The Golden Joysticks awards have just been announced. The event - voted on by over 200,000 punters - has thrown up a few suprises. Beyond Good and Evil won best PS2 game, while Galleon romped home on Xb...sorry, must have been dreaming. In reality Burnout 3 was voted best PS2 game, Fable won the Xbox gong. Doom 3 was the big winner, scooping the "ultimate" game of the year award and the top PC prize. Nintendo didn't miss out, with The Legend of Zelda rightly picked as "Most Wanted Game for 2005". Read on for the full list...
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)
Thoughts then? Does Sonic deserve an award? Is Doom 3 better than Pro Evo 4? Does the average punter actually know who Warren Spector is?
