The Interactive Achievement Awards (IAA's) are the only peer based awards that recognize the year's best videogames, computer games, online entertainment, outstanding individuals, and groundbreaking development teams that have propelled the advancement of the multi-billion dollar worldwide entertainment software industry. The awards presented by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) are determined by a vote of field -specific, qualified Academy members, making the Interactive Achievement Awards the most sought after, respected and credible recognition for creators of entertainment software.
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Awards
http://www.interactive.org/awards/index.asp
The winners of the Interactive Achievement Awards are determined by secure ballot of industry experts.These experts comprise an incredible body of accomplishments in all facets of game craft: art, design, engineering, animation, performance and production. That these men and women determine the finalists and winners, distinguishes the Interactive Achievement Awards from any other.
All Academy voting is conducted in secret-online, secure, supervised and certified by eBallot Inc. The integrity of this system coupled with a broad based voting population of the Academy's membership assures that the Interactive Achievement Award recipients are honored among peers.
The Interactive Achievement Awards were broadcast in 2009 on the Independent Film Channel (IFC)
The years listed are the year the game won the award. Because the awards are held early in the year, the games are released in the prior year.
Game of the Year
Overall
Game of the Year
Action
| + Action Game of the Year | ||
| Year | Overall | |
| Console | Computer | |
| 2009 | Dead Space | |
| 2008 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | |
| 2007 | Gears of War | |
| 2006 | God of War | |
| 2005 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow |
| 2004 | Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
| 2003 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Grand Theft Auto III |
| 2002 | Halo: Combat Evolved | Return to Castle Wolfenstein |
| 2001 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Deus Ex |
| 2000 | Crazy Taxi | Half-Life: Opposing Force |
| 1999 | Banjo-Kazooie | Half-Life |
| 1998 | GoldenEye 007 | Quake II |
Adventure
| + Adventure Game of the Year | ||
| Year | Overall | |
| Console | Computer | |
| 2009 | Mirror's Edge | |
| 2008 | Super Mario Galaxy[2] | |
| 2007 | Gears of War | |
| 2006 | God of War | |
| 2005 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow |
| 2004 | Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
| 2003 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Grand Theft Auto III |
| 2002 | Halo: Combat Evolved | Return to Castle Wolfenstein |
| 2001 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Deus Ex |
| 2000 | Final Fantasy VIII | Asheron's Call |
| 1999 | Sonic Adventure | Grim Fandango |
| 1998 | Final Fantasy VII | Blade Runner |
Cellular/Mobile
| + Cellular/Mobile Game of the Year | |
| Year | Winner |
| 2009 | Spore Origins |
| 2008 | Skate |
| 2007 | Orcs & Elves |
| 2006 | Ancient Empires II |
Computer
| + Computer Game of the Year | |
| Year | Winner |
| 2009 | Left 4 Dead |
| 2008 | The Orange Box |
| 2007 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion |
| 2006 | Age of Empires III |
| 2005 | Half-Life 2 |
| 2004 | Call of Duty |
| 2003 | Battlefield 1942 |
| 2002 | The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind |
| 2001 | Diablo II |
| 2000 | Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings |
| 1999 | Half-Life |
| 1998 | StarCraft |
Console
| + Console Game of the Year | |
| Year | Winner |
| 2009 | LittleBigPlanet |
| 2008 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare |
| 2007 | Gears of War |
| 2006 | God of War |
| 2005 | Halo 2 |
| 2004 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
| 2003 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell |
| 2002 | Halo: Combat Evolved |
| 2001 | SSX |
| 2000 | Soulcalibur |
| 1999 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time |
| 1998 | GoldenEye 007 |
Downloadable
| + Downloadable Game of the Year | |
| Year | Winner |
| 2008 | Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords |
| 2007 | Bookworm Adventures |
| 2006 | Wik and the Fable of Souls |
| 2005 | The Incredibles: Escape from Nomanisan Island |
| 2004 | Hamster Ball |
Family
| + Family Game of the Year | ||
| Year | Overall | |
| Console | Computer | |
| 2009 | LittleBigPlanet | |
| 2008 | Rock Band | |
| 2007 | Guitar Hero II | |
| 2006 | Guitar Hero | |
| 2005 | Donkey Konga | |
| 2004 | EyeToy & The Sims: Bustin' Out | Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection |
| 2003 | Mario Party 4 | - |
| 2002 | Mario Party 3 | Backyard Basketball |
| 2001 | Mario Tennis | Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions |
| 2000 | Pokémon Snap | 3-D Ultra Lionel Traintown |
| 1999 | - | Multiplayer Jeopardy! Online & National Geographic Maps |
| 1998 | - | Lego Island |
Handheld
| + Handheld Game of the Year | |
| Year | Winner |
| 2009 | God of War: Chains of Olympus |
| 2008 | The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass[2] |
| 2007 | Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! |
| 2006 | Nintendogs |
| 2005 | Metroid: Zero Mission |
| 2004 | Final Fantasy Tactics Advance |
| 2003 | Metroid Fusion |
| 2002 | Advance Wars |
Massively Multiplayer
| + Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year[3] | |
| Year | Winner |
| 2009 | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King |
| 2008 | World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade |
| 2007 | Guild Wars Nightfall |
| 2006 | City of Villains and Guild Wars |
| 2005 | World of Warcraft |
| 2004 | EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath |
| 2003 | The Sims Online |
| 2002 | Dark Age of Camelot |
| 2001 | EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark |
| 2000 | EverQuest |
| 1999 | Ultima Online: The Second Age |
| 1998 | Ultima Online |
Racing
| + Racing Game of the Year | |
| Year | Winner |
| 2009 | Burnout Paradise |
| 2008 | MotorStorm |
| 2007 | Burnout Revenge |
| 2006 | Need for Speed: Most Wanted |
| 2005 | Burnout 3: Takedown |
| 2004 | Need for Speed: Underground |
| 2003 | Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 |
| 2002 | Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec |
| 2001 | SSX |
| 2000 | Star Wars Episode I: Racer |
| 1999 | Gran Turismo |
| 1998 | Diddy Kong Racing |
Role-Playing
| + Role-Playing Game of the Year | ||
| Year | Overall | |
| Console | Computer | |
| 2009 | Fallout 3 | |
| 2008 | Mass Effect | |
| 2007 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | |
| 2006 | Jade Empire | |
| 2005 | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker |
| 2004 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | |
| 2003 | Animal Crossing | Neverwinter Nights |
| 2002 | Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance | Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy IX | Diablo II |
| 2000 | Final Fantasy VIII | Asheron's Call |
| 1999 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Baldur's Gate |
| 1998 | Final Fantasy VII | Dungeon Keeper |
Simulation
| + Simulation Game of the Year | |
| Year | Winner |
| 2009 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 |
| 2008 | Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars |
| 2007 | Microsoft Flight Simulator X |
| 2006 | The Movies |
| 2005 | The Sims 2 |
| 2004 | The Sims: Superstar |
| 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 |
Sports
| + Sports Game of the Year | ||
| Year | Overall | |
| Console | Computer | |
| 2009 | NHL 09 | |
| 2008 | Skate | |
| 2007 | Tony Hawk's Project 8 | |
| 2006 | SSX on Tour | |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 | |
| 2004 | Madden NFL 2004[4] & SSX 3[5] | Madden NFL 2004 |
| 2003 | Madden NFL 2003 | Madden NFL 2003 |
| 2002 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 | FIFA 2002 |
| 2001 | SSX | Motocross Madness 2 & FIFA 2001 |
| 2000 | Knockout Kings 2000 | FIFA 2000 |
| 1999 | 1080° Snowboarding | FIFA 99 |
| 1998 | International Superstar Soccer | FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 |
Strategy
| + Strategy Game of the Year | |
| Year | Winner |
| 2009 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 |
| 2008 | Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars |
| 2007 | Company of Heroes |
| 2006 | Civilization IV |
| 2005 | Rome: Total War |
| 2004 | Command & Conquer: Generals |
| 2003 | Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos |
| 2002 | Civilization III |
| 2001 | Age of Empires II: The Conquerors |
| 2000 | Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings |
| 1999 | Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri |
| 1998 | Age of Empires & StarCraft |
"Outstanding" Awards
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Animation
- 2009 : Prince of Persia
- 2008 : Assassin's Creed
- 2007 : Gears of War
- 2006 : God of War
- 2005 : Half-Life 2
- 2004 : Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- 2003 : Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
- 2002 : Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
- 2001 : Final Fantasy IX
- 2000 : Final Fantasy VIII
Art Direction
- 2009 : LittleBigPlanet
- 2008 : BioShock
- 2007 : Gears of War
- 2006 : Shadow of the Colossus
- 2005 : Half-Life 2
- 2004 : The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- 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 Performance
| + Outstanding Character Performance | ||
| Year | Overall | |
| Female | Male | |
| 2009 | LittleBigPlanet | |
| 2008 | Ellen McLain as GLaDOS in The Orange Box: Portal | |
| 2007 | Viva Piñata | Gears of War |
| 2006 | Jade Empire | God of War |
| 2005 | Judi Dench in GoldenEye: Rogue Agent | Robert Guillaume as Eli Vance in Half-Life 2 |
| 2004 | Jada Pinkett Smith as Niobe in Enter the Matrix & Tara Strong as Rikku in Final Fantasy X-2 |
Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
Character / Story Development
- 2008 : BioShock
- 2007 : The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- 2006 : Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
- 2005 : Fable
- 2004 : Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- 2003 : Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
- 2002 : ICO
- 2001 : Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
- 2000 : (tie) Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
- 2000 : (tie) Thief: The Dark Project
- 1999 : Pokémon
Game Design
- 2009 : World of Goo
- 2008 : Portal
- 2007 : Wii Sports
- 2006 : Guitar Hero
- 2005 : Katamari Damacy
- 2004 : Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- 2003 : Animal Crossing
- 2002 : Grand Theft Auto III
- 2001 : The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
- 2000 : The Sims
- 1999 : The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- 1998 : PaRappa the Rapper
Gameplay Engineering
- 2009 : Spore
- 2008 : Portal
- 2007 : Wii Sports
- 2006 : Nintendogs
- 2005 : Half-Life 2
- 2004 : Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- 2003 : Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
- 2002 : Grand Theft Auto III
- 2001 : SSX
- 2000 : The Sims
Licensed Soundtrack
- 2004 : SSX 3
Online Gameplay
- 2009 : Left 4 Dead
- 2008 : Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- 2007 : Gears of War
- 2003 : Battlefield 1942
- 2002 : Return to Castle Wolfenstein
- 2001 : MechWarrior 4
- 2000 : EverQuest
- 1999 : Ultima Online: The Second Age (Online Role Playing Game of the Year)
- 1999 : Starsiege: Tribes (Online Action/Strategy Game of the Year)
- 1999 : Multiplayer Jeopardy! Online (Online Family/Board Game of the Year)
- 1998 : Ultima Online
Original Music Composition
- 2009 : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
- 2008 : BioShock
- 2007 : LocoRoco
- 2006 : God of War
- 2005 : Fable
- 2004 : Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
- 2003 : Medal of Honor: Frontline
- 2002 : Tropico
- 2001 : Medal of Honor: Underground
- 2000 : UmJammer Lammy
Sound Design
- 2009 : Dead Space
- 2008 : BioShock
- 2007 : Call of Duty 3
- 2006 : God of War
- 2005 : Halo 2
- 2004 : The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2003 : Medal of Honor: Frontline
- 2002 : Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
- 2001 : Medal of Honor: Underground
- 2000 : Medal of Honor
- 1999 : Road Rash 3D
- 1998 : PaRappa the Rapper
Visual Engineering
- 2009 : LittleBigPlanet
- 2008 : Crysis
- 2007 : Gears of War
- 2006 : Shadow of the Colossus
- 2005 : Half-Life 2
- 2004 : Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- 2003 : The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- 2002 : Halo: Combat Evolved
- 2001 : SSX
- 2000 : Unreal Tournament
- 1999 : The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- 1998 : GoldenEye 007
Console Awards
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Console Innovation (Creativity / Innovation in Console Gaming)
- 2004 : EyeToy
- 2003 : Animal Crossing
- 2002 : Pikmin
- 2001 : Shenmue
Console Children's
- 2006:We Love Katamari
- 2005:Sly 2: Band of Thieves
- 2004:Mario Party 5
Console Fighting
- 2006 : Soulcalibur III
- 2005 : Tekken 5
- 2004 : Soulcalibur II
- 2003 : Tekken 4
- 2002 : Dead or Alive 3
- 2001 : Dead or Alive 2
- 2000 : Soulcalibur
- 1999 : Street Fighter III
- 1998 : WCW vs NWO: World Tour
Console First Person Action
- 2006 : Battlefield 2
- 2005 : Halo 2
- 2004 : Rainbow Six 3
- 2003 : Metroid Prime
Console Sports Simulation
- 2005 : ESPN NFL 2K5
- 2004 : Madden NFL 2004
Console Action Sports
- 2005 : Tony Hawk's Underground 2
- 2004 : SSX 3
Computer Awards
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Computer Innovation
(Creativity / Innovation In Computer Gaming)
- 2005 : Half-Life 2
- 2004 : Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- 2003 : Battlefield 1942
- 2002 : Black & White
- 2001 : Deus Ex
- 2000 : Disney's Magic Artist Studio
- 1999 : (tie) 3-D Castle Creator
- 1999 : (tie) Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera & CD-ROM
- 1998 : Orly's Draw-A-Story
Computer Educational / Skills
- 2002 : Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?: Treasures of Knowledge
- 2000 : Jump Start Phonics Learning System
- 1999 : (age 9-16) Thinkin' Science ZAP!
- 1999 : (under 8) Jump Start Preschool
- 1998 : (educational) Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
- 1998 : (skills) Carmen Sandiego Word Detective
Computer Family / Children's
- 2005 Children's : Backyard Skateboarding
- 2005 Family : Zoo Tycoon 2
- 2004 : Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection
- 2002 : Backyard Basketball
- 2001 : Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions
- 2000 Children's : Disney's Villains' Revenge
- 2000 Family : 3-D Ultra Lionel Traintown
- 1999 Children's : Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life Action Game
- 1999 Family : National Geographic Maps
- 1998 : Lego Island
Computer First Person Action
- 2005 : Half-Life 2
- 2004 : Call of Duty
- 2003 : Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Award show hosts
Since 2000, the annual award show has been hosted by many notable figures from the entertainment world.
- 2000 : Martin Short
- 2001 : Martin Lewis
- 2002 : Patton Oswalt
- 2003 : Dave Foley
- 2004 : Diane Mizota
- 2005 : Cory Rouse and Kurt Scholler
- 2006 : Jay Mohr
- 2007 : Jay Mohr
- 2008 : Jay Mohr
Hall of Fame
Since 1998, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has annually inducted into its "Hall of Fame" video game developers that have made revolutionary and innovative achievements in the computer and video game industry.
Inductees
- 2009 — Bruce Shelley (founder of Ensemble Studios)[6]
- 2008 — Michael Morhaime of Blizzard Entertainment
- 2007 — Dani Bunten (1949–1998), founder of Ozark Softscape
- 2006 — Richard Garriott, founder of Origin Systems
- 2005 — Trip Hawkins, founder of Electronic Arts, 3DO, and currently at Digital Chocolate
- 2004 — Peter Molyneux of Lionhead Studios and Bullfrog Productions
- 2003 — Yu Suzuki of SEGA
- 2002 — Will Wright of Maxis
- 2001 — John D. Carmack of id Software
- 2000 — Hironobu Sakaguchi formerly of Square (Square Enix as of 2003), and currently at Mistwalker
- 1999 — Sid Meier of Firaxis Games and MicroProse
- 1998 — Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo
References
- ^ AIAS Annual Awards
- ^ a b "Did You Know? Nintendo Wins Two Interactive Achievement Awards". Nintendo. Nintendo of America Inc.. 2008-02-08. http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/LDsHV_120iafJ387QDMH-z467zT5F5r1. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ Referred to in the past as "Persistent World", "Online", or "Online Role-Playing" Game of the Year.
- ^ Awarded Console Sports Simulation Game of the Year.
- ^ Awarded Console Action Sports Game of the Year.
- ^ Cynamite.de: Bruce Shelley kommt in die Hall of Fame
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- "3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. http://www.interactive.org/awards/annual_awards.asp?idAward=2000. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- "4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. http://www.interactive.org/awards/annual_awards.asp?idAward=2001. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- "5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. http://www.interactive.org/awards/annual_awards.asp?idAward=2002. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- "6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. http://www.interactive.org/awards/annual_awards.asp?idAward=2003. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- "7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. http://www.interactive.org/awards/annual_awards.asp?idAward=2004. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- "8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. http://www.interactive.org/awards/annual_awards.asp?idAward=2005. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- "9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. http://www.interactive.org/awards/annual_awards.asp?idAward=2006. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- "10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. http://www.interactive.org/awards/annual_awards.asp?idAward=2007. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- "11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. http://www.interactive.org/awards/annual_awards.asp?idAward=2008. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- "11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. http://www.interactive.org/awards/annual_awards.asp?idAward=2008. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- "Hall of Fame". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2007-12-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20071230065112/http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?halloffame. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
External links
"About the Awards". Archived from the original on 2007-12-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20071229155649/http://www.interactive.org/awards.php.
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