IMGA vote defines top 5 games in 5 categories
The IMGA – international mobile gaming awards – is an annual competition that showcases particularly innovative or excellent mobile games.
A panel of judges have recently convened to determine the nominees for the title of best mobile game of the year in five categories, and the results are following, including judges’ opinion on the line-up.
Lars Andersen, project manager, Nordic Game
“I was very impressed to see the games in this years competition and it was very hard to choose among them. High quality games and lots of innovation. I’m very pleased to see more and more real world games entering the IMGA.”
Alexander Ekvall, co-founder, Fabrication Games
“The most prominent line-up of nominees so far with a lot of great games not making it to the top 25. Great to see that heavy hitters like Konami, with two nominees, are taking mobile games seriously and making quality stuff. But also great to see the quality and polish that is coming from smaller studios and China.”
Saoud Moco, marketing delivery manager, ARM
“It was encouraging to see that not all mobile games revolve around the iPhone. I was also glad to see a lot of entries coming from China and India, two of the largest booming economies and a massive audience for portable devices. The future looks promising.
“The categories of games has also made an impression on me. At first, when thinking of location based content, I wondered how a GPS based game could evolve, but the innovative ways it has been applied in this competition impressed me enough that I want to play some of them.”
Pekka Kupiainen, producer, Nokia Ovi Studio
“It was great to see all that variety of games. It became really obvious during the course of the day that innovation and ideas are what really matter. Of course, the design has to be also well executed but without unique idea it’s very hard to stand out from the crowd. ”
Thomas Richter, guru, formerly of Fox Mobile
“The overall quality of entries has improved. There was a large pool of really good games to chose from. Especially graphics design, storyline and quality of marketing assets have improved tremendously. The “touchscreen-playing Knight” that we all laughed about stands out. Also, a couple of really innovative UI-concepts was offered … the Frog among others.”
Best Casual Games Category
- Angry Birds
- I’m Destroyer
- Labyrinth 2
- 3D Rollercoaster Rush
- Wire Way
Best Real World Game Category
- Ulrike and Eamon Compliant
- Ghost Patrol (as a game on GPS…
- Dark Orbit Ground Forces (as a…
- Mister X Mobile
- Gbanga Santa
Excellence in Connectivity category
- iPlay
- Age of Heroes Online
- Eliminate Pro
- Sniper Vs. Sniper: Online
- Krazy Kart Racing
Excellence in Design category
- Twin Blades : The Reaping Vang…
- Castle Warriors
- Mike V: Do or Die – Skateboard…
- Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior (by I…
- Ancient Frog Jr.
Excellence in Gameplay category
- MiniSquadron
- Glyder 2
- Homerun Battle 3D (Android)
- Inotia 2: A Wanderer of Luone
- Ovi Maps Racing
The winners from these five categories will be announced on the 15th February at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Visit the IMGA website for more details.
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