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GameTap Picks' Best of E3

No, that's not a random apostrophe attack, that's what GameTap is calling their awards.
Author: Sam Bishop
Published: May 18, 2006
Clearly we have a thing for GameTap. After all, Turner's broadband service for downloading games that range from the first kicks of video games all the way up to the birth of modern 128-bit console and high-end PC gaming days really has nothing to do with this site. We're about PlayStation, stuff, man, and yet we still can't help but give those kooky GameTap kids some love.


Why yes, yes it is a slow news day! But that's not why we're doing this. That's not entirely why we're doing this.

See, GameTap was at E3 too. In fact, the Space Ghost was interviewing luminaries from the industry (which is why we didn't get interviewed, of course), but in addition to broadcasting a ton of stuff from the show, (unlike our poor editors stuck in meetings the whole show and waaaaah waaaah waaaah), they actually hit the floor, took notes and decided to kick out awards for just about every category you can think of.

“We launched GameTap as a hub for the videogame lifestyle, and our GameTap TV area as the premier video-on-demand engine to serve that audience, so covering E3’s hottest games was a natural fit,” oozed Ricardo Sanchez, GameTap’s VP of content. “GameTap is the largest broadband entertainment site when it comes to on-demand games and videos, and as the leading destination for games after they leave the retail channel, we expect the best games of today to be on GameTap tomorrow.”

Here's the full list of winners:

Best Adventure Game: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GC/Wii) – Nintendo/Nintendo

Best Action Game: Assassin’s Creed (PS3) – Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal

Best Platform Game: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) – Nintendo/Nintendo

Best Shooter: Prey (Xbox 360/PC) – 2K Games/3D Realms – Human Head

Best Fighting Game: Yakuza (PS2) – SEGA/Amusement Vision

Best Strategy Game: Warhammer Mark of Chaos (PC) – Namco Bandai/Black Hole Entertainment – Cinegi Productions

Best Simulation Game: Spore (PC) – EA/Maxis

Best Puzzle Game: Capcom Puzzle World (PSP) – Capcom/Capcom

Best Role-Playing Game: TIE! Justice League Heroes (multiplatform) – Warner Bros. International/Snowblind Studios

Best Role-Playing Game: TIE! Marvel Ultimate Alliance (multiplatform) – Activision/Raven Software

Best Racing Game: Full Auto 2: Battlelines (PS3) – SEGA/Pseudo Interactive

Best Sports Game: Wii Sports (Wii) – Nintendo/Nintendo

Best Kids/Family Game: LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (multiplatform) – LucasArts/Traveler’s Tales

Best MMO: Huxley (Xbox 360/PC) – Webzen/Webzen

Best Portable: New Super Mario Bros. (DS) – Nintendo/Nintendo

Best Game We Want To Play NOW: Guitar Hero II (PS2) – RedOctane/Harmonix

Best Overall: Spore (PC) – EA/Maxis

Best Surprise: Wii controller - Nintendo

Best Announcement: Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) – Nintendo/Nintendo

Best Booth: Webzen

Best Swag: Slime keychain – Square Enix

Agree? Disagree? Well talk abouts it in [forums]the TPS forums[/forums], then, duder! Well see you in there.

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