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E3 2006 Awards


Well, it's all over! E3 2006 has come and gone. The dust has finally settled, and we're ranking the best showings and announcments of E3 in several categories, shown below. In some, there was a clear-cut winner. In others, it was neck and neck. However, just about everything we saw at E3 this year was impressive. Now, on to the awards!

(Please keep in mind that only games for a Microsoft console were considered. The rankings are also based off of what was shown or was playable at E3.)

Best of Show:

Gears of War

Halo 3

Too Human

Best Shooter Game:

Lost Planet

Gears of War

Halo 3

Best Action Game:

Too Human

Saint's Row

Crackdown


Best Driving Game:

Forza Motorsport 2

Moto GP 2006

Test Drive Unlimited


Best Role-Playing Game:

Mass Effect

Fable 2

Enchanted Arms


Best Sports Game:

Madden 07

Table Tennis

NBA 2K7


Best Graphics:

Gears of War

Lost Planet

Bioshock


Best Sound:

Gears of War

Bioshock

Table Tennis


Best Xbox Game:

Lego Star Wars 2

Hitman: Blood Money

Destroy All Humans 2


Best X.L.A. Game:

Luminous Live

Street Fighter

Sonic


Best Announcement:

Halo 3

GTA IV

Live Anywhere


Article By: VGcore Staff

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