LAS
VEGAS,
NV FEBRUARY 28, 2003
The Academy
of Interactive Arts and Sciences presented Interactive Achievement
Awards in 30 craft, console, and online categories, at a star-studded
event last night at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Electronic Arts was the big winner with a record 13 awards.
Battlefield 1942,
published by Electronic Arts and developed by Digital Illusions, took
home the most awards, a total of four, including Game of the Year,
Computer Game of the Year, Innovation in Computer Gaming, and Online
Gameplay of the Year. Animal Crossing, published by Nintendo of America
and developed by Nintendo Co. Ltd., received the next highest number of
awards, a total of three, including Innovation in Console Gaming,
Console Role-Playing Game of the Year, and Outstanding Achievement in
Game Design. Overall, Nintendo received a very impressive seven
awards.
These awards are
important because they represent the industrys picks of the top video
games from an amazing field of innovation and creativity, said Paul
Provenzano, President of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.
This years winners represent a bold and diverse group of games that
illustrate how our industry continues to be a pre-eminent force in
entertainment.
SEGA®s Yu
Suzuki, known as a forefather of console video gaming, won the Academys
coveted Hall of Fame Award.
The Academy of Interactive
Arts and Sciences Interactive Achievement Award winners include (in
alphabetical order):
Computer
Action Game of the Year 2002
Grand Theft Auto III
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Publisher: Rockstar Games
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Developer: Rockstar North
Computer
First Person Action Game of the Year 2002
Medal of Honor:
Allied Assault
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Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Developer: 2015 Inc.
Computer
Game of the Year 2002
Battlefield 1942
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Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Developer: Digital Illusions
Computer
Role Playing Game of the Year 2002
Neverwinter Nights
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Publisher: Infogrames
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Developer: Bioware
Computer
Simulation Game of the Year 2002
The Sims Unleashed
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Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Developer: EA Maxis
Computer
Sports Game of the Year 2002
Madden NFL 2003
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Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Developer: EA Tiburon
Computer
Strategy Game of the Year 2002
Warcraft III: Reign
of Chaos
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Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
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Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Console
Action Adventure Game of the Year 2002
Grand Theft Auto:
Vice City
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Publisher: Rockstar Games
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Developer: Rockstar North
Console
Fighting Game of the Year 2002
Tekken 4
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Publisher: Namco
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Developer: Namco
Console
First Person Action Game of the Year 2002
Metroid Prime
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Publisher: Nintendo of
America
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Developer: Retro Studios
Console
Game of the Year 2002
Tom Clancys
Splinter Cell
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Publisher: Ubi Soft
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Developer: Ubi Soft
Montreal
Console
Platform Action Adventure Game of the Year 2002
Ratchet & Clank
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Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
America
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Developer: Insomniac Games
Console
Racing Game of the Year 2002
Need for Speed: Hot
Pursuit 2
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Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Developer: EA Black Box
Console
Role Playing Game of the Year 2002
Animal Crossing
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Publisher: Nintendo of
America
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Developer: Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Console
Sports Game of the Year 2002
Madden NFL 2003
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Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Developer: EA Tiburon
Family
Game of the Year 2002
Mario Party 4
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Publisher: Nintendo of
America
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Developer: Hudson Soft Co. Ltd.
Game of
the Year 2002
Battlefield 1942
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Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Developer: Digital Illusions
Hall of
Fame Award
Yu Suzuki, SEGA
Handheld
Game of the Year 2002
Metroid Fusion
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Publisher: Nintendo of America
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Developer: Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Innovation in Computer Gaming 2002
Battlefield 1942
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Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Developer: Digital Illusions
Innovation in Console Gaming 2002
Animal Crossing
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Publisher: Nintendo of America
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Developer: Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Massively Multiplayer / Persistent World Game of the Year 2002
The Sims Online
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Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Developer: EA MAXIS
Online
Gameplay Game of the Year 2002
Battlefield 1942
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Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Developer: Digital Illusions
Outstanding Achievement in Animation 2002
Sly Cooper and the
Thievius Raccoonus
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Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
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Developer: Sucker Punch
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction 2002
Sly Cooper and the
Thievius Raccoonus
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Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
America
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Developer: Sucker Punch
Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story 2002
Eternal Darkness:
Sanitys Requiem
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Publisher: Nintendo of
America
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Developer: Silicon Knights
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design 2002
Animal Crossing
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Publisher: Nintendo of
America
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Developer: Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering 2002
Tom Clancys
Splinter Cell
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Publisher: Ubi Soft
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Developer: Ubi Soft
Montreal
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition 2002
Medal of Honor:
Frontline
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Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Developer: EALA
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design 2002
Medal of Honor:
Frontline
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Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Developer: EALA
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering 2002
Lord of the Rings:
The Two Towers
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Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Developer: Stormfront Studios
The
Interactive Achievement Awards, which were held during the annual
D.I.C.E. Summit (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain), were hosted
by comedian and actor Dave Foley, best known as the star of the
long-running NBC comedy series, News
Radio. Among the awards presenters were extreme sports
personality Tony Hawk; multi-sensory performance troupe Blue Man Group;
actress Kelly Hu, star of the upcoming
X2, the sequel to the
blockbuster film X-Men;
Kristen Dalton, star of USAs hit Sci-Fi
The Dead Zone; Kristina
Anapau, star of the VH-1 Original movie,
They Shoot Divas, Dont They?;
and Mike Metzger, the undisputed pioneer of freestyle motocross. The
show also featured a special musical performance by the recording act,
Unwritten Law.
G4, the
TV network all about video games, will air a one-hour special on the
Interactive Achievement Awards.
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