1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

The winners in each category are as follows:

Game of the Year

• Interactive Title of the Year: GoldenEye 007
  (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
  • other nominees:
    Age of Empires (D: Ensemble Studios, P: Microsoft)
    Blade Runner (D: Westwood Studios, P: Virgin Interactive Entertainment)
    Final Fantasy VII (D: Square Soft, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    Parappa the Rapper (D: NanaOn-Sha Co., P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

Starcraft box art

• Computer Game of the Year: Starcraft
  (D/P: Blizzard Entertainment)

• Console Game of the Year: GoldenEye 007
  (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)

Outstanding Achievement

• Outstanding Achievement in Art/Graphics: Riven: The Sequel to Myst
  (D: Cyan, P Acclaim)
  • other nominees:
    Blade Runner (D: Westwood Studios, P: Virgin Interactive Entertainment)
    The Curse of Monkey Island (D/P: LucasArts)
    Final Fantasy VII (D: Square Soft, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    GoldenEye 007 (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
    Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (D: Oddworld Inhabitants, P: GT Interactive)

• Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Design: Parappa the Rapper
  (D: NanaOn-Sha Co., P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
  • other nominees:
    Dungeon Keeper (D: Bullfrog Productions, P: Electronic Arts)
    Final Fantasy VII (D: Square Soft, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    GoldenEye 007 (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
    Parappa the Rapper (D: NanaOn-Sha Co., P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

• Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering: GoldenEye 007
  (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
  • other nominees:
    Blade Runner (D: Westwood Studios, P: Virgin Interactive Entertainment)
    GoldenEye 007 (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
    Microsoft Flight Simulator 1998 (D/P: Microsoft)
    NFL Gameday '98 (D/p: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    NFL Quarterback Club '98 (D: Iguana Entertainment, P: Acclaim)
    Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (D/P: Interplay Productions)
    Temujin (D/P: SouthPeak Interactive)
    Ultima Online (D: Origin, P: Electronic Arts)

• Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music: Parappa the Rapper
  (D: NanaOn-Sha Co., P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
  • other nominees:
    Fallout (D/P: Interplay Entertainment)
    Interstate 76 (D/P: Activision)
    Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (D: Oddworld Inhabitants, P: GT Interactive Software)
    Outlaws (D/P: LucasArts)
    Parappa the Rapper (D: NanaOn-Sha Co., P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (D/P: Interplay Productions)

Computer Genre Game of the Year

• Computer Action Game of the Year: Quake II
  (D: id Software, P: Activision)
  • other nominees:
    Carmegeddon Max Pack Stainless Software/Sci Games Interplay Entertainment)
    Die By the Sword Treyarch Interplay Entertainment)
    Jedi Knight Dark Forces II (D/P: LucasArts)
    Redneck Rampage (D: Xatrix Entertainment, P: Interplay Entertainment)
    Wing Commander: Prophecy (D/P: Electronic Arts)

• Computer Adventure Game of the Year: Blade Runner
  (D: Westwood Studios, P: Virgin Interactive Entertainment)
  • other nominees:
    The Curse of Monkey Island (D/P: LucasArts)
    Realms of the Haunting (D: Interplay Entertainment, P: Gremlin Interactive)
    Riven: The Sequel to Myst (D: Cyan, P: Acclaim)
    Tex Murphy: Overseer (D/P: Access Software)
    The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time (D: Presto Studios, P: Red Orb Entertainment)

• Computer Creativity Title of the Year: Orly's Draw-a-Story
  (D/P: Broderbund Software)
  • other nominees:
    The American Girls Premiere (D/P: The Learning Company)
    Barbie Cool Looks Fashion Designer (D: Digital Domain, P: Mattel Media)
    Disney's Magic Artist (D: Image Builder Software, P: Disney Interactive)
    Print Artist Platinum (D/P: Sierra Home)
    Print Master Platinum 4.0 (D/P: Midscape)

• Computer Edutainment Game of the Year: Where in Time is Carmen SanDiego?
  (D/P: Broderbund Software)
  • other nominees:
    Ariel's Story Studio (D: Media Station, Inc., P: Disney Interactive)
    Crayola Magic Wardrobe (D: Hyperspace Cowgirls, P: IBM)
    Reader Rabbit's First Grade (D/P: The Learning Company)
    Sesame Street: Elmo's Preschool Deluxe (D: Children's Television Workshop, P: The Learning Company)

• Computer Family/Kids Title of the Year: LEGO Island
  (D/P: Mindscape Inc.)
  • other nominees:
    Backyard Baseball (D: Humongous Entertainment, P: GT Interactive Software)
    Oregon Trail 3rd Edition: Pioneer Adventures (D/P: The Learning Company)
    Secret Paths in the Forest (D: Media Concrete & Convivial, P: Purple Moon)
    Tonka Search and Rescue (D: Media Station, Inc., P: Hasbro Interactive)
    Ultimate Family Tree (D/P: Palladium Interactive)

• Computer Role Playing Game of the Year: Dungeon Keeper
  (D: Bullfrog Productions, P: Electronic Arts)
  • other nominees:
    Fallout (D/P: Interplay Entertainment)
    Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny (D: Westwood Studios, P: Avalon Interactive)

• Computer Simulation Game of the Year: Microsoft Flight Simulator 1998
  (D/P: Microsoft)
  • other nominees:
    F22 Air Dominance Fighter (D: Digital Image, P: Design Infogrames)
    Jane's Combat Simulations: F-15 (D: Jane's Combat Simulations, P: Electronic Arts)
    Jane's Combat Simulations: Longbow 2 (D: Jane's Combat Simulations, P: Electronic Arts)
    Microsoft Flight Simulator 1998 (D/P: Microsoft)
    Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (D/P: Interplay Entertainment)

• Computer Skills Building Title of the Year: Carmen Sandiego Word Detective
  (D/P: Broderbund Software)
  • other nominees:
    The Clue Finders' Third Grade Adventures (D/P: The Learning Company)
    Disney's Ready to Read with Pooh (D/P: Disney Interactive)
    Inside the SAT and ACT 98 Deluxe (D: The Princeton Review, P: Mindscape Inc.)
    JumpStart 2nd Grade Math (D: Human Code, P: Knowledge Adventure)
    Language Connect Self Study (D/P: Syracuse Language Systems)

• Computer Sports Game of the Year: FIFA Road to World Cup '98
  (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
  • other nominees:
    [[Links LS 98 Access Software Access Software)
    NBA Action '98 (D: Visual Concepts, P: Sega)

• Computer Strategy Game of the Year: TIE: Age of Empires & StarCraft
  (D: Ensemble Studios, P: Microsoft) & (D/P: Blizzard Entertainment)
  • other nominees:
    Command & Conquer Gold (D/P: Westwood Studios)
    Sid Meier's Gettysburg! (D: Firaxis Games, P: Electronic Arts)
    Total Annihilation (D: Cavedog Entertainment, P: GT Interactive Software)
    Warlords II: Reign of Heroes (D: SSG, P: Red Orb Entertainment)

Console Genre Game of the Year

• Console Action Game of the Year: GoldenEye 007
  (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
  • other nominees:
    Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    Gex: Enter the Gecko (D: Crystal Dynamics, P: BMG Interactive)
    Resident Evil 2 (D/P: Capcom)
    Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (D: Iguana Entertainment, P: Acclaim)

Final Fantasy VII box art

• Console Adventure Game of the Year: Final Fantasy VII
  (D: Square Soft, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
  • other nominees:
    Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (D: Konami Tokyo, P: Konami)
    Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (D: Oddworld Inhabitants, P: GT Interactive Software)
    Resident Evil 2 (D/P: Capcom)
    Riven: The Sequel to Myst (D: Cyan, P: Acclaim)

• Console Fighting Game of the Year: WCW vs. NOW: World Tour
  (D: Asmik Ace Entertainment/Inland Productions, P: THQ)
  • other nominees:
    Bloody Roar (D: Hudson Soft, P: Sony Computer [[Entertainment America)
    Bushido Blade (D: Square Soft, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha (D: Arika Co., P: Capcom)
    WCW Nitro (D: Inland Productions, P: THQ)

Diddy Kong Racing box art

• Console Racing Game of the Year: Diddy Kong Racing
  (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
  • other nominees:
    Mario Kart 64 (D: Nintendo EAD, P: Nintendo)
    Moto Racer (D: Delphine Software, P: Electronic Arts)
    NASCAR '98 (D: Stormfront Studios, P: Electronic Arts)

• Console Role Playing Game of the Year: Final Fantasy VII
  (D: Square Soft, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
  • other nominees:
    Alundra (D: Matrix Software, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    Final Fantasy VII (D: Square Soft, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    Suikoden (D/P: Konami)
    Wild Arms (D: Media.Vision Entertainment, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)

• Console Sports Game of the Year: International Superstar Soccer
  (D/P: Konami)
  • other nominees:
    NASCAR '98 (D: Stormfront Studios, P: Electronic Arts)
    NBA Live '98 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
    NFL Gameday '98 (D/P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
    NFL Quarterback Club '98 (D: Iguana Entertainment, P: Acclaim)
    World Series Baseball '98 (D/P: Sega of America)

Other Awards

• Online Game of the Year: Ultima Online
  (D: ORIGIN Systems, P: Electronic Arts)
  • other nominees:
    Air Warrior III (D: Kesmai Studios, P: iEntertainment Network)
    Aliens Online (D: Fox Interactive/Mythic Entertainment, P: Kesmai Corporation)
    Gemstone III (D/P: Simutronics)
    Subspace (D/P: Virgin Interactive Entertainment)

• Entertainment Site of the Year: Bezerk
  (D: Berkely Systems/Jellyvision, P: Berkely Systems)
  • other nominees:
    Comedy Central Online (D: Comedy Central)
    Disney's Daily Blast (D: Disney Online, P: Disney Interactive)
    Entertainment Asylum (D/P: America Online)
    NBC TV's Home on the Web (D/P: NBC Digital Productions)

• News/Information Site of the Year: CNN Online
  (D/P: CNN Interactive)
  • other nominees:
    ABC News Online (D/P: ABC News Internet Ventures)
    Discovery Channel Online (D: Discovery Channel Online, P: Discovery Channel)
    ESPN Sportszone (D/P: ESPN Internet Ventures)
    The Washington Post Online (D: The Washington Post Online, P: The Washington Post)

External links

• The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences :: Awards