Complete List of AIAS Winners
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ Ninth Annual Interactive Achievement Awards had been held last evening at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada and some of the year’s best games walked out with a number of awards. Games like God of War and Guitar Hero sweeped the event by taking home an array of awards in multiple categories.
Below is the complete listing of winners
Games Of The Year
Overall Game of the Year
– God of War (P Sony Computer Entertainment America, D Sony Computer Entertainment America-Santa Monica)
PC Game of the Year
– Battlefield 2 (P EA, D Digital Illusions)
Console Game of the Year
– God of War (P Sony Computer Entertainment America, D Sony Computer Entertainment America-Santa Monica)
Outstanding Achievement
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
– Guitar Hero (P Red Octane, D Harmonix)
Outstanding Achievement Animation
– God of War (P Sony Computer Entertainment America, D Sony Computer Entertainment America-Santa Monica)
Outstanding Achievement Art Direction
– Shadow of the Colossus (P/D Sony Computer Entertainment America)
Outstanding Achievement Soundtrack
– Guitar Hero (P Red Octane, D Harmonix)
Outstanding Achievement Original Music Composition
– God of War (P Sony Computer Entertainment America, D Sony Computer Entertainment America-Santa Monica)
Outstanding Achievement Sound Design
– God of War (P Sony Computer Entertainment America, D Sony Computer Entertainment America-Santa Monica)
Outstanding Achievement Story and Character Development
– Call of Duty Big Red One (P Activision, D Treyarch)
Outstanding Achievement Gameplay Engineering
(Tie Between)
– Nintendogs (P Nintendo, D Nintendo EAD)
– Guitar Hero (P Red Octane, D Harmonix)
Outstanding Achievement Online Game Play
– Battlefield 2 (P EA, D Digital Illusions)
Outstanding Achievement Visual Engineering
– Shadow of the Colossus (P/D Sony Computer Entertainment America)
Outstanding Achievement Game Design
– Guitar Hero (P Red Octane, D Harmonix)
Outstanding Character Performance Male
– God of War (P Sony Computer Entertainment America, D Sony Computer Entertainment America-Santa Monica)
Outstanding Character Performance Female
– Jade Empire (P Microsoft, D Bioware)
Genre Awards
Sports Game of the Year
– SSX On Tour (P EA, D EA Canada)
First-Person Action Game of the Year
– Battlefield 2 (P EA, D Digital Illusions)
Role-Playing Game of the Year
– Jade Empire (P Microsoft, D Bioware)
Fighting Game of the Year
– Soul Calibur III (P/D Namco)
Action/Adventure Game of the Year
– God of War (P Sony Computer Entertainment America, D Sony Computer Entertainment America-Santa Monica)
Racing Game of the Year
– Need for Speed Most Wanted (P EA, D EA-Vancouver)
Children’s Game of the Year
– We Love Katamari (P/D Namco)
Downloadable Game of the Year
– WIK Fable of Souls (P Microsoft, D Reflexive)
Family Game of the Year
– Guitar Hero (P Red Octane, D Harmonix)
Simulation Game of the Year
– The Movies (P Activision, D Lionhead Studios)
Strategy Game of the Year
– Civilization IV (P 2K Games, D Firaxis)
Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year
(Tie Between)
– City of Villains (P NCsoft, D Cryptic Studios)
– Guild Wars (P NCsoft, D ArenaNet)
Handheld Game of the Year
– Nintendogs (P Nintendo, D Nintendo EAD)
Cellular Game of the Year
– Ancient Empires II (P/D Glu Mobile)