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Game of the North

The winner is...

The winner here was chosen for its playability, slick build and good use of graphics. As a web-based game it loaded quickly, the user interface was intuitive and the game play obvious. Within just a few levels it's easy to see the game's addictiveness, and the simplicity and style with which is has been built. An all-round great game showing you don’t need huge teams and budgets to create something stylish and playable.

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Background

This year's Big Chip International Award for Innovation and Game of the North awards are the first Big Chip awards to be open to entries from outside the North West region.

Working in cooperation with gaming sector organisations in other parts of the North, the special expert judging panel has accepted entries from across the North of England, including but not strictly limited to the North East, North West and Yorkshire and Humberside regions.