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The Media's Best of Show for E3 2006

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the awards-are-required dept.

A lot of the big sites have given out their awards for various 'best in show' categories. Bioshock got the nod for 'Game of the Show' from Gamespot, Gamespy, and IGN. From Gamespy's coverage: "I was completely captivated with BioShock like no other game at E3 2006. Is it an RPG? Is it an action game? Is it an adventure? BioShock looks like it has a little of everything: a captivating story, beautiful environments to explore, gorgeous graphics, gameplay that crosses multiple genres... it's hard for me to imagine anyone not seeing the haunting images of a protector escorting that little girl through the unique underwater setting of Rapture and not being immediately hooked. Considering Irrational's history with Looking Glass and the System Shock titles, what I saw of the game at E3 this year vaulted it to the top of my wish list. " 1up gave the nod to Spore.

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  1. I have to say... by SirBruce · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Spore > ALL

    However, in the MMO space, I gave the nod on my website to Tabula Rasa. There are a LOT of good MMO games in the pipeline, though, so the next few years should be very interesting.

    Bruce

    1. Re:I have to say... by ThatFunkyMunki · · Score: 2, Funny

      Tabula Rasa better not be pay per month, it totally shuts out most of the casual gamers. And without them, a game will not be very successful

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    2. Re:I have to say... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Tabula Rasa better not be pay per month, it totally shuts out most of the casual gamers. And without them, a game will not be very successful

      Yeah, I mean look at World of Warcraft, its doing terrible!

  2. My Personal Winners by wickedj · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Here are some of my personal winners (not that any one really cares): Best Game: 2K Games Bioshock (what's not to love?) Best Console: Nintendo Wii (affordable and entertaining!) Best Presentation: Nintendo Wii (actually having fun during the presentation!) Best Shot in the Foot: Sony PS3 (I'm sorry, I have to say those prices are ridiculous!)

  3. Bioshock has me reeled in. by kyle+(in+stereo) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Ive never played a single System Shock game. Isnt the same studio behind those behind the Thief series as well? I didnt care for Thief either.

    Thing is, also being a huge Nintendo fanboy, Im somewhat biased against other consoles by nature. While I do plan on getting a 360 for Oblivion, until I saw Bioshock, Oblivion was the only game that I simply had to play for the system.

    Bioshock just looks ravishing and deep, and a hugely fresh and original take on a genre that, for better or worse, started to take the familiar path down the road.

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