5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

The winners in each category are as follows:

## Game of the Year

* **Game of the Year: Halo: Combat Evolved**
(D: Bungie Software, P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Black & White (D: Lionhead Studios, P: Electronic Arts)
	ICO (D/P: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
	Sid Meier's Civilization III (D: Firaxis Games, P: Infogrames)

* **Computer Game of the Year: Black & White**
(D: Lionhead Studios, P: Electronic Arts)
	+ other nominees:
	Dark Age of Camelot (D: Mythic Entertainment, P: Vivendi Universal Games)
	Return to Castle Wolfenstein (D: Gray Matter, P: Activision)
	Sid Meier's Civilization III (D: Firaxis Games, P: Infogrames)

* **Console Game of the Year: Halo: Combat Evolved**
(D: Bungie Software, P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (D: Polyphony Digital, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	ICO (D/P: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
	Pikmin (D/P: Nintendo)

* **Hand-Held Game of the Year: Advance Wars**
(D/P: Nintendo)
	+ other nominees:
	Golden Sun]] (D: Camelot Software Planning, P: Nintendo)
	The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (D: Capcom, P: Nintendo)
	Mario Kart Super Circuit (D: Intelligent Systems, P: Nintendo)
	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (D: Vicarious Visions, P: Activision)

## Innovative Game of the Year

* **Computer Innovation: Black & White**
(D: Lionhead Studios, P: Electronic Arts)

* + other nominees:
	Dark Age of Camelot (D: Mythic Entertainment, P: Vivendi Universal Games)
	Majestic (D: Anim-X, P: Electronic Arts)
	The Sims: Hot Date (D: Electronic Arts - Maxis, P: Electronic Arts)
* **Console Innovation: Pikmin**
(D/P: Nintendo)
	+ other nominees:
	Halo: Combat Evolved (D: Bungie Software, P: Microsoft)
	ICO (D/P: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
	Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (D: Oddworld Inhabitants, P: Microsoft)

## Outstanding Achievement

* **Animation: Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee**
(D: Oddworld Inhabitants, P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Black & White (D: Lionhead Studios, P: Electronic Arts)
	Dead or Alive 3 (D/P: Tecmo)
	Super Smash Bros. Melee (D: HAL Laboratory, P: Nintendo)
	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (D: Neversoft Entertainment, P: Activision)

* **Art Direction: ICO**
(D/P: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
	+ other nominees:
	Halo: Combat Evolved (D: Bungie Software, P: Microsoft)
	Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (D/P: Konami)
	Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (D: Oddworld Inhabitants, P: Microsoft)
	Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (D: Factor 5, P: LucasArts)

* **Character or Story Development: ICO**
(D/P: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
	+ other nominees:
	Black & White (D: Lionhead Studios, P: Electronic Arts)
	Conker's Bad Fur Day (D/P: RARE)
	Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (D/P: Konami)
	Myst III: Exile (D: Presto Studios, P: Ubisoft and The Learning Company)

* **Game Design: Grand Theft Auto III**
(D: DMA Design, P: Rockstar Games)
	+ other nominees:
	Dark Age of Camelot (D: Mythic Entertainment, P: Vivendi Universal Games)
	Halo: Combat Evolved (D: Bungie Software, P: Microsoft)
	ICO (D/P: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
	Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Pikmin (D: Nintendo Co. Ltd., P: Nintendo of America)

* **Game Play Engineering: Grand Theft Auto III**
(D: DMA Design, P: Rockstar Games)
	+ other nominees:
	Black & White (D: Lionhead Studios, P: Electronic Arts)
	Halo: Combat Evolved (D: Bungie Software, P: Microsoft)
	Monopoly Tycoon (D: Deep Red Games, P: Infogrames)

* **Original Musical Composition: Tropico**
(D: Pop Top Software, P: Gathering of Developers)
	+ other nominees:
	Batman Vengeance (D/P: Ubisoft)
	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (D: Argonaut Games, P: Electronic Arts)
	Myst III: Exile (D: Presto Studios, P: Ubisoft and The Learning Company)

* **Sound Design: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty**
(D/P: Konami)
	+ other nominees:
	Frequency (D: Harmonix Music Systems, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	ICO (D/P: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (D: Red Storm Entertainment, P: Ubisoft)

* **Visual Engineering: Halo: Combat Evolved**
(D: Bungie Software, P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (D: Polyphony Digital, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 (D: Microsoft)
	Return to Castle Wolfenstein (D: Gray Matter, P: Activision)
	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (D: Neversoft Entertainment, P: Activision)

## Genre Game of the Year (Computer)

* **PC Action/Adventure: Return to Castle Wolfenstein**
(D: Gray Matter, P: Activision)
	+ other nominees:
	Aliens vs. Predator 2 (D: Monolith Productions, P: Sierra Entertainment/Fox Interactive)
	Myst III: Exile (D: Presto Studios, P: Ubisoft and The Learning Company)
	Clive Barker's Undying (D: DreamWorks Interactive, P: Electronic Arts)

* **PC Educational: Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? Treasures of Knowledge**
(D/P: Learning Company)
	+ other nominees:
	Disney's Phonics Quest (D/P: Disney Interactive)
	Spy Masters: Unmask the Prankster (D/P: Knowledge Adventure)

* **PC Family: Backyard Basketball**
(D: Humongous Entertainment, P: Atari)
	+ other nominees:
	Disney's Stanley Tiger Tales (D: Artech Studios, P: Disney Interactive)
	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (D: Argonaut Games, P: Electronic Arts)
	Scan Command: Jurassic Park (D/P: Knowledge Adventure)

* **PC Role Playing: Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal**
(D: BioWare Corp., P: Interplay Entertainment)
	+ other nominees:
	Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (D: Blizzard Entertainment)
	Wizardry 8 (D: Sirtech Canada, P: Sirtech)

* **PC Simulation: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002**
(D/P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	IL-2 Sturmovik (D: 1C:Maddox Games, P: Ubisoft)
	Microsoft Train Simulator 2002 (D: Kuju Entertainment, P: Microsoft)

* **PC Sports: FIFA 2002**
(D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
	+ other nominees:
	Madden NFL 2002 (D: Electronic Arts - Tiburon, P: Electronic Arts)
	NHL 2002 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)

* **PC Strategy: Sid Meier's Civilization III**
(D: Firaxis Games, P: Infogrames)
	+ other nominees:
	Battle Realms (D: Liquid Entertainment, P: Crave Entertainment/Ubisoft)
	Black & White (D: Lionhead Studios, P: Electronic Arts)
	Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns (D: TimeGate Studios, P: Strategy First)

## Genre Game of the Year (Console)

* **Console Action/Adventure: Halo: Combat Evolved**
(D: Bungie Software, P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Conker's Bad Fur Day (D/P: RARE)
	Grand Theft Auto III (D: DMA Design, P: Rockstar Games)
	ICO (D/P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

* **Console Family: Mario Party 3**
(D: Hudson Soft, P: Nintendo)
	+ other nominees:
	Disney's Tarzan Untamed (D/P: Ubisoft)
	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (D: Argonaut Games, P: Electronic Arts)
	Monster's Inc. (D: Artificial Mind and Movement, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

* **Console Fighting: Dead or Alive 3**
(D/P: Tecmo)
	+ other nominees:
	Super Smash Bros. Melee (D: HAL Laboratory, P: Nintendo)
	Victorious Boxers (D: New Corporation, P: Empire Interactive)

* **Console Racing: Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec**
(D: Polyphony Digital, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	+ other nominees:
	Nascar Thunder (D: Electronic Arts - Tiburon, P: Electronic Arts)
	Project Gotham Racing (D: Bizarre Creations, P: Microsoft)
	Splashdown (D: Rainbow Studios, P: Infogrames)

* **Console Role Playing: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance**
(D: Snowblind Studios, P: Interplay Entertainment)
	+ other nominees:
	Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (D: Konami Tokyo, P: Konami)
	Dark Cloud (D: Level 5, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Golden Sun (D: Camelot Software Planning, P: Nintendo)
	Paper Mario (D: Intelligent Systems, P: Nintendo)
	The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (D: Capcom C. Ltd., P: Nintendo of America)

* **Console Sports: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3**
(D: Neversoft Entertainment, P: Activision)
	+ other nominees:
	Madden NFL 2001 (D: Electronic Arts - Tiburon, P: Electronic Arts)
	Sega Sports NBA 2K2 (D: Visual Concepts, P: Sega)
	SSX Tricky (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)

## Other Awards

* **Massive Multiplayer/Persistent World: Dark Age of Camelot**
(D: Mythic Entertainment, P: Vivendi)Universal Games
	+ other nominees:
	Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty (D: Turbine Entertainment, P: Microsoft)
	Phantasy Star Online (D: Sonic Team Ltd., P: Sega of America)

* **Online Gameplay: Return to Castle Wolfenstein**
(D: Gray Matter, P: Activision)
	+ other nominees:
	Aliens vs. Predator 2 (D: Monolith Productions, P: Sierra Entertainment/Fox Interactive)
	MechWarrior 4: Black Knight Expansion (D: Cyberlore Studios, P: Microsoft)
	Monopoly Tycoon (D: Deep Red Games, P: Infogrames)
	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (D: Red Storm Entertainment, P: Ubisoft)

## External links

* The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences :: Awards