GameTrailers Best of E3 Awards

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GameTrailers Best of E3 Awards
By The Editor
May 24, 2006 - 05:56

GameTrailers unveils the winners of the first annual "GameTrailers Best of E3 Awards." Celebrating the outstanding achievements in gaming, one winner in 22 separate categories were hand-picked from hundreds of games exhibited at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The top award, "Best of Show," was given to Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed, while other stand-out honorees included SCEA's Resistance: Fall of Man for "Best Playstation 3" and the Xbox 360 for "Best Hardware."

"The GT judges were blown away by the caliber of games at this year's E3," said Shane Satterfield, Editor-in-Chief, GameTrailers. "Choosing the best games at the show is our way of recognizing the hard work and creativity that go into making these games exceptional."

Nominees were narrowed down to five per category totaling 110 nominees across all platforms and genres. With the exception of the "Best Trailer Award," all games must have been playable at the show to be eligible for nomination. Nominees were chosen by the expert editorial staff at GameTrailers.

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    Winners are as follows:

	

	    GENERAL AWARDS -

	

	    Best of Show: Assassin's Creed - Ubisoft, PlayStation 3

	

	    Best Trailer: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami,

	    PlayStation 3

	

	    Most Innovative: WarioWare: Smooth Moves - Nintendo, Wii

	

	    Best Graphics: Crysis - Electronic Arts, PC

	

	    Best Hardware: Xbox 360

	

	    Best User Submitted E3 Video: "Wii60 Rainbow 6 Trailer" - TXB

	    Raptor

	

	    GENRE AWARDS -

	

	    Best Shooter: Crysis - Electronic Arts, PC

	

	    Best Action/Adventure: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess -

	    Nintendo, Wii

	

	    Best Puzzle: Loco Roco - SCEA, Sony PSP

	

	    Best Strategy: Supreme Commander - THQ, PC

	

	    Best Role-Playing: Mass Effect - Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360

	

	    Best Sports: Wii Sports - Nintendo, Wii

	

	    Best Online: Tabula Rasa - NCSoft, PC

	

	    Best Racing: Test Drive Unlimited - Atari, Xbox 360

	

	    Best Fighting: Virtua Fighter 5 - Sega, PlayStation 3

	

	    Best Simulation: Guitar Hero II - RedOctane, PlayStation 2

	

	    PLATFORM AWARDS -

	

	    Best Xbox 360: Gears of War - Microsoft Game Studios

	

	    Best PlayStation 3: Resistance: Fall of Man - SCEA

	

	    Best Nintendo Wii: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

	

	    Best Nintendo DS: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

	

	    Best Sony PSP: Tekken: Dark Resurrection - Namco Bandai

	

	    Best PC: Crysis - Electronic Arts