Best Action Adventure Game
Best Adventure Game
Best Driving Game
Best Fighting Game
Best Massively Multiplayer Game
Best Platformer
Best Puzzle/Rhythm Game
Best Role-Playing Game
Best Shooter
Best Sports Game
Best Strategy Game
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GC)
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: 2005
Although the list of finalists for this year's action adventure category is certainly a strong one, the decision to name The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess as the winner was a quick and painless one. The timed four-level demo of Twilight Princess at E3 boasted more varied and enjoyable gameplay than many action adventure games already in stores, let alone those present at E3. Plus, the line of show attendees waiting up to three hours to get their hands on it was difficult to ignore. The fact that Twilight Princess has the word "Zelda" in its title automatically ensures a high level of interest, of course, but there were plenty of games of good pedigree on the show floor, and only one of them was responsible for a West Hall stampede every morning.
The most impressive thing about the clearly lovingly crafted E3 demo of Twilight Princess, though, was simply that it was very difficult to find fault with, regardless of your stance on Nintendo's return to a more-traditional visual style for the series. Highlights of the demo included herding goats on horseback, cooperating with friendly monkeys to negotiate a jungle locale, jousting with a boar rider, and battling a huge plant boss with Link's new gale boomerang.
Like the majority of Nintendo games, Twilight Princess was incredibly easy to pick up and play, and it's hard to imagine anyone not having fun with it. At a show where guns and zombies were a common sight, the most enjoyable action adventuring to be found undoubtedly involved swords, spiders, killer plants, monkeys, and a boomerang.
Finalists
Gunstar Super Heroes (GBA)Okami (PS2)
Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
Starcraft: Ghost (Xbox)
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