The Eighth Annual Awards will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 1st, 2005.
Finalists were nominated in the following categories:
Game of the Year
Console Game of the Year
Computer Game of the Year
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Outstanding Character Performance – Male
Outstanding Character Performance – Female
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development
Outstanding Innovation in Computer Gaming
Outstanding Innovation in Console Gaming
Console Platform Action / Adventure Game of the Year
Console Action / Adventure Game of the Year
Console Action Sports Game of the Year
Console First Person Action Game of the Year
Console Children’s Title of the Year
Console Fighting Game of the Year
Console Family Title of the Year
Console Racing Game of the Year
Console Role Playing Game of the Year
Sports Simulation Game of the Year
Wireless Game of the Year
Handheld Game of the Year
Computer Action / Adventure Game of the Year
Computer Children’s Game of the Year
Computer Downloadable Game of the Year
Computer Family Game of the Year
Computer First Person Action Game of the Year
Computer Role Playing Game of the Year
Computer Simulation Game of the Year
Computer Sports Game of the Year
Computer Strategy Game of the Year
Massively Multiplayer / Persistent World Game of the Year
These peer-based awards are dedicated to recognizing the outstanding products, talented individuals and development teams that have contributed to the advancement of the $30 billion worldwide entertainment software industry.
Interactive Achievement Award recipients are determined by a vote of qualified Academy members. As such, selection as an Interactive Academy award finalist or recipient represents the strongest possible peer recognition. No person may become a voting member of the Academy unless he or she can demonstrate a threshold level of experience and professional credits in the industry. Interactive Academy voting is secret, conducted on-line, and supervised and certified by our partners at E-Poll and The Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. The integrity of the system, coupled with a broad-based voting population of Academy members, make the Interactive Achievement Awards the most credible, respected and recognized awards for interactive entertainment software.
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