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    The 2004 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2003.

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    Overview

    Game of the Year
    Game of the Year
    The 7th annual Interactive Achievement Awards were held March 4 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas during the D.I.C.E. Summit.  It was hosted by G4's Diane Mizota.  During the event, Peter Molyneux was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

    Game of the Year

    Call of Duty - Infinity Ward / Activision
    Command & Conquer: Generals - EA Los Angeles / Electronic Arts
    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne - Remedy Entertainment / Rockstar Games
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
    Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando - Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America

    Computer Game of the Year

    Call of Duty - Infinity Ward / Activision
    Command & Conquer: Generals - EA Los Angeles / Electronic Arts
    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne - Remedy Entertainment / Rockstar Games
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
    Rise of Nations - Big Huge Games / Microsoft

    Console GOTY
    Console GOTY

    Console Game of the Year

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Nintendo / Nintendo
    Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando - Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    SSX 3 - EA Canada / Electronic Arts
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - BioWare / LucasArts

    Action Adventure Game of the Year (Computer)

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - Rockstar North / Rockstar Games
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - EA Redwood Shores / Electronic Arts
    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne - Remedy Entertainment / Rockstar Games
    Uru: Ages Beyond Myst - Cyan Worlds / Ubisoft

    Action Adventure GOTY (Console)
    Action Adventure GOTY (Console)

    Action Adventure Game of the Year (Console)

    Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge - FASA Studios / Microsoft
    Manhunt - Rockstar North / Rockstar Games
    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne - Remedy Entertainment / Rockstar Games
    Metal Arms: Glitch in the System - Swingin' Ape Studios / Vivendi Universal Games
    The Simpsons: Hit & Run - Radical Entertainment / Vivendi Universal Games

    Action Sports Game of the Year

    SSX 3 - EA Canada / Electronic Arts
    NBA Street Vol. 2 - EA Canada / Electronic Arts
    NHL Hitz Pro - Next Level Games / Midway
    Tony Hawk's Underground - Neversoft / Activision

    Action Sports GOTY
    Action Sports GOTY

    Children's Game of the Year

    Mario Party 5 - Hudson Soft / Nintendo
    Backyard Basketball - Humongous / Atari
    SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Heavy Iron Studios / THQ
    Tak and the Power of Juju - Avalanche Software / THQ

    Downloadable Game of the Year

    Hamster Ball - Raptisoft / Real.com
    Poppit! to Go - Pogo / Electronic Arts
    Word Whomp to Go - Pogo / Electronic Arts
    Zuma Deluxe - PopCap / PopCap

    Family GOTY (Console)
    Family GOTY (Console)

    Family Game of the Year (Computer)

    Zoo Tycoon: Complete Edition - Blue Fang Games / Microsoft

    Family Game of the Year (Console)

    EyeToy - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    Amplitude - Harmonix Music Systems / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    Grabbed by the Ghoulies - Rare / Microsoft
    The Sims: Bustin' Out - EA Maxis / Electronic Arts

    Fighting Game of the Year

    Soul Calibur II - Namco / Namco
    Def Jam: Vendetta - EA Canada / Electronic Arts
    Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 - Dimps / Atari
    Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution - Sega AM2 / Sega
    War of the Monsters - Incognito Studios / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain - Yuke's Co. Ltd. / THQ

    Fighting GOTY
    Fighting GOTY

    First Person Action Game of the Year (Computer)

    Call of Duty - Infinity Ward / Activision
    Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII - Digital Illusions / Electronic Arts
    TRON 2.0 - Monolith Productions / Buena Vista Games

    First Person Action Game of the Year (Console)

    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 - Red Storm Entertainment / Ubisoft
    Deus Ex: Invisible War - Ion Storm / Eidos Interactive

    Handheld Game of the Year

    Final Fantasy Tactics Advance - Nintendo / Square Enix
    Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising - Intelligent Systems / Nintendo
    Fire Emblem - Intelligent Systems / Nintendo
    Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - Alpha Dream / Nintendo
    Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire - Game Freak / Nintendo

    Handheld GOTY
    Handheld GOTY

    Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year

    EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath - Sony Online Entertainment / Sony Online Entertainment
    Eve Online: The Second Genesis - Crowd Control Productions / Simon & Schuster Interactive
    Horizons: Empire of Istaria - Artifact Entertainment / Atari
    Puzzle Pirates - Three Rings Design / Three Rings Design
    A Tale in the Desert - eGenesis / eGenesis

    Platform Action Adventure Game of the Year

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
    Jak II - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Nintendo / Nintendo
    Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando - Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    Viewtiful Joe - Clover Studio / Capcom

    MMO/PW GOTY
    MMO/PW GOTY

    Racing Game of the Year

    Need for Underground: Underground - EA Canada / Electronic Arts
    Burnout 2: Point of Impact - Criterion Games / Acclaim
    F-Zero GX - Amusement Vision / Nintendo
    Mario Kart: Double Dash!! - Nintendo / Nintendo
    Project Gotham Racing 2 - Bizarre Creations / Microsoft

    Role Playing Game of the Year (Computer)

    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - BioWare / LucasArts
    Deus Ex: Invisible War - Ion Storm / Eidos Interactive
    Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna - Gas Powered Games / Microsoft
    Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undertide - BioWare / Atari
    The Temple of Elemental Evil: A Classic Greyhawk Adventure - Troika / Atari

    Racing GOTY
    Racing GOTY

    Role Playing Game of the Year (Console)

    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - BioWare / LucasArts
    Dark Cloud 2 - Level 5 / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    Disgaea: Hour of Darkness - Nippon Ichi / Atlus
    Final Fantasy X-2 - Square Enix / Square Enix
    Xenosaga - Monolith Software / Namco

    Simulation Game of the Year

    The Sims: Superstar - EA Maxis / Electronic Arts
    Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight - Microsoft / Microsoft
    IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles - 1C / Ubisoft
    Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004 - Auran / Oteeva

    Role-Playing GOTY
    Role-Playing GOTY

    Sports Simulation Game of the Year (Computer)

    Madden NFL 2004 - EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts
    Championship Manager 4 - Sports Interactive / Eidos Interactive
    Out of the Park 5.0 - .400 Software Studios / .400 Software Studios
    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 - EA Redwood Shores / Electronic Arts

    Sports Simulation Game of the Year (Console)

    Madden NFL 2004 - EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts
    ESPN NHL Hockey - Kush Games / Sega
    NCAA Football 2004 - EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts
    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 - EA Redwood Shores / Electronic Arts
    Top Spin - Pam Development / Microsoft
    World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International - Konami Tokyo / Konami

    Simulation GOTY
    Simulation GOTY

    Strategy Game of the Year

    Command & Conquer: Generals - EA Los Angeles / Electronic Arts
    Empires: Dawn of the Modern World - Stainless Steel / Activision
    Homeworld 2 - Relic / Vivendi Universal Games
    Praeotrians - Pyro Studios / Eidos Interactive
    Rise of Nations - Big Huge Games / Microsoft

    Outstanding Achievement in Animation

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
    Beyond Good & Evil - Ubisoft / Ubisoft
    Jak II - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando - Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    Soul Calibur II - Namco / Namco

    Sports Sim GOTY
    Sports Sim GOTY

    Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Nintendo / Nintendo
    Final Fantasy X-2 - Square Enix / Square Enix
    Jak II - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
    Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando - Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America

    Outstanding Achievement in Character Development Performance - Female

    Enter the Matrix - Shiny Entertainment / Atari
    Def Jam: Vendetta - EA Canada / Electronic Arts
    Final Fantasy X-2 - Square Enix / Square Enix
    The Getaway - SCE Soho / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    Jak II - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America

    Strategy GOTY
    Strategy GOTY

    Outstanding Achievement in Character Development Performance - Male

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - EA Redwood Shores / Electronic Arts
    Def Jam: Vendetta - EA Canada / Electronic Arts
    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne - Remedy / Rockstar Games
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
    True Crime: Streets of LA - Luxoflux / Activision

    Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development

    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - BioWare / LucasArts
    Beyond Good & Evil - Ubisoft / Ubisoft
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Nintendo / Nintendo
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
    Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando - Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America

    Art Direction
    Art Direction

    Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
    Amplitude - Harmonix Music Systems / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Nintendo / Nintendo
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - BioWare / LucasArts
    Tony Hawk's Underground - Neversoft / Activision

    Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Nintendo / Nintendo
    Jak II - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - BioWare / LucasArts

    Character Performance (Female)
    Character Performance (Female)

    Outstanding Achievement in Licensed Soundtrack

    SSX 3 - EA Canada / Electronic Arts
    Madden NFL 2004 - EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts
    NBA Live 2004 - EA Canada / Electronic Arts
    Tony Hawk's Underground - Neversoft / Activision
    True Crime: Streets of LA - Luxoflux / Activision

    Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

    Medal of Honor: Rising Sun - EA Los Angeles / Electronic Arts
    Beyond Good & Evil - Ubisoft / Ubisoft
    Call of Duty - Infinity Ward / Activision
    Grabbed by the Ghoulies - Rare / Microsoft
    XIII - Ubisoft / Ubisoft

    Sound Design
    Sound Design

    Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - EA Redwood Shores / Electronic Arts
    Amplitude - Harmonix Music Systems / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    Beyond Good & Evil - Ubisoft / Ubisoft
    Call of Duty - Infinity Ward / Activision
    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 - Red Storm Entertainment / Ubisoft

    Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
    Jak II - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Nintendo / Nintendo
    Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando - Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    SSX 3 - EA Canada / Electronic Arts

    Original Music Composition
    Original Music Composition

    Outstanding Innovation in Computer Gaming

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
    Call of Duty - Infinity Ward / Activision
    Rise of Nations - Big Huge Games / Microsoft
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - BioWare / LucasArts
    TRON 2.0 - Monolith Productions / Buena Vista Games

    Outstanding Innovation in Console Gaming

    EyeToy - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Nintendo / Nintendo
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
    SSX 3 - EA Canada / Electronic Arts
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - BioWare / LucasArts

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