BAFTA names Mass Effect 2 as game of the year, reveals all winners for 2011
Ah, yes, the BAFTAs. The annual UK awards gala aimed at showcasing the game industry's many talented developers by giving them mounted gold masks. Aside from Lionhead Studio's Peter Molyneux receiving a Fellowship this year, BioWare's sci-fi opus Mass Effect 2 took home top honors as "Best Game," while Super Mario Galaxy 2 snagged the award for gameplay.
Like last month's IGF awards ceremony, Cut the Rope once again beat out competition in the "Best Handheld" category, while Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit somehow beat out Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for "Best Multiplayer." Can we demand a recount? Because we totally do.
Check out the full list of winners after the break.
2011 BAFTA Video Game Awards Winners
Best Action Game
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Ubisoft Montreal
Artistic Achievement
God of War 3, SCE Santa Monica Studio
Best Game
Mass Effect 2, BioWare
Best Family & Social Game
Kinect Sports, Rare
Best Gameplay
Super Mario Galaxy 2, Nintendo
Best Handheld Game
Cut the Rope, Zeptolab
Best Multiplayer Game
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Criterion Games
Best Original Score
Heavy Rain, Quantic Dream & XDev Studio Europe
Best Social Network Game
My Empire, Playfish
Best Sports Game
F1 2010, Codemasters Birmingham
Best Story
Heavy Rain, Quantic Dream & XDev Studio Europe
Best Strategy Game
Civilization V, Firaxis
Technical Innovation
Heavy Rain, Quantic Dream and XDev Studio Europe
GAME Award of 2010 (Best game as voted by public poll)
Call of Duty: Black Ops, Treyarch