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If there is one thing the acclaimed U.K magazine EDGE can generate, its debate.
Notoriously harsh and unremitting, the publication has attracted as many detractors as it has plaudits over the years. However, love or hate them, EDGE’s 2004 awards will be of interest to many, either as discussion or ammunition.
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Margaret Robinson, Games Editor of EDGE, had the following to say: “We’ve been constantly surprised by the quality of games and the level of innovation in 2004. Most notable has been Half-Life 2, which we awarded our first 10 rating for more than three years. It’s hard to remember a time where the strongest sales have coincided so closely with the quality of the strongest games. It’s been fantastic to see games of the calibre of GTA: San Andreas and Halo 2 dominating the charts. The overall quality this year has been unusually high – current console technology has been mastered and the PC technology is pointing the way ahead for a new standard of game experiences.
There’s every reason to hope that 2005 will be just as dynamic a year for videogame innovation. The UK will see the launch of both the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS, and both of these handheld consoles have the capacity to revolutionise the range of people who play games and the nature of the games they play. Wireless multiplayer, new input devices and a closer integration of games, movies and music all introduce possibilities the full potential of which we’re only beginning to understand.”
The 2004 awards also feature in Issue 145, on sale 23/12/04.
They are as follows:
The 2004 Edge Award for Best Game
Half-Life 2 (PC)
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventure (Gamecube)
Halo 2 (Xbox)
The 2004 Edge Award for Innovation
Half-Life 2 (PC)
Katamari Damacy (PS2)
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventure (Gamecube)
The 2004 Edge Award for Best Visual Design
Half-Life 2 (PC)
Far Cry (PC)
Katamari Damacy (PS2)
The 2004 Edge Award for Best Audio Design
Thief: Deadly Shadows (PC)
Katamari Damacy (PS2)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)
The 2004 Edge Award for Best Online Experience
Halo 2 (Xbox)
Monster Hunter (PS2)
Final Fantasy XI (PS2/PC)
The 2004 Edge Award for Best Developer
Rockstar North
The Creative Assembly
Sony London
The 2004 Edge Award for Best Publisher
Nintendo
Rockstar
Ubisoft
The 2004 Edge Award for Best Hardware
Nintendo DS
Gametrak
Mawaru: Made in Wario (Game Boy Advance)
