[MakgSnake]

Its the sixth annual Interactive Achievement Awards presented by The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS). Thats what it means... and here are the results. I am pretty much happy with the awards. They seem pretty fair....what do you guys think?

Computer Action Game of the Year
Grand Theft Auto III
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar North

Computer First Person Action Game of the Year
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: 2015 Inc.

Computer Game of the Year
Battlefield 1942
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Digital Illusions

Computer Role Playing Game of the Year
Neverwinter Nights
Publisher: Infogrames
Developer: Bioware

Computer Simulation Game of the Year
The Sims Unleashed
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Maxis

Computer Sports Game of the Year
Madden NFL 2003
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Tiburon

Computer Strategy Game of the Year
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment

Console Action Adventure Game of the Year
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar North

Console Fighting Game of the Year
Tekken 4
Publisher: Namco
Developer: Namco

Console First Person Action Game of the Year
Metroid Prime
Publisher: Nintendo of America
Developer: Retro Studios

Console Game of the Year
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Publisher: Ubi Soft
Developer: Ubi Soft Montreal

Console Platform Action Adventure Game of the Year
Ratchet & Clank
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Insomniac Games

Console Racing Game of the Year
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Black Box

Console Role Playing Game of the Year
Animal Crossing
Publisher: Nintendo of America
Developer: Nintendo Co. Ltd.

Console Sports Game of the Year
Madden NFL 2003
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Tiburon

Family Game of the Year
Mario Party 4
Publisher: Nintendo of America
Developer: Hudson Soft Co. Ltd.

Game of the Year
Battlefield 1942
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Digital Illusions

Handheld Game of the Year
Metroid Fusion
Publisher: Nintendo of America
Developer: Nintendo Co. Ltd.

Innovation in Computer Gaming
Battlefield 1942
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Digital Illusions

Innovation in Console Gaming
Animal Crossing
Publisher: Nintendo of America
Developer: Nintendo Co. Ltd.

Massively Multiplayer / Persistent World Game of the Year
The Sims Online
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA MAXIS

Online Gameplay Game of the Year
Battlefield 1942
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Digital Illusions

Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Sucker Punch

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Sucker Punch

Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Publisher: Nintendo of America
Developer: Silicon Knights

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Animal Crossing
Publisher: Nintendo of America
Developer: Nintendo Co. Ltd.

Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Publisher: Ubi Soft
Developer: Ubi Soft Montreal

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Medal of Honor: Frontline
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EALA

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Medal of Honor: Frontline
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EALA

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Stormfront Studios