Halo 4, Watch Dogs, Dance Central 2 and XCOM also impress

Jun 27, 2012 08:31 GMT  ·  By

The big winners of this year’s E3 trade show were, according to the critics community, The Last of Us and Sony, which managed to get the Best of Show award and a number of other prizes, with titles like Dance Central 3, Watch Dogs, Halo 4 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown getting more than one award.

Here is the full list of 2012 E3 Game Critics Awards winners:

Best of Show

The Last of Us - Naughty Dog and Sony for PlayStation 3

Best Original Game

The Last of Us - Naughty Dog and Sony for PlayStation 3

Best Console Game

The Last of Us - Naughty Dog and Sony for PlayStation 3

Best Handheld/Mobile Game

Sound Shapes – from Queasy Games and Sony for the PS3 and PlayStation Vita

Best PC Game

XCOM: Enemy Unknown – from Firaxis Games and 2K Games for the PC, PS3, Xbox 360 Best Hardware/Peripheral

Wii U from Nintendo

Best Action Game

Halo 4 – from 343 Industries and Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360

Best Action/Adventure Game The Last of Us - Naughty Dog and Sony for PlayStation 3

Best Role Playing Game

South Park: The Stick of Truth – from Obsidian Entertainment and THQ for PC, PS3, Xbox 360

Best Fighting Game

Injustice: Gods Among Us – from NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U

Best Racing Game

Need for Speed Most Wanted – from Criterion Games and Electronic Arts for PC, PS3, Xbox 360

Best Sports Game

FIFA Soccer 13 – from EA Canada and EA Sports for PC, PS3, Xbox 360

Best Strategy Game

XCOM: Enemy Unknown – from Firaxis Games and 2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360

Best Social/Casual Game Dance Central 3 – from Harmonix and Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360

Best Motion Simulation Game

Dance Central 3 – Harmonix and Microsoft for Xbox 360

Best Online Multiplayer

Halo 4 – from 343 Industries and Microsoft for Xbox 360

Best Downloadable Game

Unfinished Swan – from Giant Sparrow and Sony for PlayStation 3

Special Commendations for Graphics

Star Wars 1313 – from LucasArts Watch Dogs – from Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360

Special Commendation for Sound

The Last of Us - Naughty Dog and Sony for PlayStation 3

Special Commendation for Innovation

Watch Dogs – from Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360.