Last But Not Least

The video game award for 2006 where held on Spike TV on Wednesday December 13th, the result are list below.

GAME OF THE YEAR

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Winner

Gears Most Popular Video Games War

Guitar Hero II

Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Cheap Video Games Warfigher

BEST ACTION GAME

Dead Rising Winner

New Super Mario Brothers

Okami

Saints Row

Bully

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME

Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis Winner

EA Sports Fight Night Round 3

Tony Hawks Project 8

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07

Top Spin 2

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME

NBA 2K7 Winner

Madden NFL 07

NCAA Football 07

FIFA Soccer 07

NHL 07

CYBER VIXEN OF THE YEAR

Laura Croft - Tomb Raider

Alyx Vance - Half-Life 2 Episode 1 Winner

Princess Peach - Super Mario Brothers

Enrica - Tom Clancys Splinter Cell Double Agent

Jen - Prey

BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE

Lego Star Wars II: The original Trilogy Winner

The Godfather

Scarface: The World is Yours

The Sopranos: Road to Respect

Family Guy

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE

Seth MacFarlane - Family Guy

Gerry Rosenthal - Bully

Patrick Stewart - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Winner

Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The legend of Jack Sparrow

Kiefer Sutherland - 24: The Game

BEST SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE

Seth Green - Family Guy

James Woods - Scarface: The World is Yours

James Caan - Godfather

James Gandolfini - The Sopranos: Road to Respect Winner

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE

Vida Guerra - Scarface: The World is Yours Winner

Tia Carrere - Saints Row

Emmanuelle Vaugier - Need for Speed Carbon

Keely Haws - Tomb Raider: legend

Rosario Dawson - Marc Eckos Getting up: Content under pressure

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE PERFORMANCE

Rachael Leigh Cook - Kingdom Hearts II Winner

Elisha Cuthbert - 24: The Game

Brittany Murphay - Marc Eckos Getting up: Content under pressure

Mila Kunis - Family Guy

Lynda Carter - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Best Cast

Godfather

Family Guy Winner

Scarface: The World is Yours

Saints Row

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Loco Roco No Uta - Loco Roco

Lights and Sounds by Yellowcard - Burnout Revenge Winner

Bloc Party - Helicopter - When I get up

AFI - Summer Shudder - Madden 07

Heavenly Star - Lumines 2

BEST SOUNDTRACK

Madden NFL 07

Scarface: The World is Yours

Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories

Guitar Hero II Winner

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Winner

Bully

Elektroplankton

Okami

Final Fantasy XII

STUDIO OF THE YEAR

Clover Studio (Okami)

Relic (Company of Heroes)

Cliff Bleszinski /Epic Games - Gears of Wars Winner

Todd Howard /Bethesda Softworks - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Winner

Harmonix (Guitar Hero II)

PONTIAC BEST DRIVING GAME AWARD (Viewers Choice)

Burnout Revenge (XBox 360) Winner

Need for Speed Carbon

Toca Race Driver 3

GTR 2

MOST ADDICTIVE GAME FUELED BY MOUNTAIN DEW (Viewers Choice)

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Winner

Brain Age: Train your Brain in Minutes a day

Gears of War

Guitar Hero II

Company of Heroes

BEST FIGHTING GAME

Mortal Kombat Armageddon Winner

Dead or Alive 4

Tekken Dark Resurrection

Street Fighter Alpha Anthology

God Hand

BEST ACTION Game

Dead Rising Winner

New Super Mario Brothers

Okami

Saints Row

Bully

BEST MILITARY GAME

Company of Heroes Winner

Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

Call of Duty 3

The Outfit

Battlefield 2142

BEST GRAPHICS

Gears of War Winner

Okami

Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Company of Heroes

BEST Wireless GAME

Dinner Dash

Swat Force Winner

Tower Bloxx

Super KO Boxing

BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME

Gears of War Winner

Company of Heroes

Metal Gear Solid 3: Substance

Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

Tom Clancys Splinter Cell Double Agent

BEST BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY

Wii Winner

Xbox 360 (Microsoft Game Studios)

PS3

DS Lite

Elecktroplanton

BEST PC GAME

Company of Heroes Winner

Half-Life 2: Episode 1

Battlefield 2142

Star Wars: Empire at War

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

BEST RPG

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Winner

Final Fantasy XII

Kingdom Hearts II

Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria

BEST Handheld GAME

New Super Mario Brothers Winner

Brain Age: Train your Brain in Minutes a day

Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories

Tetris DS

Loco Roco

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In the 60's Intellivision Accessories 70's it PC Video Games The Beatles vs Rolling Stones. In the 80's it was Lakers vs Celtics. In the 90's the topic that saw so many schoolyard arguments was indeed Mario vs Sonic. Who would win in a fight? Who would win in a race? Who cooks a better omelet? You name it, it was argued. There were no characters as recognised to children of the 90's as Sonic and Mario, with Sonic's "Q Score" (a rating that rates something based on it's popularity) even surpassing that of Mickey Mouse. With such results, it seemed obvious this rivalry wouldn't die out quickly.

Contrary to popular belief, Mario made his debut in the 1981 Donkey Kong game for the arcade. Although he was called "Jumpman" he looked exactly the same as the Mario that appeared in the first game with his name in the title "Mario Bros." This was a basic game that didn't scroll, and it required killing all the enemies in a "Phase" and then progressing to the next phase. In this age, it is hard to see the appeal of this game, but in it's time it was rather entertaining.

Mario's game that propelled him to the status of a household name was the first "Super Mario Bros" for the NES which is now the best selling video game of all time. This was the first side scrolling Mario game and it set a standard for all the 16 bit Mario games to come. While it was not the first side scrolling platformer, it was the first done well, and allowed other developers to copy the formula. For this reason, this game is hailed by many as the saviour of the video game industry as the industry was in a great deal of trouble before it's release.

Possibly more noteworthy, was Mario's transition into the 3d world. Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64 received perfect scores from countless professional review companies. It is still seen today as the best ever 3d platformer, and many have tried but failed to replicate the success of Super Mario 64.

Sonic's creators knew from the beginning that Sega needed a mascot for it's Genesis/Mega Drive system that could help market it's console to compete with Mario and the Super Nintendo. They looked at Mario and perceived him as stuffy and uninteresting and decided to tap into the younger generation who was after something "cooler" with more attitude. After many considerations including "Mighty the Armadillo" Sonic the Hedgehog was decided on and a team of 15 began work on what would be the first Sonic game, "Sonic the Hedgehog" for the Genesis/Mega Drive.

Popular opinion said Sonic didn't really hit his straps until the second game for the 16 bit console. In this his little sidekick Tails was introduced and collecting all the chaos emeralds saw Sonic transform into "Super Sonic" which was a yellow, super fast super strong version of the character.

Sonic's 3d games however have not seen the success of it's rival Mario. Sonic 3d Blast for the Genesis/Mega Drive was an average attempt, and it wasn't until the Dreamcast where we saw a 3d Sonic game that was really worth playing called "Sonic Adventure." However, since creating that formula that worked perfectly, Sega have made odd X-Box360 Video Games with games forcing you to play as Sonic's less entertaining sidekicks to access the fun Sonic levels. Sonic the Hedgehog on the 360/PS3 received awful reviews. Sonic and the Secret Rings for the Hard to Find Video Games seems to be the only game since Sonic Adventure that has really got it right with Sega finally realising that what made the originals so fun, was Sonic's blistering speed.

Sega's decision to no longer create consoles has no seen the creation of the first game where Mario and Sonic can go head to head called "Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games." After selling Atari Game Controllers 1 million copies of this game, it is clear this rivalry is still alive and kicking. Many have no doubt thought back to those schoolyard arguments and thought "Finally! I can prove x is better than y!"

Whatever Nintendo NES Memory opinion is, it's no doubt you haven't seen your last debate on the topic. Just remember when you're ready to rip someone's throat out, it's only a game.

Mario and Sonic's battles will never end, and as long as they continue my blog will continue writing opinion pieces on the topic. Check out Wii want to Blog for all my adventures in Wii (and general gaming) including reviews, opinion pieces and news!

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