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2008 Video Game Awards Review

The Awards
Introduction
Presentation and Theme
The Awards
Conclusion and Analysis

  Written by: Vlad Mihaiescu
  Edited by: Elric Phares

Best Graphics

  • WINNER: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
  • Fallout 3
  • LittleBigPlanet
  • Gears of War 2

Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show

  • WINNER: LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
  • Naturo: The Broken Bond
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
  • 007 Quantum of Solace

Best Music Game

  • WINNER: Rock Band 2
  • SingStar
  • Wii Music
  • Guitar Hero World Tour

Best RPG (Role Playing Game)

  • WINNER: Fallout 3
  • The World Ends With You
  • Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
  • Fable II

Best Fighting Game

  • WINNER: Soul Calibur IV
  • Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl
  • Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

Best Individual Sports Game

  • WINNER: Shawn White Snowboarding
  • Skate It
  • Wii Fit
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09

Best Handheld Game

  • WINNER: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
  • Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
  • Patapon
  • God of War: Chains of Olympus

Best Shooter

  • WINNER: Gears of War 2
  • Left 4 Dead
  • Resistance 2
  • Far Cry 2

Best Action-Adventure Game

  • WINNER: Grand Theft Auto IV
  • Metal Gear Sold 4: Guns of the Patriots
  • Mirror's Edge
  • Dead Space

Best Driving Game

  • WINNER: Burnout Paradise
  • Mario Kart Wii
  • Midnight Club: LA Remix
  • Pure

Best Big Name in Game (female)

  • WINNER: Jenny McCarthy as "Tanya" (Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3)
  • Dame Judi Dench as "M" (007 Quantum of Solace)
  • Eliza Dushku as "Shaundi" (Saints Row 2)
  • Liv Tyler as "Betty Rose" (The Incredible Hulk)

Best Big Name in Game (male)

  • WINNER: Kiefer Sutherland as "Sgt. Roebuck" (Call of Duty: World at War)
  • Liam Neeson as "father" (Fallout 3)
  • Ricky Gervais as "himself" (Grand Theft Auto IV)
  • Daniel Craig as "James Bond" (007 Quantum of Solace)

Best Performance by a Human (female)

  • WINNER: Debi Mae West as "Meryl Sliverburgh" (Metal Gear Solid 4)
  • Keeley Hawes as "Lara Craft" (Tomb Raider Underworld)
  • Paula Tiso as "Silvia Christel" (No More Heroes)
  • Nathalie Cox as "Juno Eclipse" (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)

Best Performance by a Human (male)

  • WINNER: Michael Hollick as "Niko Bellic" (Grand Theft Auto IV)
  • Stephen Fry as "narrator" (LittleBigPlanet)
  • David Hayter as "Old Snake" (Metal Gear Solid 4)
  • Jason Zumwalt as "Roman Bellic" (Grand Theft Auto IV)

Best Team Sports Game

  • WINNER: NHL 09
  • FIFA Soccer 09
  • NBA 2K9
  • Madden NFL 09

Best Multi-Player Game

  • WINNER: Left 4 Dead
  • Gears of War 2
  • Call of Duty: World at War
  • Resistance 2

Best Soundtrack

  • WINNER: Rock Band 2
  • Grand Theft Auto IV
  • Guitar Hero World Tour
  • LittleBigPlanet

Best Xbox360 Game

  • WINNER: Gears of War 2
  • Fallout 3
  • Grand Theft Auto IV
  • Fable II

Best Wii Game

  • WINNER: Boom Blox
  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl
  • No More Heroes
  • Wii Fit

Best PS3 Game

  • WINNER: LittleBigPlanet
  • Grand Theft Auto IV
  • Resistance 2
  • Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Best PC game

  • WINNER: Left 4 Dead
  • Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
  • Crysis Warhead
  • Spore

Best Original Score

  • WINNER: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
  • Fallout 3
  • LittleBigPlanet
  • Spore

Independent Game Fueled by Dew

  • WINNER: World of Goo
  • Pixel Junk Eden
  • Braid
  • Audiosurf

Studio of the Year

  • WINNER: Media Molecule (LittleBigPlanet)
  • Rockstar North
  • Harmonix
  • Bethesda Game Studios

Game of the Year

  • WINNER: Grand Theft Auto IV
  • Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
  • Fallout 3
  • Gears of War 2
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