end of 2005 awards

[Xavier]

plenty of sites have done end of 2005 awards, and some awarded some awards to Stranger's Wrath...

here is the place to post some links if you find some:

Overgame

http://www.overgame.com/page/21718.htm
category:
Best cinematics
Best soundtrack
Best voice acting


noFrag

http://www.nofrag.com/2005/dec/31/19936/
category:
cream of the cream FPS


GameSpot

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/featur...p?day=2&page=8
category:
got nominated for "Best Graphics, Artistic"

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/featur...p?day=7&page=1
category:
reader's best action adventure game

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/featur...?day=7&page=14
category:
reader's best xbox game

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/featur...?day=7&page=20
category:
reader's game of the year


I believe you can still vote for the 3 last ones

[Oddish]

Stranger's Wrath is up against some powerful competitors. I'll try to vote as soon as I register.

[metroixer]

Wait did it win the awards or is it in the nominees?

[Finalfantasykid]

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/678/678735p4.html

Not bad. It even beat games like God of War and Resident Evil 4
*gasp*

[Xavier]

for gamespot it's only nominated I'm afraid

well found Finalfantasykid!

[Scrab Watcher]

W00t! We win! Nice find Finalfantasykid. Nice to know that SW's still appreciated. And it doesn't have the OWI logo on the box, only EA! Nooo! Is the American version like that? Anyway, SW is doing well to be a nominee for so many things. What a pity it's sales don't reflect that...

[Alf's Assistant]

Hallo all you loyal Oddworlders!

Thank you for this post! I'm making a list of all the sites and magazines that have named Stranger in their "Best of 2005" lists.

Please add any links or mag. info (title and issue) that you might have. I really appreciate your help. I'm a bit rusty!

Oh, and please give a minor translation. Winner - nominee --- finalist etc.



Thanks and happy new year!

Alf's Assistant

[Cullen Heath]

Thank you, Xavier! Nice find, I'll vote for Stranger's Wrath in a bit.

Good to hear from you Alf's Assistant. HAPPY NEW YEARS to you to!

[Xavier]

Anything for you AA

translation:

Overgame:

Best cinematics
Oddworld : La fureur de l'Étranger (Xbox) : un peu en deçÃ* des productions Oddworld précédentes mais un design et une mise en scène toujours singuliers.
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (Xbox): A bit less then the previous productions of Oddworld but still an outstanding design and screen play.

Best Soundtrack
Oddworld : La Fureur de l'Étranger, par Michael Bross : une modernité électronique aux frontières du western, avec un thème aussi simple que profond.
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath, by Michael Bross : a modern electro at the borders of the western, with a theme as simple as it's deep.

Best voice acting
Oddworld : La Fureur de l'Étranger : enregistrées par les créateurs du jeu eux-même (en VO), l'imitation presque caricaturale de la voix feulante de Clint Eastwood et celles, hilarantes, des ploucs du western sont d'autant plus précieuses que le studio Oddworld ne signera plus de jeux vidéo de ses mains, ni peut-être, de sa voix.
Oddworld : Stranger's Wrath : recorded by the creators of the game themself (in EV), the imitation of the growling voice of Clint Eastwood and the ones, hilarious, of the bumpkins of the western are even more precious because the studio Oddworld will not create any video game with their own hands anymore, and not with their voice either.

noFrag:

cream of the cream FPS
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath : qui aurait cru voir un jour un FPS console parmi les meilleurs FPS de l'année sur NoFrag ? Sûrement pas moi. Et pourtant, Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath le mérite amplement, de par ses nombreuses innovations de gameplay et son scénario sympa. Dommage que le développeur ait fermé ses portes dans la foulée.
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath : Who could have believed to see one day a console FPS among the best FPS of the year on noFrag ? I surely didn't. And yet, Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath deserves it fully, with his numerous innovations of gameplay and his nice scenario. A pity that the devlopper closed hisgates right after it.


I think I deserve a cookie

[Scrab Watcher]

Nice to knokw AA's still hanging about.

*gives Xavier cookie* Good boy.

[Xavier]

you guys could go vote here:
http://features.teamxbox.com/xbox/14...wards-2005/p2/

and Ign in the category
Best Game No One Played:
http://games.ign.com/articles/679/679165p1.html or
http://games.ign.com//polls/9778.html

I couldn't check the artistic design section, there seem to be a problem so I cant say if OWI was nominated there or not:
http://games.ign.com/articles/679/679180p1.html

[Oddish]

you guys could go vote here:
http://features.teamxbox.com/xbox/14...wards-2005/p2/

Filled every gap with 'Stranger's Wrath'

Hey AA!

I have a magazine with something similiar, but it's a top 50 games of 2005. SW got to position 44. It's a UK magazine called Gamesmaster, issue 168.

[Alf's Assistant]

Thanks guys! Keep up the good work. I'll be checking back on a regular basis. I emailed Lorne & Sherry the playstation editor's top pick link. The news made their day!

Cookies for everyone!

Alf's Assistant

[Cullen Heath]

Alright, I have voted my heart out!
Stranger's Wrath is sure to be moved up a few places.


Hey, Alf's Assistant, do you want to maybe slip me Lorne & Sherry's Email adresses???

[Xavier]

Oddworld : Stranger's Wrath is in the "Coups de cœur" of 7 of the 14 staff members:
http://www.xbox-mag.net/two---zero--...r--__9541.html

[Shrink]

It's great to hear from you, Alf's Assisstant, wherever you may be.

-
I'm slightly disappointed that Stranger's Wrath did get more 'Game of the Year' awards. I guess it being at the beginning of the last year, and relatively obscure might have something to do with it. Of course, all those people probably just prefer other games.

I guess it's done well, and hopefully all these mentions will help the sales...

[Xavier]

You can vote over here too
http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=2019098

Oddworld : Stranger's Wrath is in the "to buy for christmass" list on Jeuxvideo.com
http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/00...03_dossier.htm

[Cullen Heath]

I went to your first link and gave every screenshot a 10.

Man, it seems that a lot of these sites have listed Stranger's Wrath.

[Xavier]

sorry it wasn't the right link here is the good one:
http://bestof2005.1up.com/

[Cullen Heath]

I couldn't find Stranger's Wrath anywhere. Under shooting, it said that the winners had already been selected and will be announced in Feb. and Stranger's Wrath is not under anything else.

[Xavier]

it was under shooting... I'm surprised it isn't available anymore

[Cullen Heath]

You can vote over here too
http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=2019098

Yeah. Well, if anyone is in the mood for voting, you should go here and give all Stranger's Wrath pictures a 10.

[Alf's Assistant]

NOMINEE - Outstanding Achievement: Animation - Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. (A.I.A.S.)

Game Informer Magazine -

Top 50 games of the year 2005
Top 10 Heroes (Stranger)

[Dark Elite_H2]

Gah! I'm not even a registered person...
And I wanted to vote too...The hell with it.

[Xavier]

That's great news AA...
I can't come across any others at the moment

[atusiya@]

http://www.music4games.net/n_gang_aw..._nominees.html
http://www.audiogang.org/

[oddveteran93]

I better get nominated for somthing this year or I'll go phsycho on all you guys...



nah i'm kidding you guys are great **shifty eyes**

[Xavier]

yep saw it atusiya
Alf's Assistant did a great work, putting them all on OW.com
http://www.oddworld.com/oddworld/com...w_awards.shtml

[Dark Elite_H2]

Damn!
That's a'lot'a awards.
Wish I can get that many at school...

[erwinraaben55]

Don't know if this is the right topic to put it in, and if it is already said, but I didn't want to make a new thread. But anyway:

Oddorld Stranger's Wrath was nominated at the Game Developer Converence in the Game Developer Choice Awards. http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/gdca_6th.htm

Catagory: Character Design

Nominees:
Shadow of the Colossus(Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
- Atsuko Fukuyama, Hitoshi Niwa, Shunpei Suzuki, Fumito Ueda
City of Villains (Cryptic Studios / NCsoft Corporation)
- Ocala Bellows Kulig, Ryan Butts, Jay Doherty, Jeremy Mattson
God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)
- David Jaffe, Terry Smith, Charlie Wen
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (Oddworld Inhabitants / Electronic Arts
- Lorne Lanning, Rich McKain, Iain Morton, Raymond Swanland
Psychonauts (Double Fine Productions / Majesco Entertainment Company)
- Scott Campbell


Winner: Shadow of the Colossus