1st March 2003, 2:28 PM
Hall of Fame Award - Yu Suzuki
Game of theYear - Battlefield 1942 -- There were a lot of better games...
Computer Game of the Year - Battlefield 1942 -- Warcraft III.
Computer Action Game of the Year - Grand Theft Auto III -- Its a good game...
Computer First-Person Action Game of the Year - Medal of Honor: Allied Assault -- I have to assume that Battlefield 1942 isn't eligable because of winning GOTY, or this choice is very odd...
Computer Role-Playing Game of the Year - Neverwinter Nights -- Oh, come on. It was decent... but better than, say Morrowind? No way...
Computer Strategy Game of the Year - Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos -- good
Computer Simulation Game of the Year - The Sims Unleashed -- Already commented. Morons.
Computer Sports Game of the Year - Madden NFL 2003 -- I don't like football, but a lot of people do.
Console Game of the Year - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell -- Metroid Prime.
Console Action Adventure Game of the Year - Grand Theft Auto - Vice City -- good
Console First-Person Action Game of the Year - Metroid Prime -- good
Console Platform Action Adventure Game of the Year - Ratchet & Clank -- Mario Sunshine
Console Role-Playing Game of the Year - Animal Crossing -- Maybe... but its not really a RPG in any traditional sense...
Console Sports Game of the Year - Madden NFL 2003 -- same as the PC one
Console Racing Game of the Year - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 -- I've never liked NFS all that much... but the only other good candidate was Burnout 2. I haven't played that one so I don't know which is better... but probably Burnout.
Console Fighting Game of the Year - Tekken 4 -- Never played it.
Family Game of the Year - Mario Party 4 -- Boring game... but I guess its a game families would like...
Handheld Game of the Year - Metroid Fusion -- Yup.
Innovation in Computer Gaming - Battlefield 1942 -- I'd hardly call that game innovative.
Innovation in Console Gaming - Animal Crossing -- Yeah.
Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year - The Sims Online -- I don't like The Sims, but its super popular...
Online Gameplay Game of the Year - Battlefield 1942 -- No way! There are plenty of better ones!
Outstanding Achievement in Animation - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus -- Never played it, so I don't know
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus -- same as previous
Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story - Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem -- Yes.
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design - Animal Crossing -- I'm not sure why...
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell -- Why? Sure, it was a good game... but what exactly is that category for?
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition - Medal of Honor: Frontline -- Don't know
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design - Medal of Honor: Frontline -- same
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering - The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers -- Best graphics? Doubtful... but they were good, so maybe.
Game of theYear - Battlefield 1942 -- There were a lot of better games...
Computer Game of the Year - Battlefield 1942 -- Warcraft III.
Computer Action Game of the Year - Grand Theft Auto III -- Its a good game...
Computer First-Person Action Game of the Year - Medal of Honor: Allied Assault -- I have to assume that Battlefield 1942 isn't eligable because of winning GOTY, or this choice is very odd...
Computer Role-Playing Game of the Year - Neverwinter Nights -- Oh, come on. It was decent... but better than, say Morrowind? No way...
Computer Strategy Game of the Year - Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos -- good
Computer Simulation Game of the Year - The Sims Unleashed -- Already commented. Morons.
Computer Sports Game of the Year - Madden NFL 2003 -- I don't like football, but a lot of people do.
Console Game of the Year - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell -- Metroid Prime.
Console Action Adventure Game of the Year - Grand Theft Auto - Vice City -- good
Console First-Person Action Game of the Year - Metroid Prime -- good
Console Platform Action Adventure Game of the Year - Ratchet & Clank -- Mario Sunshine
Console Role-Playing Game of the Year - Animal Crossing -- Maybe... but its not really a RPG in any traditional sense...
Console Sports Game of the Year - Madden NFL 2003 -- same as the PC one
Console Racing Game of the Year - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 -- I've never liked NFS all that much... but the only other good candidate was Burnout 2. I haven't played that one so I don't know which is better... but probably Burnout.
Console Fighting Game of the Year - Tekken 4 -- Never played it.
Family Game of the Year - Mario Party 4 -- Boring game... but I guess its a game families would like...
Handheld Game of the Year - Metroid Fusion -- Yup.
Innovation in Computer Gaming - Battlefield 1942 -- I'd hardly call that game innovative.
Innovation in Console Gaming - Animal Crossing -- Yeah.
Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year - The Sims Online -- I don't like The Sims, but its super popular...
Online Gameplay Game of the Year - Battlefield 1942 -- No way! There are plenty of better ones!
Outstanding Achievement in Animation - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus -- Never played it, so I don't know
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus -- same as previous
Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story - Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem -- Yes.
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design - Animal Crossing -- I'm not sure why...
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell -- Why? Sure, it was a good game... but what exactly is that category for?
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition - Medal of Honor: Frontline -- Don't know
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design - Medal of Honor: Frontline -- same
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering - The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers -- Best graphics? Doubtful... but they were good, so maybe.