GTA Vice City clears up at BAFTAs

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Last night's awards ceremony dominated by the Rockstar classic

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was the clear star of last night's BAFTA game awards, bagging a total of five gongs in the PS2, Design, Action, Sound and PC categories, as well as winning the Sunday Times Readers Award, the only BAFTA to be voted for by members of the public.

Two other titles also won accolades in more than one category at the ceremony, which took place last night at London's Radisson Portman Hotel and was presented by Bill Bailey. Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising won the GBA and Strategy awards, while Sony's EyeToy peripheral won both the Children's and Technical categories. The full list of winners is:

  • SPECIAL AWARD: Chris Deering
  • PC GAME: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
  • STRATEGY: Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
  • XBOX: Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic
  • PS2: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
  • CHILDREN'S: Eye Toy: Play
  • MULTIPLAYER: Battlefield 1942
  • DESIGN: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
  • ACTION: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
  • SPORTS: FIFA 2004
  • ANIMATION/INTRO: Soul Calibur II
  • GAMECUBE: Metroid Prime
  • GAME BOY ADVANCE: Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
  • RACING: Project Gotham Racing 2
  • ADVENTURE: The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker
  • SOUND: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
  • MUSIC: Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
  • MOBILE: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
  • TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT: Eye Toy: Play
  • GAME ON ANY PLATFORM: Call Of Duty
  • SUNDAY TIMES READERS AWARD: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
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