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    The 2000 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games and software of 1999.

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    The 3rd annual Interactive Achievement Awards were held May 11 at the Regal Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles during the Electronic Entertainment Expo. It was hosted by Martin Short and presenters included Martin Lewis, Ahmet Zappa,Stevie Case, Brian Fargo, Alison Sweeny, Harry Shearer, Peter Molyneux, and Glenn Entis. During the event,Hironobu Sakaguchi was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

    Game of the Year

    Game of the Year
    Game of the Year

    The Sims - Maxis Software / Electronic Arts

    Age of Empires II: Age of Kings - Ensemble Studios / Microsoft

    Donkey Kong 64 - Rare / Nintendo

    Pokemon Yellow - Game Freak / Nintendo

    Soul Calibur - Namco / Namco

    Unreal Tournament - Epic Games / GT Interactive Software

    Computer Game of the Year

    Computer GOTY
    Computer GOTY

    Age of Empires II: Age of Kings - Ensemble Studios / Microsoft

    Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun - Westwood Studios / Electronic Arts

    Homeworld - Relic Entertainment / Sierra Online

    RollerCoaster Tycoon - Chris Sawyer Productions / Atari & MicroProse Software

    Unreal Tournament - Epic Games / GT Interactive Software

    Console Game of the Year

    Console GOTY
    Console GOTY

    Soul Calibur - Namco / Namco

    Crazy Taxi - Hitmaker / Sega

    Donkey Kong 64 - Rare / Nintendo

    Driver - Reflections Interactive / GT Interactive Software

    Gran Turismo 2 - Polyphony Digital / Sony Computer Entertainment America

    Pokemon Yellow - Game Freak / Nintendo

    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - Neversoft / Activision

    Action Game of the Year (Console)

    Crazy Taxi - Hitmaker / Sega

    Armada - Metro 3D / Metro 3D

    Gauntlet Legends - Midway Games / Midway Games

    Super Smash Bros. - HAL Laboratory / Nintendo

    Syphon Filter - Eidetic Inc. / 989 Studios

    Action Game of the Year (PC)

    Action GOTY (Console)
    Action GOTY (Console)

    Half-Life: Opposing Force - Gearbox Software / Sierra Online

    Quake III: Arena - id Software / Activision

    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six - Red Storm Entertainment / Red Storm Entertainment

    Unreal Tournament - Epic Games / GT Interactive Software

    Adventure/Role Playing Game of the Year (Console)

    Final Fantasy VIII - Squaresoft / Squaresoft

    Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver - Crystal Dynamics / Eidos Interactive

    Legend of Legaia - Contrail / Sony Computer Entertainment America

    Adventure/Role Playing Game of the Year (PC)

    Action GOTY (PC)
    Action GOTY (PC)

    Asheron's Call - Turbine Entertainment / Microsoft

    Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned - Sierra Online / Sierra Online

    Outcast - Appeal / Infogrames

    Planescape: Torment - Black Isle Studios / Interplay Entertainment

    Ultima IX: Ascension - ORIGIN Systems / Electronic Arts

    Children's Entertainment Title of the Year (Console)

    Pokemon Snap - HAL Laboratory / Nintendo

    LEGO Racers - High Voltage Software / LEGO Media International

    Mario Party - Hudson Soft / Nintendo

    Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage - Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America

    Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue - Disney Interactive / Activision

    Children's Entertainment Title of the Year (PC)

    Adventure / Role Playing GOTY (Console)
    Adventure / Role Playing GOTY (Console)

    Disney's Villains' Revenge - Disney Interactive / Disney Interactive

    LEGO Racers - High Voltage Software / LEGO Media International

    Miss Spider's Tea Party - Simon & Schuster Interactive / Simon & Schuster Interactive

    Sesame Street Music Maker - CTW / Mattel Interactive

    Creativity Title of the Year

    Disney's Magic Artist Studio - Disney Interactive / Disney Interactive

    Cosmopolitan Virtual Makeover 2 - Mattel Interactive / Mattel Interactive

    LEGO Friends - LEGO Media International / LEGO Media International

    Total 3D Home Deluxe - Mattel Interactive / Mattel Interactive

    Educational Title of the Year

    Adventure / Role Playing GOTY (PC)
    Adventure / Role Playing GOTY (PC)

    Jump Start Phonics Learning System - Knowledge Adventure / Knowledge Adventure

    Bear in the Big Blue House: Bear's Sense of Adventure - Knowledge Adventure / Knowledge Adventure

    Blue's 1 2 3 Time Activities - Humongous Entertainment / Humongous Entertainment

    The Clue Finder's Fifth Grade Adventures - The Learning Company / Mattel Interactive

    Math Blaster for 1st Grade - Knowledge Adventure / Knowledge Adventure

    Space Academy GX-1 - Adventure Edmark Corp. / Adventure Edmark Corp.

    Family Title of the Year

    3-D Ultra Lionel Traintown - Dynamix / Sierra Online

    Complete National Geographic - National Geographic Interactive / Mattel Interactive

    Miss Spider's Tea Party - Simon & Schuster Interactive / Simon & Schuster Interactive

    Pandora's Box - Viewpoint Digital / Microsoft

    The Sims - Maxis Software / Electronic Arts

    You Don't Know Jack: Offline - Berkely Systems / Sierra Online

    Fighting Game of the Year

    Children's GOTY
    Children's GOTY

    Soul Calibur - Namco / Namco

    Ready 2 Rumble Boxing - Midway Games / Midway Games

    Super Smash Bros. - HAL Laboratory / Nintendo

    WWF WrestleMania 2000 - AKI Corporation / THQ

    Online Game of the Year

    EverQuest - Verant Interactive / 989 Studios

    Asheron's Call - Turbine Entertainment / Microsoft

    Get the Picture - Berkeley Systems / Berkeley Systems

    Pop-Tarts - Magnet Interactive / Magnet Interactive

    Wordox - Landor Design Associates / World Opponent Network

    Racing Game of the Year

    Online GOTY
    Online GOTY

    Star Wars: Episode I - Racer - LucasArts / LucasArts

    Crash Team Racing - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America

    Driver - Reflections Interactive / GT Interactive Software

    Gran Turismo 2 - Polyphony Digital / Sony Computer Entertainment America

    Simulation Game of the Year

    Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000: Professional Edition - Microsoft / Microsoft

    F/A-18 Simulator - Jane's Combat Simulations / Electronic Arts

    Freespace 2 - Volition / Interplay Entertainment

    Mig Alley - Rowan Software / Interplay Entertainment

    Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance - Totally Games / LucasArts

    Sports Game of the Year (Console)

    Racing GOTY
    Racing GOTY

    Knockout Kings 2000 - Black Ops Entertainment / Electronic Arts

    NFL 2K - Visual Concepts / Sega

    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - Neversoft / Activision

    Sports Game of the Year (PC)

    FIFA 2000 - EA Canada / Electronic Arts

    Backyard Football - Left Field Productions / Humongous Entertainment

    High Heat Baseball 2000 - Team .366 / The 3DO Company

    NHL 2000 - EA Canada / Electronic Arts

    Strategy Game of the Year

    Simulation GOTY
    Simulation GOTY

    Age of Empires II: Age of Kings - Ensemble Studios / Microsoft

    Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun - Westwood Studios / Electronic Arts

    Homeworld - Relic Entertainment / Sierra Online

    RollerCoaster Tycoon - Chris Sawyer Productions / Atari & MicroProse Software

    Unreal Tournament - Epic Games / GT Interactive Software

    Outstanding Achievement in Animation

    Final Fantasy VIII - Squaresoft / Squaresoft

    Age of Empires II: Age of Kings - Ensemble Studios / Microsoft

    Disney's Villains' Revenge - Disney Interactive / Disney Interactive

    Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage - Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America

    Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

    Sports GOTY (Console)
    Sports GOTY (Console)

    Final Fantasy VIII - Squaresoft / Squaresoft

    Disney's Villains' Revenge - Disney Interactive / Disney Interactive

    Pharoah - Impressions Games / Sierra Online

    Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage - Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America

    The Sims - Maxis Software / Electronic Arts

    Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development

    Age of Empires II: Age of Kings - Ensemble Studios / Microsoft

    NOX - Westwood Studios / Electronic Arts

    Omikron: The Nomad Soul - Quantic Dream / Eidos Interactive

    Planescape: Torment - Black Isle Studios / Interplay Entertainment

    Thief: The Dark Project - Looking Glass Studios / Eidos Interactive

    Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

    Original Music Composition
    Original Music Composition

    The Sims - Maxis Software / Electronic Arts

    Age of Empires II: Age of Kings - Ensemble Studios / Microsoft

    Gran Turismo 2 - Polyphony Digital / Sony Computer Entertainment America

    NOX - Westwood Studios / Electronic Arts

    Syphon Filter - Eidetic Inc. / 989 Studios

    Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering

    The Sims - Maxis Software / Electronic Arts

    Age of Empires II: Age of Kings - Ensemble Studios / Microsoft

    Crazy Taxi - Hitmaker / Sega

    NFL 2K - Visual Concepts / Sega

    Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

    Um Jammer Lammy - NanaOn-Sha Co. / Sony Computer Entertainment America

    Outcast - Appeal / Infogrames

    Silver - Infogrames / Infogrames

    Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

    Sound Design
    Sound Design

    Medal of Honor - Dreamworks Interactive / Electronic Arts

    NFL 2K - Visual Concepts / Sega

    Thief: Dark Project - Looking Glass Studios / Eidos Interactive

    Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

    Unreal Tournament - Epic Games / GT Interactive Software

    NBA 2K - Visual Concepts / Sega

    NFL 2K - Visual Concepts / Sega

    Sonic Adventure - Sonic Team / Sega

    Entertainment Site of the Year

    TheOnion.com - Jack Szwergold / Peter Haise

    ABC.com - Go.com / Go.com

    Banja.com - CHMAN / CHMAN

    CalendarLive.com - Leah Gentry / Los Angeles Times

    Entertaindom.com - Jim Moloshok / AOL Time Warner

    IGN.com - Snowball.com / Snowball.com

    Tony the Tiger Website - Magnet Interactive / Magnet Interactive

    News/Information Site of the Year

    Gamespot.com - GameSpot Inc. / GameSpot Inc.

    CNN.com - CNN Interactive / CNN Interactive

    *** Games listed below and attached to this page are only the winners of Awards ***

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