Written by Adam 
Last night the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards were held in Las Vegas, and it was hosted by comedian and avid gamer Jay Mohr. A lot of excellent games took home awards, but Little Big Planet owned the competition and took home 8 awards including the Overall Game of the Year.
LBP has been widely praised for its innovation and gameplay, and it is nice to see it getting the recognition it deserves at these award shows. Sales have been slow going, but hopefully these awards will transition into more sales for this excellent title.
Other notables are God of War: Chains of Olympus best handheld; Fallout 3 Best RPG; Mirror’s Edge best adventure game; and Dead Space for best Action game.
Below is the complete list of winners:
Overall Game of the Year: LittleBigPlanet
Console Game of the Year: LittleBigPlanet
Computer Game of the Year: Left 4 Dead
Fighting Game of the Year: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Handheld Game of the Year: God of War: Chains of Olympus
MMO Game of the Year: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Cellular Game of the Year: Spore Origins
Role-Playing Game of the Year: Fallout 3
Racing Game of the Year: Burnout Paradise
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: World of Goo
Adventure Game of the Year: Mirror’s Edge
Sports Game of the Year: NHL 09
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Command and Conquer 3: Red Alert
Action Game of the Year: Dead Space
Family Game of the Year: LittleBigPlanet
Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Prince of Persia
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: LittleBigPlanet
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering: LittleBigPlanet
Outstanding Character Performance: LittleBigPlanet (Sackboy)
Outstanding Achievement in Story -Adapted: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Outstanding Achievement in Story – Original: Fallout 3
Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play: Left 4 Dead
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: LittleBigPlanet
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
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