Rodent Game Awards 2007 – RESULTS!
Way of the Rodent's antidote to the Game BAFTAs were recently awarded in the salubrious surroundings of a fine old London pub.
Controversy, tears and tiaras, and group Portal karaoke - the night had it all
Oh! It's the Original Spirit of Videogaming!
Following hot on the heels of another extraordinary year for videogaming, the Rodent Game Awards - Sponsored by Deep Silver celebrated the wonderful titles that lit up 2007. Big PR and Marketing budgets counted for nought here - though there were big winners from the big stables, heroic minnows such as Earth Defence Force 2017 were also able to take centre stage.
Indie-spirited Portal was the night's big story and, controversially, the winner of the 'Most difficult moment in a videogame to explain to the missus' award hadn't even been nominated
For a full list of winners and a boozy write-up of the event please wander over to http://wayoftherodent.com/features/RodentAwards2007Results.htm
Thank you to Deep Silver for the kind event sponsorship, thank you to the industry-types who came along and thanks videogaming for a bloody brilliant 2007.
www.WayoftheRodent.com - you lucky people!
Award Winners for 2007 in full:
Game of the year 2007
Portal (Multiplatform)
Runners up: Super Mario Galaxy, Halo 3, Bioshock, Forza 2, Crackdown
2006 Winner: Ridge Racer 6
Gameplay: Best game level
Level 19 - Portal
Runners up: All Ghillied Up - CoD4, Fort Frolic - Bioshock, Nottingham - Resistance: Fall of Man
2006 Winner: Tivliz Asylum - Black
Gameplay: Most difficult moment in a videogame to explain to the missus
Sitting on the sofa watching telly with your girlfriend - The Darkness
Runners up: Space and time - Portal, Oooh missus - The Witcher, Sticky Star Power - Guitar Hero II, Muttering Mentalist - Zelda Phantom Hourglass
2006 Winner: Dead Rising - Gay Cowboy Outfit
Gameplay: Big Grin
Super Mario Galaxy - Start to finish
Runners up: Still Alive - Portal, Mothership takedown - Earth Defence Force 2017, Rally of Japan - DiRT
2006 Winner: DEFCON - Oops! Sorry New York!
Technical Achievement: Bestest Explosions
Crackdown - Car pyres
Runners up: Motorstorm, Halo 3, Flatout Ultimate Carnage
2006 Winner: Black
Technical Achievement: Synthesised 'Ghostbusters!' Memorial Voice and Character
Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
Runners up: The entire cast of Bioshock, GlaDOS, Unnamed DJ - Umbrella Chronicles
2006 Winner: Marcus Fenix (Gears of War)
Technical Achievement: The Holy Shit will you just look at that Eyes of Jesus Award
Bioshock - Opening ocean sequence
Runners up: First vantage point - Assassin's Creed, Helicopter flight - Call of Duty 4, Uncharted
2006 Winner: New Award
For the People, with the People: Best game to play with your mates
Big Team Battle - Halo 3
Runners up: Online races - Forza 2, Pro 5v5 - FIFA 2008, Multiplayer - Call of Duty 4
2006 Winner: Gears of War
For the People, with the People: The 'Ooh, can I have a go please' award for most inclusive game
Super Mario Galaxy
Runners up: Wii Sports, Guitar Hero III, Singstar (PS3 version)
2006 Winner: Wii Sports
For the People, with the People: The 'This-is-Bleedin'-Ace-What-the-Hell-Were-FEDGE/GamesTUM-Thinking' Unexpected Diamond Award
Earth Defence Force 2017
Runners up: The Witcher, Jetpac Refuelled, FIFA 2008
2006 Winner: New Award
Rodent Readers Award
Bioshock
2006 Winner: Guitar Hero
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