8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

The winners in each category are as follows:

## Game of the Year

* **Overall Game of the Year: Half-Life 2**
(D: Valve, P: Vivendi Universal Games)
	+ other nominees:
	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (D: Rockstar North, P: Rockstar Games)
	Halo 2 (D: Bungie Software, P: Microsoft)
	Katamari Damacy (D/P: Namco)
	World of Warcraft (D: Blizzard Entertainment, P: Vivendi Universal Games)

* **Computer Game of the Year: Half-Life 2**
(D: Valve, P: Vivendi Universal Games)
	+ other nominees:
	City of Heroes (D: Cryptic Studios, P: NCsoft)
	Doom 3 (D: iD Software, P: Activision)
	Sid Meier's Pirates! (D: Firaxis, P: Games Atari)
	World of Warcraft (D: Blizzard Entertainment, P: Vivendi Universal Games)

* **Console Game of the Year: Halo 2**
(D: Bungie Software, P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Burnout 3: Takedown (D: Criterion Games, P: Electronic Arts)
	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (D: Rockstar North, P: Rockstar Games)
	Katamari Damacy (D/P: Namco)
	Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

* **Handheld Game of the Year: Metroid: Zero Mission**
(D/P: Nintendo)
	+ other nominees:
	Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (D/P: Square Enix)
	Super Mario 64 DS (D/P: Nintendo)

## Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

* **Outstanding Innovation in Computer Gaming: Half-Life 2**
(D: Valve, P: Vivendi Universal Games)
	+ other nominees:
	City of Heroes (D: Cryptic Studios, P: NCsoft)
	Doom 3 (D: iD Software, P: Activision)
	Rome: Total War (D: Creative Assembly, P: Activision)
	The Sims 2 (D: Maxis, P: Electronic Arts)
	World of Warcraft (D: Blizzard, P: Activision)

* **Outstanding Innovation in Console Gaming: Katamari Damacy**
(D/P: Namco)
	+ other nominees:
	Donkey Konga (D: Namco, P: Nintendo)
	Eye Toy: Anti-Grav (D: Harmonix Music Systems, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Fable (D: Big Blue Box, P: Microsoft)
	Halo 2 (D: Bungie Software, P: Microsoft)

## Outstanding Achievement

* **Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Half-Life 2**
(D: Valve, P: Vivendi Universal Games)
	+ other nominees:
	Jak 3 (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (D Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
	Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Sly 2: Band of Thieves (D: Sucker Punch Productions, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

* **Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Half-Life 2**
(D: Valve, P: Vivendi Universal Games)
	+ other nominees:
	Doom 3 (D: iD Software, P: Activision)
	Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (D: Retro Studios, P: Nintendo)
	Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
	Sly 2: Band of Thieves (D: Sucker Punch Productions, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

* **Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas**
(D: Rockstar North, P: Rockstar Games)
	+ other nominees:
	Donkey Konga (D: Namco, P: Nintendo)
	Need For Speed: Underground 2 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
	Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (D: Neversoft Entertainment, P: Activision)

* **Outstanding Achievement in Original Musical Composition: Fable**
(D: Big Blue Box, P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Katamari Damacy (D/P: Namco)
	Killzone (D: Guerilla, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	NBA Ballers (D: Midway Chicago, P: Midway)
	Rome: Total War (D: Creative Assembly, P: Activision)

* **Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Halo 2**
(D: Bungie Software, P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Doom 3 (D: iD Software, P: Activision)
	Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Rome: Total War (D: Creative Assembly, P: Activision)
	Sly 2: Band of Thieves (D: Sucker Punch Productions, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

* **Outstanding Character Performance - Male: Half-Life 2**
(D: Valve, P: Vivendi Universal Games) -- Actor: Robert Guillaume
	+ other nominees:
	The Bard's Tale (D/P: InXile Entertainment)
	Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone (D: Stormfront, P: Studios Atari)
	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (D: KCEJ, P: Konami)
	Chronicles of Riddick (D: Starbreeze, P: Vivendi Universal Games)

* **Outstanding Character Performance - Female: GoldenEye: Rogue Agent**
(D: Electronic Arts - Los Angeles, P: Electronic Arts) -- Actress: Judi Dench
	+ other nominees:
	Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species (D: Blue Fang Games, P: Microsoft)
	Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone (D: Stormfront, P: Studios Atari)

* **Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: Katamari Damacy**
(D/P: Namco)
	+ other nominees:
	City of Heroes (D: Cryptic Studios, P: NCsoft)
	Fable (D: Big Blue Box Mi, P: Microsoft)
	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (D: Rockstar North, P: Rockstar Games)
	Half-Life 2 (D: Valve, P: Vivendi Universal Games)
* **Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development: Fable**
(D: Big Blue Box, P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone (D: Stormfront Studios, P: Atari)
	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (D: Rockstar North, P: Rockstar Games)
	Half-Life 2 (D: Valve, P: Vivendi Universal Games)
	Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy (D/P: Midway)

* **Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering: Half-Life 2**
(D: Valve, P: Vivendi Universal Games)
	+ other nominees:
	Donkey Konga (D: Namco, P: Nintendo)
	Eye Toy: Anti-Grav (D: Harmonix Music Systems, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Fable (D: Big Blue Box, P: Microsoft)
	Spider-Man 2 (D: Treyarch, P: Activision)

* **Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play: Halo 2**
(D: Bungie Software, P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Rome: Total War (D: Creative Assembly, P: Activision)
	Unreal Tournament 2004 (D: Epic Games, P: Atari)
	Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War (D: Relic, P: THQ)

* **Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering: Half-Life 2**
(D: Valve, P: Vivendi Universal Games)
	+ other nominees:
	Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone (D: Stormfront Studios, P: Atari)
	Doom 3 (D: iD Software, P: Activision)
	Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (D: Retro Studios, P: Nintendo)
	Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

## Genre Game of the Year

* **Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year: Prince of Persia: Warrior Within**
(D: Ubisoft - Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Jak 3 (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

* **Action Sports Game of the Year: Tony Hawk's Underground 2**
(D: Neversoft Entertainment, P: Activision)
	+ other nominees:
	Mario Power Tennis (D: Camelot, P: Nintendo)
	NBA Ballers (D: Midway Chicago, P: Midway)
	NFL Street 2 (D: Electronic Arts Tiburon, P: Electronic Arts)
* **First Person Action Game of the Year: Halo 2**
(D: Bungie Software, P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Chronicles of Riddick (D: Starbreeze, P: Vivendi Universal Games)
	GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (D: Electronic Arts - Los Angeles, P: Electronic Arts)
	Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (D: Retro Studios, P: Nintendo)
	Killzone (D: Guerilla, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

* **Children's Title of the Year: Sly Cooper 2**
(D: Sucker Punch Productions, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	+ other nominees:
	Backyard Baseball 2005 (D: Humongous Entertainment, P: Atari)
	Mario Party 6 (D: Hudson Soft, P: Nintendo)
	Pokemon Colosseum (D: Genius Sonority, P: Nintendo)
	Shrek 2 (D: Luxoflux, P: Activision)
* **Sports Simulation Game of the Year: ESPN NFL 2K5**
(D: Visual Concepts, P: Sega)
	+ other nominees:
	ESPN NHL 2K5 (D: Kush Games, P: Sega)
	Madden NFL 2005 (D: Electronic Arts - Tiburon, P: Electronic Arts)
	Winning Eleven 7 (D/P: Konami)

* **Family Game of the Year: Donkey Konga**
(D: Namco, P: Nintendo)
	+ other nominees:
	Eye Toy: Anti-Grav (D: Harmonix Music Systems, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 (D: Harmonix Music Systems, P: Konami)
	WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$ (D: Intelligent Systems Co. / Nintendo R&D1, P: Nintendo)

* **Role Playing Game of the Year: Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door**
(D: Intelligent Systems, P: Nintendo)
	+ other nominees:
	Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (D: Square Enix, P: Nintendo)
	Tales of Symphonia (D: Namco Limited, P: Namco Hometek Inc.)
	The Bard's Tale (D/P: InXile Entertainment)
	X-Men Legends (D: Raven Software, P: Activision)

* **Fighting Game of the Year: Mortal Kombat: Deception**
(D: Midway Chicago,P Midway)
	+ other nominees:
	Def Jam: Fight for NY (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
	Dragonball Z: Budokai 3 (D: Dimps Corporation, P: Atari)

* **Action/Adventure Game of the Year: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas**
(D: Rockstar North, P: Rockstar Games)
	+ other nominees:
	Full Spectrum Warrior (D: Pandemic Studios, P: THQ)
	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (D: KCEJ, P: Konami)
	Pimkin 2 (D/P: Nintendo)
	Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy (D/P: Midway)
	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow (D/P: Ubisoft)

* **Racing Game of the Year: Burnout 3**
(D: Criterion Games, P: Electronic Arts)
	+ other nominees:
	Rallisport Challenge 2 (D: Digital Illusions, P: Microsoft)

* **Wireless Game of the Year: Super Mario 64 DS**
(D/P: Nintendo)
	+ other nominees:
	Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen (D: Creatures, Inc/GAMEFREAK, P: Nintendo)
* **Action/Adventure Game of the Year: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow**
(D: Ubisoft Shanghai, Paris, Annecy Studios, P: Ubisoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Full Spectrum Warrior (D: Pandemic Studios, P: THQ)
	Myst IV Revelation (D: Ubisoft Montreal, P: Ubisoft)
	The Suffering (D: Surreal Software, P: Midway)

* **Children's Game of the Year: Backyard Skateboarding**
(D: Humongous Entertainment, P: Atari)

* **Downloadable Game of the Year: The Incredibles: Escape from Nomanisan Island**
(D: Backbone Entertainment, P: Disney Online)
	+ other nominees:
	Mahjong Garden To Garden (D: Electronic Arts Pogo, P: Electronic Arts)
	Shroomz - Quest for Puppy (D: The Planet, P: Gametrust Inc.)
* **Family Game of the Year: Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species**
(D: Blue Fang Games, P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (D: Amaze/KnowWonder, P: Electronic Arts)
	Scrabble Online (D: Boston Animation, P: Atari)

* **First Person Action Game of the Year: Half-Life 2**
(D: Valve, P: Vivendi Universal Games)
	+ other nominees:
	Doom 3 (D: iD Software, P: Activision)
	Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising (D/P: NovaLogic, Inc.)
	Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault (D: Electronic Arts LA, P: Electronic Arts)
	Unreal Tournament 2004 (D: Epic Games, P: Atari)

* **Role Playing Game of the Year Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker]]**
(D/P: BioWare Corp.)
	+ other nominees:
	Vampires: Bloodline (D: Troika, P: Activision)

* **Simulation Game of the Year: The Sims 2**
(D: Maxis, P: Electronic Arts)
	+ other nominees:
	Pacific Fighters (D: 1C, P: Ubisoft)
	RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 (D: Frontier Developments, P: Atari)
* **Sports Game of the Year: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (D: Headgate Studios, P: Electronic Arts)**

* **Strategy Game of the Year: Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth**
(D: Electronic Arts - Los Angeles, P: Electronic Arts)
	+ other nominees:
	Rome: Total War (D: Creative Assembly, P: Activision)
	Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War (D: Relic, P: THQ)

* **Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year: World of Warcraft**
(D: Blizzard Entertainment, P: Vivendi Universal Games)
	+ other nominees:
	City of Heroes (D: Cryptic Studios, P: NCsoft)
	Final Fantasy XI Online: Chains of Promathia (D/P: Square Enix)
	StarWars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed (D: Sony Online / LucasArts, P: Sony Online)

## External links

* The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences :: Awards