"tomb raider" was "computer games strategy plus"s 1996 overall game of the year and won the magazine's award for the year's best "3d action" game as well. it also was a finalist for cnet gamecenter's 1996 "best action game" award, which ultimately went to "quake". "electronic gaming monthly" named "tomb raider" a runner-up for both "playstation game of the year" (behind "tekken 2") and "saturn game of the year" (behind "dragon force"), commenting that both versions had been designed to take optimum advantage of each console's capabilities. they also named it runner-up for both "action game of the year" (behind "die hard trilogy") and "adventure game of the year" (behind "super mario 64"), as well as "game of the year" (again behind "super mario 64"). it won "best animation" in the 1996 spotlight awards.