Thanks to everyone who voted for their favorite games in 2005. We had an amazing reponse, both in votes and suggestions for improving our categories. We've changed up the structure of this year's awards so that each system now gets their own sub-categories. Hopefully this will make things a bit more fair, especially for the Xbox 360 which only had about 5 weeks of votes compared to the 58 weeks that the other systems had.

The following are the results of more than six million votes recorded since November 2004. Make sure to vote for your favorites in 2006. These are YOUR awards! The gamers have spoken...


XBOX WINNER

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Best Graphics
WINNER: Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
 RUNNER UPS: Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, Far Cry Instincts

Best Animation
WINNER: Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
 RUNNER UPS: Half-Life 2, GUN

Best Opening Movie
WINNER: Psychonauts
 RUNNER UPS: Advent Rising, Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath

Best Musical Score (Licensed or Original)
WINNER: Advent Rising
 RUNNER UPS: Peter Jackson's King Kong, Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

Best Sound Presentation
WINNER: Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
 RUNNER UPS: Half-Life 2, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory

Best Voice-Acting
WINNER: Peter Jackson's King Kong
 RUNNER UPS: Psychonauts, Advent Rising

Most Innovative Game Design
WINNER: Psychonauts
 RUNNER UPS: Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath, Ultimate Spider-Man

Best Story/Writing
WINNER: Indigo Prophecy
 RUNNER UPS: Jade Empire, Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

GENRE FAVORITES

Best Sports Game
WINNER: Blitz: The League
 RUNNER UPS: NHL 2K6, NBA 2K6

Best Action Game (Non-FPS)
WINNER: Ninja Gaiden Black
 RUNNER UPS: GUN, Advent Rising

Best FPS Game
WINNER: Half-Life 2
 RUNNER UPS: Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, Far Cry Instincts

Best Adventure Game
WINNER: Indigo Prophecy
 RUNNER UPS: Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, Sid Meier's Pirates!

Best RPG (Role-Playing Game) Game
WINNER: Jade Empire
 RUNNER UPS: Fable: Lost Chapters, X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

Best Music Game
WINNER: Karaoke Revolution Party
 RUNNER UPS: Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3

Best Platform Game
WINNER: Tak: The Great Juju Challenge
 RUNNER UPS: Madagascar, Pac-Man World 3

Best Racing Game
WINNER: Burnout Revenge
 RUNNER UPS: Need for Speed Most Wanted, MotoGP 3: Ultimate Racing Technology

Best Fighting Game
WINNER: Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
 RUNNER UPS: Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects, Shrek SuperSlam

Best Simulation Game
WINNER: Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball Max'd
 RUNNER UPS: No Entries

Best Multiplayer Game
WINNER: Burnout Revenge
 RUNNER UPS: Far Cry Instincts, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory

Best Movie/TV Inspired Game
WINNER: The Warriors
 RUNNER UPS: Peter Jackson's King Kong, Matrix: Path of Neo

MISCELLANEOUS FAVORITES

Most Addicting Game
WINNER: Burnout Revenge
 RUNNER UPS: SSX On Tour, Star Wars Battlefront II

Sleeper Hit of 2005
WINNER: Advent Rising
 RUNNER UPS: Pariah, Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

Best Game Developer
WINNER: Ubisoft
 RUNNER UPS: Treyarch, Double Fine Productions

Most Anticipated Game for 2006
WINNER: Tomb Raider: Legend
 RUNNER UPS: EA Sports Fight Night Round 3, MVP 06 NCAA Baseball