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]
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] Overall
Game of the Year
| Year |
Game |
Genre |
Platform(s) |
Developer(s) |
| 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
[edit] Adventure
[edit] Cellular/Mobile
[edit] Computer
[edit] Console
[edit] Downloadable
[edit] Family
[edit] Handheld
[edit] Massively Multiplayer
[edit] Racing
[edit] Role-Playing
[edit] Simulation
[edit] Sports
[edit] Strategy
[edit] Animation
- 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
- 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
[edit] Character / Story Development
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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 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
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
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.
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