Sony's Little Big Planet proved to be the big winner this year at the 12th annual Interactive Achievement Awards on Thursday in Las Vegas.The user-generated 3D plateformer won awards in numerous categories including Overall Game of Year in what has become the industries premier award ceremony.
Hosted by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, the Interactive Achievement Awards is a peer-based award ceremony to recognize excellence in the video game industry.
AIAS President had this to say about the awards in a press release:
The Interactive Achievement Awards is the forum for the industry’s leading game makers to honor the best in technical innovation and game play experience. This year’s winners represent the range of interactive entertainment experiences and truly exemplify why video games enjoy so much popularity among adults and children. It’s no wonder that IFC TV, one of the best-known outlets for creative entertainment, is excited to bring the Interactive Achievement Awards to their audience this spring.
Little Bog Planet edged out Left 4 Dead, Grand Theft Auto IV, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and Fallout 3 for the top spot - many of which were heavily favored. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots even won the VGF Award for Game of the Year.
Nevertheless, the full list of winners at this year's peer-based Interactive Achievement Awards are as follows:
Overall Game of the Year:
Little Big Planet
Console Game of the Year:
Little Big Planet
Computer Game of the Year:
Left 4 Dead
Cellular Game of the Year:
Spore Origins
Hand-Held Game of the Year:
God of War: Chains of Olympus
Casual Game of the Year:
Braid
Fighting Game of the Year:
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Racing Game of the Year:
Burnout Paradise
Sports Game of the Year:
NHL 09
MMO of the Year:
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Action Game of the Year:
Dead Space
Adventure Game of the Year:
Mirror's Edge
Role-playing Game of the Year:
Fallout 3
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year:
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Family Game of the Year:
Little Big Planet
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming:
Little Big Planet
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction:
Little Big Planet
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design:
World of Goo
Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance:
Little Big Planet
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design:
Dead Space
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack:
Rock Band 2
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition:
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story:
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Outstanding Achievement in Original Story:
Fallout 3
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay:
Left 4 Dead
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering:
Spore
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering:
Little Big Planet
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction:
Little Big Planet
Outstanding Achievement in Animation:
Prince of Persia
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