Rodent Game Awards

Way of the Rodent’s Game Awards are one of the few that I actually look forward to reading. So I was psyched to see the run down of their finalists and the news of where it would be held.

This year’s Rodent Game Awards (Not bigger and better – still small, still rubbish) will take place in the downstairs room of a tiny London pub.

Hit the jump for the full run-down of categories and finalists. Keep an eye out categories like the Technical Achievement: The Holy Shit will you just look at that Eyes of Jesus Award and the Gameplay: Most difficult moment in a video game to explain to the missus award.

Game of the year 2007
o Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
o Halo 3 (Xbox-360/PC)
o Bioshock (Xbox-360/PC)
o Forza 2 (Xbox 360)
o Portal (Multiplatform)
o Crackdown (Xbox-360/PC)
2006 Winner: Ridge Racer 6

Gameplay: Best game level
o All Ghillied Up – Call of Duty 4
o Level 19 – Portal
o Fort Frolic – Bioshock
o Nottingham – Resistance: Fall of Man
2006 Winner: Tivliz Asylum – Black

Gameplay: Most difficult moment in a videogame to explain to the missus
o Portal – Because girls just don’t get travel through time and space
o The Witcher – Oooh Missus!
o Guitar Hero II – Sticky Star Power
o Zelda Phantom Hourglass – Muttering Mentalista
2006 Winner: Dead Rising – Gay Cowboy Outfit

Gameplay: Big Grin
o Super Mario Galaxy – Start to finish
o Portal – I’m Still Alive
o Earth Defence Force 2017 – Mothership takedown
o DiRT – Rally of Japan
2006 Winner: DEFCON – Oops! Sorry New York!

Technical Achievement: Bestest Explosions
o Crackdown – Car pyres
o Motorstorm – Crashy crashy
o Halo 3 – Scarab
o Flatout Ultimate Carnage – Car go boom
2006 Winner: Black

Technical Achievement: Synthesised ‘Ghostbusters!’ Memorial Voice and Character
o Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
o The entire cast (Bioshock)
o GlaDOS (Portal)
o Local DJ (Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles)
2006 Winner: Marcus Fenix (Gears of War)

Technical Achievement: The Holy Shit will you just look at that Eyes of Jesus Award
o CoD4 – Helicopter flight over the coast
o Assassin’s Creed – The view from your first vantage point climb
o Uncharted – Many. Many moments
o Bioshock – Opening ocean sequence
2006 Winner: New Award

For the People, with the People: Best game to play with your mates
o Forza 2 – Online racing
o Big Team Battle – Halo 3
o FIFA 2008 – Pro 5v5
o CoD4 – Multiplayer
2006 Winner: Gears of War

For the People, with the People: The ‘Ooh, can I have a go please’ award for most inclusive game
o Wii Sports
o Guitar Hero III
o Singstar PS3
o Super Mario Galaxy
2006 Winner: Wii Sports (it’s that bleedin’ inclusive)

For the People, with the People: The ‘This-is-Bleedin’-Ace-What-the-Hell-Were-FEDGE/GamesTUM-Thinking’ Unexpected Diamond Award
o Earth Defence Force 2017
o The Witcher
o Jetpac Refuelled
o FIFA 2008
2006 Winner: New Award

Rodent Readers Award
o Voting in progress – results TBA
2006 Winner: Guitar Hero

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