LittleBigPlanet Sweeps Interactive Achievement Awards
The 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards ceremony is over and the big winners of this year’s awards were LittleBigPlanet, Fallout 3, Dead Space and Left 4 Dead - but mostly it was Media Molecule’s big night in the spotlight, leaving every other big name franchise released in 2008 eating its dust for most of the night.
Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet was the big winner of the night, sweeping the Overall and Console Game of the Year awards, in addition to multiple awards for Outstanding Achievement in art direction, visual engineering, character performance and game direction. The PS3 exclusive also won the Family Game of the Year Award and the Outstanding Innovation in Gaming Award.
The other big winners of the night, (garnering more than one award) were Left 4 Dead, Fallout 3 and Dead Space. Two indie titles, World of Goo and Braid, scored awards as well. A full listing of all the winners can be found after the break.
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Prince of Persia
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
LittleBigPlanet
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
LittleBigPlanet
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
Spore
Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
Left 4 Dead
Outstanding Achievement in Original Story
Fallout 3
Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
Rock Band 2
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Dead Space
Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance
LittleBigPlanet
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
World of Goo
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
LittleBigPlanet
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
LittleBigPlanet
Family Game of the Year
LittleBigPlanet
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Role-Playing Game of the Year
Fallout 3
Adventure Game of the Year
Mirror’s Edge
Action Game of the Year
Dead Space
Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Sports Game of the Year
NHL 09
Racing Game of the Year
Burnout Paradise
Fighting Game of the Year
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Casual Game of the Year
Braid
Hand-Held Game of the Year
God of War: Chains of Olympus
Cellular Game of the Year
Spore Origins
Computer Game of the Year
Left 4 Dead
Console Game of the Year
LittleBigPlanet
Overall Game of the Year
LittleBigPlanet
Dean Takahashi of VentureBeat has an excellent recap of the festivities.
