Spore is the winner

Jun 9, 2005 12:30 GMT  ·  By

Electronics Arts has all the reasons to celebrate since their game was the most appreciated at E3 Expo 2005. Aside from the Best of Show award, the game has also won three more.

E3 Critics Awards are granted by a jury made up of journalists and analysts from the gaming industry.

Sony's Playstation 3 didn't leave empty-handed and won Best Hardware/Peripheral award, leaving Microsoft's Xbox 360 in the dust.

Nintendo was also awarded for two of its games: Legend of Zelda and Nintendogs.

If you're an action game enthusiast, then F.E.A.R is what you need and strategists are recommended Company of Heroes.

This is the complete list of games:

Best of Show Spore (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)

Best Original Game Spore (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)

Best Hardware/Peripheral PlayStation 3 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Nvidia / IBM / Toshiba)

Best Console Game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo for GameCube)

Best PC Game Spore (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)

Best Handheld Game Nintendogs (Nintendo for Nintendo DS)

Best Action Game F.E.A.R. (Monolith/Vivendi-Universal Games for PC)

Best Action/Adventure Game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo for GameCube)

Best Fighting Game Soul Calibur III (Namco for PlayStation 2)

Best Role Playing Game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda Software for PC / Xbox 360)

Best Racing Game Burnout Revenge (Criterion Games/Electronic Arts for PS2 Xbox)

Best Simulation Game Spore (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)

Best Sports Game Madden NFL 06 (EA Tiburon/EA Sports)

Best Strategy Game Company of Heroes (Relic/THQ for PC)

Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlour Game We Love Katamari (Namco for PS2)

Best Online Multiplayer Battlefield 2 (Digital Illusions/Electronic Arts for PC)

Special Commendation for Graphics Killzone 2 (Guerilla Games/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for PS3)