Los premios de la Academia, los mejores juegos del 2002

Urashima
Los videojuegos también tienen su propia Academia, la AIAS (Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences ) y una vez al año se otorgan los Interactive Achievement Awards, que se podrían definir como los Oscar de los videojuegos.
Ayer se celebró la sexta edición en el Hard Rock Hotel & Casino de Las Vegas. Lo más destacado de esta edición son los 13 galardones que se llevó Electronic Arts y el premio honorífico que se le otorgó a Yu Suzuki, entrando a formar parte del Hall of Fame de la AIAS.

El juego más galardonado fue Battlefield 1942, con 4 premios entre los que figura el mejor juego del año y mejor juego de PC del año. A continuación Animal Crossing le sigue con 3 premios por su innovación y diseño y como mejor RPG consolero del año.
El premio a mejor juego de consola del año se lo ha llevado Splinter Cell.


A continuación os ofrecemos la lista completa de ganadores:

Computer Action Game of the Year – 2002
Grand Theft Auto III

Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar North

Computer First Person Action Game of the Year – 2002
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: 2015 Inc.

Computer Game of the Year – 2002
Battlefield 1942

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Digital Illusions

Computer Role Playing Game of the Year – 2002
Neverwinter Nights

Publisher: Infogrames
Developer: Bioware

Computer Simulation Game of the Year – 2002
The Sims Unleashed

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Maxis

Computer Sports Game of the Year – 2002
Madden NFL 2003

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Tiburon

Computer Strategy Game of the Year – 2002
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment

Console Action Adventure Game of the Year – 2002
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar North

Console Fighting Game of the Year – 2002
Tekken 4

Publisher: Namco
Developer: Namco

Console First Person Action Game of the Year – 2002
Metroid Prime

Publisher: Nintendo of America
Developer: Retro Studios

Console Game of the Year – 2002
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

Publisher: Ubi Soft
Developer: Ubi Soft Montreal

Console Platform Action Adventure Game of the Year – 2002
Ratchet & Clank

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Insomniac Games

Console Racing Game of the Year – 2002
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Black Box

Console Role Playing Game of the Year – 2002
Animal Crossing

Publisher: Nintendo of America
Developer: Nintendo Co. Ltd.

Console Sports Game of the Year – 2002
Madden NFL 2003

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Tiburon

Family Game of the Year – 2002
Mario Party 4

Publisher: Nintendo of America
Developer: Hudson Soft Co. Ltd.

Game of the Year – 2002
Battlefield 1942

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Digital Illusions

Hall of Fame Award
Yu Suzuki, SEGA


Handheld Game of the Year – 2002
Metroid Fusion

Publisher: Nintendo of America
Developer: Nintendo Co. Ltd.

Innovation in Computer Gaming – 2002
Battlefield 1942

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Digital Illusions

Innovation in Console Gaming – 2002
Animal Crossing

Publisher: Nintendo of America
Developer: Nintendo Co. Ltd.

Massively Multiplayer / Persistent World Game of the Year – 2002
The Sims Online

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA MAXIS

Online Gameplay Game of the Year – 2002
Battlefield 1942

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Digital Illusions

Outstanding Achievement in Animation – 2002
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Sucker Punch

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction – 2002
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Sucker Punch

Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story – 2002
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

Publisher: Nintendo of America
Developer: Silicon Knights

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design – 2002
Animal Crossing

Publisher: Nintendo of America
Developer: Nintendo Co. Ltd.

Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering – 2002
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

Publisher: Ubi Soft
Developer: Ubi Soft Montreal

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition – 2002
Medal of Honor: Frontline

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EALA

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design – 2002
Medal of Honor: Frontline

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EALA

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering – 2002
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Stormfront Studios