Even with the young age of the Xbox 360 the people of IGN made a Best of 2005 series. They have even more sections than there are retail games on the market right now: 19. The overall winner is without surprise Call of Duty 2. They have giving awards in the following categories:

• Best Action Game
• Best First-Person Shooter
• Best Racing/Driving Game
• Best Sports Game
• Best Xbox Live Arcade Game
• Best Graphics Technology
• Best Artistic Design
• Best Original Score
• Best Licensed Soundtrack
• Best Use of Sound
• Best Story
• Best Offline Multiplayer Game
• Best Xbox Live Game
• Best Downloadable Content
• Most Innovative Design
• Best Game No One Played
• Biggest Surprise
• Best Developer
• Game of the Year

To read about their winners in these categories or have a go at the reader’s votes check the article at IGN.