Odama (Vivarium/Nintendo for GameCube)
Best PC Game:
Half Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
The Lord Of The Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth (EALA/ Electronic ARTS for PC)
Rome (Creative Assembly/Activision for PC)
The Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft for PC)
Best Console Game:
God of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft for Xbox)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Retro Studios/Nintendo for GameCube)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom for Gamecube)
Best Peripheral/Hardware:
Alienware Video Array Technology (Alienware for PC)
Donkey Konga Bongo Drums (Nintendo for GameCube)
Nintendo DS (Mobile Gaming System - Nintendo Co. Ltd)
Phantom Gaming Service (Infinium Labs, Inc.)
Sony PSP (Mobile Gaming System - Sony Computer Entertainment)
Best Action Game:
Doom 3 (Vicarious Visions/id/Activision for Xbox)
F.E.A.R (Monolith Productions/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
Half Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Retro Studios/Nintendo for Gamecube)
Best Action Adventure Game:
God Of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA for Playstation 2)
Prince Of Persia 2 (UbiSoft Montreal/Ubisoft Multiformat)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom for Gamecube)
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (Insomniac Games/SCEA for Playstation 2)
Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft for PC)
Best Fighting Game:
Def Jam: Fight New York (EA Canada/EA Multiformat)
Guilty Gear Isuka (Arc System Works/Sammy Studios for PlayStation 2)
Mortal Kombat: Deception (Midway Games for PlayStation 2,Xbox)
Rumble Roses (KCET/Konami for PlayStation 2)
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (Capcom for PlayStation 2,Xbox)
Best Role Playing Game:
Fable (Big Blue Box/Microsoft for Xbox)
Final Fantasy XII (Square-Enix for PlayStation 2)
Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft for Xbox)
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Obsidian/LucasArts for PC/Xbox)
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (Troika Games/Activision for PC)
Best Racing Game:
Burnout 3 (Criterion Games/Electronic Arts for PlayStation 2,Xbox)
Enthusia Professional Racing (Konami for PlayStation 2)
Forza Motorsport (Microsoft for Xbox)
Gran Turismo 4 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
Street Racing Syndicate (Eutechnyx/Namco Multiformat)
Best Simulation Game:
Full Spectrum Warrior (Pandemic/THQ for PC,Xbox)
Pacific Fighters (1C/UbiSoft for PC)
Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
The Movies (Lionhead Studios Multiformat)
The Urbz: Sims in the City (Maxis/Electronic Arts Multiformat)
Best Sports Game:
ESPN NFL 2005 (Visual Concepts/ESPN Videogames for PlayStation 2,Xbox)
FIFA Soccer 2005 ( EA Sports/Electronic Multiformat)
Madden NFL 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Multiformat)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Multiformat)
Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 (Neversoft/Activision Multiformat)
Best Strategy Game:
Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth (EALA/Electronic Arts for PC)
Pikmin 2 (Nintendo for GameCube)
Rome: Total War (Assembly/Activision for PC)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (Relic/THQ for PC)
Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game:
Donkey Konga (Nintendo for GameCube)
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo for GameCube)
EyeToy: AntiGrav (Harmonix Music Systems/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 (Harmonix Music Systems/Konami for PlayStation 2)
WarioWare, Inc. DS (Nintendo for Nintendo DS)
Best Online Multiplayer Game:
Battlefield 2 (Digital Illusions/EA Games for PC)
EverQuest II (Sony Online Entertainment for PC)
Halo 2 (Bungie/Miceosoft for Xbox)
Star Wars Battlefront (Pandemic Studios/LucasArts for PC,PlayStation 2,Xbox)
World of Warcraft (Blizzard/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
> At least only Fifa 2005 got your attention, in my opinion the whole
> list is crap for the exception of psp and splinter cell 3.
Well yea, but that was the worst decision of the lot that stood out to me
> The fact they have Fifa 2005 in the best sports game list and no
> mention of the Pro Evo game makes me pay absolutely no notice to
> those supposed professional critics opinions
At least only Fifa 2005 got your attention, in my opinion the whole list is crap for the exception of psp and splinter cell 3.
> Best Of Show:
> Half Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal for PC)
> Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
> Nintendo DS (Handheld console/Nintendo Co.Ltd)
> Sony PSP (Handheld Console/Sony Computer Entertainment)
> Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC)
>
> Best Original Game:
> Destroy All Humans (Pandemic/THQ for Playstation 2,Xbox)
> Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo for GameCube)
> God Of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA for Playstation 2)
> Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft for Xbox)
> Yoot Saito's Odama (Vivarium/Nintendo for GameCube)
>
> Best PC Game:
> Half Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
> The Lord Of The Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth (EALA/ Electronic
> ARTS for PC)
> Rome (Creative Assembly/Activision for PC)
> The Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
> Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft for PC)
>
> Best Console Game:
> God of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
> Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
> Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft for Xbox)
> Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Retro Studios/Nintendo for GameCube)
> Resident Evil 4 (Capcom for Gamecube)
>
> Best Peripheral/Hardware:
> Alienware Video Array Technology (Alienware for PC)
> Donkey Konga Bongo Drums (Nintendo for GameCube)
> Nintendo DS (Mobile Gaming System - Nintendo Co. Ltd)
> Phantom Gaming Service (Infinium Labs, Inc.)
> Sony PSP (Mobile Gaming System - Sony Computer Entertainment)
>
> Best Action Game:
> Doom 3 (Vicarious Visions/id/Activision for Xbox)
> F.E.A.R (Monolith Productions/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
> Half Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
> Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
> Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Retro Studios/Nintendo for Gamecube)
>
> Best Action Adventure Game:
> God Of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA for Playstation 2)
> Prince Of Persia 2 (UbiSoft Montreal/Ubisoft Multiformat)
> Resident Evil 4 (Capcom for Gamecube)
> Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (Insomniac Games/SCEA for
> Playstation 2)
> Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft for PC)
>
> Best Fighting Game:
> Def Jam: Fight New York (EA Canada/EA Multiformat)
> Guilty Gear Isuka (Arc System Works/Sammy Studios for PlayStation 2)
> Mortal Kombat: Deception (Midway Games for PlayStation 2,Xbox)
> Rumble Roses (KCET/Konami for PlayStation 2)
> Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (Capcom for PlayStation
> 2,Xbox)
>
> Best Role Playing Game:
> Fable (Big Blue Box/Microsoft for Xbox)
> Final Fantasy XII (Square-Enix for PlayStation 2)
> Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft for Xbox)
> Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
> (Obsidian/LucasArts for PC/Xbox)
> Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (Troika Games/Activision for
> PC)
>
> Best Racing Game:
> Burnout 3 (Criterion Games/Electronic Arts for PlayStation 2,Xbox)
> Enthusia Professional Racing (Konami for PlayStation 2)
> Forza Motorsport (Microsoft for Xbox)
> Gran Turismo 4 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for
> PlayStation 2)
> Street Racing Syndicate (Eutechnyx/Namco Multiformat)
>
> Best Simulation Game:
> Full Spectrum Warrior (Pandemic/THQ for PC,Xbox)
> Pacific Fighters (1C/UbiSoft for PC)
> Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
> The Movies (Lionhead Studios Multiformat)
> The Urbz: Sims in the City (Maxis/Electronic Arts Multiformat)
>
> Best Sports Game:
> ESPN NFL 2005 (Visual Concepts/ESPN Videogames for PlayStation
> 2,Xbox)
> FIFA Soccer 2005 ( EA Sports/Electronic Multiformat)
> Madden NFL 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Multiformat)
> Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Multiformat)
> Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 (Neversoft/Activision Multiformat)
>
> Best Strategy Game:
> Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth (EALA/Electronic Arts
> for PC)
> Pikmin 2 (Nintendo for GameCube)
> Rome: Total War (Assembly/Activision for PC)
> Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (Relic/THQ for PC)
>
> Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game:
> Donkey Konga (Nintendo for GameCube)
> Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo for GameCube)
> EyeToy: AntiGrav (Harmonix Music Systems/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
> Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 (Harmonix Music Systems/Konami for
> PlayStation 2)
> WarioWare, Inc. DS (Nintendo for Nintendo DS)
>
> Best Online Multiplayer Game:
> Battlefield 2 (Digital Illusions/EA Games for PC)
> EverQuest II (Sony Online Entertainment for PC)
> Halo 2 (Bungie/Miceosoft for Xbox)
> Star Wars Battlefront (Pandemic Studios/LucasArts for
> PC,PlayStation 2,Xbox)
> World of Warcraft (Blizzard/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
Best Of Show:
Half Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal for PC)
Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
Nintendo DS (Handheld console/Nintendo Co.Ltd)
Sony PSP (Handheld Console/Sony Computer Entertainment)
Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC)
Best Original Game:
Destroy All Humans (Pandemic/THQ for Playstation 2,Xbox)
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo for GameCube)
God Of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA for Playstation 2)
Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft for Xbox)
Yoot Saito's Odama (Vivarium/Nintendo for GameCube)
Best PC Game:
Half Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
The Lord Of The Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth (EALA/ Electronic ARTS for PC)
Rome (Creative Assembly/Activision for PC)
The Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft for PC)
Best Console Game:
God of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft for Xbox)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Retro Studios/Nintendo for GameCube)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom for Gamecube)
Best Peripheral/Hardware:
Alienware Video Array Technology (Alienware for PC)
Donkey Konga Bongo Drums (Nintendo for GameCube)
Nintendo DS (Mobile Gaming System - Nintendo Co. Ltd)
Phantom Gaming Service (Infinium Labs, Inc.)
Sony PSP (Mobile Gaming System - Sony Computer Entertainment)
Best Action Game:
Doom 3 (Vicarious Visions/id/Activision for Xbox)
F.E.A.R (Monolith Productions/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
Half Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
Halo 2 (Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Retro Studios/Nintendo for Gamecube)
Best Action Adventure Game:
God Of War (SCEA Santa Monica/SCEA for Playstation 2)
Prince Of Persia 2 (UbiSoft Montreal/Ubisoft Multiformat)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom for Gamecube)
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (Insomniac Games/SCEA for Playstation 2)
Splinter Cell 3 (UbiSoft Montreal/UbiSoft for PC)
Best Fighting Game:
Def Jam: Fight New York (EA Canada/EA Multiformat)
Guilty Gear Isuka (Arc System Works/Sammy Studios for PlayStation 2)
Mortal Kombat: Deception (Midway Games for PlayStation 2,Xbox)
Rumble Roses (KCET/Konami for PlayStation 2)
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (Capcom for PlayStation 2,Xbox)
Best Role Playing Game:
Fable (Big Blue Box/Microsoft for Xbox)
Final Fantasy XII (Square-Enix for PlayStation 2)
Jade Empire (Bioware/Microsoft for Xbox)
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Obsidian/LucasArts for PC/Xbox)
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (Troika Games/Activision for PC)
Best Racing Game:
Burnout 3 (Criterion Games/Electronic Arts for PlayStation 2,Xbox)
Enthusia Professional Racing (Konami for PlayStation 2)
Forza Motorsport (Microsoft for Xbox)
Gran Turismo 4 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
Street Racing Syndicate (Eutechnyx/Namco Multiformat)
Best Simulation Game:
Full Spectrum Warrior (Pandemic/THQ for PC,Xbox)
Pacific Fighters (1C/UbiSoft for PC)
Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
The Movies (Lionhead Studios Multiformat)
The Urbz: Sims in the City (Maxis/Electronic Arts Multiformat)
Best Sports Game:
ESPN NFL 2005 (Visual Concepts/ESPN Videogames for PlayStation 2,Xbox)
FIFA Soccer 2005 ( EA Sports/Electronic Multiformat)
Madden NFL 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Multiformat)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (EA Sports/Electronic Multiformat)
Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 (Neversoft/Activision Multiformat)
Best Strategy Game:
Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth (EALA/Electronic Arts for PC)
Pikmin 2 (Nintendo for GameCube)
Rome: Total War (Assembly/Activision for PC)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (Relic/THQ for PC)
Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game:
Donkey Konga (Nintendo for GameCube)
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo for GameCube)
EyeToy: AntiGrav (Harmonix Music Systems/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 (Harmonix Music Systems/Konami for PlayStation 2)
WarioWare, Inc. DS (Nintendo for Nintendo DS)
Best Online Multiplayer Game:
Battlefield 2 (Digital Illusions/EA Games for PC)
EverQuest II (Sony Online Entertainment for PC)
Halo 2 (Bungie/Miceosoft for Xbox)
Star Wars Battlefront (Pandemic Studios/LucasArts for PC,PlayStation 2,Xbox)
World of Warcraft (Blizzard/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)