2009 BAFTA Winners: Batman Takes Best Game
by Brian Leahy, Mar 19, 2010 9:00pm PDTThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts have distributed its 2009 video game awards. Upsetting Uncharted 2, which has been scooping up game of the year awards left and right, is Batman: Arkham Asylum.
Other notable winners are Uncharted 2 for Story, LittleBigPlanet for Handheld Game, and Flower for Artistic Achievement.
The full list of winners can be found below.
Action
- WINNER: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Assassin's Creed II
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- inFAMOUS
- Left 4 Dead 2
Artistic Achievement
- WINNER: Flower
- Assassin's Creed II
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Street Fighter IV
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Game
- WINNER: Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Assassin's Creed II
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- FIFA 10
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Family & Social
- WINNER: Wii Sports Resort
- The Beatles: Rock Band
- Buzz! Quiz World
- EyePet
- Guitar Hero 5
- New Super Mario Bros Wii
Gameplay
- WINNER: Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Assassin's Creed II
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- New Super Mario Bros Wii
- PixelJunk Shooter
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Handheld
- WINNER: LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
- Gran Turismo
- LocoRoco Midnight Carnival
- Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
- Professor Layton and Pandora's Box (ed: "Diabolical Box" in the US)
- Scribblenauts
Multiplayer
- WINNER: Left 4 Dead 2
- Battlefield 1943
- The Beatles: Rock Band
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Halo 3 ODST
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Original Score
- WINNER: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Assassin's Creed II
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
- PixelJunk Shooter
Sports
- WINNER: FIFA 10
- Colin McRae: DiRT 2
- Football Manager 2010
- Forza 3
- Wii Fit Plus
- Wii Sports Resort
Story
- WINNER: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Assassin's Creed II
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: The Director's Cut
- Brutal Legend
- Dragon Age: Origins
Strategy
- WINNER: Empire: Total War
- Command and Conquer 3: Uprising
- FIFA Manager 10
- Football Manager 2010
- Halo Wars
- Plants vs Zombies
Use of Audio
- WINNER: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- DJ Hero
- Flower
- Left 4 Dead 2
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Also, how did The Beatles: Rock Band not win best Family & Social game in the BRITISH Academy of Film and Television Arts video game awards?
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Imagine having to select an oscar from a bunch of summer blockbusters.
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I admit it, I am one of those suckers who bought the PC version. Enjoyed it for awhile, but the exploits and hacks ruined it (not to mention IW.net) and I haven't really touched it since the BFBC2 beta was released.
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