Aggie Awards
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On February 7, 2009 AdventureGamers announced the nominations for its first annual award ceremony. The winners were revealed over the course of three days, from February 18 to February 20. The award statuette, resembling the golden idol featured in the website's loge, called The Aggie, has been designed by Bill Tiller.
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Best Story
Time HollowTime Hollow
is a Japanese-style adventure video game developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo DS video game console. The game was released in Japan on March 19, 2008, North America on September 23, 2008, and Europe on February 6, 2009...
- Overclocked: A History of ViolenceOverclocked: A History of ViolenceOverclocked: A History of Violence is a psychological thriller adventure game developed by House of Tales and published by Lighthouse Interactive...
- Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon
Best Writing - Comedy
Sam & Max: Season Two- So BlondeSo BlondeSo Blonde is a point-and-click adventure video game released for PC, Wii and Nintendo DS.-Story:The game is based on the adventures of a girl, Sunny Blonde, who has very rich parents...
- Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive PeopleStrong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive PeopleStrong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People is an episodic point-and-click adventure game developed by Telltale Games based on the Homestar Runner web cartoon, with Strong Bad as the lead character. A total of five episodes were released for WiiWare and Windows between August 11, 2008 and...
Best Writing - Drama
Overclocked: A History of ViolenceOverclocked: A History of Violence
Overclocked: A History of Violence is a psychological thriller adventure game developed by House of Tales and published by Lighthouse Interactive...
- Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon
- The Immortals of Terra: A Perry Rhodan Adventure
Best Gameplay
Sam & Max: Season Two- Penumbra: Black PlaguePenumbra: Black PlaguePenumbra: Black Plague is the second installment of the Penumbra series of episodic computer games developed by Swedish developer Frictional Games. The story continues from the previous episode, Penumbra: Overture, showing the protagonist Philip moving away from the abandoned mine setting of the...
- Professor Layton and the Curious VillageProfessor Layton and the Curious VillageProfessor Layton and the Curious Village, released in Japan as , is a puzzle adventure video game for the Nintendo DS system. It was developed by Level-5, and published by Level-5 within Japan and Nintendo internationally. It was released in Japan during 2007, and in PAL regions and North America a...
Best Concept
The ExperimentThe Experiment
The Experiment was a documentary series broadcast on BBC television in 2002. It presented the findings of what subsequently became known as The BBC Prison Study -Background:...
- Overclocked: A History of ViolenceOverclocked: A History of ViolenceOverclocked: A History of Violence is a psychological thriller adventure game developed by House of Tales and published by Lighthouse Interactive...
- Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Best Setting
The Lost Crown: A Ghost-Hunting AdventureThe Lost Crown: a ghost-hunting adventure
The Lost Crown: A Ghost-Hunting Adventure is a British graphic adventure video game released in 2008. The Lost Crown is the third full title to be written and developed by Jonathan Boakes, author of Dark Fall: The Journal and Dark Fall 2: Lights Out...
- Nikopol: Secrets of the ImmortalsNikopol: Secrets of the ImmortalsNikopol: Secrets of the Immortals is a point and click adventure game developed by White Birds Productions and based on the graphics novels of Enki Bilal's The Nikopol Trilogy.-Plot:...
- Sam & Max: Season Two
Best Graphic Design
A Vampyre StoryA Vampyre Story
A Vampyre Story is a 2008 point-and-click adventure game developed by Autumn Moon Entertainment for Windows, published by Crimson Cow. The game is set in Europe during the 1890s, and follows a young female opera singer turned vampire as she attempts to make the journey back home to Paris in search...
- The Lost Crown: A Ghost-Hunting AdventureThe Lost Crown: a ghost-hunting adventureThe Lost Crown: A Ghost-Hunting Adventure is a British graphic adventure video game released in 2008. The Lost Crown is the third full title to be written and developed by Jonathan Boakes, author of Dark Fall: The Journal and Dark Fall 2: Lights Out...
- Nikopol: Secrets of the ImmortalsNikopol: Secrets of the ImmortalsNikopol: Secrets of the Immortals is a point and click adventure game developed by White Birds Productions and based on the graphics novels of Enki Bilal's The Nikopol Trilogy.-Plot:...
Best Animation
The Immortals of Terra: A Perry Rhodan Adventure- A Vampyre StoryA Vampyre StoryA Vampyre Story is a 2008 point-and-click adventure game developed by Autumn Moon Entertainment for Windows, published by Crimson Cow. The game is set in Europe during the 1890s, and follows a young female opera singer turned vampire as she attempts to make the journey back home to Paris in search...
- InsecticideInsecticide (video game)Insecticide is a story-driven action-adventure game by Crackpot Entertainment and published by Gamecock Media Group for Nintendo DS, and Windows...
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Best Music
Sam & Max: Season Two- Outcry
- Mystery Case Files: Return to RavenhearstMystery Case Files: Return to RavenhearstMystery Case Files: Return To Ravenhearst is an adventure-puzzle casual game developed by Big Fish Studios, and distributed by Big Fish Games. It is the fifth installment in the Mystery Case Files series. The game is available exclusively at Big Fish Games website...
Best Voice Acting
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive PeopleStrong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People is an episodic point-and-click adventure game developed by Telltale Games based on the Homestar Runner web cartoon, with Strong Bad as the lead character. A total of five episodes were released for WiiWare and Windows between August 11, 2008 and...
- Sam & Max: Season Two
- So BlondeSo BlondeSo Blonde is a point-and-click adventure video game released for PC, Wii and Nintendo DS.-Story:The game is based on the adventures of a girl, Sunny Blonde, who has very rich parents...
Best Sound Design
Lost: Via Domus- Sam & Max: Season Two
- Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio RitualChronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio RitualChronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual is an adventure game for PC, developed and published by City Interactive in 2008.- Gameplay :The game begins with Sylvie Leroux writing an article on Malta, and seeing a vision of Knights Templar. A person on the phone informs her that her uncle,...
Best Underground Adventure
Quest for Glory II: Trial by FireQuest for Glory II: Trial by Fire
Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire is the second video game in Sierra's Quest for Glory series, and the sequel to Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero .-Gameplay:...
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- Barn Runner: “Season” Five
- Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator – Case 7: The Cardinal Sins
Best Independent Adventure
Casebook: Episode 1 - KidnappedCasebook: Episode 1 - Kidnapped
Casebook: Episode I - Kidnapped is the first episode of a computer game released by Clocktower Games, an independent game developer now called Areo. It is a forensic crime game, in which players explore crime scenes, hunt for evidence, and solve crimes...
- Carol Reed: The Colour of Murder
- The Tales of Bingwood: Chapter I - To Save a Princess
Best Console/Handheld Adventure
Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village- Time HollowTime Hollowis a Japanese-style adventure video game developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo DS video game console. The game was released in Japan on March 19, 2008, North America on September 23, 2008, and Europe on February 6, 2009...
- Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive PeopleStrong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive PeopleStrong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People is an episodic point-and-click adventure game developed by Telltale Games based on the Homestar Runner web cartoon, with Strong Bad as the lead character. A total of five episodes were released for WiiWare and Windows between August 11, 2008 and...
Best First-Person PC Adventure
Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon- Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice
- Penumbra: Black PlaguePenumbra: Black PlaguePenumbra: Black Plague is the second installment of the Penumbra series of episodic computer games developed by Swedish developer Frictional Games. The story continues from the previous episode, Penumbra: Overture, showing the protagonist Philip moving away from the abandoned mine setting of the...
Best Third-Person PC Adventure
Sam & Max: Season Two- Overclocked: A History of ViolenceOverclocked: A History of ViolenceOverclocked: A History of Violence is a psychological thriller adventure game developed by House of Tales and published by Lighthouse Interactive...
- So BlondeSo BlondeSo Blonde is a point-and-click adventure video game released for PC, Wii and Nintendo DS.-Story:The game is based on the adventures of a girl, Sunny Blonde, who has very rich parents...
Best Adventure of 2008
Sam & Max: Season Two- Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon
- Professor Layton and the Curious VillageProfessor Layton and the Curious VillageProfessor Layton and the Curious Village, released in Japan as , is a puzzle adventure video game for the Nintendo DS system. It was developed by Level-5, and published by Level-5 within Japan and Nintendo internationally. It was released in Japan during 2007, and in PAL regions and North America a...