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Best of Show
-
Half-Life 2
(Valve/Vivendi
Universal Games for PC)
- Halo 2
(Bungie/Microsoft
for Xbox)
- Nintendo DS
(Mobile
Gaming System - Nintendo Co. Ltd)
-
Sony PSP
(Mobile
Gaming System - Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Splinter Cell 3
(UbiSoft
Montreal/UbiSoft for PC)
Best Original Game
- Destroy All Humans!
(Pandemic/THQ for PlayStation 2, Xbox)
-
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
(Nintendo for GameCube)
- God of War
(SCEA
Santa Monica/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
- Jade Empire
(Bioware/Microsoft
for Xbox)
- Yoot Saito's Odama
(Vivarium/Nintendo
for GameCube)
Best PC Game
-
Half-Life 2
(Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth
(EALA/Electronic
Arts for PC)
-
Rome: Total
War
(Creative Assembly/Activision for PC)
-
Sims 2
(Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
-
Splinter Cell
3
(UbiSoft
Montreal/UbiSoft for PC)
Best Console Game
- God of War
(SCEA
Santa Monica/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
-
Halo 2
(Bungie/Microsoft
for Xbox)
- Jade
Empire
(Bioware/Microsoft
for Xbox)
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
(Retro
Studios/Nintendo for GameCube)
-
Resident Evil 4
(Capcom
for GameCube)
Best Peripheral / Hardware
-
Alienware Video Array Technology (Alienware for PC)
- Donkey Konga Bongo Drums
(Nintendo for GameCube)
- Nintendo DS
(Mobile
Gaming System - Nintendo Co. Ltd)
-
Phantom Gaming Service
(Infinium
Labs, Inc.)
-
Sony PSP
(Mobile
Gaming System - Sony Computer Entertainment)
Best Action Game
- Doom
3
(Vicarious Visions/id/Activision for Xbox)
-
F.E.A.R.
(Monolith Productions/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Half-Life 2
(Valve/Vivendi
Universal Games for PC)
-
Halo 2
(Bungie/Microsoft
for Xbox)
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
(Retro
Studios/Nintendo for GameCube)
Best Action/Adventure Game
- God of War
(SCEA
Santa Monica/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
- Prince of Persia 2
(UbiSoft
Montreal/UbiSoft for All Systems)
- Resident Evil 4
(Capcom
for GameCube)
- Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
(Insomniac Games/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
-
Splinter Cell 3
(UbiSoft
Montreal/UbiSoft for PC)
Best Fighting Game
-
Def Jam: Fight for New York
(EA
Canada/EA for All Console Systems)
-
Guilty Gear Isuka
(Arc
System Works/Sammy Studios for PlayStation 2)
- Mortal Kombat: Deception
(Midway
Games for PlayStation 2/Xbox)
- Rumble Roses
(KCET/Konami
for PlayStation 2)
-
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
(Capcom
for PlayStation 2/Xbox)
Best Role Playing Game
-
Fable
(Big
Blue Box/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Final Fantasy XII
(Square-Enix for PlayStation 2)
-
Jade Empire
(Bioware/Microsoft
for Xbox)
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
(Obsidian/LucasArts for PC/Xbox)
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
(Troika
Games/Activision for PC)
Best Racing Game
-
Burnout 3
(Criterion Games/Electronic Arts for PlayStation 2/Xbox)
- Enthusia Professional Racing
(Konami
for PlayStation 2)
- Forza Motorsport
(Microsoft for Xbox)
- Gran Turismo 4
(Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
-
Street Racing Syndicate
(Eutechnyx/Namco for All Console Systems)
Best Simulation Game
- Full
Spectrum Warrior
(Pandemic/THQ for PC/Xbox)
-
Pacific Fighters
(1C/UbiSoft for PC)
-
Sims 2
(Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
- The
Movies
(Lionhead
Studios/Activision for All Platforms)
- The
Urbz: Sims in the City
(Maxis/Electronic Arts for All Console Systems)
Best Sports Game
- ESPN NFL 2005
(Visual
Concepts/ESPN Videogames for PS2/Xbox)
- FIFA Soccer 2005
(EA
Sports/Electronic Arts for All Platforms)
-
Madden NFL 2005
(EA
Sports/Electronic Arts for All Platforms)
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
(EA
Sports/Electronic Arts for All Platforms)
- Tony Hawk’s Underground 2
(Neversoft/Activision
for All Platforms)
Best Strategy Game
-
Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth
(EALA/EA
Games for PC)
- Pikmin 2
(Nintendo for GameCube)
- Rome: Total War
(Creative Assembly/Activision for PC)
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
(Relic/THQ
for PC)
Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game
-
Donkey Konga
(Nintendo for GameCube)
-
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
(Nintendo for GameCube)
- EyeToy: AntiGrav
(Harmonix
Music Systems/SCEA for PlayStation 2)
-
Karaoke Revolution Volume 2
(Harmonix
Music Systems/Konami for PlayStation 2)
-
WarioWare, Inc. DS
(Nintendo for Nintendo DS)
Best Online Multiplayer Game
- Battlefield 2
(Digital Illusions/EA Games for PC)
-
EverQuest II
(Sony
Online Entertainment for PC)
-
Halo 2
(Bungie/Microsoft
for Xbox)
- Star Wars
Battlefront
(Pandemic Studios/LucasArts for PC, PS2, Xbox)
- World of Warcraft
(Blizzard/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)