5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards finalists announced
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The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) recently revealed its list of finalists for the 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the winners of which will be presented February 28 at the Hard Rock Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas. While many games of the past year are on the list of finalists, of note is Sony's action-adventure game ICO, which tied with Xbox action game Halo by placing in 8 categories each, including Innovation in Console Gaming and Game of the Year, showing that even smaller-profile titles can get official recognition, unlike some industries. Even GIA staff favorite Paper Mario made its mark as a finalist in the Console Role Playing Game of the Year category.
The following is a truncated list of the finalists that includes console games and titles covered by the GIA (shown in bold text). To see the full list, visit the official AIAS site.
Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year:
Conker's Bad Fur Day (Rare Ltd./Nintendo of America) Nintendo 64
Grand Theft Auto III (DMA Design/Rockstar Games) PlayStation 2
Halo: Combat Evolved (Bungie/Microsoft) Xbox
ICO (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment America) PlayStation 2
Jak & Daxter (Naughty Dog Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment America) PlayStation 2
Console Children's Game of the Year:
Disney's Tarzan Untamed (Ubi Soft Entertainment, Montreal/Ubi Soft Entertainment) Nintendo GameCube
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts) PSone
Mario Party 3 (Hudson Soft Co. Ltd./Nintendo of America) Nintendo 64
Monsters Inc. (Artificial Mind and Movement/Sony Computer Entertainment America) PSone
Console Fighting Game of the Year:
Dead or Alive 3 (Tecmo/Tecmo) Xbox
Super Smash Bros. Melee (HAL Laboratory Inc./Nintendo of America) Nintendo GameCube
Victorious Boxers (New Corporation/Empire Interactive) PlayStation 2
Hand-Held Game of the Year:
Advance Wars (Nintendo Co. Ltd./Nintendo of America) Game Boy Advance
Golden Sun (Camelot Software Planning/Nintendo of America) Game Boy Advance
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (Capcom C. Ltd./Nintendo of America) Game Boy Color
Mario Kart Super Circuit (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo of America) Game Boy Advance
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Vicarious Visions/Activision) Game Boy Advance
Console Racing Game of the Year:
Gran Turismo 3 (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment America) PlayStation 2
Nascar Thunder (Tiburon Entertainment/Electronic Arts) Xbox
Project Gotham Racing (Bizarre Creations/Microsoft) Xbox
Splashdown (Rainbow Studios/Infogrames) PlayStation 2
Console Role Playing Game of the Year:
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (Snow Blind Studios/Black Isle Studios) PlayStation 2
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (KCEK/Konami) Game Boy Advance
Dark Cloud (SCEI/Sony Computer Entertainment America) PlayStation 2
Golden Sun (Camelot Software Planning/Nintendo of America) Game Boy Advance
Paper Mario (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo of America) Nintendo 64
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (Capcom C. Ltd./Nintendo of America) Game Boy Color
Console Sports Game of the Year:
Madden NFL 2002 (Tiburon Entertainment/Electronic Arts) Nintendo GameCube
Sega Sports NBA 2K2 (Visual Concepts Entertainment/Sega of America) Dreamcast
SSX Tricky (Electronic Arts Canada/Electronic Arts) PlayStation 2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (Neversoft Entertainment/Activision) PlayStation 2
Console Game of the Year:
Gran Turismo 3 (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment America) PlayStation 2
Halo: Combat Evolved (Bungie/Microsoft) Xbox
ICO (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment America) PlayStation 2
Pikmin (Nintendo Co. Ltd./Nintendo of America) Nintendo GameCube
Innovation in Console Gaming:
Halo: Combat Evolved (Bungie/Microsoft) Xbox
ICO (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment America) PlayStation 2
Pikmin (Nintendo Co. Ltd./Nintendo of America) Nintendo GameCube
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (Oddworld Inhabitants/Microsoft) Xbox
Massive Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year:
Asheron’s Call: Dark Majesty (Turbine Entertainment/Microsoft) PC
Dark Age of Camelot (Mythic Entertainment/Mythic Entertainment, Inc.) PC
Phantasy Star Online (Sonic Team Ltd./Sega of America) Dreamcast
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction:
Halo: Combat Evolved (Bungie/Microsoft) Xbox
ICO (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment America) PlayStation 2
Metal Gear Solid 2 (Konami/Konami) PlayStation 2
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (Oddworld Inhabitants/Microsoft) Xbox
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (Factor 5/LucasArts Entertainment) Nintendo GameCube
Outstanding Achievement in Animation:
Black & White (Lionhead Studios/Electronic Arts) PC
Dead or Alive 3 (Tecmo/Tecmo) Xbox
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (Oddworld Inhabitants/Microsoft) Xbox
Super Smash Bros. Melee (HAL Laboratory Inc./Nintendo of America) Nintendo GameCube
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (Neversoft Entertainment/Activision) PlayStation 2
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design:
Frequency (Harmonix Music Systems/Sony Computer Entertainment America) PlayStation 2
ICO (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment America) PlayStation 2
Metal Gear Solid 2 (Konami/Konami) PlayStation 2
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (Red Storm Entertainment/Ubi Soft Entertainment) PC
Outstanding Achievement in Original Musical Composition:
Batman Vengeance (Ubi Soft Divertissement Inc./Ubi Soft Entertainment) Nintendo GameCube
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts) PC
Myst III: Exile (Presto Studios/Ubi Soft Entertainment) PC
Tropico (Pop Top Software/God Games) PC
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering:
Black & White (Lionhead Studios/Electronic Arts) PC
Grand Theft Auto 3 (DMA Design/Rockstar Games) PlayStation 2
Halo: Combat Evolved (Bungie/Microsoft) Xbox
Monopoly Tycoon (Deep Red/Infogrames) PC
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering:
Gran Turismo 3 (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment America) PlayStation 2
Halo: Combat Evolved (Bungie/Microsoft) Xbox
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 (Microsoft/Microsoft) PC
Return to Castle Wolfenstein (id Software/Activision) PC
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (Neversoft Entertainment /Activision) PlayStation 2
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design:
Dark Age of Camelot (Mythic Entertainment/Mythic Entertainment, Inc.) PC
Grand Theft Auto III (DMA Design/Rockstar Games) PlayStation 2
Halo: Combat Evolved (Bungie/Microsoft) Xbox
ICO (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment America) PlayStation 2
Jak & Daxter (Naughty Dog Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment America) PlayStation 2
Pikmin (Nintendo Co. Ltd./Nintendo of America), Nintendo GameCube
Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Design:
Black & White (Lionhead Studios/Electronic Arts) PC
Conker's Bad Fur Day (Rare Ltd./Nintendo of America) Nintendo 64
ICO (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment America) PlayStation 2
Metal Gear Solid 2 (Konami/Konami) PlayStation 2
Myst III: Exile (Presto Studios/Ubi Soft Entertainment) PC
Game of the Year:
Black & White (Lionhead Studios/Electronic Arts) PC
Halo: Combat Evolved (Bungie/Microsoft) Xbox
ICO (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc./Sony Computer Entertainment America) PlayStation 2
Sid Meier's Civilization III (Firaxis Games/Infogrames) PC
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