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Awards

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

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

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

Action

Action Game of the Year
Year	Overall
Year	Console	Computer
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
Year	Console	Computer
2008	Super Mario Galaxy
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	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Grim Fandango
1998	Final Fantasy VII	Blade Runner

Cellular

Cellular Game of the Year
Year	Winner
2008	skate.

Computer

Computer Game of the Year
Year	Winner
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	Black and White
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
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

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
Year	Console	Computer
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
2008	The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
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
Year	Winner
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

Racing

Racing Game of the Year
Year	Winner
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

Role-Playing

Role-Playing Game of the Year
Year	Overall
Year	Console	Computer
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
2008	Command and 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
Year	Console	Computer
2008	skate.
2007	Tony Hawk Project 8
2006	SSX On Tour
2005	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
2004	Madden NFL 2004 & SSX 3	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
2008	Command and 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

"Outstanding" Awards

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

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

Character Performance

Outstanding Character Performance
Year	Overall
Year	Female	Male
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

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

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

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

Licensed Soundtrack

2004 : SSX 3

Online Gameplay

2007 : Gears of War

2004 : (not awarded)

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

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

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

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

Console Innovation (Creativity / Innovation in Console Gaming)

2004 : EyeToy

2003 : Animal Crossing

2002 : Pikmin

2001 : Shenmue

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

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

Computer Educational / Skills

2004 : (not awarded)

2002 : Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?: Treasures of Knowledge

2001 : (not awarded)

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

References

1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on 2006-06-21..
2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on 2006-06-21..
3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on 2006-06-21..
4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on 2006-06-21..
5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on 2006-06-21..
6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on 2006-06-21..
7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. interactive.org. Retrieved on 2006-06-21..
8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on 2006-06-21..
9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on 2006-06-21..
10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on 2008-02-08..
11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on 2008-02-19..
11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on 2008-02-08..
Hall of Fame. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on 2008-02-19..