4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

The 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards is the 4th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honors the best games in the video game industry. The awards are arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at Polly Esther's in San Jose, California on March 22, 2001 (2001-03-22). It was hosted by Martin Lewis, and featured presenters included Scott Campbell, Louis Castle, Tony Goodman, Lorne Lanning, Sid Meier, Ray Muzyka, Gabe Newell, Chris Taylor, Will Wright, and Greg Zeschuk.^[1]

4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
Date	March 22, 2001 (2001-03-22)
Venue	Polly Esther's
Country	San Jose, California, USA
Hosted by	Martin Lewis
Highlights
Most awards	SSX (5)
Most nominations	Jet Grind Radio (8)
Game of the Year	Diablo II
Hall of Fame	John Carmack
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Diablo II won the ceremony's top honor with Game of the Year. The PlayStation 2 launch title SSX ended up winning the most awards of the event. Jet Grind Radio received the most nominations, but did not win a single award. Electronic Arts received the most nominations and won the most awards, some of which were for publishing SquareSoft games outside of Japan. There was also a tie between FIFA 2001 and Motocross Madness 2 for PC Sports Game of the Year.

John Carmack was also the received the of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame Award.

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[2][3]

Game of the Year^[a] Diablo II — Blizzard Entertainment‡ Age of Empires II: The Conquerors — Ensemble Studios, Microsoft Asheron's Call — Turbine, Microsoft Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn — BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment Banjo-Tooie — Rare, Nintendo Chrono Cross — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 — Westwood Pacific, Electronic Arts Deus Ex — Ion Storm, Eidos Interactive Disney's Magic Artist 3D — Disney Interactive EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark — Verant Interactive, Sony Online Entertainment FIFA 2001 — EA Canada Final Fantasy IX — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega Links 2001 — Access Software, Microsoft Madden NFL 2001 — EA Tiburon MechWarrior 4: Vengeance — FASA Interactive, Microsoft Rayman 2: The Great Escape — Ubisoft RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes — MicroProse, Hasbro Interactive Sacrifice — Shiny Entertainment, Interplay Entertainment Shenmue — Sega AM2 Skies of Arcadia — Overworks, Sega Spyro: Year of the Dragon — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment SSX — EA Canada Tekken Tag Tournament — Namco The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask — Nintendo EAD The Operative: No One Lives Forever — Monolith Productions, Fox Interactive Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 — Neversoft, Activision Virtua Tennis — Sega AM-3 WWF No Mercy — AKI Corporation, THQ

Craft Awards

Art Direction Final Fantasy IX — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts‡ Escape from Monkey Island — LucasArts Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega Spyro: Year of the Dragon — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment	Animation Final Fantasy IX — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts‡ Dead or Alive 2 — Team Ninja, Tecmo, Acclaim Entertainment Rayman 2: The Great Escape — Ubisoft Space Channel 5 — United Game Artists, Sega Tekken Tag Tournament — Namco
Sound Design Medal of Honor: Underground — DreamWorks Interactive, Electronic Arts‡ Deus Ex — Ion Storm, Eidos Interactive Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega The Longest Journey — Funcom, IQ Media, Tri Synergy, Empire Interactive	Original Musical Composition Medal of Honor: Underground — DreamWorks Interactive, Electronic Arts‡ Escape from Monkey Island — LucasArts Final Fantasy IX — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega SSX — EA Canada
Game Design The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask — Nintendo EAD‡ Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega Rayman 2: The Great Escape — Ubisoft Shenmue — Sega AM2 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 — Neversoft, Activision	Visual Engineering SSX — EA Canada‡ FIFA 2001 — EA Canada Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega Motocross Madness 2 — Rainbow Studios, Microsoft
Game Play Engineering SSX — EA Canada‡ Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn — BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment The Operative: No One Lives Forever — Monolith Productions, Fox Interactive Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 — Neversoft, Activision	Character or Story Development Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn — BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment‡ Final Fantasy IX — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Shenmue — Sega AM2 Skies of Arcadia — Overworks, Sega

Console Awards

Console Game of the Year SSX — EA Canada‡ Banjo-Tooie — Rare, Nintendo Chrono Cross — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Final Fantasy IX — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega Madden NFL 2001 — EA Tiburon Rayman 2: The Great Escape — Ubisoft Shenmue — Sega AM2 Skies of Arcadia — Overworks, Sega Spyro: Year of the Dragon — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment Tekken Tag Tournament — Namco The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask — Nintendo EAD Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 — Neversoft, Activision Virtua Tennis — Sega AM-3 WWF No Mercy — AKI Corporation, THQ	Console Innovation Shenmue — Sega AM2‡ Fantavision — SCE Japan Studio Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega Samba de Amigo — Sonic Team, Sega Seaman — Vivarium, Sega Space Channel 5 — United Game Artists, Sega
Console Action/Adventure The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask — Nintendo EAD‡ Banjo-Tooie — Rare, Nintendo Rayman 2: The Great Escape — Ubisoft Spyro: Year of the Dragon — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment Vagrant Story — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts	Console Fighting Dead or Alive 2 — Team Ninja, Tecmo, Acclaim Entertainment‡ Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 — Midway Studios San Diego, Midway Games Tekken Tag Tournament — Namco Ultimate Fighting Championship — Anchor Inc., Crave Entertainment WWF No Mercy — AKI Corporation, THQ
Console Family Mario Tennis — Camelot Software Planning, Nintendo‡ Donkey Kong Country^[b] — Rare, Nintendo Hey You, Pikachu! — Ambrella, Nintendo Pokémon Stadium — Nintendo EAD, HAL Laboratory	Console Racing SSX — EA Canada‡ F355 Challenge — Sega AM2 Ridge Racer V — Namco San Francisco Rush 2049 — Midway Games
Console Role-Playing Final Fantasy IX — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts‡ Chrono Cross — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Skies of Arcadia — Overworks, Sega The Legend of Dragoon — SCE Japan Studio	Console Sports SSX — EA Canada‡ Madden NFL 2001 — EA Tiburon Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 — Neversoft, Activision Virtua Tennis — Sega AM-3

PC Awards

PC Game of the Year Diablo II — Blizzard Entertainment‡ Age of Empires II: The Conquerors — Ensemble Studios, Microsoft Asheron's Call — Turbine, Microsoft Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn — BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 — Westwood Pacific, Electronic Arts Deus Ex — Ion Storm, Eidos Interactive Disney's Magic Artist 3D — Disney Interactive EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark — Verant Interactive, Sony Online Entertainment FIFA 2001 — EA Canada Links 2001 — Access Software, Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Vengeance — FASA Interactive, Microsoft RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes — MicroProse, Hasbro Interactive Sacrifice — Shiny Entertainment, Interplay Entertainment The Operative: No One Lives Forever — Monolith Productions, Fox Interactive	Computer Innovation Deus Ex — Ion Storm, Eidos Interactive‡ Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord — Big Time Software, CDV Software Crimson Skies — Zipper Interactive, Microsoft Sacrifice — Shiny Entertainment, Interplay Entertainment Shogun: Total War — Creative Assembly, Electronic Arts
PC Action/Adventure Deus Ex — Ion Storm, Eidos Interactive‡ Crimson Skies — Zipper Interactive, Microsoft Escape from Monkey Island — LucasArts Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force — Raven Software, Activision The Operative: No One Lives Forever — Monolith Productions, Fox Interactive	PC Family Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions — Dynamix, Sierra On-Line‡ Disney's Magic Artist 3D — Disney Interactive Ernie's Adventures in Space — Sesame Workshop, Mattel Interactive Tonka Dig'n Rigs — Hasbro Interactive, Infogrames
PC Role-Playing Diablo II — Blizzard Entertainment‡ Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn — BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment Deus Ex — Ion Storm, Eidos Interactive Icewind Dale — Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment	PC Simulation MechWarrior 4: Vengeance — FASA Interactive, Microsoft‡ Enemy Engaged: RAH-66 Comanche vs. KA-52 Hokum — Razorworks, Empire Interactive Links 2001 — Access Software, Microsoft Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed — Eden Studios, EA Canada RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes — MicroProse, Hasbro Interactive
PC Sports^[c] FIFA 2001 — EA Canada‡ Motocross Madness 2 — Rainbow Studios, Microsoft‡ Championship Manager: Season 00/01 — Sports Interactive, Eidos Interactive Links 2001 — Access Software, Microsoft	PC Strategy Age of Empires II: The Conquerors — Ensemble Studios, Microsoft‡ Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 — Westwood Pacific, Electronic Arts Sacrifice — Shiny Entertainment, Interplay Entertainment Zeus: Master of Olympus — Impressions Games, Sierra On-Line

Online Awards

Online Gameplay MechWarrior 4: Vengeance — FASA Interactive, Microsoft‡ Clusterball — Daydream Software, RealNetworks Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 — Westwood Pacific, Electronic Arts Ultima Online: Renaissance — Origin Systems, Electronic Arts

Massive Multiplayer/Persistent World EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark — Verant Interactive, Sony Online Entertainment‡ Allegiance — Microsoft Research Asheron's Call — Turbine, Microsoft Ultima Online: Renaissance — Origin Systems, Electronic Arts

Hall of Fame Award

• John Carmack^[6]

Games with multiple nominations and awards

The following 32 games received multiple nominations: Nominations Game 8 Jet Grind Radio 7 Final Fantasy IX SSX 6 Deus Ex 5 Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Rayman 2: The Great Escape Shenmue Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 4 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 FIFA 2001 Links 2001 MechWarrior 4: Vengeance The Operative: No One Lives Forever Sacrifice Skies of Arcadia Spyro: Year of the Dragon Tekken Tag Tournament The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3 Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Asheron's Call Banjo-Tooie Chrono Cross Diablo II Disney's Magic Artist 3D Escape from Monkey Island EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark Madden NFL 2001 RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes Virtua Tennis WWF No Mercy 2 Crimson Skies Dead or Alive 2 Medal of Honor: Underground Motocross Madness 2 Space Channel 5 Ultima Online: Renaissance

The following seven games received multiple awards: Awards Game 5 SSX 3 Diablo II Final Fantasy IX 2 Deus Ex MechWarrior 4: Vengeance Medal of Honor: Underground The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Companies with multiple nominations

Companies that received multiple nominations as either a developer or a publisher. Nominations Game 35 Electronic Arts 26 Sega 19 Microsoft 11 Nintendo SquareSoft 10 Interplay Entertainment 9 Sony Computer Entertainment 7 Eidos Interactive Smilebit 6 Activision Black Isle Studios Ion Storm 5 BioWare Namco Neversoft Ubisoft 4 Access Software FASA Interactive Fox Interactive Hasbro Interactive Insomniac Games Monolith Productions Overworks Rare Westwood Pacific 3 AKI Corporation Blizzard Entertainment Disney Interactive Ensemble Studios LucasArts MicroProse Shiny Entertainment THQ Turbine Verant Interactive 2 Acclaim Entertainment DreamWorks Interactive Empire Interactive Midway Games Origin Systems Rainbow Studios Sierra On-Line Team Ninja Tecmo United Game Artists Zipper Interactive

Companies that received multiple awards as either a developer or a publisher. Awards Game 11 Electronic Arts 4 Microsoft 3 Blizzard Entertainment Nintendo SquareSoft 2 DreamWorks Interactive Eidos Interactive FASA Interactive Ion Storm

Notes

1. Includes all finalists for Console Game of the Year and PC Game of the Year.^[4][5]
2. Game Boy Color version
3. Tie between finalists.

External links

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