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Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) annually hosts the Interactive Achievement Awards for video game publication since 1998.

Table of contents
1 Game Of The Year
2 Handheld Game Of The Year
3 Console Game Of The Year
4 PC Game Of The Year
5 References

Game Of The Year

2003 : Battlefield 1942
2002 : Halo: Combat Evolved
2001 : Diablo II
2000 : The Sims
1999 : Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
1998 : GoldenEye 007

Animation

2003 : Sly Cooper And The Thievius Raccoonus
2002 : Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
2001 : Final Fantasy IX
2000 : Final Fantasy VIII

Art Direction

2003 : Sly Cooper And The Thievius Raccoonus
2002 : ICO
2001 : Final Fantasy IX
2000 : Final Fantasy VIII
1999 : Banjo-Kazooie
1998 : Riven: The Sequel To Myst

Character / Story Development

2003 : Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
2002 : ICO
2001 : Baldur's Gate II
2000 : (+) Age Of Empires II
2000 : (+) Thief: The Dark Project
1999 : DMG Pokemon

Family Game Of The Year

2003 : Mario Party 4

Game Design

2003 : Animal Crossing
2002 : Grand Theft Auto III
2001 : Zelda: Majora's Mask
2000 : The Sims
1999 : Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
1998 : Parappa The Rapper

Gameplay Engineering

2003 : Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
2002 : Grand Theft Auto 3
2001 : SSX
2000 : The Sims

Massive Multiplayer / Persistent World

2002 : Dark Age Of Camelot
2001 : EverQuest: Ruins Of Kunark

Online Gameplay

2003 : Battlefield 1942
2002 : Return To Castle Wolfenstein
2001 : MechWarrior 4
2000 : EverQuest
1999 : (|RPG) Ultima Online: The Second Age
1999 : (|AC) Starsiege Tribes
1999 : (|F) Multiplayer Jeopardy! Online
1998 : Ultima Online

Original Music Composition

2003 : Medal Of Honor: Frontline
2002 : Tropico
2001 : Medal Of Honor: Underground
2000 : Um Jammer Lammy

Sound Design

2003 : Medal Of Honor: Frontline
2002 : Metal Gear Solid 2
2001 : Medal Of Honor: Underground
2000 : Medal Of Honor
1999 : Road Rash 3D
1998 : Parappa The Rapper

Visual Engineering

2003 : Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
2002 : Halo: Combat Evolved
2001 : SSX
2000 : Unreal Tournament
1999 : Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
1998 : GoldenEye 007

Handheld Game Of The Year

2003 : Metroid Fusion
2002 : Advance Wars

Console Game Of The Year

2003 : Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
2002 : Halo: Combat Evolved
2001 : SSX
2000 : Soul Calibur
1999 : Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
1998 : GoldenEye 007

Console Innovation

(Creativity / Innovation In Console Gaming)
2003 : Animal Crossing
2002 : Pikmin
2001 : Shenmue

Console Action / Adventure

2003 : Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
2002 : Halo: Combat Evolved
2001 : Zelda: Majora's Mask
2000 : Crazy Taxi
1999 : (|AC) Banjo-Kazooie
1999 : (|AD) Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
1998 : (|AC) GoldenEye 007
1998 : (|AD) Final Fantasy VII

Console Family

2002 : Mario Party 3
2001 : Mario Tennis
2000 : Pokemon Snap

Console Fighting

2003 : Tekken 4
2002 : Dead Or Alive 3
2001 : Dead Or Alive 2
2000 : Soul Calibur
1999 : WCW / NWO Revenge
1998 : WCW vs NWO: World Tour

Console First Person Action

2003 : Metroid Prime

Console Platform Action / Adventure

2003 : Ratchet & Clank

Console Racing

2003 : Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
2002 : Gran Turismo 3
2001 : SSX
2000 : Star Wars: Episode One Racer
1999 : Gran Turismo
1998 : Diddy Kong Racing

Console Role Playing Game (RPG)

2003 : Animal Crossing
2002 : Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
2001 : Final Fantasy IX
2000 : Final Fantasy VIII
1999 : Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
1998 : Final Fantasy VII

Console Sports

2003 : Madden NFL 2003
2002 : Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
2001 : SSX
2000 : Knockout Kings 2000
1999 : 1080 Snowboarding
1998 : International Superstar Soccer

PC Game Of The Year

2003 : Battlefield 1942
2002 : Black and White
2000 : Age Of Empires II: Age Of Kings
1999 : Half-Life
1998 : Starcraft

PC Innovation

(Creativity / Innovation In PC Gaming)
2003 : Battlefield 1942
2002 : Black and White
2001 : Deus Ex
2000 : Disney's Magic Artist Studio
1999 : (+) 3-D Castle Creator
1999 : (+) Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera & CD-ROM
1998 : Orly's Draw-A-Story

PC Action / Adventure

2003 : Grand Theft Auto III
2002 : Return To Castle Wolfenstein
2001 : Deus Ex
2000 : Half-Life: Opposing Force
1999 : (|AC) Half-Life
1999 : (|AD) Grim Fandango
1998 : (|AC) Quake II
1998 : (|AD) Blade Runner

PC Educational / Skills

2002 : Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?: Treasures Of Knowledge
2001 : (not awarded)
2000 : Jump Start Phonics Learning System
1999 : (|9+) Thinkin' Science ZAP
1999 : (|8-) Jump Start Preschool
1998 : (|E) Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego
1998 : (|S) Carmen Sandiego Word Detective

PC Family / Children's

2002 : Backyard Basketball
2001 : Return Of The Incredible Machine: Contraptions
2000 : (|C) Disney's Villains' Revenge
2000 : (|F) 3-D Ultra Lionel Traintown
1999 : (|C) Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life Action Game
1999 : (|F) National Geographic Maps
1998 : Lego Island

PC First Person Action

2003 : Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault

PC Massively Multiplayer / Persistent World

2003 : The Sims Online

PC Role Playing Game (RPG)

2003 : Neverwinter Nights
2002 : Baldur's Gate II: Throne Of Bhaal
2001 : Diablo II
2000 : Asheron's Call
1999 : Baldur's Gate
1998 : Dungeon Keeper

PC Simulation

2003 : The Sims Unleashed
2002 : Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002
2001 : MechWarrior 4
2000 : Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional
1999 : Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit
1998 : Microsoft Flight Simulator 98

PC Sports

2003 : Madden NFL 2003
2002 : FIFA 2002
2001 : (+) Motocross Madness 2
2001 : (+) FIFA 2001
2000 : FIFA 2000
1999 : FIFA '99
1998 : FIFA Road To World Cup '98

PC Strategy

2003 : Warcraft III: Reign Of Chaos
2002 : Sid Meier's Civilization III
2001 : Age Of Kings II: The Conquerors
2000 : Age Of Empires II: Age Of Kings
1999 : Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
1998 : (+) Age Of Empires
1998 : (+) Starcraft

References

www.interactive.org/awards Complete lists of the annual finalists of the AIAS IA Awards