Best Adventure Game

Though traditional PC point-and-click adventure games have been in steady decline for years now, the genre lives on in various forms, since its brand of story-driven puzzle solving won't ever go completely out of style. In particular, Resident Evil-inspired survival horror games are still fairly commonplace. Plenty of forgettable adventure games were released this year, but the following stood out, making them our finalists for GameSpot's 2003 Best Adventure Game:

Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (PC, XBOX)

Publisher: The Adventure Company
Developer: Revolution Software
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"Developer Revolution Software really understands the adventure genre and capitalizes on its strengths in Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon." - Scott Osborne, from GameSpot's Full Review

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (PS2)

Publisher: Tecmo
Developer: Tecmo
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"Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly may be light on challenge, but it's still rich in great, dark atmosphere." - Bethany Massimilla, from GameSpot's Full Review

Silent Hill 3 (PC, PS2)

Publisher: Konami
Developer: KCET
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"The story, characters, and production values make Silent Hill 3 a worthy addition to the series." - Tyler Winegarner, from GameSpot's Full Review

Syberia (XBOX)

Publisher: XS Games
Developer: Microids
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"Aside from some small rough spots, Syberia is a superb adventure with an engrossing story, a truly imaginative gameworld, and stunning visuals." - Scott Osborne, from GameSpot's Full Review

Uru: Ages Beyond Myst (PC)

Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Cyan Productions
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"Uru is a very good game with impressive production values, but if it had actually shipped complete with the promised multiplayer, it perhaps could have been much more." - Andrew Park, from GameSpot's Full Review

And the Winner is...