Super Mario Galaxy has beaten off the likes of GTA IV, Call of Duty 4 and Rock Band to win the coveted 'Best Game' BAFTA at the British Academy Video Games Awards last night. Call of Duty 4 managed to pick up a gong for best gameplay as well as best story and character, beating the unlucky if hugely profitable GTA IV which, despite getting no less than seven nominations, failed to win a single thing.
It was nice to see Little Big Planet picking up a much deserved BAFTA in the artistic achievement category, and Steven Spielberg's 'Boom Blox' winning the casual games section.
Other awards went to Professor Layton and Curious Village for best handheld game, Left 4 Dead in the multiplayer category and Fable II for best action and adventure title. The BAFTA for best sports title went to Race Driver:Grid and best strategy was picked up by Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution. Dead Space won best use of audio and best score, while Spore was honoured for technical achievement.
Nolan Bushnell, the man who invented Pong and was perhaps known for being the founder of Atari, was made a Video Games Fellow of the Academy.