- Name
- Interactive Achievement Awards 1998
- Aliases
- IAA 1998,IAA '98,AIAS Awards 1998,AIAS Awards '98
Interactive Achievement Awards 1998
The 1998 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games and software of 1997.
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Overview
Game of the Year
The first annual Interactive Achievement Awards were held May 28 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta (Location) during the Electronic Entertainment Expo. There was no specific host, but Shigeru Miyamoto (Person) was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Interactive Title of the Year
Computer GOTY
GoldenEye 007 (Game) - Rare / Nintendo (Company)
Age of Empires (Game) - Ensemble Studios (Company) / Microsoft
Blade Runner - Westwood Studios / Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Final Fantasy VII (Game) - Squaresoft (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Parappa the Rapper - NanaOn-Sha / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Computer Game of the Year
StarCraft (Game) - Blizzard Entertainment (Company) / Blizzard Entertainment (Company)
Console Game of the Year
GoldenEye 007 (Game) - Rare / Nintendo (Company)
Action Game of the Year (Computer)
Action GOTY (PC)
Quake II (Game) - id Software (Company) / Activision (Company)
Carmageddon Max Pack - Stainless Software & Sci Games / Interplay Entertainment
Die by the Sword (Game) - Treyarch (Company) / Interplay Entertainment
Redneck Rampage (Game) - Xatrix Entertainment / Interplay Entertainment
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II - LucasArts / LucasArts
Wing Commander: Prophecy - ORIGIN Systems / Electronic Arts (Company)
Action Game of the Year (Console)
GoldenEye 007 (Game) - Rare / Nintendo (Company)
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Gex: Enter the Gecko - Crystal Dynamics (Company) / BMG Interactive
Resident Evil 2 (Game) - Capcom (Company) / Capcom (Company)
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter - Iguana Entertainment / Acclaim
Adventure Game of the Year (Computer)
Adventure GOTY (PC)
Blade Runner - Westwood Studios / Virgin Interactive Entertainment
The Curse of Monkey Island (Game) - LucasArts / LucasArts
The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time - Presto Studios / Red Orb Entertainment (Company)
Realms of the Haunting (Game) - Interplay Entertainment / Gremlin Interactive
Riven: The Sequel to Myst - Cyan (Company) / Acclaim
Tex Murphy: Overseer - Access Software / Access Software
Adventure Game of the Year (Console)
Final Fantasy VII (Game) - Squaresoft (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Konami Tokyo / Konami (Company)
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - Oddworld Inhabitants (Company) / GT Interactive Software
Resident Evil 2 (Game) - Capcom (Company) / Capcom (Company)
Riven: The Sequel to Myst - Cyan (Company) / Acclaim
Creativity Title of the Year
Adventure GOTY (Console)
Orly's Draw-A-Story - Broderbund Software / Broderbund Software
The American Girls Premiere - The Learning Company (Company) / The Learning Company (Company)
Barbie Cool Looks Fashion Designer - Digital Domain (Company) / Mattel Media (Company)
Disney's Magic Artist - Image Builder Software / Disney Interactive (Company)
Print Artist Platinum - Sierra Home / Sierra Home
Print Master Platinum - Mindscape Inc. / Mindscape Inc.
Edutainment Game of the Year
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? - Broderbund Software / Broderbund Software
Ariel's Story Studio - Media Station / Disney Interactive (Company)
Crayola Magic Wardrobe - Hyperspace Cowgirls (Company) / IBM (Company)
Reader Rabbit's First Grade - The Learning Company (Company) / The Learning Company (Company)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Preschool Deluxe - Children's Television Workshop / The Learning Company (Company)
Family/Kids Title of the Year
LEGO Island (Game) - Mindscape Inc. / Mindscape Inc.
Backyard Baseball - Humongous Entertainment (Company) / GT Interactive Software
Oregon Trail 3rd Edition: Pioneer Adventures - The Learning Company (Company) / The Learning Company (Company)
Secret Paths in the Forest - Media Concrete & Convival / Purple Moon
Edutainment GOTY
Tonka Search and Rescue - Media Station Inc. / Hasbro Interactive
Ultimate Family Tree - Palladium Interactive (Company) / Palladium Interactive (Company)
Fighting Game of the Year
WCW vs. nWo: World Tour - Asmik Ace Entertainment / THQ (Company)
Bloody Roar (Game) - Hudson Soft / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Bushido Blade (Game) - Squaresoft (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha (Game) - Arika Co. / Capcom (Company)
WCW Nitro (Game) - Inland Productions / THQ (Company)
Online Game of the Year
Fighting GOTY
Ultima Online (Game) - ORIGIN Systems / Electronic Arts (Company)
Air Warrior II (Game) - Kesmai / Kesmai
Aliens Online (Game) - Fox Interactive (Company) & Mythic Entertainment (Company) / Kesmai
Gemstone III - Simutronics / Simutronics
Subspace - Virgin Interactive Entertainment / Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Racing Game of the Year
Diddy Kong Racing (Game) - Rare / Nintendo (Company)
Mario Kart 64 (Game) - Nintendo EAD (Company) / Nintendo (Company)
Moto Racer (Game) - Delphine Software / Electronic Arts (Company)
NASCAR '98 - Stormfront Studios (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)
Role Playing Game of the Year (Computer)
Online GOTY
Dungeon Keeper (Game) - Bullfrog Productions / Electronic Arts (Company)
Fallout (Game) - Interplay Entertainment / Interplay Entertainment
Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny - Westwood Studios / Avalon Interactive
Role Playing Game of the Year (Console)
Final Fantasy VII (Game) - Squaresoft (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Alundra (Game) - Matrix Software (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Suikoden (Game) - Konami (Company) / Konami (Company)
Wild ARMs - Media.Vision Entertainment / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Simulation Game of the Year
Racing GOTY
Microsoft Flight Simulator '98 - Microsoft / Microsoft
F22 Air Dominance Fighter - Digital Image Design / Infogrames
Jane's Combat Simulations: F-15 - Jane's Combat Simulations / Electronic Arts (Company)
Jane's Combat Simulations: Longbow 2 - Jane's Combat Simulations / Electronic Arts (Company)
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Interplay Entertainment / Interplay Entertainment
Skills Building Title of the Year
Carmen Sandiego: Word Detective - Broderbund Software / Broderbund Software
The Clue Finders' Third Grade Adventures - The Learning Company (Company) / The Learning Company (Company)
Disney's Ready to Read with Pooh - Disney Interactive (Company) / Disney Interactive (Company)
Inside the SAT and ACT '98 Deluxe - The Princeton Review / Mindscape Inc.
JumpStart: 2nd Grade Math - Human Code / Knowledge Adventure
Sports Game of the Year (Computer)
Sports GOTY (Console)
FIFA '98: Road to the World Cup - EA Canada (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)
Links LS 1998 Edition (Game) - Access Software / Access Software
NBA Action '98 - Visual Concepts (Company) / Sega (Company)
World Series Baseball '98 - BlueSky Software / Sega (Company)
Sports Game of the Year (Console)
International Superstar Soccer (Game) - Konami (Company) / Konami (Company)
NASCAR '98 - Stormfront Studios (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)
NBA Live '98 - EA Canada (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)
NFL GameDay '98 - Sony Computer Entertainment America / Sony Computer Entertainment America
NFL Quarterback Club '98 - Iguana Entertainment / Acclaim
Strategy Game of the Year
Art / Graphics
Age of Empires (Game) - Ensemble Studios (Company) / Microsoft
Command and Conquer Gold - Westwood Studios / Westwood Studios
Sid Meier's Gettysburg! - Firaxis / Electronic Arts (Company)
StarCraft (Game) - Blizzard Entertainment (Company) / Blizzard Entertainment (Company)
Total Annihilation (Game) - Cavedog Entertainment (Company) / GT Interactive Software
Warlords III: Reign of Heroes - Strategic Studies / Red Orb Entertainment (Company)
Outstanding Achievement in Art/Graphics
Riven: The Sequel to Myst - Cyan (Company) / Acclaim
Blade Runner - Westwood Studios / Virgin Interactive Entertainment
The Curse of Monkey Island (Game) - LucasArts / LucasArts
Final Fantasy VII (Game) - Squaresoft (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America
GoldenEye 007 (Game) - Rare / Nintendo (Company)
Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Design
Sound and Music
Parappa the Rapper - NanaOn-Sha / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Dungeon Keeper (Game) - Bullfrog Productions / Electronic Arts (Company)
Final Fantasy VII (Game) - Squaresoft (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America
GoldenEye 007 (Game) - Rare / Nintendo (Company)
Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering
GoldenEye 007 (Game) - Rare / Nintendo (Company)
Blade Runner - Westwood Studios / Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 (Game) - Microsoft / Microsoft
NFL GameDay '98 - Sony Computer Entertainment America / Sony Computer Entertainment America
NFL Quarterback Club '98 - Iguana West / Acclaim
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Interplay Entertainment / Interplay Entertainment
Temüjin (Game) - SouthPeak Interactive / SouthPeak Interactive
Ultima Online (Game) - ORIGIN Systems / Electronic Arts (Company)
Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music
Strategy GOTY
Parappa the Rapper - NanaOn-Sha / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Fallout (Game) - Interplay Entertainment / Interplay Entertainment
Interstate '76 (Game) - Activision (Company) / Activision (Company)
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - Oddworld Inhabitants (Company) / GT Interactive Software
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Interplay Entertainment / Interplay Entertainment
Entertainment Site of the Year
Berzerk - Berkeley Systems (Company) & Jellyvision / Berkeley Systems (Company)
Comedy Central Online - Comedy Central / Comedy Central
Disney's Daily Blast - Disney Online / Disney Interactive (Company)
Entertainment Asylum - America Online / America Online
NBC TV's Home on the Web - NBC Digital Productions / NBC Digital Productions
News/Information Site of the Year
CNN Online - CNN Interactive / CNN Interactive
ABC News Online - ABC News Interactive Ventures / ABC News Interactive Ventures
Discovery Channel Online - Discovery Channel Online / Discovery Channel
ESPN SportsZone - ESPN Internet Ventures / ESPN Internet Ventures
The Washington Post Online - The Washington Post Online / The Washington Post
*** Games listed below and attached to this page are only the winners of Awards *** '
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- Age of Empires (Game)
- Carmen Sandiego Word Detective (Game)
- Diddy Kong Racing (Game)
- Dungeon Keeper (Game)
- FIFA 98: Road to World Cup (Game)
- International Superstar Soccer (Game)
- LEGO Island (Game)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 (Game)
- PaRappa the Rapper (Game)
- Quake II (Game)
- Riven: The Sequel to Myst (Game)
- StarCraft (Game)
- Ultima Online (Game)
- WCW vs. nWo: World Tour (Game)
- Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? (Game)