Golden Joystick Awards
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The Golden Joystick Awards are annual awards given to the best computer and video games of the year, in their 25th year of running (as of 2007).
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[edit] 2003
- PS2 Game of the Year
Winner: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar) Finalists: EyeToy: Play (SCEE), Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (Konami)
- GameCube Game of the Year
Winner: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo) Finalists: Metroid Prime (Nintendo), Resident Evil Zero (Capcom)
(Activision/LucasArts) Finalists: Soul Calibur II (EA), Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Ubisoft)
- PC Game of the Year
Winner: Championship Manager 4 (Eidos) Finalists: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar), Battlefield 1942 (Electronic Arts)
- Online Game of the Year
Winner: Battlefield 1942 (Electronic Arts) Finalists: Phantasy Star Online I & II (Sega), Unreal Championship (Atari)
- MTV Film Adaptation of the Year
Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Electronic Arts) Finalists: Enter the Matrix (Atari), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Electronic Arts)
- The Daily Mirror Award: Best of British
Winner: Championship Manager 4 (Eidos) Finalists: Conflict Desert Storm II (SCi) Republic: The Revolution (Eidos)
- Publisher of the Year
Winner: Nintendo Finalists: Electronic Arts, Rockstar Games
- Retailer of the Year
Winner: GAME Finalists: Amazon.co.uk, Gameplay.com
- Hardware of the Year
Winner: Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP Finalists: SCEE EyeToy, Microsoft Xbox Live!
- Unsung Hero Game of the Year
Winner: Viewtiful Joe Finalists: No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.S Way, Steel Battalion
Hall of Fame Industry Personality of the Year Winner: Shigeru Miyamoto
- Editor's Award: Game of the Year
Winner: Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (Konami) Finalists: Call of Duty (Activision), The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo)
- Most Wanted Game for Christmas
Winner: Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Nintendo) Finalists: Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (Konami), WWE Smackdown! Here Comes The Pain (THQ)
- Most Anticipated Game for 2004
Winner: Half-Life 2 (VU games) Finalists: Doom III (Activision), Halo 2 (Microsoft)
- Ultimate Game of the Year
Winner: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar) Finalists: The Legend of Zelda: the Wind Waker (Nintendo), Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Activision)
[edit] 2004
- PS2 Game of the Year: Burnout 3: Takedown (EA Games)
Runners-up: Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (Konami); Spider-Man 2 (Activision)
- Game Cube Game of the Year: Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Nintendo)
Runners-up: Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (Konami); Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (Nintendo)
- Handheld Game of the Year: Sonic Advance 3 (THQ)
Runners-up: Metroid Zero Mission (Nintendo); Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga (Nintendo)
- Xbox Game of the Year sponsored by Sonopress: Fable (Microsoft)
Runners-up: Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (Ubisoft), GTA: Double Pack (Rockstar)
- PC Game of the Year sponsored by PC Retail: Doom 3 (Activision)
Runners-up: X2: The Threat (Deep Silver); Far Cry (UbiSoft)
- Online Game of the Year: Battlefield Vietnam (EA Games)
Runners-up: Burnout 3: Takedown (EA Games); Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (Valve)
- Publisher of the Year sponsored by Macrovision: Electronic Arts
Runners-up: THQ, Ubisoft
- Retailer of the Year sponsored by Electronic Arts: Amazon.co.uk
Runners-up: GAME; Play.com
- Hardware of the Year: GBA SP NES Classic Edition
Runners-up: Creative Labs Gigaworks S750; GBA Wireless Adapter
- Unsung Hero Game of the Year (Editors' Award): The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (VU Games)
Runners-up: The Suffering (Midway); Mashed (Empire)
- Game of the Year (Editors' Award): Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (Konami)
Runners-up: Zelda: Four Swords (Nintendo); Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising (NovaLogic)
- Hall of Fame - Industry Personality of the Year: Warren Spector (Ion Storm)
- Radio One Colin & Edith Show Most Wanted Game For Xmas: GTA San Andreas (Rockstar Games)
Runners-up: Half-Life 2 (VU Games); Halo 2 (Microsoft)
- Most Wanted Game For 2005: The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo)
Runners-up: Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater (Konami); Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
- Ultimate Game Of The Year: Doom 3 (Activision)
Runners-up: Fable (Microsoft); Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (Konami)
- The Sun Ultimate Gaming Hero: Sonic The Hedgehog (Sega)
Runners-up: Master Chief (Halo 2, Microsoft); Lara Croft (Tomb Raider, Eidos)
[edit] 2005
- PlayStation 2 Game of the Year: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- GameCube Game of the Year: Resident Evil 4
- Xbox Game of the Year: Halo 2
- PC Game of the Year: Half-Life 2
- The Carphone Warehouse Handheld Game of the Year: Super Mario 64 DS
- Best Film-Based Game of 2005: Resident Evil 4
- BBC Radio 1 - Colin and Edith's Best Game Soundtrack of 2005: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- The Sun Online Online Game of the Year: World of Warcraft
- Publisher of the Year: Nintendo
- The In Stock Magazine Retailer of the Year: Play.com
- The Game One Gaming Innovation of the Year: PSP
- The MCV One to Watch for Xmas: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- The Sun's One to Watch for 2006: Resident Evil 5
- Hero of 2005: scheb from GTA: San Wonghof
- Villain of 2005: Officer Tenpenny from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- The Girl's Choice for 2005: The Sims 2
- Editor's Game of the Year: Resident Evil 4
- Unsung Hero of the Year: Fahrenheit
- Ultimate Game of the Year: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
[edit] 2006
- The Play.com Ultimate Game of the Year: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- The E-Buyer PC Game of the Year: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- The Official PlayStation Magazine PlayStation Game of the Year: Resident Evil 4
- The Xbox 360 Official Magazine Xbox Game of the Year: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- The Official Nintendo Magazine Nintendo Game of the Year
New Super Mario Bros.
- The Edge Online Handheld Game of the Year
Grand Theft Auto.
- The Intel Online Game of the Year
Age of Empires III.
- The Nuts All-Nighter Award
Pro Evolution Soccer 5.
- The One to Watch 2007
PlayStation 3.
- The Editor's Choice Award
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.
- The Sonopress Publisher of the Year
Electronic Arts. The Sierra Retailer of the Year Game.
- The 1Xtra and Rampage Soundtrack of the Year
Need for Speed.
- The T3 Innovation Award
Xbox Live Marketplace.
- The Sun Family Game of the Year
Nintendogs.
- The PlayStation World Favourite Character Award
Lara Croft.
- The Bliss Girls' Choice Award
Nintendogs.
