7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

The winners in each category are as follows:

Game of the Year

• Overall Game of the Year: Call of Duty
  (D: Infinity Ward, P: Activision)
  • other nominees:
    Command & Conquer: Generals (D: Electronic Arts - Los Angeles, P: Electronic Arts)
    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (D: Remedy Entertainment, P: Rockstar Games)
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
    Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    Rise of Nations (D: Big Huge Games, P: Microsoft)
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (D: BioWare, P: Lucas Arts)
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (D/ P: Nintendo)

• Computer Game of the Year: Call of Duty
  (D: Infinity Ward, P: Activision)
  • other nominees:
    Command & Conquer: Generals (D: Electronic Arts - Los Angeles, P: Electronic Arts)
    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (D: Remedy Entertainment, P: Rockstar Games)
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
    Rise of Nations (D: Big Huge Games, P: Microsoft)
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (D: BioWare, P: LucasArts)

• Console Game of the Year: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
  (D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
  • other nominees:
    Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (D: Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    SSX 3 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (D: BioWare Corp., P: LucasArts)
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (D/P: Nintendo)

• Handheld Game of the Year: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
  (D: Nintendo, P: Square Enix)
  • other nominees:
    Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (D: Intelligent Systems, P: Nintendo)
    Fire Emblem (D: Intelligent Systems, P: Nintendo)
    Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (D: Alpha Dream, P: Nintendo)
    Pokemon Ruby (D: Nintendo - Game Freak, P: Nintendo)

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

• Outstanding Innovation in Computer Gaming: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
  (D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
  • other nominees:
    Call of Duty (D: Infinity Ward, P: Activision)
    Rise of Nations (D: Big Huge Games, P: Microsoft)
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (D: BioWare Corp., P: LucasArts)
    TRON 2.0 (D: Monolith Productions, P: Buena Vista Games)

• Outstanding Innovation in Console Gaming: EyeToy
  (D/P: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe)
  • other nominees:
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (D: Ubisoft - Montreal Ubisoft)
    SSX 3 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (D: BioWare Corp., P: LucasArts)
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (D: Nintendo, P: Nintendo)

Outstanding Achievement

• Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
  (D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
  • other nominees:
    Beyond Good & Evil (D/P: Ubisoft)
    Jak II (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    Soul Calibur II (D/P: Namco)

• Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
  (D/P: Nintendo)
  • other nominees:
    Final Fantasy X-2 (D: Square Enix, P: Square Enix)
    Jak II (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
    Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (D: Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment America)

• Outstanding Achievement in Licensed Soundtrack: SSX 3
  (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
  • other nominees:
    Madden NFL 2004 (D: Electronic Arts - Tiburon, P: Electronic Arts)
    NBA Live 2004 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
    Tony Hawk's Underground (D: Neversoft Entertainment, P: Activision)
    True Crime: Streets of LA (D: Luxoflux Corporation, P: Activision)

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun box art

• Outstanding Achievement in Original Musical Composition: Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
  (D: Electronic Arts - Los Angeles, P: Electronic Arts)
  • other nominees:
    Beyond Good & Evil (D/P: Ubisoft)
    Call of Duty (D: Infinity Ward, P: Activision)
    Grabbed by the Ghoulies (D: RARE, P: Microsoft)
    XIII (D/P: Ubisoft)

• Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  (D: Electronic Arts - Redwood Shores, P: Electronic Arts)
  • other nominees:
    Amplitude (D: Harmonix Music Systems Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    Beyond Good & Evil (D/P: Ubisoft)
    Call of Duty (D: Infinity Ward, P: Activision)
    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 (D: Red Storm Entertainment, P: Ubisoft)

• Outstanding Character Performance - Male: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Elija Wood as Frodo)
  (D: Electronic Arts - Redwood Shores, P: Electronic Arts)
  • other nominees:
    Def Jam: Vendetta (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (D: Remedy Entertainment, P: Rockstar Games)
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
    True Crime: Streets of LA (D: Luxoflux Corporation, P: Activision)

Final Fantasy X-2 box art

• Outstanding Character Performance - Female: Enter the Matrix (Jada Pinkett-Smith as Niobe) and Final Fantasy X-2 (Tara Strong as Rikku in Final Fantasy X-2)
  (D: Shiny Entertainment, P: Atari) and (D/P: Square Co.)
  • other nominees:
    Def Jam: Vendetta (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
    Jak II (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    The Getaway (D: Studio Soho, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

• Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
  (D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
  • other nominees:
    Amplitude (D: Harmonix Music Systems Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (D: BioWare Corp., P: LucasArts)
    Tony Hawk's Underground (D: Neversoft Entertainment, P: Activision)
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (D/P: Nintendo)

• Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  (D: BioWare Corp., P: LucasArts)
  • other nominees:Beyond Good & Evil (D/P: Ubisoft)
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
    Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (D/P: Nintendo)

• Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
  (D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
  • other nominees:
    Jak II (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (D: BioWare Corp., P: LucasArts)
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (D/P: Nintendo)

• Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  (D: BioWare Corp., P: LucasArts)
  • other nominees:
    Beyond Good & Evil (D/P: Ubisoft)
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
    Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (D/P: Nintendo)

• Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
  (D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
  • other nominees:
    Jak II (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    SSX 3 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (D/P: Nintendo)

Genre Game of the Year

• Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
  (D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
  • other nominees:
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (D: Rockstar Games North Rockstar Games)
    Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (D: Electronic Arts - Redwood Shores, P: Electronic Arts)
    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (D: Remedy Entertainment, P: Rockstar Games)
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
    Uru: Ages Beyond Myst (D: Cyan Worlds, P: Ubisoft)

• Computer Downloadable Game of the Year: Hamster Ball
  (D: Raptisoft, P: Real.com)
  • other nominees:
    Poppit! To Go (D: Pogo, P: Electronic Arts)
    Word Whomp To Go (D: Pogo, P: Electronic Arts)
    Zuma Deluxe (D/P: PopCap Games)

• Computer Family Game of the Year: Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection
  (D: Blue Fang Games, P: Microsoft)

• Computer First Person Action Game of the Year: Call of Duty
  (D: Infinity Ward, P: Activision)
  • other nominees:
    Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII (D: Digital Illusions, P: Electronic Arts)
    TRON 2.0 (D: Monolith Productions, P: Buena Vista Games)

• Computer Role-Playing Game of the Year: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  (D: BioWare Corp., P: LucasArts)
  • other nominees:
    Deus Ex: Invisible War (D: Ion Storm, P: Eidos Interactive)
    Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna (D: Gas Powered Games/Mad Doc Software, P: Microsoft)
    Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide (D: BioWare Corp., P: Atari)
    The Temple of Elemental Evil: A Classic Greyhawk Adventure (D: Troika Games, P: Atari)

• Computer Simulation Game of the Year: The Sims Superstar
  (D: Electronic Arts - Maxis, P: Electronic Arts)
  • other nominees:
    Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight (D/P: Microsoft)
    IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles (D: 1C:Maddox Games, P: Ubisoft)
    Trainz Railroad Simulater 2004 (D: Auran, P: Oteeva)

• Computer Sports Game of the Year: Madden NFL 2004
  (D: Electronic Arts - Tiburon, P: Electronic Arts)
  • other nominees:
    Championship Manager 4 (D: Sports Interactive, P: Eidos Interactive)
    Out of the Park 5.0 (D/P: .400 Software Studios)
    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 (D: Electronic Arts - Redwood Shores, P: Electronic Arts)

Command & Conquer: Generals

• Computer Strategy Game of the Year: Command & Conquer: Generals
  (D: Electronic Arts - Los Angeles, P: Electronic Arts)
  • other nominees:
    Empires: Dawn of the Modern World (D: Stainless Steel Studios, P: Activision)
    Homeworld 2 (D: Relic Entertainment, P: Vivendi Universal Games/Sierra Entertainment)
    Praetorians (D: Pyro Studios, P: Eidos Interactive)
    Rise of Nations (D: Big Huge Games, P: Microsoft)

• Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year: Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
  (D: FASA Studios, P: Microsoft)
  • other nominees:
    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (D: Remedy Entertainment, P: Rockstar Games)
    Manhunt (D: Rockstar Games North, P: Rockstar Games)
    Metal Arms: Glitch in the System (D: Swingin' Ape Studios, P: Vivendi Universal Games/Sierra Entertainment)
    Simpsons Hit & Run (D: Radical Entertainment, P: Vivendi Universal Games)

• Console Action Sports Game of the Year: SSX 3
  (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
  • other nominees:
    NBA Street Vol. 2 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
    NHL Hitz Pro (D: Next Level Games, P: Midway)
    Tony Hawk's Underground (D: Neversoft Entertainment, P: Activision)

• Console Children's Game of the Year: Mario Party 5
  (D: Hudson Soft, P: Nintendo)
  • other nominees:
    Backyard Basketball (D: Humongous Entertainment, P: Atari)
    SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (D: Heavy Iron Studios, P: THQ)
    Tak and the Power of Juju (D: Avalanche Software, P: THQ)

• Console Family Game of the Year: EyeToy and The Sims: Busting Out
  (D/P: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe) and (D: EA Maxis, P: Electronic Arts)
  • other nominees:
    Amplitude (D: Harmonix Music Systems, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    EyeToy (D: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    Grabbed by the Ghoulies (D: RARE, P: Microsoft)

• Console Fighting Game of the Year: Soul Calibur II
  (D/P: Namco)
  • other nominees:
    Def Jam: Vendetta (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
    Dragonball Z: Budokai 2 (D: Dimps, P: Atari)
    Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution (D: Sega - AM2, P: Sega)
    War of the Monsters (D: Incognito Studios, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    WWE Smakdown: Here Comes the Pain (D: Yukes, P: THQ)

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 box art

• Console First Person Action Game of the Year: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3
  (D: Red Storm Entertainment, P: Ubisoft)
  • other nominees:
    Deus Ex: Invisible War (D: Ion Storm Eidos Interactive)

• Console Racing Game of the Year Need for Speed: Underground
  (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
  • other nominees:
    Burnout 2: Point of Impact (D: Criterion Games, P: Acclaim)
    F-Zero GX (D: Amusement Vision, P: Nintendo)
    Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (D/P: Nintendo)
    Project Gotham Racing 2 (D: Bizarre Creations, P: Microsoft)

• Console Role-Playing Game of the Year Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  (D: BioWare Corp., P: LucasArts)
  • other nominees:
    Dark Cloud 2 (D: Level 5, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (D: Nippon Ichi Software, P: Atlus Software)
    Final Fantasy X-2 (D/P: Square Enix)
    Xenosaga (D: Monolith Productions, P: Namco)

• Console Sports Simulation Game of the Year: Madden NFL 2004
  (D: Electronic Arts - Tiburon, P: Electronic Arts)
  • other nominees:
    ESPN NHL Hockey (D: Kush Games, P: Sega)
    Madden NFL 2004 (D: Electronic Arts - Tiburon, P: Electronic Arts)
    NCAA Football 2004 (D: Electronic Arts - Tiburon, P: Electronic Arts)
    Topspin (D: Pam Development, P: Microsoft)
    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 (D: Electronic Arts - Redwood Shores, P: Electronic Arts)
    World Soccer: Winning Eleven 6 International (D/P: Konami)

• Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year: Everquest: Lost Dungeons of Norath
  (D/P: Sony Online Entertainment)
  • other nominees:
    A Tale in the Desert (D/P: eGenesis)
    Eve Online: The Second Genesis (D: Crowd Control Productions, P: Simon & Schuster Interactive)
    Horizons: Empire of Istaria (D: Artifact Entertainment, P: Atari)
    Puzzle Pirates (D/P: Three Rings Design)

• Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year: Jak II
  (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
  • other nominees:
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
    Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (D/P: Nintendo)
    Viewtiful Joe (D: Clover Studio, P: Capcom)

External links

• The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences :: Awards