Interactive Achievement Award

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The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has been hosting the Interactive Achievement Awards for video game publication annually since 1998. The game award ceremony is presented at the annual D.I.C.E. Summit. For a game to be considered for entry, the developer must pay an entry fee to the AIAS.^[1]

[edit] Awards

The winners of the Interactive Achievement Awards are determined by secret ballot of those who work in the game industry.^[1]

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.

[edit] Game of the Year

[edit] Overall

Game of the Year

Year	Game	Genre	Platform(s)	Developer(s)
2009 (12th)	LittleBigPlanet ^[2]	Platformer, User-generated content	PlayStation 3	Media Molecule
2008 (11th)	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	First-person shooter	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Mac OS X	Infinity Ward
2007 (10th)	Gears of War	Third-person shooter	Xbox 360, Windows, Mac OS X	Epic Games
2006 (9th)	God of War	Action-adventure game	PlayStation 2	SCE Studios Santa Monica
2005 (8th)	Half-Life 2	First-person shooter	PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, Windows	Valve Corporation
2004 (7th)	Call of Duty	First-person shooter	N-Gage, Windows, Mac OS X	Infinity Ward
2003 (6th)	Battlefield 1942	First-person shooter	Windows 98, Mac OS	Digital Illusions CE
2002 (5th)	Halo: Combat Evolved	First-person shooter	Xbox, Windows, Mac OS X	Bungie Studios
2001 (4th)	Diablo II	Hack and slash	Windows, Mac OS, Mac OS X	Blizzard North
2000 (3rd)	The Sims	Life simulation game	Windows, Mac OS, Linux	Maxis
1999 (2nd)	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Action-adventure	Nintendo 64	Nintendo EAD
1998 (1st)	GoldenEye 007	First-person shooter	Nintendo 64	Rareware

[edit] Action

+ Action Game of the Year
Year	Overall
Year	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

[edit] Adventure

+ Adventure Game of the Year
Year	Overall
Year	Console	Computer
2009	Mirror's Edge
2008	Super Mario Galaxy^[3]
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	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Grim Fandango
1998	Final Fantasy VII	Blade Runner

[edit] Cellular/Mobile

+ Cellular/Mobile Game of the Year
Year	Winner
2009	Spore Origins
2008	skate.
2007	Orcs and Elves
2006	Ancient Empires II

[edit] 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

[edit] Console

+ Console Game of the Year
Year	Winner
2009	LittleBigPlanet
2008	Call of Duty 4
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	Soul Calibur
1999	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1998	GoldenEye 007

[edit] 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

[edit] Family

+ Family Game of the Year
Year	Overall
Year	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

[edit] Handheld

+ Handheld Game of the Year
Year	Winner
2009	God of War: Chains of Olympus
2008	The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass^[3]
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

[edit] Massively Multiplayer

+ Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year^[4]
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: Ruins of Kunark
2000	Everquest
1999	Ultima Online: The Second Age
1998	Ultima Online

[edit] 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
2001	SSX
2000	Star Wars: Episode I Racer
1999	Gran Turismo
1998	Diddy Kong Racing

[edit] Role-Playing

+ Role-Playing Game of the Year
Year	Overall
Year	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

[edit] 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

[edit] Sports

+ Sports Game of the Year
Year	Overall
Year	Console	Computer
2009	NHL 09
2008	skate.
2007	Tony Hawk Project 8
2006	SSX On Tour
2005	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
2004	Madden NFL 2004^[5] & SSX 3^[6]	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

[edit] 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 Expansion
2000	Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
1999	Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
1998	Age of Empires & StarCraft

[edit] "Outstanding" Awards

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Character Performance

+ Outstanding Character Performance
Year	Overall
Year	Female	Male
2009	LittleBigPlanet
2008	Ellen McLain as GLaDOS in The Orange Box: Portal
2007	Viva Pinata	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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Licensed Soundtrack

2004 : SSX 3

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Console Awards

[edit] Console Innovation (Creativity / Innovation in Console Gaming)

2004 : EyeToy

2003 : Animal Crossing

2002 : Pikmin

2001 : Shenmue

[edit] Console Children's

2006:We Love Katamari

2005:Sly 2: Band of Thieves

2004:Mario Party 5

[edit] Console Fighting

2006 : Soul Calibur III

2005 : Tekken 5

2004 : Soul Calibur II

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

[edit] Console First Person Action

2006 : Battlefield 2

2005 : Halo 2

2004 : Rainbow Six 3

2003 : Metroid Prime

[edit] Console Sports Simulation

2005 : ESPN NFL 2K5

2004 : Madden NFL 2004

[edit] Console Action Sports

2005 : Tony Hawk's Underground 2

2004 : SSX 3

[edit] Computer Awards

[edit] Computer Innovation

(Creativity / Innovation In Computer Gaming)

2005 : Half-Life 2

2004 : Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2003 : Battlefield 1942

2002 : Black and 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Computer First Person Action

2005 : Half-Life 2

2004 : Call of Duty

2003 : Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.