- Name
- Interactive Achievement Awards 2003
- Aliases
- IAA 2003,IAA '03,AIAS Awards 2003,AIAS Awards '03
Interactive Achievement Awards 2003
The 2003 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2002.
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Overview
Game of the Year
The 6th annual Interactive Achievement Awards were held February 27 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas (Location) during the D.I.C.E. Summit. It was hosted by Dave Foley (News Radio, Kids in the Hall) and there were musical performances by Unwritten Law and The Players. Presenters included Xander Berkeley (Person), Julie Benz (Person), Cliff Bleszinski (Person), Blue Man Group, Ed Fries (Person), Tony Hawk (Character), Kelly Hu (Person), Don James (Person), David Jones, Nina Kaczorowski, Doug Lowenstein, Syd Mead (Person), Mike Metzger, Shigeru Miyamoto (Person), Vince Neil, William Lee Scott, Tommy Tallarico (Person), Amy Weber, and Victor Webster. During the event, Yu Suzuki (Person) was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Game of the Year
Battlefield 1942 (Game) - Digital Illusions / Electronic Arts (Company)
Animal Crossing (Game) - Nintendo EAD (Company) / Nintendo (Company)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company) Metroid Prime (Game) - Retro Studios (Company) / Nintendo (Company)
Ratchet andamp;amp; Clank - Insomniac Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Console GOTY
Computer Game of the Year
Battlefield 1942 (Game) - Digital Illusions / Electronic Arts (Company)
Console Game of the Year
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
Animal Crossing (Game) - Nintendo EAD (Company) / Nintendo (Company)
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem - Silicon Knights / Nintendo (Company) Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company) Metroid Prime (Game) - Retro Studios (Company) / Nintendo (Company)
Ratchet andamp;amp; Clank - Insomniac Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Action Adv. GOTY
Action Adventure Game of the Year (Computer)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company)
Action Adventure Game of the Year (Console)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company)
Family GOTY
Family Game of the Year
Mario Party 4 (Game) - Hudson Soft / Nintendo (Company)
Backyard Football (Game) - Left Field Productions (Company) / Humongous Entertainment (Company)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Game) - KnowWonder Digital Mediaworks / Electronic Arts (Company) Scooby Doo! Night of 100 Frights - Heavy Iron Studios (Company) / THQ (Company)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month - AWE Productions / THQ (Company)Fighting Game of the Year
Tekken 4 (Game) - Namco / Namco
Fighting GOTY
First Person Action Game of the Year (Computer)
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - 2015 Inc. / Electronic Arts (Company)
First Person Action Game of the Year (Console)
Metroid Prime (Game) - Retro Studios (Company) / Nintendo (Company)
First Person Action GOTY (Computer)
Handheld Game of the Year
Metroid Fusion (Game) - Nintendo Randamp;amp;D1 / Nintendo (Company)
Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year
The Sims: Online (Game) - Maxis / Electronic Arts (Company)
First Person Action GOTY (Console)
Platform Action Adventure Game of the Year
Ratchet andamp;amp; Clank - Insomniac Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Racing Game of the Year
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 - EA Black Box (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)
Handheld GOTY
Role Playing Game of the Year (Computer)
Neverwinter Nights - BioWare (Company) / Infogrames
Arx Fatalis (Game) - Arkane Studios (Company) / JoWood Productions
Dungeon Siege (Game) - Gas Powered Games (Company) / Microsoft The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company)
Freedom Force (Game) - Irrational Games (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)Role Playing Game of the Year (Console)
Animal Crossing (Game) - Nintendo EAD (Company) / Nintendo (Company)
MMO/PW GOTY
Simulation Game of the Year (Computer)
The Sims: Unleashed - Maxis / Electronic Arts (Company)
The Aurora Neverwinter Toolset - BioWare (Company) / Infogrames
Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe - ACES Game Studio / Microsoft
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries - Cyberlore Studios & FASA Studio (Company) / MicrosoftSports Game of the Year (Computer)
Madden NFL 2003 (Game) - EA Tiburon (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)
Platform GOTY
Sports Game of the Year (Console)
Madden NFL 2003 (Game) - EA Tiburon (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)
Strategy Game of the Year (Computer)
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos - Blizzard Entertainment (Company) / Blizzard Entertainment (Company)
Racing GOTY
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (Game) - Sucker Punch (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Final Fantasy X (Game) - Square Enix (Company) / Square Enix (Company)
Kingdom Hearts (Game) - Square Enix (Company) & Disney Interactive (Company) / Square EA (Company) The Mark of Kri (Game) - SCE San Diego / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Ratchet andamp;amp; Clank - Insomniac Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment AmericaOutstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (Game) - Sucker Punch (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem - Silicon Knights / Nintendo (Company)
Kingdom Hearts (Game) - Square Enix (Company) & Disney Interactive (Company) / Square EA (Company) Metroid Prime (Game) - Retro Studios (Company) / Nintendo (Company)
Ratchet andamp;amp; Clank - Insomniac Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Role-Playing GOTY (Computer)
Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem - Silicon Knights / Nintendo (Company)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company)
Kingdom Hearts (Game) - Square Enix (Company) & Disney Interactive (Company) / Square EA (Company) The Mark of Kri (Game) - SCE San Diego / Sony Computer Entertainment America
Syberia (Game) - Microïds (Company) / The Adventure Company (Company)Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Animal Crossing (Game) - Nintendo EAD (Company) / Nintendo (Company)
Role-Playing GOTY (Console)
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
Battlefield 1942 (Game) - Digital Illusions / Electronic Arts (Company)
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Medal of Honor: Frontline - EA Los Angeles (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company)
Metroid Prime (Game) - Retro Studios (Company) / Nintendo (Company) Rygar: The Legendary Adventure - Tecmo / Tecmo
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos - Blizzard Entertainment (Company) / Blizzard Entertainment (Company)
Sports GOTY
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Medal of Honor: Frontline - EA Los Angeles (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem - Silicon Knights / Nintendo (Company)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Stormfront Studios (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)
Metroid Prime (Game) - Retro Studios (Company) / Nintendo (Company)Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Stormfront Studios (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)
Character & Story Development
Outstanding Achievement in Innovation in Computer Gaming
Battlefield 1942 (Game) - Digital Illusions / Electronic Arts (Company)
Outstanding Achievement in Innovation in Console Gaming
Animal Crossing (Game) - Nintendo EAD (Company) / Nintendo (Company)
*** Games listed below and attached to this page are only the winners of Awards *** '
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- Animal Crossing (Game)
- Battlefield 1942 (Game)
- Madden NFL 2003 (Game)
- Mario Party 4 (Game)
- Medal of Honor: Frontline (Game)
- Metroid Fusion (Game)
- Metroid Prime (Game)
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (Game)
- Neverwinter Nights (Game)
- Ratchet & Clank (Game)
- Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (Game)
- Tekken 4 (Game)
- The Sims: Online (Game)
- The Sims: Unleashed (Game)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Game)