Game Critics Awards
In addition to being Destructoid’sGame of the Show,The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildhas won theGame Critics Awardfor “Best of Show” at E3 2016.After last year(Fallout 4was the big winner among critics; we choseThe Phantom Painhere on Dtoid), it’s nice to see a consensus.
The open-worldZeldaalso pulled in enough votes from the 40 or so participating media outlets (including Destructoid) to earn “Best Console Game” and “Best Action/Adventure Game.”
You can read the full list of winners below. Keep in mind, only games available for hands-on testing were up for the main award categories, hence the lack of titles like Insomniac’sSpider-Man.
Best of ShowThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild(Nintendo/Nintendo for Wii-U/NX)
Best Original GameHorizon Zero Dawn(Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 4)
Best Console GameThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild(Nintendo/Nintendo for Wii-U/NX)
Best VR GameBatman: Arkham VR(Rocksteady/Warner Bros. Interactive Ent for PlayStation 4)
Best Hardware/PeripheralPlayStation VR(Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Action GameBattlefield 1(DICE/EA for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Action/Adventure GameThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild(Nintendo/Nintendo for Wii-U/NX)
Best Role Playing GameFinal Fantasy XV(Square-Enix for PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Racing GameForza Horizon 3(Playground Games/Turn 10/Microsoft Studios for PC, Xbox One)
Best Fighting GameInjustice 2(NetherRealm/WBIE for PS4, Xbox One)
Best Sports GameSteep(Ubisoft Annecy/Ubisoft for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Family GameSkylanders: Imaginators(Toys for Bob/Activision for PC, PS3/PS4, Xbox 360/Xbox One, Wii-U)
Best Online MultiplayerTitanfall 2(Respawn/EA for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Best Independent GameInside(Playdead for PC, Xbox One)
Special Commendation for GraphicsGod of War(Sony Santa Monica/Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 4)
