Interactive Achievement Awards 2002
CONCEPT
The 2002 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2001.


Overview

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Game of the Year

The 5th annual Interactive Achievement Awards were held February 28 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas (Location) during the D.I.C.E. Summit.  It was hosted by Patton Oswalt (Person) and presenters included Paul Anderson (Person)Cliff Bleszinski (Person), Mike Cinqmars, Richard Garriott (Person), Dean Haglin, Richard Hilleman (Person)Don James (Person), Veronica Kay, Lorne Lanning (Person),American McGee (Person)Sid Meier (Person)Shigeru Miyamoto (Person)Ray Muzyka (Person)Ted Price (Person), Natalie Raitano, Lucia Rijker, Jason Rubin (Person)Jez San (Person)George Sanger, Steven Schirripa, and Richard Taylor (Person).  During the event, Will Wright (Person) was inducted into the Hall of Fame.


Game of the Year

Halo: Combat Evolved - Bungie Software / Microsoft

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Computer GOTY

Computer Game of the Year

Black andamp;amp; White - Lionhead Studios / Electronic Arts (Company)

Console Game of the Year

Halo: Combat Evolved - Bungie Software / Microsoft

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Action Adventure GOTY (PC)

Action Adventure Game of the Year (Console)

Halo: Combat Evolved - Bungie Software / Microsoft

Action Adventure Game of the Year (PC)

Return to Castle Wolfenstein (Game) - Gray Matter (Game) / Activision (Company)

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Family GOTY (Console)

Educational Game of the Year

Carmen Sandiego: Treasures of Knowledge - The Learning Company (Company) / The Learning Company (Company)

Disney's Phonics Quest - Disney Interactive (Company) / Disney Interactive (Company) Spy Masters: Unmask the Prankster - Knowledge Adventure / Knowledge Adventure

Family Game of the Year (Console)

Mario Party 3 (Game) - Hudson Soft / Nintendo (Company)

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Family GOTY (PC)

Family Game of the Year (PC)

Backyard Basketball (Game) - Humongous Entertainment (Company) / Atari (Company)

Fighting Game of the Year

Dead or Alive 3 (Game) - Tecmo / Tecmo

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Fighting GOTY

Handheld Game of the Year

Advance Wars (Game) - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year

Dark Age of Camelot (Game) - Mythic Entertainment (Company) / Vivendi Universal Games

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Handheld GOTY

Racing Game of the Year

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec - Polyphony Digital / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Role Playing Game of the Year (Console)

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance - Snowblind Studios (Company) / Interplay Entertainment

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MMO/PW GOTY

Role Playing Game of the Year (PC)

Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal - BioWare (Company) / Interplay Entertainment

Simulation Game of the Year

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 (Game) - Microsoft / Microsoft

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Racing GOTY

Sports Game of the Year (Console)

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 - Neversoft / Activision (Company)

Sports Game of the Year (PC)

FIFA 2002 - EA Canada (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

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Role-Playing GOTY (Console)

Strategy Game of the Year (PC)

Sid Meier's Civilization III - Firaxis / Infogrames

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee - Oddworld Inhabitants (Company) / Microsoft

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Role-Playing GOTY (PC)

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

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

Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development

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

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Sports GOTY

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

Grand Theft Auto III (Game) - DMA Design / Rockstar Games (Company)

Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering

Grand Theft Auto III (Game) - DMA Design / Rockstar Games (Company)

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Strategy GOTY

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

Return to Castle Wolfenstein (Game) - Gray Matter (Game) / Activision (Company)

Outstanding Achievement in Original Musical Composition

Tropico (Game) - Pop Top Software / Gathering of Developers (Company)

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Art Direction

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - Konami (Company) / Konami (Company)

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

Halo: Combat Evolved - Bungie Software / Microsoft

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Sound Design

Outstanding Achievement in Innovation in Computer Gaming

Black andamp;amp; White - Lionhead Studios / Electronic Arts (Company)

Outstanding Achievement in Innovation in Console Gaming

Pikmin (Game) - Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

    

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