1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

The winners in each category are as follows:

## Game of the Year

* **Interactive Title of the Year: GoldenEye 007**
(D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
	+ other nominees:
	Age of Empires (D: Ensemble Studios, P: Microsoft)
	Blade Runner (D: Westwood Studios, P: Virgin Interactive Entertainment)
	Final Fantasy VII (D: Square Soft, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Parappa the Rapper (D: NanaOn-Sha Co., P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

Starcraft box art
* **Computer Game of the Year: Starcraft**
(D/P: Blizzard Entertainment)

* **Console Game of the Year: GoldenEye 007**
(D: RARE, P: Nintendo)

## Outstanding Achievement

* **Outstanding Achievement in Art/Graphics: Riven: The Sequel to Myst**
(D: Cyan, P Acclaim)
	+ other nominees:
	Blade Runner (D: Westwood Studios, P: Virgin Interactive Entertainment)
	The Curse of Monkey Island (D/P: LucasArts)
	Final Fantasy VII (D: Square Soft, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	GoldenEye 007 (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
	Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (D: Oddworld Inhabitants, P: GT Interactive)

* **Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Design: Parappa the Rapper**
(D: NanaOn-Sha Co., P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	+ other nominees:
	Dungeon Keeper (D: Bullfrog Productions, P: Electronic Arts)
	Final Fantasy VII (D: Square Soft, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	GoldenEye 007 (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
	Parappa the Rapper (D: NanaOn-Sha Co., P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

* **Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering: GoldenEye 007**
(D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
	+ other nominees:
	Blade Runner (D: Westwood Studios, P: Virgin Interactive Entertainment)
	GoldenEye 007 (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
	Microsoft Flight Simulator 1998 (D/P: Microsoft)
	NFL Gameday '98 (D/p: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	NFL Quarterback Club '98 (D: Iguana Entertainment, P: Acclaim)
	Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (D/P: Interplay Productions)
	Temujin (D/P: SouthPeak Interactive)
	Ultima Online (D: Origin, P: Electronic Arts)

* **Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music: Parappa the Rapper**
(D: NanaOn-Sha Co., P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	+ other nominees:
	Fallout (D/P: Interplay Entertainment)
	Interstate 76 (D/P: Activision)
	Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (D: Oddworld Inhabitants, P: GT Interactive Software)
	Outlaws (D/P: LucasArts)
	Parappa the Rapper (D: NanaOn-Sha Co., P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (D/P: Interplay Productions)

## Computer Genre Game of the Year

* **Computer Action Game of the Year: Quake II**
(D: id Software, P: Activision)
	+ other nominees:
	Carmegeddon Max Pack Stainless Software/Sci Games Interplay Entertainment)
	Die By the Sword Treyarch Interplay Entertainment)
	Jedi Knight Dark Forces II (D/P: LucasArts)
	Redneck Rampage (D: Xatrix Entertainment, P: Interplay Entertainment)
	Wing Commander: Prophecy (D/P: Electronic Arts)

* **Computer Adventure Game of the Year: Blade Runner**
(D: Westwood Studios, P: Virgin Interactive Entertainment)
	+ other nominees:
	The Curse of Monkey Island (D/P: LucasArts)
	Realms of the Haunting (D: Interplay Entertainment, P: Gremlin Interactive)
	Riven: The Sequel to Myst (D: Cyan, P: Acclaim)
	Tex Murphy: Overseer (D/P: Access Software)
	The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time (D: Presto Studios, P: Red Orb Entertainment)

* **Computer Creativity Title of the Year: Orly's Draw-a-Story**
 (D/P: Broderbund Software)
	+ other nominees:
	The American Girls Premiere (D/P: The Learning Company)
	Barbie Cool Looks Fashion Designer (D: Digital Domain, P: Mattel Media)
	Disney's Magic Artist (D: Image Builder Software, P: Disney Interactive)
	Print Artist Platinum (D/P: Sierra Home)
	Print Master Platinum 4.0 (D/P: Midscape)

* **Computer Edutainment Game of the Year: Where in Time is Carmen SanDiego?**
(D/P: Broderbund Software)
	+ other nominees:
	Ariel's Story Studio (D: Media Station, Inc., P: Disney Interactive)
	Crayola Magic Wardrobe (D: Hyperspace Cowgirls, P: IBM)
	Reader Rabbit's First Grade (D/P: The Learning Company)
	Sesame Street: Elmo's Preschool Deluxe (D: Children's Television Workshop, P: The Learning Company)

* **Computer Family/Kids Title of the Year: LEGO Island**
 (D/P: Mindscape Inc.)
	+ other nominees:
	Backyard Baseball (D: Humongous Entertainment, P: GT Interactive Software)
	Oregon Trail 3rd Edition: Pioneer Adventures (D/P: The Learning Company)
	Secret Paths in the Forest (D: Media Concrete & Convivial, P: Purple Moon)
	Tonka Search and Rescue (D: Media Station, Inc., P: Hasbro Interactive)
	Ultimate Family Tree (D/P: Palladium Interactive)

* **Computer Role Playing Game of the Year: Dungeon Keeper**
 (D: Bullfrog Productions, P: Electronic Arts)
	+ other nominees:
	Fallout (D/P: Interplay Entertainment)
	Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny (D: Westwood Studios, P: Avalon Interactive)

* **Computer Simulation Game of the Year: Microsoft Flight Simulator 1998**
 (D/P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	F22 Air Dominance Fighter (D: Digital Image, P: Design Infogrames)
	Jane's Combat Simulations: F-15 (D: Jane's Combat Simulations, P: Electronic Arts)
	Jane's Combat Simulations: Longbow 2 (D: Jane's Combat Simulations, P: Electronic Arts)
	Microsoft Flight Simulator 1998 (D/P: Microsoft)
	Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (D/P: Interplay Entertainment)

* **Computer Skills Building Title of the Year: Carmen Sandiego Word Detective**
 (D/P: Broderbund Software)
	+ other nominees:
	The Clue Finders' Third Grade Adventures (D/P: The Learning Company)
	Disney's Ready to Read with Pooh (D/P: Disney Interactive)
	Inside the SAT and ACT 98 Deluxe (D: The Princeton Review, P: Mindscape Inc.)
	JumpStart 2nd Grade Math (D: Human Code, P: Knowledge Adventure)
	Language Connect Self Study (D/P: Syracuse Language Systems)

* **Computer Sports Game of the Year: FIFA Road to World Cup '98**
 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
	+ other nominees:
	[[Links LS 98 Access Software Access Software)
	NBA Action '98 (D: Visual Concepts, P: Sega)

* **Computer Strategy Game of the Year: TIE: Age of Empires & StarCraft**
 (D: Ensemble Studios, P: Microsoft) & (D/P: Blizzard Entertainment)
	+ other nominees:
	Command & Conquer Gold (D/P: Westwood Studios)
	Sid Meier's Gettysburg! (D: Firaxis Games, P: Electronic Arts)
	Total Annihilation (D: Cavedog Entertainment, P: GT Interactive Software)
	Warlords II: Reign of Heroes (D: SSG, P: Red Orb Entertainment)

## Console Genre Game of the Year

* **Console Action Game of the Year: GoldenEye 007**
 (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
	+ other nominees:
	Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Gex: Enter the Gecko (D: Crystal Dynamics, P: BMG Interactive)
	Resident Evil 2 (D/P: Capcom)
	Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (D: Iguana Entertainment, P: Acclaim)

Final Fantasy VII box art
* **Console Adventure Game of the Year: Final Fantasy VII**
 (D: Square Soft, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	+ other nominees:
	Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (D: Konami Tokyo, P: Konami)
	Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (D: Oddworld Inhabitants, P: GT Interactive Software)
	Resident Evil 2 (D/P: Capcom)
	Riven: The Sequel to Myst (D: Cyan, P: Acclaim)

* **Console Fighting Game of the Year: WCW vs. NOW: World Tour**
 (D: Asmik Ace Entertainment/Inland Productions, P: THQ)
	+ other nominees:
	Bloody Roar (D: Hudson Soft, P: Sony Computer [[Entertainment America)
	Bushido Blade (D: Square Soft, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha (D: Arika Co., P: Capcom)
	WCW Nitro (D: Inland Productions, P: THQ)

Diddy Kong Racing box art
* **Console Racing Game of the Year: Diddy Kong Racing**
 (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
	+ other nominees:
	Mario Kart 64 (D: Nintendo EAD, P: Nintendo)
	Moto Racer (D: Delphine Software, P: Electronic Arts)
	NASCAR '98 (D: Stormfront Studios, P: Electronic Arts)

* **Console Role Playing Game of the Year: Final Fantasy VII**
 (D: Square Soft, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	+ other nominees:
	Alundra (D: Matrix Software, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Final Fantasy VII (D: Square Soft, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Suikoden (D/P: Konami)
	Wild Arms (D: Media.Vision Entertainment, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

* **Console Sports Game of the Year: International Superstar Soccer**
(D/P: Konami)
	+ other nominees:
	NASCAR '98 (D: Stormfront Studios, P: Electronic Arts)
	NBA Live '98 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
	NFL Gameday '98 (D/P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	NFL Quarterback Club '98 (D: Iguana Entertainment, P: Acclaim)
	World Series Baseball '98 (D/P: Sega of America)

## Other Awards

* **Online Game of the Year: Ultima Online**
 (D: ORIGIN Systems, P: Electronic Arts)
	+ other nominees:
	Air Warrior III (D: Kesmai Studios, P: iEntertainment Network)
	Aliens Online (D: Fox Interactive/Mythic Entertainment, P: Kesmai Corporation)
	Gemstone III (D/P: Simutronics)
	Subspace (D/P: Virgin Interactive Entertainment)

* **Entertainment Site of the Year: Bezerk**
 (D: Berkely Systems/Jellyvision, P: Berkely Systems)
	+ other nominees:
	Comedy Central Online (D: Comedy Central)
	Disney's Daily Blast (D: Disney Online, P: Disney Interactive)
	Entertainment Asylum (D/P: America Online)
	NBC TV's Home on the Web (D/P: NBC Digital Productions)

* **News/Information Site of the Year: CNN Online**
 (D/P: CNN Interactive)
	+ other nominees:
	ABC News Online (D/P: ABC News Internet Ventures)
	Discovery Channel Online (D: Discovery Channel Online, P: Discovery Channel)
	ESPN Sportszone (D/P: ESPN Internet Ventures)
	The Washington Post Online (D: The Washington Post Online, P: The Washington Post)

## External links

* The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences :: Awards