BAFTA Awards honor Batman: Arkham Asylum, other stellar titles

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts held their awards ceremony last week, and, surprisingly, they didn’t just hand everything to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Taking home best game for 2009 was Batman: Arkham Asylum, which beat out Assassin’s Creed 2, Left 4 Dead 2, FIFA 10 and the aforementioned Uncharted 2 for top honors. The game that finally made Batman relevant in video games again also took home a BAFTA for best gameplay. Here’s the full list of categories and winners:

Action: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)

Artistic Achievement: Flower (PS3)

Best Game: Batman: Arkham Asylum (Multi-platform)

Family & Social: Wii Sports Resort (Wii)

Gameplay: Batman: Arkham Asylum (Multi-platform)

Handheld: LittleBigPlanet (PSP)

Multiplayer: Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360 and PC)

Original Score: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)

Sports: FIFA 10 (Multi-platform)

Story: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)

Strategy: Empire: Total War (PC)

Use of Audio: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)

Shigeru Miyamoto received the Academy Fellowship at the show, with the academy calling him the “‘Steven Spielberg’ of the gaming world.”

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