Zelda Wiis on Gears of War
Nintendo fairy botherer definitely the best game of 2006
With only 332 days left until 2008 comes charging through the door, we can reveal that the game that bagged the most 'Game of the Year' accolades for 2006 was The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
Taking the results from 13 different multi-format Game of the Year awards, Nintendo's dungeon doozy was honoured five times, while three gaming sources chose Xbox 360's heavy booted alien squisher, Gears of War, as their game of the year.
Check out the list below to see who voted for what as their game of 2006:
• 1UP: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
• Edge: Final Fantasy XII
• Eurogamer: Guitar Hero
• GameDaily:Gears of War
• GamesMaster: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
• GamesRadar UK: Shadow of the Colossus
• GamesRadar US: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
• GameSpot: Gears of War
• GameSpy: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
• Gametrailers: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
• IGN: Okami
• Next-Generation: Gears of War
• Shacknews: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
February 2, 2007
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