Interactive Achievement Awards 2007

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The 2007 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2006.

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Game of the Year

The 10th annual Interactive Achievement Awards were held February 8 in the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas (Location) during the D.I.C.E. Summit.  It was hosted by Jay Mohr (Person) and featured the induction of Dani Bunten into the Hall of Fame and the presentation of Lifetime Achievement Award to Minoru Arakawa (Person) and Howard Lincoln (Person).

Game of the Year

Gears of War (Game) - Epic Games (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / 2K Games (Company)

Guitar Hero II (Game) - Harmonix / Red Octane The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Wii Sports (Game) - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Computer Game of the Year

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / 2K Games (Company)

Age of Empires III: The Warchiefs - Ensemble Studios (Company) / Microsoft

Battlefield 2142 (Game) - D.I.C.E. / Electronic Arts (Company) Company of Heroes (Game) - Relic / THQ (Company)

Prey (Game) - Human Head Games / 2K Games (Company)

Computer GOTY

Console Game of the Year

Gears of War (Game) - Epic Games (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios

Guitar Hero II (Game) - Harmonix / Red Octane

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company) Viva Piñata - Rare / Microsoft Game Studios

Wii Sports (Game) - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Action/Adventure Game of the Year

Gears of War (Game) - Epic Games (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios

Daxter (Game) - Ready At Dawn / Sony Computer Entertainment America

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company) Saints Row (Game) - Volition / THQ (Company)

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent - Ubisoft Shanghai / Ubisoft

Children's GOTY

Children's Game of the Year

LocoRoco (Game) - Sony Computer Entertainment / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Disney's Kim Possible: What's the Switch - A2M / Buena Vista Games

Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning - Krome Studios / Sierra Entertainment Over the Hedge (Game) - Edge of Reality / Activision (Company)

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team - The Pokemon Co. / Nintendo (Company)

Downloadable Game of the Year

Bookworm Adventures (Game) - PopCap / PopCap

Diner Dash: Flo on the Go - Gamelab / Playfirst

Mystery Case Files: Prime Suspects - Big Fish Games (Company) / Big Fish Games (Company) Plantasia (Game) - Gamelab / Playfirst

Virtual Villagers: A New Home - Last Day of Work (Company) / Big Fish Games (Company)

Family GOTY

Family Game of the Year

Guitar Hero II (Game) - Harmonix / Red Octane

Brain Age - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Lego Star Wars II - Traveller's Tales Games / LucasArts Rayman Raving Rabbids - Ubisoft Montpellier / Ubisoft

Viva Piñata - Rare / Microsoft Game Studios

Fighting Game of the Year

Fight Night Round 3 (Game) - EA Sports (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (Game) - Midway / Midway

Tekken: Dark Resurrection - Namco / Namco

WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 - Yuke's Co. Ltd. / THQ (Company)

Fighting GOTY

First Person Action Game of the Year

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft

Black (Game) - Criterion Games (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Half-Life 2: Episode One - Valve / Valve Prey (Game) - Human Head Studios / 2K Games (Company)

Resistance: Fall of Man - Insomniac Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Handheld Game of the Year

Brain Age - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Elite Beat Agents (Game) - iNiS / Nintendo (Company)

Lego Star Wars II - Traveller's Tales Games / LucasArts LocoRoco (Game) - Sony Computer Entertainment / Sony Computer Entertainment America

New Super Mario Bros. - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

First Person Action

Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

Guild Wars: Nightfall - ArenaNet / NCsoft

Auto Assault (Game) - Net Devil / NCsoft

Dungeons andamp;amp; Dragons Online: Stormreach - Turbine / Atari (Company)

Eve Online: Revelations - CCP Games (Company) / CCP Games (Company)

Mobile Game of the Year

Orcs andamp;amp; Elves - Fountainhead Entertainment / EA Mobile (Company)

Brothers in Arms 3D - Gameloft / Gameloft

Duckshot - MoFactor / Hands-On Mobile

Tropical Madness - Gameloft / Gameloft

Handheld GOTY

Racing Game of the Year

Burnout Revenge (Game) - Criterion Games (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Excite Truck (Game) - Monster Games / Nintendo (Company)

Full Auto 2: Battlelines - Pseudo Interactive (Company) / Sega of America Need for Speed: Carbon - EA Black Box (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Test Drive Unlimited (Game)  - Eden Studios (Company) / Atari (Company)

Role-Playing Game of the Year

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company)

Final Fantasy III DS - Square Enix (Company) / Square Enix (Company)

Final Fantasy XII (Game) - Square Enix (Company) / Square Enix (Company) Phantasy Star Universe (Game) - Sonic Team (Company) / Sega of America

Titan Quest (Game) - Iron Lore Entertainment / THQ (Company)

MMO GOTY

Simulation Game of the Year

Microsoft Flight Simulator X (Game) - Microsoft Game Studios / Microsoft Game Studios

Sid Meier's Railroads! - Firaxis Games (Company) / 2K Games (Company) Tourist Trophy - Polyphony Digital / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Sports Game of the Year

Tony Hawk's Project 8 - Neversoft / Activision (Company)

FIFA 07 - EA Canada (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

MLB 06: The Show - SCE San Diego / Sony Computer Entertainment America NBA 07 (Game) - SCE San Diego / Sony Computer Entertainment America

NBA 2K7 (Game) - Visual Concepts (Company) / 2K Sports (Company)

Racing GOTY

Strategy Game of the Year

Company of Heroes (Game) - Relic / THQ (Company)

The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth II - Electronic Arts (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Medieval II: Total War - Creative Assembly / Sega of America Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends - Big Huge Games (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios

Star Wars: Empire at War - Petroglyph / LucasArts

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Gears of War (Game) - Epic Games (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios

Daxter (Game) - Ready At Dawn / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Fight Night Round 3 (Game) - EA Chicago (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company) Lego Star Wars II - Traveller's Tales Games / LucasArts

Rayman Raving Rabbids - Ubisoft Montpellier / Ubisoft

Sports GOTY

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Gears of War (Game) - Epic Games (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios

Call of Duty 3 (Game) - Treyarch (Company) / Activision (Company)

Final Fantasy XII (Game) - Square Enix (Company) / Square Enix (Company) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft

Viva Piñata - Rare / Microsoft Game Studios

Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Female

Viva Piñata - Rare / Microsoft Game Studios

Bully (Game) - Rockstar Games (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company)

Desperate Housewives - Liquid Entertainment (Company) / Buena Vista Games The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company)

Saints Row (Game) - Volition / THQ (Company)

Strategy GOTY

Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Male

Gears of War (Game) - Epic Games (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios

Bully (Game) - Rockstar Games (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company)

Daxter (Game) - Ready At Dawn / Sony Computer Entertainment America Lego Star Wars II - Traveller's Tales Games / LucasArts

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent - Ubisoft Shanghai / Ubisoft

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

Wii Sports (Game) - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Brain Age - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Company of Heroes (Game) - Relic / THQ (Company) The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company)

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Game Design

Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering

Wii Sports (Game) - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Company of Heroes (Game) - Relic / THQ (Company)

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company) Gears of War (Game) - Epic Games (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play

Gears of War (Game) - Epic Games (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios

Battlefield 2142 (Game) - D.I.C.E. / Electronic Arts (Company)

Call of Duty 3 (Game) - Treyarch (Company) / Activision (Company) Chromehounds (Game) - From Software / Sega of America

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter - Ubisoft Paris / Ubisoft

Sound Design

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

LocoRoco (Game) - Sony Computer Entertainment / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Black (Game) - Criterion Games (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Call of Duty 3 (Game) - Treyarch (Company) / Activision (Company) The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company)

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent - Ubisoft Shanghai / Ubisoft

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

Call of Duty 3 (Game) - Treyarch (Company) / Activision (Company)

Company of Heroes (Game) - Relic / THQ (Company)

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter - Ubisoft Paris / Ubisoft

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent - Ubisoft Shanghai / Ubisoft

Story & Character Development

Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack

Guitar Hero II (Game) - Harmonix / Red Octane

FIFA 07 - EA Canada (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure - The Collective (Company) / Atari (Company) Scarface - Radical Entertainment / Sierra Entertainment

Singstar Rocks! - Sony Computer Entertainment London / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Outstanding Achievement in Story and Character Development

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

24: The Game - SCE Studio Cambridge / 2K Games (Company)

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey - Funcom / Aspyr Saints Row (Game) - Volition / THQ (Company)

Sam andamp;amp; Max Episode 1: Culture Shock - Telltale Games (Company) / Telltale Games (Company)

Character Performance (Female)

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

Gears of War (Game) - Epic Games (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios

Call of Duty 3 (Game) - Treyarch (Company) / Activision (Company)

Company of Heroes (Game) - Relic / THQ (Company) Resistance: Fall of Man - Insomniac Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Viva Piñata - Rare / Microsoft Game Studios

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

Wii Sports (Game) - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Brain Age - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Gears of War (Game) - Epic Games (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios LocoRoco (Game) - Sony Computer Entertainment / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Viva Piñata - Rare / Microsoft Game Studios

 

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

Games view all →]

• Bookworm Adventures (Game)
• Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (Game)
• Burnout Revenge (Game)
• Call of Duty 3 (Game)
• Company of Heroes (Game)
• Fight Night Round 3 (Game)
• Guild Wars: Nightfall (Game)
• Guitar Hero II (Game)
• LocoRoco (Game)
• Microsoft Flight Simulator X (Game)
• Orcs & Elves (Game)
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Game)
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (Game)
• Tony Hawk's Project 8 (Game)
• Viva Piñata (Game)
• Wii Sports (Game)

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Interactive Achievement Awards 2007

Aliases

IAA 2007,IAA '07,AIAS Awards 2007,AIAS Awards '07

Games

• Bookworm Adventures (Game)
• Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (Game)
• Burnout Revenge (Game)
• Call of Duty 3 (Game)
• Company of Heroes (Game)
• Fight Night Round 3 (Game)
• Guild Wars: Nightfall (Game)
• Guitar Hero II (Game)
• LocoRoco (Game)
• Microsoft Flight Simulator X (Game)
• Orcs & Elves (Game)
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Game)
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (Game)
• Tony Hawk's Project 8 (Game)
• Viva Piñata (Game)
• Wii Sports (Game)
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Franchises

• Has franchises: The Legend of Zelda (Franchise), Tony Hawk (Franchise), Fight Night (Franchise), Call of Duty (Franchise), Activision Hero (Franchise), Guitar Hero (Franchise), Touch! Generations (Franchise), Tom Clancy (Franchise), Wii (Franchise), Gears of War (Franchise), The Elder Scrolls (Franchise), Burnout (Franchise), Bookworm (Franchise), Guild Wars (Franchise), Rainbow Six (Franchise), Rainbow Six Vegas (Franchise), Viva Piñata (Franchise), Company of Heroes (Franchise), Wii Sports (Franchise), Microsoft Flight Simulator (Franchise), Brain Age (Franchise), LocoRoco (Franchise)

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• Has locations: Las Vegas (Location)

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Related Concepts

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