Gaming awards 1997

From thecrankyhermit

GOTY: Fallout (PC)
Nominees:
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Playstation)
The Curse of Monkey Island (PC)
Final Fantasy VII (Playstation)
Riven: The Sequel to Myst (PC)
Star Fox 64 (N64)

Best arcade game: Tekken 3

Best N64 game: Star Fox 64

Best PC game: The Curse of Monkey Island

Best Playstation game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Best freelook FPS: GoldenEye 007 (N64)
Nominees:
Chasm: The Rift (PC)
Quake II (PC)
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (N64)

Best third person shooter: MDK (PC)

Best FPSlike (misc): Blood (PC)
Nominees:
DOOM 64 (N64)
Hexen II (PC)
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (PC)
Outlaws (PC)
Redneck Rampage (PC)

Best open world action/adventure: Grand Theft Auto (PC)
2nd place:
Twinsen's Odyssey (PC)

Best platformer: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Playstation)
Nominees:
Bomberman 64 (N64)
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (Playstation)
Mega Man X4 (Playstation)
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (PC)
Tomb Raider II (PC)

Best competitive action game: Tekken 3 (Arcade)
Nominees:
Bushido Blade (Playstation)
Carmageddon (PC)
Diddy Kong Racing (N64)
Gran Turismo (Playstation)
Mortal Kombat 4 (Arcade)

Best vehicular action game: Star Fox 64 (N64)
Nominees:
Blast Corps (N64)
iM1A2 Abrams (PC)
Interstate '76 (PC)
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (PC)
Wing Commander: Prophecy (PC)

Best RPGlike: Final Fantasy VII (Playstation)
Nominees:
Alundra (Playstation)
Breath of Fire III (Playstation)
Grandia (Saturn)
Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny (PC)
Magic: The Gathering (PC)

Best quest adventure: The Curse of Monkey Island (PC)
Nominees:
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror (PC)
Hollywood Monsters (PC)
The Last Express (PC)
Tex Murphy: Overseer (PC)
Zork: Grand Inquisitor (PC)

Best survival horror: Realms of the Haunting (PC)

Best adventure game (misc): Riven: The Sequel to Myst (PC)
Nominees:
Blade Runner (PC)
Dark Earth (PC)
Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure (PC)
John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles: An Adventure in Terror (PC)
Shivers Two: Harvest of Souls (PC)

Best war strategy game: Age of Empires (PC)
Nominees:
Dark Reign: The Future of War (PC)
Myth: The Fallen Lords (PC)
Panzer General II (PC)
Sid Meier's Gettysburg! (PC)
Total Annihilation (PC)

Best economic sim: Theme Hospital (PC)
Nominees:
Constructor (PC)
Dungeon Keeper (PC)
Outpost 2: Divided Destiny (PC)

Best strategy game (misc): Final Fantasy Tactics (Playstation)
Nominees:
Atomic Bomberman (PC)
Incubation: Time is Running Out (PC)
Tetrisphere (N64)
Worms 2 (PC)
X-COM: Apocalypse (PC)