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2005 NAViGaTR Nominations

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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF VIDEO GAME TESTERS AND REVIEWERS CORP.™ ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 5th ANNUAL NAViGaTR™ AWARDS

SONY® SCORES MOST NOMINATIONS (34), FOLLOWED BY ACTIVISION AND CAPCOM;

PSYCHONAUTS™ AND GOD OF WAR™ LEAD THE RACE WITH 14 NOMINATIONS EACH, FOLLOWED BY RESIDENT EVIL 4™ AND SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS™

January 13, 2006 --- The National Academy of Video Game Testers and Reviewers Corp.™ is pleased to announce the nominees for its fifth annual awards honoring the best of the interactive entertainment industry in the fields of art, technology, and production.  A voting body of more than 1,200 eligible video game media critics determined the final 223 nominees in 48 categories, up from 211 nominations last year. 

 

The nominees for Game of the Year are Civilization IV™, God of War™, Psychonauts™, Resident Evil 4™, and Shadow of the Colossus™.  The nominees for Game of the Year represent 22.87% of the total nominations, up from 14.69% last year.  With 14 nominations, Psychonauts™ and God of War™ have set a new record, previously held by critics’ favorite ICO™ (13 nominations), for being the most-nominated original property in Academy history. 

 

Other leading original properties over the years have been Devil May Cry (9 nominations), Halo (9 nominations), Kingdom Hearts (10 nominations), Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (10 nominations), Fable™ (10 nominations), and Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay™ (10 nominations). 

 

Not since the year of ICO™ have three original properties been nominated for Game of the Year.  Of the games which tallied three or more nominations this year, 60% of the nominations went to original properties (84 nominations), compared to franchises (57 nominations).  Also mirroring the year of ICO™ is Sony’s record:  that year Sony led all other companies with 27 nominations; this year, Sony leads all other companies with 34 nominations.  In 2002, Nintendo® set a record with 41 nominations.  The record still stands. 

 

Activision® and Capcom® also lead with 22 nominations each, followed by last year’s leader, Nintendo, with 20 nominations, making 2005 the first year in which four companies totaled 20 nominations or more.  Other top performers were Ubisoft® with 19 nominations, followed by Majesco (16), Electronic Arts (11), Namco (9), Vivendi (9), Microsoft (8), Atari (7), THQ (7), Red Octane (6), 2K Games (5), Rockstar (5), Konami (4), and Square Enix (3). 

 

Psychonauts™ and God of War™ are leading the pack with 14 nominations each.  Resident Evil 4™ received the next highest total with eleven (11) nominations, while Shadow of the Colossus scored ten (10) nominations.  They are the only games to score double-digit nominations. 

 

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones received eight (8) nominations, while Indigo Prophecy™ and We Love Katamari™ each took seven (7) nominations.  Nintendogs barked up six (6) nominations; Guitar Hero and Destroy All Humans! took five (5) nominations each.  Scoring four (4) nominations each were F.E.A.R.™, Jade Empire™, King Kong™, The Movies™, Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath™, Quake 4™, and The Warriors™.  Lastly, Call of Duty 2™, Devil May Cry 3™, Gun™, and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory™ each earned three (3) nominations.

 

For more information on NAVGTR Corp.’s missions and programs, log onto www.navgtr.org.  Winners will be announced March 31, 2005. 

 

The general voting body of more than 1,200 journalists and writers includes contributors for such varied outlets as About.com, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Austin American-Statesman, NBC, CNN, CNN.com, CNNmoney.com, Chicago Sun-Times, Computer Gaming World, Contra Costa Times, Digital Journal, ElectricPlayground.com, FHM, GamersTemple.com, GamingTarget.com, Gannett News Service, Gear, HappyPuppy.com, Kids & Computers, LA Weekly, Los Angeles Times, National Post, New York Times, Marquee, PC Gamer, Philadelphia Inquirer, PlanetPong.com, Salon, San Jose Mercury-News, USA Today, USAToday.com, Wired News, Wizard Magazine, WOW Weekly, ZDNet, Detroit Free Press, National Public Radio, Public Radio International, Play Magazine, Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff-Davis Media), Evergeek Media (www.evergeek.com), The Ottawa Citizen, The Vancouver Sun, The Regina Leader-Post, Canada.com, myTelus.com, www.YesWonder.com, www.GamesArcadia.com, www.gamingtrend.com, www.freep.com/gameon, and hundreds more. 

NAVGTR CORP.

FINAL NOMINEES 2005

 

 

Animation…Cinema

Devil May Cry 3

Animation…Cinema

God of War

Animation…Cinema

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

Animation…Cinema

Psychonauts

Animation…Cinema

X-Men Legends II: Rise of the Apocalypse

 

 

Animation…Engine

Burnout Revenge

Animation…Engine

God of War

Animation…Engine

Nintendogs

Animation…Engine

Resident Evil 4

Animation…Engine

Shadow of the Colossus

 

 

Art Dir…Cinema

God of War

Art Dir…Cinema

King Kong

Art Dir…Cinema

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

Art Dir…Cinema

Psychonauts

Art Dir…Cinema

We Love Katamari

 

 

Art Dir…Engine

God of War

Art Dir…Engine

Killer 7

Art Dir…Engine

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

Art Dir…Engine

Psychonauts

Art Dir…Engine

Shadow of the Colossus

 

 

Camera Dir…Engine

God of War

Camera Dir…Engine

King Kong

Camera Dir…Engine

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

Camera Dir…Engine

Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves

Camera Dir…Engine

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

 

 

Character Design

Destroy All Humans!

Character Design

God of War

Character Design

Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath

Character Design

Psychonauts

Character Design

Shadow of the Colossus

 

 

Control Design

Guitar Hero

Control Design

Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction

Control Design

Nintendogs

Control Design

Shadow of the Colossus

Control Design

We Love Katamari

 

 

Control Precision

Gran Turismo 4

Control Precision

Guitar Hero

Control Precision

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

Control Precision

Resident Evil 4

Control Precision

We Love Katamari

 

 

Costume Design

Devil May Cry 3

Costume Design

Genji: Dawn of the Samurai

Costume Design

Jade Empire

Costume Design

Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath

Costume Design

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

 

 

Direction…Cinema

God of War

Direction…Cinema

Indigo Prophecy

Direction…Cinema

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

Direction…Cinema

Psychonauts

Direction…Cinema

Ultimate Spider-Man

 

 

Game Design

The Movies

Game Design

Nintendogs

Game Design

Resident Evil 4

Game Design

Shadow of the Colossus

Game Design

We Love Katamari

 

 

Game of the Year

Civilization IV

Game of the Year

God of War

Game of the Year

Psychonauts

Game of the Year

Resident Evil 4

Game of the Year