3rd British Academy Games Awards

Date| 5 October 2006
Location| The Roundhouse
Hosted by| Vernon Kay
Best Game| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Most awards| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, LocoRoco & Shadow of the Colossus (2)
Most nominations| Tom 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

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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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#### Nominations

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| Nominations  | Game

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8  | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
LocoRoco
6  | We Love Katamari
5  | Guitar Hero
Shadow of the Colossus
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Tomb Raider: Legend
4  | Black
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
3  | Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?
Electroplankton
Football Manager 2006
Hitman: Blood Money
2  | 2006 FIFA World Cup
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
Rogue Trooper
SingStar Rocks!
The Movies

#### Wins

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| Awards  | Game

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2  | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
LocoRoco
Shadow of the Colossus

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