Beyond Ynth and Snowboard Hero dominate at the International Mobile Gaming Awards
Fishlabs and FDG Entertainment were the two big winners at the seventh IMGA at the Mobile World Congress, picking up two awards each for Snowboard Hero and Beyond Ynth respectively.
Snowboard Hero managed to take the Best Sports Game and Operators Choice awards, beating strong competition from best-selling titles like Real Golf! 2 and Ice Breaker, while Beyond Ynth took both the Excellence in Gameplay and the Grand Prix award - the top prize at the event.
Thomas Kern, head of products and strategy at FDG, was understandably excited about picking up the two awards, calling it "beyond awesome."
Big 'em up
Other winners at the event included Epic's graphical powerhouse Infinity Blade (Excellence in Design), while Plants vs. Zombies managed to snare the award for Best Casual Game.
IMGA Awards 2011
Best Casual Game
Plants vs. Zombies - PopCap (winner)
Bird Strike - Gold Edition - PikPok
Bulba the Cat - C4M
Fruit Ninja - Halfbrick
Best Real World Game
AR Invaders - Soulbit (winner)
Blaze - A Different Game
Ghostwire True Stories - A Different Game
Pocket Critter - Jilin Animation Inst.
Tourality - Creative Workline
Best Sports Game
Snowboard Hero - Fishlabs (winner)
Billabong Surf Trip - Biodroid Prod/Chillingo
Championship Manager - Dynamo Games
Ice Breaker - NaturalMotion/Digital Legends
Let's Golf! 2 - Gameloft
Excellence in Design
Infinity Blade - Chair/Epic Games (winner)
Galaxy on Fire 2 - Fishlabs
Ilomilo - Southend Interactive
Real Racing 2 - Firemint
Zen Bound 2 - Secret Exit
Excellence in Gameplay
Beyond Ynth - FDG Entertainment (winner)
Guns 'n' Glory - Handy Games
N.O.V.A. 2 - Gameloft
Perfect Cell - Mobigame
Pix'n'love Rush - Bulkypix
Most Innovative Game
Papa Sangre - Somethin' Else (winner)
Anomaly Warzone Earth - 11 bit studios
Epicwin - Tak Fung
Finger Balance - Coconut Island
The Line - Ant Hive Games
People's Choice Award
Perfect Cell - Mobigame
Operator's Choice
Snowboard Hero - Fishlabs
Grand Prix Award
Beyond Ynth - FDG Entertainment