Critical mass

Sony's Heavy Rain was one of the stand-out games of 2010 whether playing with Move or DualShock, and last night's BAFTA Video Games Awards have honoured Quantic Dream's game with a trio of statues.

David Cage's detective thriller scooped the award for Technical Innovation, beating Kinectimals, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and more. It also grabbed the Story statuette from Mass Effect 2, and took home the Original Music award too, trumping Super Mario Galaxy 2 and British composing legend Richard Jacques's commendable James Bond 007: Bloodstone soundtrack.

Read our Heavy Rain review to discover why it deserves all the praise it gets.