[Naveed]

http://www.interactive.org/awards/IAA-8/winners.asp
also on gamespot http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/02...s_6117727.html

Half-Life 2 got 9 awards, in my opinion it deserved them, it is a masterpiece.

Gamespot: "The only category Half-Life 2 was nominated in but failed to win was in the Outstanding Achievement in Game Design category, which went to Katamari Damacy."

1. Game of the Year
Half-Life 2

2. Console Game of the Year
Halo 2

3. Computer Game of the Year
Half-Life 2

4. Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Half-Life 2

5. Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Half-Life 2

6. Outstanding Character Performance - Male
Half-Life 2

7. Outstanding Character Performance - Female
Judy Dench - Golden Eye: Rouge Agent

8. Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

9. Outstanding Achievement in Original Musical Composition
Fable

10. Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Halo 2

11. Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
Half-Life 2

12. Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
Halo 2

13. Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Half-Life 2

14. Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Katamari Damacy

15. Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development
Fable

16. Outstanding Innovation in Computer
Half-Life 2

17. Outstanding Innovation in Console Gaming
Katamari Damacy

CONSOLE AWARDS

18. Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

19. Action/Adventure Game of the Year
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

20. Action Sports Game of the Year
Tony Hawk's Underground 2

21. First Person Action Game of the Year
Halo 2

22. Children's Title of the Year
Sly Cooper 2

23. Fighting Game of the Year
Mortal Kombat: Deception

24. Family Game of the Year
Donkey Konga

25. Racing Game of the Year
Burnout 3 Criterion

26. Role Playing Game of the Year
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

27. Sports Simulation Game of the Year
ESPN NFL 2K5

WIRELESS & HANDHELD AWARDS

28. Wireless Game of the Year
Super Mario 64 DS

29. Handheld Game of the Year
Metroid: Zero Mission

COMPUTER AWARDS

30. Action/Adventure Game of the Year
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

31. Children's Game of the Year
Backyard Skateboarding

32. Downloadable Game of the Year
The Incredibles: Escape from Nomanisan Island

33. Family Game of the Year
Zoo Tycoon 2

34. First Person Action Game of the Year
Half-Life 2

35. Role Playing Game of the Year
Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker

36. Simulation Game of the Year
The Sims 2

37. Sports Game of the Year
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005

38. Strategy Game of the Year
Rome: Total War

39. Massive Multiplayer/Persistent World Game Of The Year
World of WarCraft

[Royal Fool]

Hmm, most of those awards are fair enough and I'd agree with them, except for a select few:

2. Console Game of the Year
Halo 2

I disagree. Although the visuals, sound and general epicness of the game cannot be denied, I was not very amazed by it.

4. Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Half-Life 2

I love Half-Life 2, but amazing and unique art wasn't something that really got to me. What about Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, or Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater? Or Myst IV: Revelation?

6. Outstanding Character Performance - Male
Half-Life 2

Not really a complaint, just wondering which one it was. It certainly wasn't Gordon, so it must have been Dr. Breen, Eli Vance or Kleiner, I guess?

15. Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development
Fable

Eh, no. What were they smoking?

35. Role Playing Game of the Year
Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker

I swear, I had never even heard of this game until seeing the awards list. How did it manage to overpower KotOR II's appeal and success?

[SoccerDude28]

Originally Posted by Royal Fool

I love Half-Life 2, but amazing and unique art wasn't something that really got to me. What about Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, or Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater? Or Myst IV: Revelation?

It was for me. The beautiful city 17, the different locales in that game, the feeling of being oppressed all the time by the use of shabby gray colors. It was a piece of art.

Originally Posted by Royal Fool

I swear, I had never even heard of this game until seeing the awards list. How did it manage to overpower KotOR II's appeal and success?

KOTOR 2 was not out for the PC last year. I guess that leaves no other competitors worth mentioning.

[Kolorabi]

Strange that a mod for Neverwinter Nights could beat Vampire: The Masquerade. Beyond Divinity was also pretty good, and Sacred was great (though that might be an action-rpg). But I guess this award shows that the adventure genre is not the only one that's struggling these days.

[SoccerDude28]

Originally Posted by Kolorabi

Strange that a mod for Neverwinter Nights could beat Vampire: The Masquerade. Beyond Divinity was also pretty good, and Sacred was great (though that might be an action-rpg). But I guess this award shows that the adventure genre is not the only one that's struggling these days.

Nope you are wrong Just coz the RPG genre did not have good games on the PC does not mean that the RPG genre did not have a good year. Console games had:
1- Paper Mario
2- KOTOR 2
3- Fable
4- Shadow hearts: covenant (a very good game)
5- Tales of Symphonia
These are the ones that I personally know. RPGs are shifting almost completely to the consoles.

[Kolorabi]

Ok, a clarification: I meant western-style RPGs. Of those you mentioned, only KOTOR 2 qualify. Fable is really an action-rpg (and so is the forthcoming Jade Empires).

If you have a look at discussion forums for western-style RPGs, you'll see a lot of despair. These are sad times for fans of that genre. Hopefully, 2005 will be a better year.

[Royal Fool]

Originally Posted by SoccerDude28

It was for me. The beautiful city 17, the different locales in that game, the feeling of being oppressed all the time by the use of shabby gray colors. It was a piece of art.


KOTOR 2 was not out for the PC last year. I guess that leaves no other competitors worth mentioning.

Right you are, I misread that, it was only for computers.