2002 AIAS award winners
 

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences had its award ceremonies yesterday (the Oscars for video games). Here are the winners. I'm kind-of surprised by the fact that just about every popular game got an award.

Hall of Fame Award - Yu Suzuki
Game of theYear - Battlefield 1942
Computer Game of the Year - Battlefield 1942
Computer Action Game of the Year - Grand Theft Auto III
Computer First-Person Action Game of the Year - Medal of Honor:
Allied Assault
Computer Role-Playing Game of the Year - Neverwinter Nights
Computer Strategy Game of the Year - Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Computer Simulation Game of the Year - The Sims Unleashed
Computer Sports Game of the Year - Madden NFL 2003

Console Game of the Year - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Console Action Adventure Game of the Year - Grand Theft Auto - Vice
City
Console First-Person Action Game of the Year - Metroid Prime
Console Platform Action Adventure Game of the Year - Ratchet & Clank
Console Role-Playing Game of the Year - Animal Crossing
Console Sports Game of the Year - Madden NFL 2003
Console Racing Game of the Year - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Console Fighting Game of the Year - Tekken 4
Family Game of the Year - Mario Party 4

Handheld Game of the Year - Metroid Fusion
Innovation in Computer Gaming - Battlefield 1942
Innovation in Console Gaming - Animal Crossing
Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year - The Sims
Online
Online Gameplay Game of the Year - Battlefield 1942
Outstanding Achievement in Animation - Sly Cooper and the Thievius
Raccoonus
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction - Sly Cooper and the
Thievius Raccoonus
Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story - Eternal Darkness:
Sanity's Requiem
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design - Animal Crossing
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering - Tom Clancy's
Splinter Cell
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition - Medal of
Honor: Frontline
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design - Medal of Honor: Frontline
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering - The Lord of the Rings,
The Two Towers

? Is Battlefield 1942 that good of a game? I didn't hear that much about it.

Battlefield is amazing. A few surprises, but not many shockers.

Strange that they gave game of the year to Battlefield 1942, but Computer first-person action game of the year to MOH:AA.

"Online Gameplay Game of the Year - Battlefield 1942"

You're right. I"m blind.