The nominees
- Anima Wars/Anino Mobile /PHL
- PuzzleBobbleOnLine!/Taito Corp. /JPN
- goSupermodel /Watagame /DNK
- Street Duel /Mobitween /FRA
- Sketcher/Zio Interactive /KOR
- IMO(I on Mobile Online)/Com2Us/KOR
- 3D TiltaWorld /SuperHappyFunFun/US
- Blades & Magic /Fishlabs /DE
- Neopets Mobile/In-Fusio /FRA
- Bruce Lee/Indiagames /IND
- Mega Monster/Firemint /AUS
- Drakulin/RTZ Interactive /ESP
- Time Noodle/Comic Factory /JPN
- KooZac/Ben Cusack /UK
- Wireless West/Zinkia Entert /ESP
- SIL/Fathammer /UK
- Triangler/TNO /NL
- Dance Star/Lanetro Zed /ESP
- Raging Thunder /Polarbit AB /SWE
- Crazy Matches /IKS Mobile /POL
- Lament Island/Sim Life /CHN
- Dance Arena/Flamix Co Ltd/THA
- Synchro/Sai Chung Tam /CHN
- TornadoMania!/DigitalChocolate/US
- RollercoasterRush/DigitalChocolate/US
Most Innovative App, Excellence in 3D, Best Interactive Experience, Best Use of Connectivity
Anima Wars
Anima Wars is a game played on two levels. On one level it is a Turn-based Strategy game reminiscent to the board game Risk. It allows the player to take control of a horde of warriors in a battle to capture the enemy's stronghold. On another level it is a hack-and-slash game that allows the player to use champions to slay the enemy's grunts and/or go head-to-head with another champion. Anima Wars' Network App uses a unique "ghosting system" that allows up to 4 players to cooperate, strategize, and fight another 4 players. This game is rendered in an Isometric 3d environment.
COMPANY
ANINO MOBILE INC. is a game development company dedicated to bringing quality mobile phone games across all mobile platforms. Released games include Black Ops (2005) and Anito: Call of the Land (2006). Projects to be released are : Pyre’s Edge (Action) and Black Ops 2, a Strategy game.+ website
Neil Dagondon / founder & CEO
Neil is the president and lead software architect of ANINO ENTERTAINMENT, INC. which he founded in November 2001. Anino is an independent game development company producing quality games, virtual reality and high-end 3d graphics across multiple platforms. Among its outsource projects The One Hope (Mobile, RPG,) was released in January 2006. On-going projects include Terminator 2 (movie license), Snakes on a Plane (movie license: New Line), Blockus to go (board game license), Ronaldo Underworld Soccer (sports license). Anino has also released ANITO : Defend a Land Enraged (Nov 2003) which was finalist for App of the Year at the Independent Apps Festival 2004 Awards in San Jose, and ANITO : Tersiago’s Wrath which won the Nokia Series 60 Challenge.Anino is the outsource arm of Hewlett Packard Asia Pacific for Virtual Reality Projects in doing Virtual Packs for Procter and Gamble Products and Virtual Stores such as Walmart, Target, CVS, Shopwise, etc.
They have also created a variety of 3D Graphics for Print, TV Commercials and Opening Billboards. Their clients include Intellectual Property Ventures Group, Cultural Center of the Philippines Dragon Fireworks, and Asian tech.
While still at University Neil Dagondon also founded DRYAD POST PRODUCTIONS, a non-linear video editing studio that catered primarily to film and broadcasting students.
Neil obtained his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and majored in Computer Engineering at De La Salle University.