The BAFTA interactive festival came to an end last night with their Computer Game awards. No surprises, the big winner of the night (and a victory for open-ended sandbox gaming) was Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, although it was pipped to Best Game of the Year by Call of Duty.
Read full entry for complete winners list.
Winners:
Strategy: Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising / Nintendo, Intelligent Systems
Racing: Project Gotham Racing 2 / Microsoft Games Studios, Bizarre Creations
Adventure: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker / Nintendo
Action: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Rockstar Games, Rockstar North
Sports: FIFA 2004 / Electronic Arts, EA Sports
Childrens: Eyetoy: Play / Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, London Studio
Multiplayer: Battlefield 1942 / Electronic Arts, EA Games
Sound: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Rockstar Games, Rockstar North
Music: Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets / Electronic Arts, EA Games
Animation or Intro: Soul Caliber II / Namco, Electronic Arts, Namco
Design: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Rockstar Games, Rockstar North
Xbox: Star Wars; Knights of the Old Republic / Activision, Bioware
Mobile: Tony Hawks Pro Skater / Nokia, Neversoft Entertainment, Ideaworks3D Ltd
PlayStation2: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Rockstar Games, Rockstar North
Gamecube: Metroid Prime / Nintendo, Retro Studios, Nintendo
Game Boy Advance: Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising / Nintendo, Intelligent Systems
PC: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Rockstar Games, Rockstar North
Technical achievement: Eyetoy: Play / Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, London Studio
Sunday Times Reader Award for games: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Rockstar Games, Rockstar North
Game on any platform – Best Game of the Year: Call Of Duty / Activision
BBC News has further info, with the BAFTA site containing full award nominees and winners.
