4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

The winners in each category are as follows:

## Game of the Year

* **Game of the Year: Diablo II**
 (D/P: Blizzard Entertainment)
	+ other nominees:
	Age of Empires II: The Conquerors (D: Ensemble Studios, P: Microsoft)
	Asheron's Call (D: Turbine Entertainment, P: Microsoft)
	Baldur's Gate II (D: BioWare Corp., P: Interplay Entertainment)
	Banjo Tooie (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
	Chrono Cross (D: Square Co., Ltd., P: Square Electronic Arts L.L.C.)
	Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (D: EA Westwood Studios, P: Electronic Arts)
	Deus Ex (D: Eidos Interactive, P: Ion Storm)
	Disney's Magic Artist 3D (D: Image Builder Software, P: Disney Interactive)
	Everquest: Ruins of Kunark (D: Verant Interactive, P: SCEA)
	FIFA 2001 (D: EA Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
	Final Fantasy IX (D: Square Co., Ltd., P: Square Electronic Arts L.L.C.)
	Jet Grind Radio (D: Smilebit, P: Sega of America, Dreamcast)
	Links 2001 (D/P: Microsoft)
	Madden NFL 2001 (D/P: Electronic Arts)
	MechWarrior 4 (D/P: Microsoft)
	No One Lives Forever (D: Monolith Inc., P: Fox Interactive)
	Rayman 2: The Great Escape (D/P: Ubisoft)
	Roller Coster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes (D: Chris Sawyer, P: Infogrames)
	Sacrifice (D: Shiny Entertainment, P: Interplay)
	Shenmue (D: AM2, P: Sega of America, Dreamcast)
	Skies of Arcadia (D: Over Works, Inc., P: Sega of America)
	Spyro: Year of the Dragon (D: Insomniac, P: SCEA)
	Tekken Tag Tournament (D/P: Namco Limited)
	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (D: Neversoft, P: Activision, Inc.)
	Virtua Tennis (D/P: Sega Entertainment)
	WWF No Mercy (D: Aki Corporation of Japan, P: THQ)
	Zelda: Majora's Mask (D: Nintendo Co. Ltd., P: Nintendo of America)

* **PC Game of the Year: Diablo II**
 (D/P: Blizzard Entertainment)
	+ other nominees:
	Age of Empires II: The Conquerors (D: Ensemble Studios, P: Microsoft)
	Asheron's Call (D: Turbine Entertainment, P: Microsoft)
	Baldur's Gate II (D: BioWare Corp., P: Interplay Entertainment)
	Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (D: Westwood Studios, P: Electronic Arts)
	Deus Ex (D: Eidos Interactive, P: Ion Storm)
	Disney's Magic Artist 3D (D: Image Builder Software, P: Disney Interactive)
	EverQuest: Ruins of Kunark (D: Verant Interactive, P: SCEA)
	FIFA 2001 (D: EA Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
	Links 2001 (D/P: Microsoft)
	MechWarrior 4 (D/P: Microsoft)
	No One Lives Forever (D: Monolith Inc., P: Fox Interactive)
	RollerCoster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes (D: Chris Sawyer, P: Infogrames)
	Sacrifice (D: Shiny Entertainment, P: Interplay)

* **Console Game of the Year: SSX**
 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
	+ other nominees:
	Banjo Tooie (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
	Chrono Cross (D/P: Square Co.)
	Final Fantasy IX (D/P: Square Co.)
	Jet Grind Radio (D: Smilebit, P: Sega)
	Madden NFL 2001 (D/P: Electronic Arts)
	Rayman 2: The Great Escape (D/P: Ubi Soft)
	Shenmue (D: AM2, P: Sega of America, Dreamcast)
	Skies of Arcadia (D: Over Works, Inc., P: Sega of America)
	Spyro: Year of the Dragon (D: Insomniac, P: SCEA)
	Tekken Tag Tournament (D/P: Namco Limited)
	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (D: Neversoft, P: Activision, Inc.)
	Virtua Tennis (D/P: Sega Entertainment)
	WWF No Mercy (D: Aki Corporation of Japan, P: THQ)
	Zelda: Majora's Mask (D: Nintendo Co. Ltd., P: Nintendo of America)

## Innovative Game of the Year

* **Computer Innovation: Deus Ex**
 (D: Ion Storm, P: Eidos Interactive)
	+ other nominees:
	Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord (D: Big Time Software, P: Battlefront.com/CDV)
	Crimson Skies (D: Zipper Interactive, P: Microsoft)
	Sacrifice (D: Shiny Entertainment, P: Interplay Entertainment)
	Shogun: Total War (D: Creative Assembly, P: Electronic Arts)

* **Console Innovation: Shenmue**
 (D: Sega - AM2, P: Sega)
	+ other nominees:
	FantaVision (D/P: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
	Jet Grind Radio (D: Smilebit, P: Sega)
	Samba de Amigo (D: Sonic Team, P: Sega)
	Seaman (D/P: Vivarium)
	Space Channel 5 (D: Sega, P: Sega of America, Dreamcast)

## Outstanding Achievement

* **Animation: Final Fantasy IX**
 (D/P: Square Co.)
	+ other nominees:
	Dead or Alive 2 (D: Tecmo, P: Acclaim)
	Rayman 2: The Great Escape (D/P: Ubisoft)
	Space Channel 5 (D/P: Sega)
	Tekken Tag Tournament (D/P: Namco Limited)

* **Art Direction: Final Fantasy IX**
 (D/P: Square Co.)
	+ other nominees:
	Escape from Monkey Island (D/P: LucasArts)
	Jet Grind Radio (D: Smilebit, P: Sega)
	Spyro: Year of the Dragon (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

* **Character or Story Development: Baldur's Gate II**
 (D: BioWare Corp., P: Interplay Entertainment)
	+ other nominees:
	Final Fantasy IX (D/P: Square Co..)
	Shenmue (D: Sega - AM2, P: Sega)
	Skies of Arcadia (D: Overworks, P: Sega)

* **Game Design: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask**
 (D: Nintendo EAD, P: Nintendo)
	+ other nominees:
	Jet Grind Radio (D: Smilebit, P: Sega)
	Rayman 2: The Great Escape (D/P: Ubisoft)
	Shenmue (D: Sega - AM2, P: Sega)
	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (D: Vicarious Visions, P: Activision)

* **Game Play Engineering: SSX**
 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
	+ other nominees:
	Baldur's Gate II (D: BioWare Corp., P: Interplay Entertainment)
	No One Lives Forever (D: Monolith Productions, P: Fox Interactive)
	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (D: Neversoft Entertainment, P: Activision)

* **Original Musical Composition: Medal of Honor: Underground**
 (D: DreamWorks Interactive, P: Electronic Arts)
	+ other nominees:
	Final Fantasy IX (D/P: Square Co.)
	Jet Grind Radio (D: Smilebit, P: Sega)
	Escape from Monkey Island (D/P: LucasArts)
	SSX (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)

* **Sound Design: Medal of Honor: Underground**
 (D: DreamWorks Interactive, P: Electronic Arts)
	+ other nominees:
	Deus Ex (D: Ion Storm, P: Eidos Interactive)
	Jet Grind Radio (D: Smilebit, P: Sega)
	The Longest Journey (D: Funcom, P: IQ Media)

* **Visual Engineering: SSX**
 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
	+ other nominees:
	FIFA 2001 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
	Jet Grind Radio (D: Smilebit, P: Sega)
	Motocross Madness 2 (D: Rainbow Studios, P: Microsoft)

* **PC Action/Adventure: Deus Ex**
 (D: Ion Storm, P: Eidos Interactive)
	+ other nominees:
	Crimson Skies (D: Zipper Interactive, P: Microsoft)
	Escape from Monkey Island (D: LucasArts)
	No One Lives Forever (D: Monolith Productions, P: Fox Interactive)
	Star Trek Voyager: Elite Forces (D: Raven Software, P: Majesco Sales)

* **PC Family: Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions**
 (D: Dynamix, Inc., P: Sierra Online)
	+ other nominees:
	Disney's Magic Artist 3D (D: Image Builder Software, P: Disney Interactive)
	Ernie's Adventures in Space (D: Sesame Workshop, P: Mattel Interactive)
	Tonka Dig'n Rig (D: Hasbro Interactive, P: Infogrames)

* **PC Role Paying: Diablo II**
 (D/P: Blizzard Entertainment)
	+ other nominees:
	Baldur's Gate II (D: BioWare Corp., P: Interplay Entertainment)
	Deus Ex (D: Ion Storm, P: Eidos Interactive)
	Icewind Dale (D: Black Isle Studios, P: Interplay Entertainment)

* **PC Simulation: MechWarrior 4: Vengeance**
 (D: FASA Studios, P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Enemy Engaged (D: Razorworks Studios, P: Empire Interactive)
	Links 2001 (D: Access Software, P: Microsoft)
	Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed (D: Eden Studios, P: Electronic Arts)
	RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes (D: MicroProse Software, P: Atari)

* **PC Sports: FIFA 2001**
 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts) and Motocross Madness 2 (Rainbow Studios, P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Championship Manager: Season 00/01 (D: Sports Interactive, P: Eidos Interactive)
	Links 2001 (D: Access Software, P: Microsoft)

* **PC Strategy: Age of Empires II: The Conquerors**
 (D: Ensemble Studios, P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (D: Westwood Studios, P: Electronic Arts)
	Sacrifice (D: Shiny Entertainment, P: Interplay Entertainment)
	Zeus: Master of Olympus (D: Impressions Games, P: Sierra Online)

* **Console Action/Adventure: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask**
 (D: Nintendo EAD, P: Nintendo)
	+ other nominees:
	Banjo Tooie (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
	Rayman 2: The Great Escape (D/P: Ubisoft)
	Spyro: Year of the Dragon (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
	Vagrant Story (D/P: Square Co.)

* **Console Family: Mario Tennis**
 (D: Camelot Software Planning, P: Nintendo)
	+ other nominees:
	Donkey Kong Country (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
	Hey You, Pikachu! (D: Ambrella/Marigul Management, P: Nintendo)
	Pokemon Stadium (D/P: Nintendo)

Dead or Alive 2 box art
* **Console Fighting: Dead or Alive 2**
 (D: Tecmo, P: Acclaim)
	+ other nominees:
	Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 (D/P: Midway Games)
	Tekken Tag Tournament (D/P: Namco Limited)
	Ultimate Fighting Championship (D/P: Crave Entertainment)
	WWF: No Mercy (D: AKI Corporation, P: THQ)

* **Console Racing: SSX**
 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
	+ other nominees:
	F355 Challenge (D: Sega - AM2, P: Acclaim)
	Ridge Racer V (D/P: Namco Limited)
	San Francisco Rush 2049 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)

Final Fantasy IX box art
* **Console Role Playing: Final Fantasy IX**
 (D/P: Square Co.)
	+ other nominees:
	Chrono Cross (D/P: Square Co.)
	Legend of Dragoon (D/P: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
	Skies of Arcadia (D: Overworks, P: Sega)

* **Console Sports: SSX**
 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
	+ other nominees:
	Madden NFL 2001 (D: Electronic Arts - Tiburon, P: Electronic Arts)
	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (D: Vicarious Visions, P: Activision)
	Virtua Tennis (D/P: Sega)

## Other Awards

* **Massive Multiplayer/Persistent World: Everquest: Ruins of Kunark**
 (D: Verant Interactive, P: Sony Online Entertainment)
	+ other nominees:
	Allegiance (D/P: Microsoft)
	Asheron's Call (D: Turbine Entertainment, P: Microsoft)
	Ultima Online: Renaissance (D: ORIGIN Systems, P: Electronic Arts)

* **Online Gameplay: MechWarrior 4: Vengeance**
 (D: FASA Studios, P: Microsoft)
	+ other nominees:
	Clusterball (D: Daydream Software, P: Real Networks)
	Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (D: Westwood Studios, P: Electronic Arts)
	Ultima Online: Renaissance (D: ORIGIN Systems, P: Electronic Arts)

## External links

* The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences :: Awards