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INTERACTIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS - FINALISTS

A. CONTENT AWARDS

I. CONSOLE

Action Game of the Year

    Banjo-Kazooie, Nintendo of America/Rare (N64)

    Metal Gear Solid, Konami of America, Inc./KCEJ (PS)

    Parasite Eve, Square Electronic Arts L.L.C./Square Soft, Inc. (PS)

    Spyro the Dragon, Sony Computer Entertainment America/ Insomniac Games (PS)

    Tenchu: Stealth Assassins, Activision, Inc./Sony Music Entertainment Japan (PS)

Adventure Game of the Year

    Banjo-Kazooie, Nintendo of America/Rare (N64)

    MediEvil, Sony Computer Entertainment America/Sony Computer Entertainment America (PS)

    Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, GT Interactive Software/Oddworld Inhabitants (PS)

    Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co. Ltd. (N64)

Fighting Game of the Year

    Bushido Blade 2, Square Electronic Arts L.L.C./Square Soft, Inc. (PS)

    WCW/NWO Revenge, THQ/Asmik of Japan (N64)

    WWF: Warzone, Acclaim Entertainment /Iguana West (N64)

    WWF: Warzone, Acclaim Entertainment/Iguana West (PS)

Racing Game of the Year

    Extreme-G 2, Acclaim Entertainment/Probe Entertainment (N64)

    F-Zero X, Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co. Ltd. (N64)

    Gran Turismo, Sony Computer Entertainment America/ Polyphony Digital Inc. (PS)

    Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit, Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts Canada (PS)

Role Playing Game of the Year

    DMG Pokemon, Nintendo of America/Creatures Inc./Game Freak, Inc. (Game Boy)

    Panzer Dragoon Saga, Sega of America/Sega of America (Sega-Saturn)

    Parasite Eve, Square Electronic Arts L.L.C./Square Soft, Inc. (PS)

    Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co. Ltd. (N64)

Sports Game of the Year

    1080 Snowboarding, Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co. Ltd. (N64)

    Hot Shots Golf, Sony Computer Entertainment America/Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (PS)

    Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside, Nintendo of America/Left Field Productions (N64)

    NFL Blitz, Midway Home Entertainment/Midway Games Inc. (N64)

    NFL Quarterback Club'99, Acclaim Entertainment/Iguana Entertainment (N64)

Console Game of the Year

    All Console category finalists are nominated.


II. PERSONAL COMPUTER

Action Game of the Year

    Half-Life, Sierra Studios/Valve

    Starsiege Tribes, Sierra Online/Dynamix, Inc.

    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Red Storm Entertainment, Inc./Red Storm Entertainment, Inc.

    Unreal, GT Interactive Software/Epic Games and Digital Extremes

Adventure Game of the Year

    Dark Side of the Moon, SouthPeak Interactive/SouthPeak Interactive

    Douglas Adams Starship Titanic, Simon & Schuster Interactive/ The Digital Villiage

    Grim Fandango, LucasArts Entertainment Company L.L.C/ LucasArts Entertainment Company L.L.C

    Quest: Mask of Eternity, Sierra Studios/Sierra Studios

    Sanitarium, ASC Games/Dreamforge Intertainment

    The X-Files Game, Fox Interactive/HyperBole Studios

Role Playing Game of the Year

    Baldur's Gate, Interplay Productions/BioWare Corp.

    Fallout 2, Interplay Productions/Black Isle Studios

    Might & Magic VI, The 3DO Company/The 3DO Company/New

    World Computing Return to Krondor, Sierra Studios/Pyrotechnix

Simulation Game of the Year

    Descent: FreeSpace The Great War, Interplay Productions/ Volition, Inc

    Independence War, Infogrames Entertainment, Inc./Particle Systems

    Jane's WWII Fighters, Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts

    Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit, Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts Canada

    Total Air War, Infogrames Entertainment, Inc./Digital Image Design, Ltd.

Sports Game of the Year

    FIFA 99, Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts Canada

    Links LS 1999, Access Software/Access Software

    Madden 99, Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts

    Motocross Madness, Microsoft/Rainbow Studios

    NASCAR Revolution, Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts

Strategy Game of the Year

    Caesar III, Sierra Studios/Impressions Games

    Close Combat III:The Russian Front, Microsoft/Atomic Games Inc.

    MechCommander, Microprose/Microsoft

    Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, Electronic Arts/Firaxis Games

    SimCity 3000, Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts Maxis

Computer Game of the Year

    All Computer Game category finalists are nominated.

Creativity Title of the Year

    3-D Castle Creator, IBM/Image Builder

    American Greetings Craft! Deluxe, Broderbund/Broderbund/ American Greetings

    Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera & CD-ROM, Mattel, Inc./ Gorilla

    Cosmopolitan Virtual Makeover: The Collection, Broderbund/ Broderbund/Motion Works

    PrintMaster Platinum 7.0 DVD, Broderbund/Broderbund

Children's Entertainment Title of the Year

    Barbie Riding Club, Mattel Media, Inc./Human Code, Inc.

    Blue's Birthday Adventure, Humongous Entertainment/ Humongous Entertainment

    Disney/ Pixar's A Bug's Life Action Game, Disney Interactive/ Traveller's Tale

    Dr. Brain Thinking Games: IQ Adventure, Knowledge Adventure/Knowledge Adventure

    Lego Creator, Lego Media International/Superscape

    Rugrats Adventure Game, The Learning Company/The Learning Company

    The Starfire Soccer Challenge, Stormfront Studios/Purple Moon

Family Title of the Year

    3-D Ultra NASCAR Pinball, Sierra Attractions/Dynamix, Inc

    Looney Tunes Cosmic Capers Animated Jigsaws, SouthPeak Interactive/SouthPeak Interactive

    National Geographic Maps, Broderbund/National Geographic Interactive/Broderbund/National Geographic Interactive

    Star Wars: Behind the Magic, LucasArts Entertainment Company L.L.C/LucasArts Entertainment Company L.L.C

    The D Show, Disney Interactive/Cyberflix

Educational Title of the Year (0-8 years)

    Blue's Birthday Adventure, Humongous Entertainment/ Humongous Entertainment

    Disney's Adventures in Typing with Timon & Pumbaa, Disney Interactive/Disney Interactive

    Dr. Seuss Preschool, The Learning Company/The Learning Company

    Elmo's Reading: Preschool & Kindergarten, The Learning Company/Children's Television Workshop

    JumpStart Preschool, Knowledge Adventure/Knowledge Adventure

    Reader Rabbit's Math Ages 6-9, The Learning Company/The Learning Company

Educational Title of the Year (9-16 years)

    Journey into the Brain, Morphonix/Morphonix

    JumpStart Adventures 6th Grade, Knowledge Adventure/ Knowledge Adventure/Human Code

    National Geographic Maps, Broderbund/National Geographic Interactive/Broderbund/National Geographic Interactive

    StarWars DroidWorks, Lucas Learning Ltd./Lucas Learning Ltd.

    Thinkin' Science ZAP!, Edmark/Edmark

III. ONLINE

Action/Strategy Game of the Year

    Airwarrior III, Aries Online Games/Kesmai Studios

    CyberStrike 2, Simutronics/Simutronics

    Starsiege Tribes, Sierra Online/Dynamix, Inc.

Role Playing Game of the Year

    DragonRealms: Maritime Expansion, Simutronics/Simutronics

    Meridian 59 Dark Auspices, The 3DO Company/The 3DO Company

    Ultima Online: The Second Age, Electronic Arts/Origin Systems, Inc.

Family/Board Game of the Year

    Multiplayer Jeopardy! Online, Sony Online Entertainment/Sony Online Entertainment

    Multiplayer Wheel of Fortune Online, Sony Online Entertainment/Sony Online Entertainment

    The Game of LIFE, Hasbro/Mass Media, Inc.

    What's the big Idea?, Berkeley Systems/Berkeley Systems

Entertainment Site of the Year

    Comedy Central Online, Comedy Central/Comedy Central

    Gamespot, Gamespot Inc./Gamespot Inc.

    MSN Gaming Zone, Microsoft/Microsoft

    uproar.com, E-Pub Inc./E-Pub Inc.

News/Information Site of the Year

    CNN.com, CNN Interactive/CNN Interactive

    CNN.com/ColdWar, CNN Interactive/CNN Interactive Gamespot.com, GameSpot Inc./GameSpot Inc.

    Newsweek.com, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive/ Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive

    metromix.com, Chicago Tribune Interactive Media/Julianna Cole

    The New York Times on the Web(learning), The New York Times Electronic Media/The New York Times Electronic

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition, Dow Jones & Co. Inc./Dow Jones & Co. Inc.

B.) CRAFT AWARDS

Outstanding Achievement in Art and Graphics

    Banjo-Kazooie, Team Banjo-Kazooie, Nintendo of America/Rare (N64)

    Grim Fandango, Tim Schafer & Team, LucasArts Entertainment Company L.L.C/LucasArts Entertainment Company L.L.C

    Half-Life, Team Half-Life, Sierra Studios/Valve

    Spyro the Dragon, Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment America/Insomniac Games (PS)

Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Design

    DMG Pokemon, Team Pokemon, Nintendo of America/ Creatures Inc./Game Freak, Inc. (Game Boy)

    Half-Life, Team Half-Life, Sierra Studios/Valve

    Metal Gear Solid, Hideo Kojima, Konami of America, Inc./ KCEJ (PS)

    Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, Brian Reynolds Electronic Arts/Firaxis Games

    Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Team Zelda Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co. Ltd. (N64)

Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music

    Grim Fandango, Peter McComel & Team, LucasArts Entertainment Company L.L.C/LucasArts Entertainment Company L.L.C

    Heart of Darkness, Heart of Darkness Sound Team, Interplay Entertainment Corp./Amazing Studio

    Road Rash 3D, Don Vecav, Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts (PS)

    Wild 9, Tommy Tallarico, Interplay Entertainment Corp./Shiny Entertainment

Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering

    Half-Life, Team Half-Life, Sierra Studios/Valve Metal Gear Solid, Hideo Kojima, Konami of America, Inc./KCEJ (PS)

    Motocross Madness, Mark de Simone, Microsoft/Rainbow Studios

    NFL Quarterback Club '99, Iguana Entertainment - Texas, Acclaim Entertainment/Iguana Entertainment (N64)

    Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Team Zelda Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co. Ltd. (N64)

Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development

    DMG Pokemon, Team Pokemon, Nintendo of America/Creatures Inc./Game Freak, Inc. (Game Boy)

    Grim Fandango, Tim Schafer & Team, LucasArts Entertainment Company L.L.C/LucasArts Entertainment Company L.L.C

    Half-Life, Team Half-Life, Sierra Studios/Valve

    King's Quest: Mask of Eternity, Team Mask, Sierra

    Metal Gear Solid, Hideo Kojima, Konami of America, Inc./KCEJ

    Sanitarium, Team Sanitarium, ASC Games/Dreamforge Intertainment Studios/Sierra Studios

    The X-Files Game, Greg Roach, Richard Dowdy and Frank Spotnitz, Fox Interactive/HyperBole Studios

    Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Team Zelda, Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co.Ltd. (N64)

B.) GAME OF THE YEAR

    Banjo-Kazooie, Nintendo of America/Rare (N64)

    Grim Fandango, LucasArts Entertainment Company L.L.C/ LucasArts Entertainment Company L.L.C

    Half-Life, Sierra Studios/Valve

    Metal Gear Solid, Konami of America, Inc./KCEJ (PS)

    Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, Electronic Arts/Firaxis Games

    Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, LucasArts Entertainment Company L.L.C/LucasArts Entertainment Company L.L.C & Factor 5 (N64)

    Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co. Ltd. (N64)