OXM 2006 Game of the Year Awards
These awards were given by Official Xbox Magazine in the February 2007 Issue.
Sports Game of the Year
Fight Night Round 3 (Xbox 360)
Runners-up: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 (Xbox), NBA 2K7 (Xbox 360), College Hoops 2K7 (Xbox 360)
Clown of the Year
Agent 47 (Hitman: Blood Money)
Runner-up: Adam (Dead Rising)
News of the Year
HaLo 3 Multiplayer Beta Announced
Runner-up: Grand Theft Auto IV coming to 360 on day one with exclusive downloadable content
Most Unflinching Use of "M" Rating
Saints Row
Runner-up: Scarface: The World Is Yours
Shooter of the Year
Prey
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Xbox 360)
Runners-up: Rainbow Six Vegas and F.E.A.R.
Best Use of a License
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Runners-up: The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth II, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Franchise [...] Award
Sonic the Hedgehog
Driving Game of the Year
TOCA Race Driver 3
Enemy of the Year
The Berserker (Gears of War)
Fan Service Award
Bethesda
Runner-up: Human Head Studios (free Prey multiplayer maps)
Quote of the Year
"Xbox Live Arcade is not a place for your old-[...] Playstation 1 games."
-Xbox Live Arcade Group Manager Greg Canessa
Most Innovative Achievement
Viral Achievements (Need for Speed Carbon)
Controller-Throwing Moment of the Year
Not getting an Achievement for beating General RAAM on Hardcore difficulty (Gears of War)
Role-Playing Game of the Year
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Runners-up: None. (C'mon - Phantasy Star Universe and Enchanted Arms didn't stand a chance.)
2006's Best Special Moves
Chainsaw Melee (Gears of War)
Buddy Intimidation (Splinter Cell Double Agent co-op on Xbox)
Curb Stomp (Gears of War)
Disembowel (Dead Rising)
Accessory of the Year
Datel's Xbox 360 Headset Adapter
Runner-up: Xbox 360 HD DVD Player
Developer of the Year
Epic Games
Runner-up: Bethesda Softworks
Perviest Use of Physics
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2
Action-Adventure Game of the Year
Splinter Cell Double Agent (Xbox)
Runners-up: Dead Rising, Tomb Raider: Legend (Xbox 360)
Hawkware of the Year
Major League Baseball 2K6 (Xbox 360)
Best Game That's Still Not Backward-Compatible
It's a 34-way tie!
Co-op Game of the Year
Splinter Cell Double Agent (Xbox)
Runners-up: Gears of War and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Fighting Game of the Year
WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2007
Runners-up: Dead or Alive 4 and Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting
Best PC Exchange Student
Real-time strategy games
Soundtrack of the Year
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Runners-up: Doom and Contra
Sandbox Game of the Year
Saints Row
Runners-up: Just Cause (Xbox 360) and Destroy All Humans! 2
Best Use of the Sound of a Fist Pounding on an Oiled-Up Pig Carcass
Fight Night Round 3 (Xbox 360)
Best Use of Achievements in a Game
Dead Rising
Multiplayer Game of the Year
Rainbow Six Vegas
Runners-up: Gears of War and Splinter Cell Double Agent
Best Retro Revival
Time Pilot
Runners-up: Doom and Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting
Weapon of the Year
The Chainsaw
Best Graphics...If They Were on a Playstation 1
Superman Returns (Xbox)
Best Executive Decision
Xbox Live Video Marketplace
Best Game You've Already Forgotten About
The Outfit
Best Shameless Promotion We Secretly Loved
The Burger King Games (Big Bumpin', Pocket Bike Racer, Sneak King)
Marketplace Download of the Year
Knights of the Nine (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion)
Xbox Live Arcade Game of the Year
Uno
Runners-up: Cloning Clyde, Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting, and Heavy Weapon
Xbox Game of the Year
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
Runners-up: Splinter Cell Double Agent, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, and Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Xbox 360 Game of the Year
Gears of War
Runners-up: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Fight Night Round 3