OXM 2006 Game of the Year Awards

OXM 2006 Game of the Year Awards

These awards were given by Official Xbox Magazine in the February 2007 Issue.

Contents

Sports Game of the Year

Fight Night Round 3 (Xbox 360)

Runners-up: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 (Xbox), NBA 2K7 (Xbox 360), College Hoops 2K7 (Xbox 360)

Clown of the Year

Agent 47 (Hitman: Blood Money)

Runner-up: Adam (Dead Rising)

News of the Year

Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta Announced

Runner-up: Grand Theft Auto IV coming to 360 on day one with exclusive downloadable content

Most Unflinching Use of "M" Rating

Saints Row

Runner-up: Scarface: The World Is Yours

Shooter of the Year

Prey

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Xbox 360)

Runners-up: Rainbow Six Vegas and F.E.A.R.

Best Use of a License

Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

Runners-up: The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth II, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

Franchise Suicide Award

Sonic the Hedgehog

Driving Game of the Year

TOCA Race Driver 3

Enemy of the Year

The Berserker (Gears of War)

Fan Service Award

Bethesda Softworks

Runner-up: Human Head Studios (free Prey multiplayer maps)

Quote of the Year

"Xbox Live Arcade is not a place for your old-ass Playstation 1 games." -Xbox Live Arcade Group Manager Greg Canessa

Most Innovative Achievement

Viral Achievements (Need for Speed Carbon)

Controller-Throwing Moment of the Year

Not getting an Achievement for beating General RAAM on Hardcore difficulty (Gears of War)

Role-Playing Game of the Year

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Runners-up: None. (C'mon - Phantasy Star Universe and Enchanted Arms didn't stand a chance.)

2006's Best Special Moves

Chainsaw Melee (Gears of War)

Buddy Intimidation (Splinter Cell Double Agent co-op on Xbox)

Curb Stomp (Gears of War)

Disembowel (Dead Rising)

Accessory of the Year

Datel's Xbox 360 Headset Adapter

Runner-up: Xbox 360 HD DVD Player

Developer of the Year

Bethesda Softworks

Runner-up: Epic Games

Perviest Use of Physics

Dead or Alive Xtreme 2

Action-Adventure Game of the Year

Splinter Cell Double Agent (Xbox)

Runners-up: Dead Rising, Tomb Raider: Legend (Xbox 360)

Hawkware of the Year

Major League Baseball 2K6 (Xbox 360)

Best Game That's Still Not Backward-Compatible

It's a 34-way tie!

Co-op Game of the Year

Splinter Cell Double Agent (Xbox)

Runners-up: Gears of War and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

Fighting Game of the Year

WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2007

Runners-up: Dead or Alive 4 and Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting

Best PC Exchange Student

Real-time strategy games

Soundtrack of the Year

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Runners-up: Doom and Contra

Sandbox Game of the Year

Saints Row

Runners-up: Just Cause (Xbox 360) and Destroy All Humans! 2

Best Use of the Sound of a Fist Pounding on an Oiled-Up Pig Carcass

Fight Night Round 3 (Xbox 360)

Best Use of Achievements in a Game

Dead Rising

Multiplayer Game of the Year

Rainbow Six Vegas

Runners-up: Gears of War and Splinter Cell Double Agent

Best Retro Revival

Time Pilot

Runners-up: Doom and Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting

Weapon of the Year

The Chainsaw

Best Graphics...If They Were on a Playstation 1

Superman Returns (Xbox)

Best Executive Decision

Xbox Live Video Marketplace

Best Game You've Already Forgotten About

The Outfit

Best Shameless Promotion We Secretly Loved

The Burger King Games (Big Bumpin', Pocket Bike Racer, Sneak King)

Marketplace Download of the Year

Knights of the Nine (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion)

Xbox Live Arcade Game of the Year

Uno

Runners-up: Cloning Clyde, Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting, and Heavy Weapon

Xbox Game of the Year

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

Runners-up: Splinter Cell Double Agent, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, and Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

Xbox 360 Game of the Year

Gears of War

Runners-up: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Fight Night Round 3

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