Interactive Achievement Awards 2005

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The 2005 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2004.

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Game of the Year

The 8th annual Interactive Achievement Awards were held February 1 at the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Las Vegas (Location) during the D.I.C.E. Summit.  It was hosted by HBO's Kurt Scholler and G4's Cory Rouse.  During the event, Trip Hawkins (Person) was inducted into the Hall of Fame.  Presenters included Lorne Lanning (Person), Tommy Tallarico (Person), Ray Muzyka (Person), Greg Zeschuk (Person), Stan Lee, Sid Meier (Person), Jack Tretton (Person), Doug Lowenstein, and Tal Blevins.

Game of the Year

Half-Life 2 - Valve / Vivendi Universal Games

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company)

Halo 2 (Game) - Bungie Software / Microsoft Katamari Damacy (Game) - Namco / Namco

World of Warcraft (Game) - Blizzard Entertainment (Company) / Vivendi Universal Games

Console GOTY

Computer Game of the Year

Half-Life 2 - Valve / Vivendi Universal Games

City of Heroes (Game) - Cryptic Studios (Company) / NCsoft

Doom 3 (Game) - id Software (Company) / Activision (Company) Sid Meier's Pirates! - Firaxis / Atari (Company)

World of Warcraft (Game) - Blizzard Entertainment (Company) / Vivendi Universal Games

Console Game of the Year

Halo 2 (Game) - Bungie Software / Microsoft

Burnout 3: Takedown - Criterion Games (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company) Katamari Damacy (Game) - Namco / Namco

Ratchet andamp;amp; Clank: Up Your Arsenal - Insomniac Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Action Adventure GOTY (Computer)

Action Adventure Game of the Year (Computer)

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow - Ubisoft Shanghai / Ubisoft

Full Spectrum Warrior (Game) - Pandemic Studios (Company) / THQ (Company)

Myst IV: Revelation - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft

The Suffering (Game) - Surreal Software / Midway

Action Adventure Game of the Year (Console)

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company)

Full Spectrum Warrior (Game) - Pandemic Studios (Company) / THQ (Company)

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - KCEJ / Konami (Company) Pikmin 2 (Game) - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy - Midway / Midway

Action Adventure GOTY (Console)

Action Sports Game of the Year

Tony Hawk's Underground 2 - Neversoft / Activision (Company)

Mario Power Tennis (Game) - Camelot / Nintendo (Company)

NBA Ballers (Game) - Midway Chicago / Midway

NFL Street 2 (Game) - EA Tiburon (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Children's Game of the Year (Computer)

Backyard Skateboarding (Game) - Humongous Games / Atari (Company)

Children's Game of the Year (Console)

Sly 2: Band of Thieves - Sucker Punch (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Backyard Baseball 2005 (Game) - Humongous Entertainment (Company) / Atari (Company)

Mario Party 6 (Game) - Hudson Soft / Nintendo (Company) Pokémon Colosseum (Game) - Genius Sonority / Nintendo (Company)

Shrek 2 (Game) - Luxoflux / Activision (Company)

Action Sports GOTY

Downloadable Game of the Year

The Incredibles: Escape from Nomanisan Island - Backbone Entertainment (Company) / Disney Online

Mahjong Garden To Go - EA Pogo / Electronic Arts (Company) Shroomz: Quest for Puppy - The Planet / Gametrust Inc.

Family Game of the Year (Computer)

Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species - Blue Fang Games / Microsoft

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Game) - Amaze & KnowWonder / Electronic Arts (Company) Scrabble Online - Boston Animation / Atari (Company)

Children's GOTY

Family Game of the Year (Console)

Donkey Konga (Game) - Namco / Nintendo (Company)

EyeToy: Anti-Grav - Harmonix Music Systems (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 (Game) - Harmonix Music Systems (Company) / Konami (Company)

WarioWare Inc.: Mega Party Game$ - Intelligent Systems (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Fighting Game of the Year

Mortal Kombat: Deception - Midway Chicago / Midway

Def Jam: Fight for NY - EA Canada (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company) Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 - Dimps Corporation (Company) / Atari

Family GOTY

First Person Action Game of the Year (Computer)

Half-Life 2 - Valve / Vivendi Universal Games

Doom 3 (Game) - id Software (Company) / Activision (Company)

Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising - NovaLogic / NovaLogic Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault - EA Los Angeles (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Unreal Tournament 2004 (Game) - Epic Games (Company) / Atari

First Person Action Game of the Year (Console)

Halo 2 (Game) - Bungie Software / Microsoft

Chronicles of Riddick - Starbreeze / Vivendi Universal Games

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent - EA Los Angeles (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company) Killzone (Game) - Guerrilla Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Retro Studios (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Fighting GOTY

Handheld Game of the Year

Metroid: Zero Mission - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Kingdom Hearts: Chains of Memories - Square Enix (Company) / Square Enix (Company) Super Mario 64 DS (Game) - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year

World of Warcraft (Game) - Blizzard Entertainment (Company) / Vivendi Universal Games

City of Heroes (Game) - Cryptic Studios (Company) / NCsoft

Final Fantasy XI Online: Chains of Promathia - Square Enix (Company) / Square Enix (Company)

Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed - Sony Online Entertainment / LucasArts

Handheld GOTY

Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft

Jak 3 (Game) - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America Ratchet andamp;amp; Clank: Up Your Arsenal - Insomniac Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Racing Game of the Year

Burnout 3: Takedown - Criterion Games (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Rallisport Challenge 2 - Digital Illusions / Microsoft

Role Playing Game of the Year (Computer)

Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker - BioWare (Company) / BioWare (Company)

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines - Troika / Activision (Company)

MMO/PW GOTY

Role Playing Game of the Year (Console)

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Intelligent Systems (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

The Bard's Tale - InXile Entertainment / InXile Entertainment

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Square Enix (Company) / Nintendo (Company) Tales of Symphonia (Game) - Namco Limited / Namco Hometek

X-Men Legends - Raven Software (Company) / Activision (Company)

Simulation Game of the Year

The Sims 2 (Game) - Maxis / Electronic Arts (Company)

Pacific Fighters (Game) - 1C / Ubisoft RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 (Game) - Frontier Developments / Atari

Platform Action Adventure GOTY

Sports Simulation Game of the Year (Computer)

 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (Game) - Headgate Studios / Electronic Arts (Company)

Sports Simulation Game of the Year (Console)

ESPN NFL 2K5 (Game) - Visual Concepts (Company) / Sega (Company)

ESPN NHL 2K5 (Game) - Kush Games (Company) / Sega (Company)

Madden NFL 2005 (Game) - EA Tiburon (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Winning Eleven 7 - Konami (Company) / Konami (Company)

Strategy Game of the Year

Rome: Total War - Creative Assembly / Activision (Company)

The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth - EA Los Angeles (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company) Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Relic / THQ (Company)

Racing GOTY

Wireless Game of the Year

Super Mario 64 DS (Game) - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen - Creatures Inc. / Nintendo (Company)

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Half-Life 2 - Valve / Vivendi Universal Games

Jak 3 (Game) - Naughty Dog / Vivendi Universal Games

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Ratchet andamp;amp; Clank: Up Your Arsenal - Insomniac Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Sly 2: Band of Thieves - Sucker Punch (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Role-Playing GOTY (Console)

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Half-Life 2 - Valve / Vivendi Universal Games

Doom 3 (Game) - id Software (Company) / Activision (Company)

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Retro Studios (Company) / Nintendo (Company) Prince of Persia: Warrior Within - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft

Sly 2: Band of Thieves - Sucker Punch (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development

Fable (Game) - Lionhead Studios / Microsoft

Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone - Stormfront Studios (Company) / Atari

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company) Half-Life 2 - Valve / Vivendi Universal Games

Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy - Midway / Midway

Sports Sim GOTY (Console)

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

Katamari Damacy (Game) - Namco / Namco

City of Heroes (Game) - Cryptic Studios (Company) / NCsoft

Fable (Game) - Lionhead Studios / Microsoft Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company)

Half-Life 2 - Valve / Vivendi Universal Games

Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering

Half-Life 2 - Valve / Vivendi Universal Games

Donkey Konga (Game) - Namco / Namco

EyeToy: Anti-Grav - Harmonix Music Systems (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America Fable (Game) - Lionhead Studios / Microsoft

Spider-Man 2 - Treyarch (Company) / Activision (Company)

Strategy GOTY

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play

Halo 2 (Game) - Bungie Software / Microsoft

Rome: Total War - Creative Assembly / Activision (Company)

Unreal Tournament 2004 (Game) - Epic Games (Company) / Atari (Company)

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Relic / THQ (Company)

Outstanding Achievement in Original Musical Composition

Fable (Game) - Lionhead Studios / Microsoft

Katamari Damacy (Game) - Namco / Namco

Killzone (Game) - Guerrilla Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America NBA Ballers (Game) - Midway Chicago / Midway

Rome: Total War - Creative Assembly / Activision (Company)

Story & Character Development

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

Halo 2 (Game) - Bungie Software / Microsoft

Doom 3 (Game) - id Software (Company) / Activision (Company)

Ratchet andamp;amp; Clank: Up Your Arsenal - Insomniac Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America Rome: Total War - Creative Assembly / Activision (Company)

Sly 2: Band of Thieves - Sucker Punch (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company)

Donkey Konga (Game) - Namco / Nintendo (Company)

Need for Speed: Underground 2 - EA Canada (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Tony Hawk's Underground 2 - Neversoft / Activision (Company)

Game Design

Oustanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

Half-Life 2 - Valve / Vivendi Universal Games

Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone - Stormfront Studios (Company) / Atari (Company)

Doom 3 (Game) - id Software (Company) / Activision (Company) Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Retro Studios (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Ratchet andamp;amp; Clank: Up Your Arsenal - Insomniac Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Outstanding Character Performance - Female

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent - EA Los Angeles (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone - Stormfront Studios (Company) / Atari (Company) Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species - Blue Fang Games / Microsoft

Character Performance (Female)

Outstanding Character Performance - Male

Half-Life 2 - Valve / Vivendi Universal Games

The Bard's Tale - InXile Entertainment / InXile Entertainment

Chronicles of Riddick - Starbreeze / Vivendi Universal Games Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone - Stormfront Studios (Company) / Atari (Company)

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - KCEJ / Konami (Company)

Outstanding Innovation in Computer Gaming

Half-Life 2 - Valve / Vivendi Universal Games

City of Heroes (Game) - Cryptic Studios (Company) / NCsoft

Doom 3 (Game) - id Software (Company) / Activision (Company) Rome: Total War - Creative Assembly / Activision (Company)

The Sims 2 (Game) - Maxis / Electronic Arts (Company)

Outstanding Innovation in Console Gaming

Katamari Damacy (Game) - Namco / Namco

Donkey Konga (Game) - Namco / Nintendo (Company)

EyeToy: Anti-Grav - Harmonix Music Systems (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America Fable (Game) - Lionhead Studios / Microsoft

Halo 2 (Game) - Bungie Software / Microsoft

  

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• Fable (Game)
• GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (Game)
• Katamari Damacy (Game)
• Metroid: Zero Mission (Game)
• Mortal Kombat: Deception (Game)
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Game)
• Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (Game)
• Rome: Total War (Game)
• Sly 2: Band of Thieves (Game)
• Super Mario 64 DS (Game)
• The Sims 2 (Game)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (Game)
• Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Game)
• Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species (Game)

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Interactive Achievement Awards 2005

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IAA 2005,IAA '05,AIAS Awards 2005,AIAS Awards '05

Games

• Backyard Skateboarding (Game)
• Burnout 3: Takedown (Game)
• Donkey Konga (Game)
• ESPN NFL 2K5 (Game)
• Fable (Game)
• GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (Game)
• Katamari Damacy (Game)
• Metroid: Zero Mission (Game)
• Mortal Kombat: Deception (Game)
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Game)
• Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (Game)
• Rome: Total War (Game)
• Sly 2: Band of Thieves (Game)
• Super Mario 64 DS (Game)
• The Sims 2 (Game)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (Game)
• Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Game)
• Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species (Game)
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• Has franchises: Mortal Kombat (Franchise), Tony Hawk (Franchise), Tony Hawk's Underground (Franchise), Grand Theft Auto (Franchise), Tiger Woods (Franchise), Half-Life (Franchise), Mario (Franchise), Mario RPG (Franchise), Super Mario (Franchise), Halo (Franchise), Donkey Kong (Franchise), Backyard Sports (Franchise), Metroid (Franchise), Splinter Cell (Franchise), Tom Clancy (Franchise), Sly Cooper (Franchise), Paper Mario (Franchise), James Bond (Franchise), Warcraft (Franchise), Burnout (Franchise), Katamari Damacy (Franchise), Dungeons & Dragons (Franchise), Total War (Franchise), Prince of Persia (Franchise), The Sands of Time (Franchise), Fable (Franchise), The Sims (Franchise), NFL 2K (Franchise), Zoo Tycoon (Franchise)

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• Has locations: Las Vegas (Location)

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• Has related concepts: D.I.C.E. Awards (Concept)