| 6th AnnualInteractive Achievement Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 27, 2003 |
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino |
| Country | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Hosted by | Dave Foley |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Battlefield 1942 (4) |
| Most nominations | Metroid Prime (10) |
| Game of the Year | Battlefield 1942 |
| Hall of Fame | Yu Suzuki |
The6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 6th edition of theInteractive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in thevideo game industry during2002. The awards were arranged by theAcademy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and were held at theHard Rock Hotel and Casino inLas Vegas on February 27, 2003 as part of the Academy's 2003D.I.C.E. Summit. It was hosted byDave Foley with presenters includingCliff Bleszinski,Xander Berkeley,Don James,Shigeru Miyamoto,Julie Benz,Blue Man Group,Tony Hawk,Ed Fries,Kelly Hu,David Jones,Nina Kaczorowski,Doug Lowenstein,Syd Mead,Mike Metzger,Vince Neil,Tommy Tallarico,Amy Weber andVictor Webster. It had musical performances byUnwritten Law andThe Players Band.[1][2]
Atrimmed down and edited version of this event was broadcast on theG4 program Pulse, with coverage by Patrick Clark, the host of Pulse andDiane Mizota, one of the hosts fromFilter.
The Academy introduced the genre awards for "First-Person Action Game of the Year" for both console and computer. "Console Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year" was also introduced. Originally separate console and computer awards for "Children's Title of the Year" were offered, but a single "Family Game of the Year" would be presented that featured finalists for both console and PC releases. The computer award for "Educational Title of the Year" was originally part of the category listings, but was not featured on the nomination form.[3][4][5]
Battlefield 1942 won the most awards, including "Game of the Year".Metroid Prime received the most nominations.Electronic Arts received the most nominations, published the most nominated games, published the most award-winning games, and won the most awards.Rockstar North andMaxis were the only developers with more than one award-winning game. Four franchises had two award-winning titles at this awards ceremony:
Yu Suzuki, creator ofVirtua Fighter,Shenmue, and otherSega franchises, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.
Winners are listed first, highlighted inboldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[6][7]
Console Game of the Year | Computer Game of the Year |
Innovation in Computer Gaming | Innovation in Console Gaming |
| |
| Awards | Game |
|---|---|
| 4 | Battlefield 1942 |
| 3 | Animal Crossing |
| 2 | Madden NFL 2003 |
| Medal of Honor: Frontline | |
| Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus | |
| Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell |
| Awards | Games | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 8 | Electronic Arts |
| 7 | 5 | Nintendo |
| 4 | 1 | DICE |
| 3 | 2 | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 2 | Maxis | |
| Rockstar North | ||
| Ubisoft Montreal | ||
| 1 | Sucker Punch Productions |
