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    3rd British Academy Games Awards

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    3rd British Academy Games Awards
    Date5 October 2006
    LocationThe Roundhouse
    Hosted byVernon Kay
    Best GameTom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
    Most awardsTom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, LocoRoco & Shadow of the Colossus (2)
    Most nominationsTom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter & LocoRoco (8)
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    The 3rd British Academy Video Games Awards (known for the purposes of sponsorship as British Academy Video Games Awards in Association with N-Gage), awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, was an award ceremony held on 5 October 2006 in The Roundhouse. The ceremony honoured achievement in 2006 and was hosted by Vernon Kay. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, LocoRoco & Shadow of the Colossus were the major winners on the night, taking two awards.

    Winners and nominees

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    Winners are shown first in bold.

    Action and Adventure (Sponsored by PC World)
    • Shadow of the Colossus – Team Ico and Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
      • Metroid Prime Hunters – Nintendo Software Technology/Nintendo
      • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
      • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter – Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft
      • Tomb Raider: Legend – Crystal Dynamics/Eidos Interactive
      • We Love Katamari – Namco/Namco
    Innovation
    • Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? – Nintendo SPD/Nintendo
      • Electroplankton – indieszero/Nintendo
      • Guitar Hero – Harmonix/RedOctane
      • LocoRoco – Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
      • Shadow of the Colossus – Team Ico and Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
      • We Love Katamari – Namco/Namco
    Artistic Achievement
    • Shadow of the Colossus – Team Ico and Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
      • Black – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts
      • Hitman: Blood Money – IO Interactive/Eidos Interactive
      • LocoRoco – Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
      • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
      • We Love Katamari – Namco/Namco
    Multiplayer
    • Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach – Turbine/Atari
      • 2006 FIFA World Cup – EA Canada/EA Sports
      • Animal Crossing: Wild World – Nintendo EAD/Nintendo
      • Battlefield 2: Modern Combat – Digital Illusions CE/Electronic Arts
      • Guild Wars Factions – ArenaNet/NCSOFT
      • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter – Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft
    Audio
    • Electroplankton – indieszero/Nintendo
      • Black – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts
      • LocoRoco – Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
      • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter – Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft
      • Tomb Raider: Legend – Crystal Dynamics/Eidos Interactive
      • We Love Katamari – Namco/Namco
    Original Score
    • Tomb Raider: Legend – Troels Brun Folmann, Crystal Dynamics/Eidos Interactive
      • Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King – Koichi Sugiyama, Level-5/Square Enix
      • LocoRoco – Nobuyuki Shimizu and Kemmei Adachi, Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
      • Shadow of the Colossus – Kow Otani, Japan Studio and Team Ico/Sony Computer Entertainment
      • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Jeremy Soule, Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
      • The Movies – Lionhead Studios/Activision
    Casual and Social
    • Buzz!: The BIG Quiz – Relentless Software/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
      • Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? – Nintendo SPD/Nintendo
      • Electroplankton – indieszero/Nintendo
      • Guitar Hero – Harmonix/RedOctane
      • LocoRoco – Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
      • SingStar Rocks! – London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
    Screenplay
    • Psychonauts – Double Fine Productions/Majesco Entertainment
      • 24: The Game – SCE Studio Cambridge/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
      • Rogue Trooper – Rebellion Developments/Eidos Interactive
      • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
      • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
      • Tomb Raider: Legend – Crystal Dynamics/Eidos Interactive
    Character
    • LocoRoco (LocoRoco)
      • Agent 47 (Hitman: Blood Money)
      • Han Solo (Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy)
      • Lara Croft (Tomb Raider: Legend)
      • Rogue (Rogue Trooper)
    Simulation
    • The Movies – Lionhead Studios/Activision
      • C-130 Hercules – Captain Sim/Just Flight
      • Championship Manager 2006 – Beautiful Game Studios and Gusto Games/Eidos Interactive
      • Football Manager 2006 – Sports Interactive/Sega
      • Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis – Rockstar San Diego/Rockstar Games
      • Trauma Center: Under the Knife – Atlus/Atlus
    Children's
    • LocoRoco – Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
      • Daxter – Ready at Dawn/Sony Computer Entertainment
      • Ice Age: The Meltdown – Eurocom/Sierra Entertainment, Fox Interactive and Vivendi Universal Games
      • Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy – Traveller's Tales/LucasArts
      • New Super Mario Bros. – Nintendo EAD/Nintendo
      • We Love Katamari – Namco/Namco
    Soundtrack
    • Guitar Hero – Harmonix/RedOctane
      • B-Boy – FreeStyleGames/Evolved Games
      • Reservoir Dogs – Volatile Games/Eidos Interactive
      • SingStar Rocks! – London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
    Game (Sponsored by PC World)
    • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter – Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft
      • Black – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts
      • Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? – Nintendo SPD/Nintendo
      • Guitar Hero – Harmonix/RedOctane
      • Hitman: Blood Money – IO Interactive/Eidos Interactive
      • Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy – Traveller's Tales/LucasArts
    Sports
    • Fight Night Round 3 – EA Chicago/Electronic Arts
      • 2006 FIFA World Cup – EA Canada/EA Sports
      • Football Manager 2006 – Sports Interactive/Sega
      • MotoGP '06 – Climax Racing/THQ
      • Pro Evolution Soccer 6 – Konami/Konami
      • Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis – Rockstar San Diego/Rockstar Games
    Gameplay (Sponsored by Nokia N-Gage)
    • Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy – Traveller's Tales/LucasArts
      • Guitar Hero – Harmonix/RedOctane
      • LocoRoco – Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
      • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
      • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter – Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft
      • We Love Katamari – Namco/Namco
    Strategy
    • Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War – Stainless Steel Studios and Midway Games San Diego/Midway Games
      • Age of Empires: The Age of Kings – Backbone Entertainment/Majesco Entertainment
      • Civilization IV – Firaxis Games/2K Games
      • Football Manager 2006 – Sports Interactive/Sega
      • Medieval II: Total War – Creative Assembly/Sega
      • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter – Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft
    Gamers' Award (Sponsored by Nokia N-Gage)
    • 24: The Mobile Game – I-play
      • Civilization for N-Gage – MPS Labs/MicroProse
      • Diner Dash – Gamelab/PlayFirst
      • Lemmings – DMA Design/Psygnosis
      • Namco Classics Pac-Man – Namco/Namco
      • Platinum Sudoku – Gameloft/Gameloft and Ubisoft
      • The Sims – Maxis/Electronic Arts
      • Sonic the Hedgehog Part One – Sonic Team/Sega
      • Tetris Mania – EA Mobile/Electronic Arts
      • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? – Jellyvision/Buena Vista Games
    Technical Achievement (Sponsored by Skillset)
    • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter – Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft
      • Battlefield 2: Modern Combat – Digital Illusions CE/Electronic Arts
      • Black – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts
      • Burnout Revenge – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts
      • Just Cause – Avalanche Studios/Eidos Interactive
      • Shadow of the Colossus – Team Ico and Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment

    Games with multiple nominations and wins

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