E3: 1UP E3 Best Of Show Awards
Laptop Battery The editors of EGM, Computer Gaming World, GMR, Xbox Nation, Official U.S. Playstation Magazine, and 1UP.com have revealed the winners for their picks for the best games at E3 2004.
The winners are as follows:
Game of the Show: Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
Biggest Surprise: Metal Gear Acid (PSP)
Best Visuals: Halo 2 (Xbox)
Best Video: Tekken 5 (PS2)
Best Presentation: Splinter Cell 3 (PC)
Most Original Game: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (GC)
Best PS2 Game: Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
Best XBOX Game: Halo 2 (Xbox)
Best GameCube Game: Paper Mario 2 (GC)
Best PC Game: Half-Life 2 (PC)
Best GBA Game: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA)
Best Action Game: Rachet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2)
Best Adventure Game: Prince of Persia 2 (PS2)
Best Fighting Game: Mortal Kombat: Deception (PS2, Xbox)
Best Racing Game: Burnout 3 (PS2, Xbox)
Best RPG: Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
Best FPS: Halo 2 (Xbox)
Best Simulation Game: Full Spectrum Warrior (Xbox)
Best Sports Game: Madden 2005 (GC, PS2, Xbox)
Best Strategy Game: Pikmin 2 (GC)
Best Wrestling Game: Def Jam Fight For NY (GC, PS2, Xbox)
Best Extreme Sports Game: Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (PS2, Xbox, GCN)
Best Overall Lineup: Electronic Arts
As we wait for the official game award announcements at GameCriticsAwards.com, we can only take Nintendo's small showing in the winners circle as a temporary downside.
In addition, Minagawa said, "Like our Nintendo DS portable game machine, our home game machine must offer an experience that can be enjoyed by adults, children, or women. We would like to show this at E3 next spring." And they will. According to Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun, who quotes senior Nintendo executives, Nintendo's next home console will be shown at E3. However, the E3 in everyone's minds is not the E3 Nintendo plans to show the N5 off at. Nintendo plans to have the N5 ready for E3 2005, not E3 2004 which is just three months away.
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