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News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:38 pm

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, have announced their nominations for the 35th Annual Annie Awards.

The Annie Awards recognize the best animation across film, television, commercials, video games and short subjects from the past year.

While the <a href="http://webmaster.transformersmovie.com/click.html?c=FLINCG" target="_blank">Transformers Movie</a> itself was not nominated, due to it being a mostly live action film, the Video Game Adaptation has been nominated in the <i>Best Animated Video Game</i> Category.

All of the nominees from in the Best Animated Game Category are:
- Avatar: The Last Airbender "The Burning Earth" – THQ, Inc.
- Bee Movie Game – Activision
- Ratatouille – THQ, Inc.
- Transformers: The Game – Blur Studios

Check all out the nominees in all categories <a href="http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=39881" target="_blank">here</a>.

by **TF2** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:43 pm

Avatar? Bee Movie? Ratatouille? I would think Transformers
would beat all of them

by **TF2** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:44 pm

Avatar? Bee Movie? Ratatouille? I would think Transformers
would beat all of them

News Credits: 1 · by **Creature SH** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:46 pm

This is a travesty. All these games are crap. Including Transformers.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:46 pm

Here's hoping those other games sucked cause TFTM game got tossed on the trade in block quick!

by **angelicbeef** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:49 pm

The game was awful, but it's undeniably eye-candy

News Credits: 1 · by **Sherade** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:51 pm

Wow. Critics, critics. I actually liked the TF game, it was rather well put together, minus the wonderful human animation. Blah.
But seriously, those other games....W.T.F?

News Credits: 1 · by ***Galvatron*** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:56 pm

the game had it's good points and bad just like the movie but overall I was pleased with it, this time around they gave us the option to play as decepticons and autobrats rather than just autobrats like in the armada game.
I liked the armada game a lot actually but playing only as the cliche autobrats to save the day in the end gets a little too boring for me.

by **Wheelimus Prime** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:05 pm

Creature SH wrote:This is a travesty. All these games are crap. Including Transformers.

"reads comment" "faints" "reads again (ten min later)"

"faints again"

"wakes up and :BOOM:

"

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:06 pm

I liked the game and its nice to see its getting the recognition it deserves. To tell you the truth i had more fun playing the game then watching the movie.

by **Cyber-Kun** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:33 pm

well, Ratatouille had amazing emotion in the film, I don't think Transformers would win against it, even though Transformers was probably harder.

by **Renovating** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:45 pm

You're kidding right? This has to be an award for crap games.
Avatar? Bee movie? Ratatouille?

Is this for movie adaptations only or what? The "animation" in these games are crap compared to the stuff out there today. Hell, Super Mario Galaxy has better graphics LOL.

News Credits: 1 · by **Menbailee** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:53 pm

I can only guess that someone judged exclusively on the basis of the FMVs, since the game itself and its graphics are not particularly good. It's so odd what gets passed over for awards like these. I guess I don't mind the franchise of my fanship getting the nomination, though I didn't consider even the FMVs all that spectacular.

by **Bouncy X** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:55 pm

well the intro FMV had kickass animation, the whole thing during Prime's voiceover...i agree the cutscenes werent anything amazing but that intro...god....if only the whole game had looked like that.

by **Prankmeister** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:57 pm

Super Mario Galaxy could thrash all four of those combined and then some. Hell, Galaxy could easily thrash most games on the market right now, but lets not get into that.

And by 'Best Animated Game', they mean 'Most Tolerable to Play', right? Because, you know, all movie games are crap. All of them. No exceptions, even with Transformers. All of them. Crap. Why is this even a category?

Though I'd much rather prefer Transformers to win, as I've heard some decent feedback about it. Not enough feedback to make me go and buy it, but enough to tell me that its far more deserving than Bee Movie. Though to tell you the truth, that Avatar game really didn't look to bad...

by **Cliff Jumper** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:55 pm

its no commodore 64 version that's for sure

News Credits: 553 · by **Professor Smooth** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:10 pm

Transformers The Game is one of the worst video games I have ever played. Terrible controls, transformations that kill momentum, physics that would no-doubt make Einstein spin in his grave, and levels comprised entirely of "Do this five times while beating the clock," all combine to form the video game gestalt, "Bargain-Tron"

by **Thunderboom** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:37 pm

Did any of you actually play the game? I don't know about the other versions, but the PC one totally ROCKS!!! (Especially if you use cheat codes!)

by **Thunderboom** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:39 pm

In fact, the only thing I was disappointed about (for all of five minutes) was that you can't be Bonecrusher or Brawl. (Or Frenzy and Ratchet, for that matter.)