PC Gamer reveals its 1997 award winners.BRISBANE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 1997--Today, the editors of PC Gamer PC Gamer is a magazine founded in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. The magazine features news on developments in the video game industry, previews of new games, and reviews of the latest popular PC games, along with other features disclosed their choices for the best computer gaming titles of 1996.The annual awards, now in their third year, honor outstanding titles in each significant gaming genre, recognize special achievements in technical and innovative categories, and name the "Game of the Year." This year's victors join past PC Gamer Hall of Famers WarCraft II (Blizzard) and Doom (id Software). The winners are: -- Game of the Year: Civilization II (MicroProse). "Sid Meier's Civilization and its sequel are perhaps the finest strategy games ever made." -- Best Action Game: Tomb Raider (Eidos Interactive). "...Tomb Raider blew in like a breath of fresh air to show us that there's more to be done with today's generation of 3D graphics than just running and shooting." -- Best Sports Game: NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there 97 (Electronic Arts). "...NHL 97 delivers a bone-crunching representation of the coolest sport on ice, from the first drop of the puck to that last-minute drive to the net." -- Best Wargame: Close Combat (Microsoft). "Atomic has broken away from the long-established, turn-based models of the past." -- Best Real-Time Strategy Game: Command & Conquer: Red Alert (Virgin/Westwood Studios). "If you haven't sampled the real-time craze in all its splendor, look no further than Red Alert." -- Best Turn-Based Strategy Game: Heroes of Might and Magic Heroes of Might and Magic (sometimes called simply Heroes or HoMM) is a series of turn-based computer games developed by New World Computing, a division of The 3DO Company. II (New World Computing New World Computing, Inc. was an American computer game developer and publisher founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the Might and Magic RPG series and its spin-offs, especially Heroes of Might and Magic. ). "...rises to the top of the pack; clearly a cut above the other turn-based games ..." -- Best Roleplaying Game: The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall (Bethesda Softworks). "...unlimited playability, non-linear exploration, and a huge game world ..." -- Best Adventure Game: The Beast Within (Sierra). "...it's one of the best adventure games ever." -- Best Simulation: AH-64D AH-64D Apache Attack Helicopter, D version, with Longbow radar improvements Longbow longbow Leading missile weapon of the English from the 14th century into the 16th century. Probably of Welsh origin, it was usually 6 ft (2 m) tall and shot arrows more than a yard long. (Jane's Combat Simulations Jane's Combat Simulations was a brand of PC flight and combat simulators released by Electronic Arts (EA). The Jane's Information Group sold the rights to EA so that EA could lend authenticity and accuracy to their growing line of combat games. ). "...gorgeous graphics, painstaking detail, and sheer playability." -- Best Expansion Pack: Flashpoint Korea (Jane's Combat Simulations). "...it practically makes it a whole new game." -- Best Educational Game: The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis (Broderbund). "...has the same appeal and value for your brain as a favorite sport does for your body." -- Best Multi-Player Game: Quake (GT Interactive). "...overtly gory go·ry adj. go·ri·er, go·ri·est 1. Covered or stained with gore; bloody. 2. Full of or characterized by bloodshed and violence. and mind-meltingly fast action" -- Best Arcade Game: Fire Fight (Epic Megagames). "...the best arcade game released in 1996, by a long shot." Special Achievements awards were given to Wing Commander IV, the You Don't Know Jack You Don't Know Jack is a series of computer games developed by Jellyvision and Berkeley Systems. YDKJ, promoted as the games "where high culture and pop culture collide," combine trivia with comedy. series, Tomb Raider, C&C: Red Alert, Quake, and Duke Nukem 3D. 1996 proved to be a tremendous year for gaming, and choosing the award winners was a difficult task. Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to all those whose imagination and innovations mean gaming continues to grow in its ability to enthrall, educate, and entertain. In addition to PC Gamer (www.pcgamer.com), Imagine also publishes boot, The Net, MacAddict, Next Generation, and Ultra Game Players -- each bundled with its own unique multimedia CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . 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