Golden Joysticks are in
The Golden Joystick Awards ceremony was held in the capital yesterday, presented by TV comedian Phil Jupitus in London’s Park Lane Sheraton Hotel. At the awards it was revealed that Nintendo’s legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, has become the first entrant into Golden Joystick Hall of Fame.
Here are the results from the awards in full:
PS2 Game of the Year
Winner:
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Finalists:
Eye Toy: Play
Pro Evolution Soccer 2
GameCube Game of the Year
Winner:
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Finalists:
Metroid Prime
Resident Evil Zero
Handheld Game of the Year
Winner:
Advance Wars 2
Finalists:
Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Xbox Game of the Year
Winner:
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Finalists:
Soul Calibur II
Splinter Cell
PC Game of the Year
Winner:
CM4
Finalists:
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Battlefield 1942
Online Game of the Year
Winner:
Battlefield 1942
Finalists:
Phantasy Star Online
Unreal Championship
MTV Film to Game of the Year
Winner:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Finalists:
Enter the Matrix
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
The Mirror: The Best of British
Winner:
CM4
Finalists:
Conflict Desert Storm 2
Republic: The Revolution
Publisher of the Year
Winner:
Nintendo
Finalists:
Electronic Arts
Rockstar
Retailer of the Year
Winner:
GAME
Finalists:
Amazon.co.uk
Gameplay.com
Hardware of the Year
Winner:
Game Boy Advance SP
Finalists:
Eye Toy
Xbox Live!
Unsung Hero Game of the Year
Winner:
Viewtiful Joe
Finalists:
No One Lives Forever
Steel Battalion
Hall of Fame Industry Personality of the Year
Shigeru Miyamoto
Editor’s Award: Game of the Year
Winner:
Pro Evolution Soccer 3
Finalists:
Call of Duty
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Maker
Metroid Prime
Most Wanted Game for Xmas
Winner:
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Finalists:
Pro Evolution Soccer 3
WWE Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain
Most Anticipated Game for 2004
Winner:
Half Life 2
Finalists:
Doom 3
Halo 2
Ultimate Game of the Year
Winner:
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Finalists:
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
