Rock Band Voted Best Game August 03, 2007

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It goes to show that the power of the air guitar is absolute when a game like Rock Band can stroll off with the Best Game gong at the recent E3 show.

Rock Band takes Guitar Hero to the next level by allowing numerous players to axe those guitars, thrum those bass lines or get all ‘Animal’ on the drums. The Game Critics Awards named Rock Band as the ‘best in show’ ahead of graphics heavy beauties like, Call of Duty 4, Bioshock and Mass Effect, among others.

That said, Mass Effect for the Xbox 360 was voted as the best console game, Killzone 2 took the gong for best graphics and Sony’s innovative LittleBigPlanet took the prize for most original game. Jump now to see the full list of award winners-Martin Lynch

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The E3 2007 Awards

Best of Show:
Rock Band
(Harmonix/MTV Games/Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Best Original Game:
LittleBigPlanet
(Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for PS3)

Best Console Game:
Mass Effect
(BioWare/Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)

Best PC Game:
Crysis
(Crytek/Electronic Arts)

Best Handheld Game:
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
(Nintendo for Nintendo DS)

Best Hardware/Peripheral:
Rock Band Instruments
(Harmonix/MTV Games/Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Best Action Game:
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
(Infinity Ward/Activision for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Best Action/Adventure Game:
Bioshock
(Irrational Games/2K Games for PC, Xbox 360)

Best Role-Playing Game:
Mass Effect
(BioWare/Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)

Best Racing Game:
Burnout Paradise
(Criterion Games/Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Best Sports Game:
Madden NFL 08
(Electronic Arts for all platforms)

Best Fighting Game:
Virtua Fighter 5
(Sega for Xbox 360)

Best Strategy Game:
World in Conflict
(Massive Entertainment/Sierra for PC)

Best Social/Casual/Puzzle:
Rock Band
(Harmonix/MTV Games/Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Best Online Multiplayer:
Halo 3
(Bungie/Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)

Special Commendation for Graphics:
Killzone 2
(Guerilla Games/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for PS3)