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    Interactive Achievement Awards 2002

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    The 2002 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2001.

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    Game of the Year
    Game of the Year
    The 5th annual Interactive Achievement Awards were held February 28 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas during the D.I.C.E. Summit.  It was hosted by Patton Oswalt and presenters included Paul AndersonCliff Bleszinski, Mike Cinqmars, Richard Garriott, Dean Haglin, Richard HillemanDon James, Veronica Kay, Lorne Lanning,American McGeeSid MeierShigeru MiyamotoRay MuzykaTed Price, Natalie Raitano, Lucia Rijker, Jason RubinJez SanGeorge Sanger, Steven Schirripa, and Richard Taylor.  During the event, Will Wright was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

    Game of the Year

    Halo: Combat Evolved - Bungie Software / Microsoft

    Computer GOTY
    Computer GOTY

    Computer Game of the Year

    Black & White - Lionhead Studios / Electronic Arts

    Console Game of the Year

    Halo: Combat Evolved - Bungie Software / Microsoft

    Action Adventure GOTY (PC)
    Action Adventure GOTY (PC)

    Action Adventure Game of the Year (Console)

    Halo: Combat Evolved - Bungie Software / Microsoft

    Action Adventure Game of the Year (PC)

    Return to Castle Wolfenstein - Gray Matter / Activision

    Family GOTY (Console)
    Family GOTY (Console)

    Educational Game of the Year

    Carmen Sandiego: Treasures of Knowledge - The Learning Company / The Learning Company
    Disney's Phonics Quest - Disney Interactive / Disney Interactive
    Spy Masters: Unmask the Prankster - Knowledge Adventure / Knowledge Adventure

    Family Game of the Year (Console)

    Mario Party 3 - Hudson Soft / Nintendo

    Family GOTY (PC)
    Family GOTY (PC)

    Family Game of the Year (PC)

    Backyard Basketball - Humongous Entertainment / Atari

    Fighting Game of the Year

    Dead or Alive 3 - Tecmo / Tecmo

    Fighting GOTY
    Fighting GOTY

    Handheld Game of the Year

    Advance Wars - Nintendo / Nintendo

    Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year

    Dark Age of Camelot - Mythic Entertainment / Vivendi Universal Games

    Handheld GOTY
    Handheld GOTY

    Racing Game of the Year

    Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec - Polyphony Digital / Sony Computer Entertainment America

    Role Playing Game of the Year (Console)

    Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance - Snowblind Studios / Interplay Entertainment

    MMO/PW GOTY
    MMO/PW GOTY

    Role Playing Game of the Year (PC)

    Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal - BioWare / Interplay Entertainment

    Simulation Game of the Year

    Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 - Microsoft / Microsoft

    Racing GOTY
    Racing GOTY

    Sports Game of the Year (Console)

    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 - Neversoft / Activision

    Sports Game of the Year (PC)

    FIFA 2002 - EA Canada / Electronic Arts

    Role-Playing GOTY (Console)
    Role-Playing GOTY (Console)

    Strategy Game of the Year (PC)

    Sid Meier's Civilization III - Firaxis / Infogrames

    Outstanding Achievement in Animation

    Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee - Oddworld Inhabitants / Microsoft

    Role-Playing GOTY (PC)
    Role-Playing GOTY (PC)

    Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

    ICO - Sony Computer Entertainment / Sony Computer Entertainment America

    Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development

    ICO - Sony Computer Entertainment / Sony Computer Entertainment America

    Sports GOTY
    Sports GOTY

    Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

    Grand Theft Auto III - DMA Design / Rockstar Games

    Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering

    Grand Theft Auto III - DMA Design / Rockstar Games

    Strategy GOTY
    Strategy GOTY

    Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

    Return to Castle Wolfenstein - Gray Matter / Activision

    Outstanding Achievement in Original Musical Composition

    Tropico - Pop Top Software / Gathering of Developers

    Art Direction
    Art Direction

    Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

    Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - Konami / Konami

    Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

    Halo: Combat Evolved - Bungie Software / Microsoft

    Sound Design
    Sound Design

    Outstanding Achievement in Innovation in Computer Gaming

    Black & White - Lionhead Studios / Electronic Arts

    Outstanding Achievement in Innovation in Console Gaming

    Pikmin - Nintendo / Nintendo
        
    *** Games listed below and attached to this page are only the winners of Awards ***    
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