- 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 Sound Design
Producing video games has become a much more expensive, time-consuming, difficult prospect these days. Next-generation consoles and high-end PC hardware can produce graphics that are totally unprecedented. But in recent years, we've also seen remarkable advances in the field of sound effects and overall sound design, given that audio hardware has similarly improved to match the increased visual quality of modern games. This year's Best Sound Design award recognizes the 2007 video games that both had the best sound effects overall and also put them to the best use to enhance the gameplay experience.
Platform: X360
ESRB: Mature
Release Date: Aug 21, 2007
Platform: X360
ESRB: Teen
Release Date: Nov 20, 2007
Platform: PC
ESRB: Mature
Release Date: Mar 23, 2007
Platform: X360
ESRB: Teen
Release Date: Sep 28, 2007
Platform: PS3
ESRB: Mature
Release Date: Mar 23, 2007
Nominees
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BioShock
Game info Watch review65%(31,569 votes) -
Rock Band
Game info Watch review20%(9,740 votes) -
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Game info Watch review6%(3,116 votes) -
Skate
Game info Watch review6%(2,761 votes) -
Def Jam: Icon
Game info Watch review3%(1,328 votes)
Voting Results
| BioShock (X360/PC) | (65%) | 31,569 |
| Rock Band (X360/PS3/PS2) | (20%) | 9,740 |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (PC) | (6%) | 3,116 |
| Skate (X360) | (6%) | 2,761 |
| Def Jam: Icon (X360/PS3) | (3%) | 1,328 |
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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