GameSpot Editors Pick ''Resident Evil 4'' as 2005 Game of the Year; Concludes GameSpot's ''Best and Worst of 2005'' Awards Honoring Year's Highs and Lows in Gaming.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Resident Evil 4, the highly acclaimed ac·claim v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims v.tr. 1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise. 2. horror action adventure game by Capcom, was named Game of the Year by GameSpot (www.gamespot.com), a leading source for unbiased gaming information. The award concludes GameSpot editors' picks for the tenth annual review of the highs and lows in gaming this year, including more than 40 award categories ranging from "Best Voice Acting" to "Best Game No One Played." A complete list of winners is available at: www.gamespot.com/pages/features/bestof2005/index.php. "Resident Evil 4 is a stunning game that anyone old enough to appreciate it really ought to experience," said Greg Kasavin Gregory A. Kasavin (born 1977 in Moscow)[1] is the former site director and executive editor at the gaming website GameSpot. He attended University of California, Berkeley, where he considered becoming an English professor. , executive editor of GameSpot. "Even though the game shipped at the very beginning of the year, scarcely any other 2005 games even began to approach its level of quality and intensity. It's incredible just to see the game in action, but even better when you play it for yourself." Resident Evil 4 and the other winners were chosen by GameSpot's dedicated editorial staff, which has been covering the gaming industry since the site's launch in 1996. Finalists in this year's Game of the Year category included Battlefield 2 (PC), Civilization IV Sid Meier's Civilization IV (Civilization IV or Civ4) is a turn-based strategy computer game released in 2005 and developed by lead designer Soren Johnson under the direction of Sid Meier and Meier's studio Firaxis Games. (PC), F.E.A.R. (PC), Forza Motorsport Forza Motorsport is a racing simulator video game developed by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox gaming system. Since its release it has been heralded as one of the most realistic racing simulators for any of the popular gaming consoles. (Xbox), God of War (PS2), Guitar Hero (PS2), Guild Wars This article is for the Guild Wars series. For the first release of the series, see Guild Wars Prophecies. Guild Wars is an episodic series of multiplayer online role-playing games, for the Microsoft Windows operating system. (PC), Mario Kart Mario Kart is a series of go-kart-style racing video games developed by Nintendo as a series of spin-offs from their trademark and highly successful Super Mario series of platformer adventure-style video games. Nintendo DS “NDS” redirects here. For other uses, see NDS (disambiguation). The Nintendo DS (sometimes abbreviated NDS or DS) is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in 2004 in Canada, U.S., and Japan. (DS), and Ninja Garden Black (Xbox). Following is a sampling of the categories and winners. A complete list of finalists and winners is available at: www.gamespot.com/pages/features/bestof2005/index.php.
Game of the Year: Resident Evil 4 (PS2)
Best Action Adventure Game: Resident Evil 4 (GC, PS2)
Best Shooter: F.E.A.R. (PC)
Best Fighting Game: Tekken 5 (PS2)
Best Platformer: Psychonauts (Xbox)
Best Adventure Game: Indigo Prophecy (PC, Xbox, PS2)
Best Driving Game: Forza Motorsport (Xbox)
Best Puzzle/Rhythm Game: Guitar Hero (PS2)
Best Role-playing Game: Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)
Best Traditional Sports Game: FIFA 06 (Xbox, PS2)
Best Alternative Sports Game: Blitz: The League (Xbox, PS2,)
Best Strategy Game: Civilization IV (PC)
Best Game Boy Advance Game: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Best Nintendo DS Game: Mario Kart Nintendo DS
Best PSP Game: Lumines
Best GameCube Game: Resident Evil 4
Best PlayStation 2 Game: God of War
Best Xbox Game: Ninja Gaiden Black
Best Xbox 360 Game: Project Gotham Racing 3
Best PC Game: Civilization IV
Most Surprisingly Good Game: Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
(Xbox, PS2)
Best Original Music: God of War (PS2)
Best Licensed Music: Project Gotham Racing 3 (X360)
Best Story: Indigo Prophecy (PC, Xbox, PS2)
Best Sound Effects: Condemned: Criminal Origins (X360)
Best Graphics, Technical: F.E.A.R. (PC)
Best Voice Acting: Psychonauts (PC, Xbox, PS2)
Best Graphics, Artistic: Psychonauts (PC, Xbox, PS2)
Best Use of a Creative License: The Warriors (PS2, Xbox)
Best Artificial Intelligence: F.E.A.R. (PC)
Most Outrageous Game: Amped 3 (X360)
Best Budget Game: Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (X360)
Best New Character: Harman Smith, Killer7 (GC, PS2)
Funniest Game: Psychonauts (PC, Xbox, PS2)
Best Use of Sweat: NBA 2K6 (X360)
Best Multiplayer Game: Battlefield 2 (PC)
Most Innovative Game: Killer7 (GC, PS2)
Best Original Game Mechanic: NBA 2K6 (X360, Xbox, PS2) -- shot
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Most Metal: Guitar Hero (PS2)
Most Improved Sequel: Resident Evil 4 (GC, PS2)
Best New Hardware: Microsoft Xbox 360
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