- Year in Review
- Special
Achievement- Special Achievement
- Best Original Music
- Most Surprisingly Good Game
- Best Licensed Music
- Best Story
- Best Sound Design
- Best Graphics, Technical
- Best Voice Acting
- Best Graphics, Artistic
- Best Use of a Creative License
- Best New Character(s)
- Funniest Game
- Biggest News
- Best Multiplayer Game
- Best Expansion Pack
- Best Original Game Mechanic
- Best Downloadable Console Game
- Most Improved Sequel
- Best New Gaming Hardware
- Most Innovative Game
- Best Downloadable Content
- Best Use of Control Scheme
- Best Atmosphere
- Dubious
Honors - Genre
Awards - Platform
Awards - Game of
the Year - Readers'
Choice
Special Achievement
Best Original Music
In an era when beautiful graphics hold such sway, it's easy to forget the power of a game's soundtrack. Whether it was with the charming tunes of Super Mario Galaxy or the Eastern-tinged strains of Assassin's Creed, 2007 reminded us that a great soundtrack is as important to a game's ambience as its visual design. This year, the competition was particularly heavy because each soundtrack told such a unique musical story.
Platform: X360
ESRB: Mature
Release Date: Aug 24, 2007
Platform: WII
ESRB: Everyone
Release Date: Nov 16, 2007
Platform: X360
ESRB: Mature
Release Date: Nov 16, 2007
Platform: X360
ESRB: Mature
Release Date: Nov 20, 2007
Platform: X360
ESRB: Mature
Release Date: Oct 19, 2007
Nominees
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BioShock
Game info Watch review41%(26,065 votes) -
Super Mario Galaxy
Game info Watch review21%(13,273 votes) -
Assassin's Creed
Game info Watch review15%(9,564 votes) -
Mass Effect
Game info Watch review15%(9,393 votes) -
The Orange Box
Game info Watch review9%(5,756 votes)
Voting Results
| BioShock (X360/PC) | (41%) | 26,065 |
| Super Mario Galaxy (WII) | (21%) | 13,273 |
| Assassin's Creed (X360/PS3/PC) | (15%) | 9,564 |
| Mass Effect (X360) | (15%) | 9,393 |
| The Orange Box (X360/PC) | (9%) | 5,756 |
BioShock
Going beyond "run and gun corridors," "monster-closet AIs" and static worlds, BioShock creates a living, unique and unpredictable FPS experience. After your plane crashes into icy uncharted waters, you discover a rusted bathysphere and descend into Rapture, a city hidden beneath the sea. Constructed as an idealistic society for a hand picked group of scientists, artists and industrialists, the idealism is no more. Now the city is littered with corpses, wildly powerful guardians roam the corridors as little girls loot the dead, and genetically mutated citizens ambush you at every turn. Take control of your world by hacking mechanical devices, commandeering security turrets and crafting unique items critical to your very survival. Upgrade your weapons with ionic gels, explosives and toxins to customize them to the enemy and environment. Genetically modify your body through dozens of Plasmid Stations scattered throughout the city, empowering you with fantastic and often grotesque abilities. Explore a living world powered by Ecological A.I., where the inhabitants have interesting and consequential relationships with one another that impact your gameplay experience. Experience truly next generation graphics that vividly illustrate the forlorn art deco city, highlighted by the most detailed and realistic water effects ever developed in a video game. Make meaningful choices and mature decisions, ultimately culminating in the grand question: do you exploit the innocent survivors of Rapture...or save them?
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