The AIAS (Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences) has revealed the nominees for its 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, which will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 3rd. Hailed as one of the top award ceremonies in the videogame industry, the Achievement Awards will cover 36 catagories this year as well as present the Hall of Fame award. The following is a complete listing of the nominees. Titles by Nintendo (plus Viewtiful Joe) are marked in italics.

Overall Game of the Year:

  • Command & Conquer: Generals [Electronic Arts]
  • Call of Duty [Activision, Infinity Ward]
  • Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne [Rockstar Games, Remedy Ent.]
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Ubisoft Montreal]
  • Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando [SCEA, Insomniac Games]
  • Rise of Nations [Microsoft, Big Huge Games]
  • SSX 3 [Electronic Arts, EA Canada]
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic [LucasArts, Bioware]
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker [Nintendo]

Console Game of the Year:

  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Ubisoft Montreal]
  • Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando [SCEA, Insomniac Games]
  • SSX 3 [Electronic Arts, EA Canada]
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic [LucasArts, Bioware]
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker [Nintendo]

Computer Game of the Year:

  • Command & Conquer: Generals [Electronic Arts]
  • Call of Duty [Activision, Infinity Ward]
  • Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne [Rockstar Games, Remedy Ent.]
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Ubisoft Montreal]
  • Rise of Nations [Microsoft, Big Huge Games]
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic [LucasArts, Bioware]

Outstanding Innovation in Computer Gaming:

  • Call of Duty [Activision, Infinity Ward]
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Ubisoft Montreal]
  • Rise of Nations [Microsoft, Big Huge Games]
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic [LucasArts, Bioware]
  • TRON 2.0 [Buena Vista Games, Monolith]

Outstanding Innovation in Console Gaming:

  • Eye Toy [SCEA]
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Ubisoft Montreal]
  • SSX 3 [Electronic Arts, EA Canada]
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic [LucasArts, Bioware]
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker [Nintendo]

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design:

  • Call of Duty [Activision, Infinity Ward]
  • Beyond Good & Evil [Ubisoft]
  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 [Ubisoft, Red Storm]
  • Amplitude [SCEA, Harmonix Music Systems]
  • Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [Electronic Arts]

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition:

  • Call of Duty [Activision, Infinity Ward]
  • Beyond Good & Evil [Ubisoft]
  • Medal of Honor: Rising Sun [Electronic Arts]
  • XIII [Ubisoft]
  • Grabbed by the Ghoulies [Microsoft, Rare]

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design:

  • Amplitude [SCEA, Harmonix Music Systems]
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Ubisoft Montreal]
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic [LucasArts, Bioware]
  • Tony Hawk's Underground [Activision, Infinity Ward]
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker [Nintendo]

Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Female:

  • Jada Pinkett-Smith (Niobe) - Enter The Matrix [Atari]
  • Christina Milian (Angel) - Def Jam Vendetta [Electronic Arts]
  • Anna Edwards (Yasmin) - The Getaway [SCEA]
  • Tara Strong (Rikku) - Final Fantasy X-2 [Square-Enix]
  • Anna Garduno (Keira) - Jak II [SCEA]

Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Male:

  • Michael Ironside (Sam Fisher) - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell [Ubisoft]
  • Method Man - Def Jam Vendetta [Electronic Arts]
  • Snoop Dogg - True Crime: Streets of LA [Activision]
  • James McCaffrey (Detective Max Payne) - Max Payne 2: The Fall Of Max Payne [Rockstar]
  • Elijah Wood (Frodo) - Lord Of The Rings: RotK [Electronic Arts]

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction:

  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Ubisoft Montreal]
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker [Nintendo]
  • Jak II [SCEA, Naughty Dog]
  • Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando [SCEA, Insomniac Games]
  • Final Fantasy X-2 [Square-Enix]

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering:

  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Ubisoft Montreal]
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker [Nintendo]
  • Jak II [SCEA, Naughty Dog]
  • SSX 3 [Electronic Arts, EA Canada]
  • Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando [SCEA, Insomniac Games]

Outstanding Achievement in Animation:

  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Ubisoft Montreal]
  • Soul Calibur 2 [Namco]
  • Jak II [SCEA, Naughty Dog]
  • Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando [SCEA, Insomniac Games]
  • Beyond Good & Evil [Ubisoft]

Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering:

  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker [Nintendo]
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic [LucasArts, Bioware]
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Ubisoft Montreal]
  • Jak II [SCEA, Naughty Dog]

Outstanding Achievement in Character and Story Development:

  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Ubisoft Montreal]
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker [Nintendo]
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic [LucasArts, Bioware]
  • Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando [SCEA, Insomniac Games]
  • Beyond Good & Evil [Ubisoft]

Outstanding Achievement in Licensed Soundtrack:

  • Madden NFL 2004 [Electronic Arts, EA Tiburon]
  • True Crime: Streets of LA [Activision, Luxoflux]
  • NBA Live 2004 [Electronic Arts, EA Tiburon]
  • Tony Hawk's Underground [Activision, Neversoft]
  • SSX 3 [Electronic Arts, EA Canada]

Console Platform Action Adventure Game of the Year:

  • Jak II [SCEA, Naughty Dog]
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Ubisoft Montreal]
  • Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando [SCEA, Insomniac Games]
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker [Nintendo]
  • Viewtiful Joe [Capcom, Production Studio 4]

Console Sports Simulation Game of the Year:

  • Madden NFL 2004 [Electronic Arts, EA Tiburon]
  • Topspin [Microsoft, PAM Development]
  • World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International [Konami]
  • NCAA Football 2004 [Electronic Arts, EA Tiburon]
  • ESPN NHL Hockey [Sega, Kush Games]
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 [Electronic Arts]

Console Action Sports Game of the Year:

  • Tony Hawk's Underground [Activision, Neversoft]
  • NBA Street Vol. 2 [Electronic Arts, EA Canada]
  • NHL Hitz Pro [Midway]
  • SSX 3 [Electronic Arts, EA Canada]

Console Fighting Game of the Year:

  • Def Jam Vendetta [Electronic Arts, EA Canada]
  • Soul Calibur 2 [Namco]
  • Dragonball Z: Budokai 2 [Atari, Dimps]
  • Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution [Sega, AM2]
  • Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain [THQ, Yukes]
  • War of the Monsters [SCEA, Incognito]

Console First Person Action Game of the Year:

  • Deus Ex: Invisible War [Eidos, Ion Storm]
  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 [Ubisoft, Red Storm]

Console Children's Title of the Year:

  • Mario Party 5 [Nintendo]
  • SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom [THQ]
  • Backyard Basketball [Atari, Humongous]
  • Tak and the Power of Juju [THQ, Avalanche]

Console Action Adventure Game of the Year:

  • Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge [Microsoft, FASA Studios]
  • The Simpsons Hit & Run [Vivendi Universal, Radical]
  • Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne [Rockstar Games, Remedy]
  • Manhunt [Rockstar Games, Rockstar North]
  • Metal Arms: Glitch in the System [Vivendi Universal]

Console Family Game of the Year:

  • Eye Toy [SCEA]
  • Amplitude [SCEA, Harmonix]
  • Grabbed by the Ghoulies [Microsoft, Rare]
  • The Sims: Bustin' Out [Electronic Arts, Maxis]

Console Racing Game of the Year:

  • Burnout 2: Point of Impact [Acclaim, Criterion Games]
  • F-Zero GX [Nintendo, Amusement Vision]
  • Mario Kart: Double Dash [Nintendo]
  • Need for Speed Underground [Electronic Arts, EA Canada]
  • Project Gotham Racing 2 [Microsoft, Bizarre Creations]

Console Role Playing Game of the Year:

  • Dark Cloud 2 [SCEA, Level-5]
  • Disgaea: Hour of Darkness [Atlus, Nippon Ichi]
  • Final Fantasy X-2 [Square-Enix]
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic [LucasArts, Bioware]
  • Xenosaga [Namco, Monolith Soft]

Handheld Game of the Year:

  • Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga [Nintendo, Alpha Dreams]
  • Advance Wars 2 [Nintendo]
  • Fire Emblem [Nintendo]
  • Final Fantasy Tactics Advance [Nintendo, Square-Enix]
  • Pokmon Ruby [Nintendo]

Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year:

  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City [Rockstar, Rockstar North]
  • Lord of the Rings: RotK [Electronic Arts, EA Redwood Shores]
  • Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne [Rockstar, Remedy]
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Ubisoft Montreal]
  • Uru: Ages Beyond Myst [Ubisoft, Cyan Worlds]

Computer Family Game of the Year:

  • Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection [Microsoft, Blue Fang]

Computer First Person Action Game of the Year:

  • Call of Duty [Activision, Infinity Ward]
  • TRON 2.0 [Buena Vista Games, Monolith]
  • Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons [Electronic Arts, DICE]

Computer Simulation Game of the Year:

  • IL2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles [Ubisoft, Maddox Games]
  • Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight [Microsoft]
  • Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004 [Oteeva, Auran]
  • The Sims: Superstar [Electronic Arts, Maxis]

Computer Downloadable Game of the Year:

  • Word Whomp [J.T. Software, Pogo]
  • Hamster Ball [Real.com, Raptisoft]
  • Zuma Deluxe [Pop Cap Games]
  • Poppit to go [Electronic Arts, Pogo]

Computer Sports Game of the Year:

  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 [Electronic Arts]
  • Madden NFL 2004 [Electronic Arts, EA Tiburon]
  • Out of the Park 5.0 [.400 Software Studios]
  • Championship Manager 4 [Eidos, SI Games]

Computer Role Playing Game of the Year:

  • Deus Ex: Invisible War [Eidos, Ion Storm]
  • Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna [Microsoft]
  • Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide [Atari]
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic [LucasArts, Bioware]
  • The Temple of Elemental Evil [Atari, Troika]

Computer Strategy Game of the Year:

  • Rise of Nations [Microsoft, Big Huge Games]
  • Command & Conquer: Generals [Electronic Arts]
  • Homeworld 2 [Vivendi Universal, Relic Ent.]
  • Empires: Dawn of the Modern World [Activision]
  • Praetorians [Eidos, Pyro Studios]

Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year:

  • A Tale in the Desert [eGenesis]
  • Puzzle Pirates [Shockwave, Three Rings Design]
  • Horizons: Empire of Istaria [Atari, Artifact Ent.]
  • Eve Online [Simon and Schuster, CCP]
  • Everquest: Lost Dungeons [Sony Online Entertainment]

Source: AIAS