The British Academy
First up, the game of the year. Obviously the headline title, it went to Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, which was pitched against Black, Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?, Guitar Hero, Hitman: Blood Money and Lego Star Wars II. Personally, I would have gone with Hitman: Blood Money - for me it had all the excellent production values one expects of a game in its category (as does Ghost Recon), and it was also the most addictive and sickeningly fun game I've played yet all year.
Unfortunately for my choice in games, Hitman was nominated for a further two gongs, Artistic Achievement and Character, and lost out to Shadow of the Colossus and LocoRoco respectively. Developers of said games can expect to find themselves dying in all manner of hilarious and sickening ways over the coming weeks.
It's not really until you look over the nominations for something like the Bafta awards that one really appreciates the year that has preceded. I find myself drawn towards my shelves and the budget bins already... If you haven't played any of these games yet and you're like Rob in that the coming console frenzy of AAA titles isn't floating your boat then I'd suggest picking up some of the nominated and award winning games on that list.
