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2002 NAViGaTR Winners
NAVGTR CORP. ANNOUNCES YEAR 2002 WINNERS FOR 2ND ANNUAL AWARDS
GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY BREAKS RECORD WITH SEVEN (7) AWARDS; NINTENDO AND ROCKSTAR GAMES TIE FOR MOST AWARDS WON,
WITH EIGHT (8) AWARDS EACH
July 18, 2003 --- Today, the National Academy of Video Game Testers and Reviewers Corp. announced the winners for its
second annual awards honoring interactive entertainment. A voting body of more than 950 eligible video game testers,
reviewers, and media critics determined the initial nominees in 42 categories. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City won the
award for Game of the Year, repeating the achievement of last year's Grand Theft Auto III. Winning a total of
seven awards, Vice City broke the six-win record held by Sony's ICO. Kingdom Hearts, by Square EA, was the next highest
winner with four (4) awards. Sly Cooper, Eternal Darkness, and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell each won three (3) awards. The
award winning companies include Nintendo, Sony, Electronic Arts, Sega, Ubi Soft, Rockstar, Capcom, Square EA, Microsoft, Activision,
Konami, THQ, Infogrames, Acclaim, Bethesda Softworks, Blizzard Entertainment, and Midway Games. The complete list of
nominees is available in the Press Releases section at www.navgtr.org. The awards are determined by a voting body that includes contributors and journalists from numerous print
and online sources, such as About.com, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Austin American-Statesman, CNN, CNN.com, CNNmoney.com,
Computer Gaming World, Contra Costa Times, Detroit Free Press, Digital Journal, ElectricPlayground.com, Electronic Gaming
Monthly, FHM, GamersTemple.com, GamesArcadia.com, GamingTarget.com, Gannett News Service, Gear, HappyPuppy.com, Kids &
Computers, LA Weekly, Los Angeles Times, National Post, National Public Radio, Ottawa Citizen, Marquee, PC Gamer, Philadelphia
Inquirer, PlanetPong.com, Play Magazine, Salon.com, San Jose Mercury-News, USA Today, USAToday.com, Vancouver Sun, Wired News,
Wizard Magazine, WOW Weekly, ZDNet, and many more. NAVGTR Corp. is devoted to promoting and recognizing the developments
and achievements of the interactive entertainment industry for public awareness and education. In addition to
the annual awards, the academy’s future goals include acknowledging, documenting, and/or memorializing industry leaders
and historical events through educational and informative television specials or videos, as well as efforts to preserve the
history of interactive entertainment through the development of archives in public libraries and universities.
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Outstanding Animation
in a Game Cinema
Kingdom Hearts, SQUARE EA |
Outstanding Animation in a Game Engine
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, SONY |
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Outstanding Art Direction
in a Game Cinema
Metroid Prime, NINTENDO |
Outstanding Art Direction
in a Game Engine
Metroid Prime, NINTENDO |
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Outstanding Camera
Direction in a Game Engine
Sly Cooper and the Thievius
Raccoonus, SONY |
Outstanding Character Design
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, SONY |
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Outstanding Control
Design
Steel Battalion, CAPCOM |
Outstanding Control Precision
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, ACTIVISION |
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Outstanding Costume
Design
Kingdom Hearts, SQUARE EA |
Outstanding Direction
in a Game Cinema
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, ROCKSTAR |
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Outstanding Game
Design
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, ROCKSTAR |
Outstanding Graphics, Technical
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, UBI SOFT |
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Outstanding Innovation
in Game Play
Animal Crossing, NINTENDO |
Outstanding Innovation in Game Technology
Xbox Live, MICROSOFT |
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Outstanding Lighting/Texturing Effects
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, UBI SOFT |
Outstanding Original
Musical Score
Kingdom Hearts, SQUARESOFT |
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Outstanding Original or Adapted Song
No nominations |
Outstanding Voice
Performance
Ray Liotta, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City,
ROCKSTAR |
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Outstanding Use of
Sound
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, ROCKSTAR GAMES |
Outstanding Sound
Effects
Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem,
NINTENDO |
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Outstanding Writing,
Dialogue
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, ROCKSTAR |
Outstanding Writing,
Story
Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, NINTENDO
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Outstanding Original
Action Game
Battlefield 1942, EA |
Outstanding Original
Adventure Game
Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, NINTENDO |
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Outstanding Original
Children’s Game
Animal Crossing, NINTENDO |
Outstanding Original
Fighting Game
Godzilla: Destroy all Monsters Melee, INFOGRAMES |
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Outstanding Original
Puzzle Game
Puyo Pop, THQ |
Outstanding Original
Racing Game
Italian Job, ROCKSTAR |
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Outstanding Original
Role Playing Game
Kingdom Hearts, SQUARE |
Outstanding Original
Sports Game
Jet Set Radio Future, SEGA |
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Outstanding Action Game
Sequel
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, ROCKSTAR |
Outstanding Adventure Game Sequel
Tom Clancy’s
Splinter Cell, UBI SOFT |
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Outstanding Children’s
Game Sequel
Super Mario Sunshine, NINTENDO |
Outstanding Fighting
Game Sequel
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, MIDWAY |
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Outstanding Puzzle Game
Sequel
Tetris Worlds, THQ |
Outstanding Racing Game
Sequel
Burnout 2: Point of Impact, ACCLAIM |
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Outstanding Role Playing
Game Sequel
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, BETHESDA |
Outstanding Sports Game
Sequel
Madden NFL 2003, EA |
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Outstanding Simulation Game
Steel Battalion,
CAPCOM |
Outstanding Special
Class Game
DDRMAX: Dance Dance Revolution, KONAMI |
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Outstanding Strategy Game
Warcraft III: Reign
of Chaos, BLIZZARD |
Outstanding Game
of the Year
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, ROCKSTAR
GAMES |
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TOTAL NOMINATIONS FOR PUBLISHERS
41…Nintendo
24…Sony
19…Electronic Arts
17…Sega
16…Ubi
Soft
15…Rockstar
15…Capcom
10…Square EA
9…Microsoft |
TOTAL NOMINATIONS FOR GAMES
17…Metroid Prime
14…Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
13…Tom Clancy’s
Splinter Cell
10…Kingdom Hearts
10…Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
8…Animal Crossing
8…Resident
Evil Zero
7…Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem |
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