DarkZero Awards 2005
Welcome to the second annual edition of the DarkZero Awards, This year voting was done via the greatness that is the DarkZero Community Forums. By means of a points ranking system we strived to crown the best games of the year among other important awards. Every game you see named here was had to be voted for at least once to get on our list. After 2 weeks of voting by our members and with a completed list firmly in hand we have determined that the following games, developers and consoles to be the very best of the year. Well done to all that appeared on the list you have made 2005 a fantastic year in gaming, we can’t wait till 2006!
The Top 10 Games of the Year (Multi-Format)
Resident Evil 4 | Capcom | Ps2, Cube
92 Points
Mario Kart DS | Nintendo | DS
80 Points
Perfect Dark Zero | Rare | Xbox360
69 Points
Project Gotham Racing 3 | Bizarre | Xbox360
59 Points
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 | Konami | PS2, Xbox, PC, PSP
47 Points
God of War | SCEA | PS2
38 Points
Kameo: Elements of Power | Rare | Xbox360
33 Points
Age of Empires III | Ensemble Studios | PC
25 Points
Half Life 2 | Valve | Xbox
22 Points
Call of Duty 2 | Infinity Ward | PC, Xbox360
21 Points
Honorable Mentions
This section is for titles that scored more than 10 points but did not do enough to make it into out top 10, they are all still good titles, Some people may argue that some of games should be in the top 10 but according to our forum members they were not good enough. The Honorable mentions of 2005 are as follows.
19 Points
Yoshi’s Touch and Go
17 Points
Lumines
16 Points
Zelda 4 Swords Adventure
14 Points
Another Code
Fahrenheit
13 Points
Meteos
Baten Kaitos
12 Points
Ridge Racer
11 Points
Oddworld Stranger
Devil May Cry 3
F.E.A.R
One Hit Wonders
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This section is for games that has scored less than ten points, these game may have been good in someone eyes but for others it did not quite make the grade!! That is why we call them “One Hit Wonders”. The OHW of 2004 are as follows![/i]
10 Points
Civilization IV
Sonic Rush
Psychonuats
Kirby Canvas Curse
SOCOM 3: US Navy Seals
Burnout: Revenge
killer7
9 Points
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
City of Villains
8 Points
Project Rub
7 Points
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
The Movies
Tekken 5
6 Points
Gran Turismo 4
X-men Legends 2
Battlefield 2
Battalion Wars
WipeOut Pure
Football Manager 2006
5 Points
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Viewtiful Joe 2
Sly 3: Honour Among Thieves
Far Cry Instincts
Nintendogs
4 Points
Animal Crossing Wild World
Jade Empire
Quake 4
3 Points
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Everybody’s Golf
Virtua Tennis World Tour
Condemned
2 Points
Battalion Wars
Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi
1 Point
Polarium
Forza Motorsport
Wario Ware Touch
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Burnout Legends
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GameCube Game of the Year
Resident Evil 4 (92 Points)
Runners up
Zelda 4 Swords Adventure (16 Points)
Baten Kaitos (13 Points)
killer7 (10 Points)
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PC Game of the Year
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (47 Points)
Runners up
Age of Empires III (25 Points)
Call of Duty 2 (21 Points)
F.E.A.R (11 Points)
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Handheld Game of the Year
Mario Kart DS (80 Points)
Runners up
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (47 Points)
Yoshi’s Touch and Go (19 Points)
Lumines (17 Points)
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PlayStation 2 Game of the Year
Resident Evil 4 (92 Points)
Runners up
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (47 Points)
God of War (38 Points)
Fahrenheit (14 Points)
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Xbox Game of the Year
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (47 Points)
Runners up
Half Life 2 (22 Points)
Fahrenheit (14 Points)
Oddworld Stranger (11 Points)
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Xbox 360 Game of the Year
Perfect Dark Zero (69 Points)
Runners up
Project Gotham Racing 3 (59 Points)
Kameo: Elements of Power (33 Points)
Call of Duty 2 (21 Points)
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Hardware of the Year
Sony Playstation (293 Points)
We decided to offer the console of the year to the console with the highest combined amount of points from our rankings of games and as you can see the PS2 won! Even with many consoles out there much more powerful than it, the PS2 it still succeeded in claiming the top prize with games such as Pro Evolution 5, Resident Evil 4, Devil May Cry 3 and Fahrenheit. Resident Evil 4 was the biggest contributor with 92 points and thus helping the Ps2 win the top hardware award.
Runners Up
Xbox 360 (189 Points)
PC (176 Points)
Nintendo DS (151 Points)
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Developer of the Year
Nintendo (152 Points)
We decided to offer the developer of the year to the developer with the highest combined amount of points from our rankings of games and as you can see Nintendo have won again, this continuing there form from last year. Mario Kart DS was the biggest contributor this time with 92 points but games like Yoshi’s Touch and Go and Another Code Pikmin helping to propel Nintendo to 152 Points. Congrats Ninty!
Runners Up
Capcom (108 Points)
Rare (102 Points)
Konami (47 Points)
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Thanks to forum members Yamcha, Rostam, JonSt, Cragstar, Bulma, rokhed00, CubeChris, Smalldude76, Skrabbles, DeltaTri360, ibu, Liquid_Vegeta, Space, ian1969uk, Jon-neo & will for helping compile this years list.