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