Arkham Asylum Tops 2010 BAFTA Video Game Awards

Mar 20, 2010

Batman: Arkham Asylum has swept the top award at last night’s UK 2010 Video Game BAFTA awards.

Developed by British team EIDOS, B:AA beat off stiff competition from Uncharted 2 and Modern Warfare 2 to grab the Best Game title. It also picked up the award for Best Gameplay.

Arguably the success of the night was Uncharted 2, which picked up four awards in total, including Best Action, Best Story and Character, Best Audio and Best Score. Assassin’s Creed II didn’t fare so well; despite seven nominations, it left empty-handed … um, figuratively speaking, of course. The award-winning and best-selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 also surprised us by leaving with only the GAME’s Award of 2009 award, as voted by the public.

Here’s the winners list in full:

Action Game
Assassin’s Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
inFamous
Left 4 Dead 2
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Winner: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Family & Social
The Beatles: Rock Band
Buzz! Quiz World
EyePet
Guitar Hero 5
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Wii Sports Resort
Winner: Wii Sports Resort

Use of Online
Battlefield 1943
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
FIFA 10
LittleBigPlanet PSP
Singstar TakeThat
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Winner: FIFA 10

Use of Audio
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
DJ Hero
Flower
Left 4 Dead 2
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Winner: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Handheld
Gran Turismo
LittleBigPlanet PSP
LocoRoco Midnight Carnival
Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box
Scribblenauts
Winner: LittleBigPlanet PSP

GAME Award (public vote)
Assassin’s Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
The Beatles: Rock Band
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
FIFA 10
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Street Fighter IV
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Wii Sports Resort
Third Place: Uncharted 2
Second Place: Assassin’s Creed II
Winner: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Strategy
Command and Conquer 3: Uprising
Empire: Total War
FIFA Manager 10
Football Manager 2010
Halo Wars
Plants vs. Zombies
Winner: Empire: Total War

Original Score
Assassin’s Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
PixelJunk Shooter
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Winner: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Multiplayer
Battlefield 1943
The Beatles: Rock Band
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Halo 3: ODST
Left 4 Dead 2
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Winner: Left 4 Dead 2

Gameplay
Assassin’s Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
PixelJunk Shooter
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Winner: Batman: Arkham Asylum

Sports
Colin McRae: DiRT 2
FIFA 10
Football Manager 2010
Forza 3
Wii Fit Plus
Wii Sports Resort
Winner: FIFA 10

Story
Assassin’s Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Broken Sword — Shadow of the Templars: The Director’s Cut
Brutal Legend
Dragon Age: Origins
Uncharted 2
Winner: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

BAFTA Ones To Watch Award
Colour Coded
Quick as Thieves
Shrunk!
Winner: Shrunk!

Artistic Achievement
Assassin’s Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Flower
Street Fighter IV
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Winner: Flower

Best Game
Assassin’s Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
FIFA 10
Left 4 Dead 2
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Winner: Batman: Arkham Asylum

BAFTA Fellowship Award: Shigeru Miyamoto

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