AIAS Announces Finalists for Interactive Achievement Awards
The 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards won't be held until March 4, but the finalists are in! Find out who inside!
Published: February 15, 2004
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced the finalists for the 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, which will be held at Rain in the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, March 4, 2004. The awards to be presented spread over 36 different categories, including Game of the Year for each console and an overall GOTY.
"We are looking forward to recognizing truly outstanding achievement in videogames at our 7th Annual Awards event," said Gordon Bellamy, Executive Director of the AIAS. "The developers and publishers who will be honored at this event have helped to establish the videogame industry as the fastest growing form of entertainment throughout the world."
And now, here's an extensive list of the console-related categories and their finalists:
Overall Game of the Year
Command & Conquer: Generals
Call of Duty,
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando,
Rise of Nations
SSX 3
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Console Game of the Year
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
SSX 3
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Outstanding Innovation in Console Gaming
Eye Toy
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
SSX 3
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Call of Duty
Beyond Good & Evil
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3
Amplitude
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Call of Duty
Beyond Good & Evil
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
XIII
Grabbed by the Ghoulies
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Amplitude
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Tony Hawk's Underground
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Female
Jada Pinkett-Smith (Niobe) - Enter The Matrix
Christina Milian (Angel) - Def Jam Vendetta
Anna Edwards (Yasmin) - The Getaway
Tara Strong (Rikku) - Final Fantasy X-2
Anna Garduno (Keira) - Jak II
Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Male
Michael Ironside (Sam Fisher) - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Method Man - Def Jam Vendetta
Snoop Dogg - True Crime: Streets of LA
James McCaffrey (Detective Max Payne) - Max Payne 2: The Fall Of Max Payne
Elijah Wood (Frodo) - Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Jak II
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Final Fantasy X-2
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Jak II
SSX 3
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Soul Calibur 2
Jak II
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Beyond Good & Evil
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Jak II
Outstanding Achievement in Character and Story Development
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Beyond Good & Evil
Outstanding Achievement in Licensed Soundtrack
Madden NFL 2004
True Crime: Streets of LA
NBA Live 2004
Tony Hawk's Underground
SSX 3
Console Platform Action Adventure Game of the Year
Jak II
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Viewtiful Joe
Console Sports Simulation Game of the Year
Madden NFL 2004
Topspin
World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International
NCAA Football 2004
ESPN NHL Hockey
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
Console Action Sports Game of the Year
Tony Hawk's Underground
NBA Street Vol. 2
NHL Hitz Pro
SSX 3
Console Fighting Game of the Year
Def Jam Vendetta
Soul Calibur 2
Dragonball Z: Budokai 2
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain
War of the Monsters
Console First Person Action Game of the Year
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3
Console Children's Title of the Year
Mario Party 5
SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
Backyard Basketball
Tak and the Power of Juju
Console Action Adventure Game of the Year
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
The Simpsons Hit & Run
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Manhunt
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
Console Family Game of the Year
Eye Toy
Amplitude
Grabbed by the Ghoulies
The Sims: Bustin' Out
Console Racing Game of the Year
Burnout 2: Point of Impact
F-Zero GX
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Need for Speed Underground
Project Gotham Racing 2
Console Role Playing Game of the Year
Dark Cloud 2
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Final Fantasy X-2
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Xenosaga
Those interested in attended the 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards can apply online at www.interactive.org. We'll be sure to update you with the winners after the event takes place on March 4. Stay tuned!
"We are looking forward to recognizing truly outstanding achievement in videogames at our 7th Annual Awards event," said Gordon Bellamy, Executive Director of the AIAS. "The developers and publishers who will be honored at this event have helped to establish the videogame industry as the fastest growing form of entertainment throughout the world."
And now, here's an extensive list of the console-related categories and their finalists:
Overall Game of the Year
Command & Conquer: Generals
Call of Duty,
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando,
Rise of Nations
SSX 3
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Console Game of the Year
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
SSX 3
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Outstanding Innovation in Console Gaming
Eye Toy
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
SSX 3
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Call of Duty
Beyond Good & Evil
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3
Amplitude
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Call of Duty
Beyond Good & Evil
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
XIII
Grabbed by the Ghoulies
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Amplitude
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Tony Hawk's Underground
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Female
Jada Pinkett-Smith (Niobe) - Enter The Matrix
Christina Milian (Angel) - Def Jam Vendetta
Anna Edwards (Yasmin) - The Getaway
Tara Strong (Rikku) - Final Fantasy X-2
Anna Garduno (Keira) - Jak II
Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Male
Michael Ironside (Sam Fisher) - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Method Man - Def Jam Vendetta
Snoop Dogg - True Crime: Streets of LA
James McCaffrey (Detective Max Payne) - Max Payne 2: The Fall Of Max Payne
Elijah Wood (Frodo) - Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Jak II
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Final Fantasy X-2
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Jak II
SSX 3
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Soul Calibur 2
Jak II
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Beyond Good & Evil
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Jak II
Outstanding Achievement in Character and Story Development
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Beyond Good & Evil
Outstanding Achievement in Licensed Soundtrack
Madden NFL 2004
True Crime: Streets of LA
NBA Live 2004
Tony Hawk's Underground
SSX 3
Console Platform Action Adventure Game of the Year
Jak II
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Viewtiful Joe
Console Sports Simulation Game of the Year
Madden NFL 2004
Topspin
World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International
NCAA Football 2004
ESPN NHL Hockey
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
Console Action Sports Game of the Year
Tony Hawk's Underground
NBA Street Vol. 2
NHL Hitz Pro
SSX 3
Console Fighting Game of the Year
Def Jam Vendetta
Soul Calibur 2
Dragonball Z: Budokai 2
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain
War of the Monsters
Console First Person Action Game of the Year
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3
Console Children's Title of the Year
Mario Party 5
SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
Backyard Basketball
Tak and the Power of Juju
Console Action Adventure Game of the Year
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
The Simpsons Hit & Run
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Manhunt
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
Console Family Game of the Year
Eye Toy
Amplitude
Grabbed by the Ghoulies
The Sims: Bustin' Out
Console Racing Game of the Year
Burnout 2: Point of Impact
F-Zero GX
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Need for Speed Underground
Project Gotham Racing 2
Console Role Playing Game of the Year
Dark Cloud 2
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Final Fantasy X-2
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Xenosaga
Those interested in attended the 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards can apply online at www.interactive.org. We'll be sure to update you with the winners after the event takes place on March 4. Stay tuned!
