The 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 4th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during the last ten months of 2000. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and were held at Polly Esther's in San Jose, California on . It was hosted by Martin Lewis, and featured presenters included Scott Campbell, Louis Castle, Tony Goodman, Lorne Lanning, Sid Meier, Ray Muzyka, Gabe Newell, Chris Taylor, Will Wright, and Greg Zeschuk.
Innovation awards for console gaming and PC gaming were introduced. The console and PC awards for "Action" and "Adventure/Role-Playing" were replaced with "Action/Adventure" and "Role-Playing". Both console and PC awards had a "Family Title of the Year" game category. "Online Game of the Year" was relabeled as "Online Gameplay of the Year". This was the first year online awards for websites were not offered. The category for "Massive Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year" was also introduced. This was the final year games could be nominated for more than one console or PC genre award.
Diablo II won the ceremony's top honor with "Game of the Year". The PlayStation 2 launch title SSX ended up winning the most awards at the event. Jet Grind Radio received the most nominations, but did not win a single award. Electronic Arts received the most nominations and won the most awards, some of which were for publishing SquareSoft games outside of Japan. Electronic Arts also had the most nominated games and the most award-winning games. There was also a tie between FIFA 2001 and Motocross Madness 2 for "PC Sports Game of the Year". EA Canada was the only developer with more than one award-winning game.
John Carmack, lead programmer of id Software titles Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
Winners and Nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Diablo II — Blizzard North, Blizzard Entertainment Age of Empires II: The Conquerors — Ensemble Studios, Microsoft Asheron's Call — Turbine, Microsoft Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn — BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment Banjo-Tooie — Rare, Nintendo Chrono Cross — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 — Westwood Pacific, Electronic Arts Deus Ex — Ion Storm, Eidos Interactive Disney's Magic Artist 3D — Disney Interactive EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark — Verant Interactive, Sony Online Entertainment FIFA 2001 — EA Canada Final Fantasy IX — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega Links 2001 — Access Software, Microsoft Madden NFL 2001 — EA Tiburon MechWarrior 4: Vengeance — FASA Interactive, Microsoft Rayman 2: The Great Escape — Ubisoft RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes — MicroProse, Hasbro Interactive Sacrifice — Shiny Entertainment, Interplay Entertainment Shenmue — Sega AM2 Skies of Arcadia — Overworks, Sega Spyro: Year of the Dragon — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment SSX — EA Canada Tekken Tag Tournament — Namco The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask — Nintendo EAD The Operative: No One Lives Forever — Monolith Productions, Fox Interactive Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 — Neversoft, Activision Virtua Tennis — Sega AM-3 WWF No Mercy — AKI Corporation, THQ
Craft Awards The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask — Nintendo EAD Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega Rayman 2: The Great Escape — Ubisoft Shenmue — Sega AM2 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 — Neversoft, ActivisionBaldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn — BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment Final Fantasy IX — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Shenmue — Sega AM2 Skies of Arcadia — Overworks, SegaFinal Fantasy IX — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Dead or Alive 2 — Team Ninja, Tecmo Rayman 2: The Great Escape — Ubisoft Space Channel 5 — United Game Artists, Sega Tekken Tag Tournament — NamcoFinal Fantasy IX — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Escape from Monkey Island — LucasArts Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega Spyro: Year of the Dragon — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer EntertainmentMedal of Honor: Underground — DreamWorks Interactive, Electronic Arts Deus Ex — Ion Storm, Eidos Interactive Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega The Longest Journey — Funcom, IQ Media, Tri Synergy, Empire InteractiveMedal of Honor: Underground — DreamWorks Interactive, Electronic Arts Escape from Monkey Island — LucasArts Final Fantasy IX — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega SSX — EA CanadaSSX — EA Canada Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn — BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment The Operative: No One Lives Forever — Monolith Productions, Fox Interactive Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 — Neversoft, ActivisionSSX — EA Canada FIFA 2001 — EA Canada Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega Motocross Madness 2 — Rainbow Studios, Microsoft
Console Awards SSX — EA Canada Banjo-Tooie — Rare, Nintendo Chrono Cross — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Final Fantasy IX — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega Madden NFL 2001 — EA Tiburon Rayman 2: The Great Escape — Ubisoft Shenmue — Sega AM2 Skies of Arcadia — Overworks, Sega Spyro: Year of the Dragon — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment Tekken Tag Tournament — Namco The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask — Nintendo EAD Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 — Neversoft, Activision Virtua Tennis — Sega AM-3 WWF No Mercy — AKI Corporation, THQShenmue — Sega AM2 Fantavision — SCE Japan Studio Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega Samba de Amigo — Sonic Team, Sega Seaman — Vivarium, Sega Space Channel 5 — United Game Artists, SegaThe Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask — Nintendo EAD Banjo-Tooie — Rare, Nintendo Rayman 2: The Great Escape — Ubisoft Spyro: Year of the Dragon — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment Vagrant Story — SquareSoft, Square Electronic ArtsFinal Fantasy IX — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Chrono Cross — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts Skies of Arcadia — Overworks, Sega The Legend of Dragoon — SCE Japan StudioDead or Alive 2 — Team Ninja, Tecmo Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 — Midway Studios San Diego, Midway Games Tekken Tag Tournament — Namco Ultimate Fighting Championship — Anchor Inc., Crave Entertainment WWF No Mercy — AKI Corporation, THQSSX — EA Canada F355 Challenge — Sega AM2 Ridge Racer V — Namco San Francisco Rush 2049 — Midway GamesMario Tennis — Camelot Software Planning, Nintendo Donkey Kong Country — Rare, Nintendo Hey You, Pikachu! — Ambrella, Nintendo Pokémon Stadium — Nintendo EADSSX — EA Canada Madden NFL 2001 — EA Tiburon Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 — Neversoft, Activision Virtua Tennis — Sega AM-3
Online Awards MechWarrior 4: Vengeance — FASA Interactive, Microsoft Clusterball — Daydream Software, RealNetworks Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 — Westwood Pacific, Electronic Arts Ultima Online: Renaissance — Origin Systems, Electronic ArtsEverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark — Verant Interactive, Sony Online Entertainment Allegiance — Microsoft Research Asheron's Call — Turbine, Microsoft Ultima Online: Renaissance — Origin Systems, Electronic Arts
PC Awards Diablo II — Blizzard North, Blizzard Entertainment Age of Empires II: The Conquerors — Ensemble Studios, Microsoft Asheron's Call — Turbine, Microsoft Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn — BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 — Westwood Pacific, Electronic Arts Deus Ex — Ion Storm, Eidos Interactive Disney's Magic Artist 3D — Disney Interactive EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark — Verant Interactive, Sony Online Entertainment FIFA 2001 — EA Canada Links 2001 — Access Software, Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Vengeance — FASA Interactive, Microsoft RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes — MicroProse, Hasbro Interactive Sacrifice — Shiny Entertainment, Interplay Entertainment The Operative: No One Lives Forever — Monolith Productions, Fox InteractiveDeus Ex — Ion Storm, Eidos Interactive Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord — Big Time Software, CDV Software Crimson Skies — Zipper Interactive, Microsoft Sacrifice — Shiny Entertainment, Interplay Entertainment Shogun: Total War — Creative Assembly, Electronic ArtsReturn of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions — Dynamix, Sierra On-Line Disney's Magic Artist 3D — Disney Interactive Ernie's Adventures in Space — Sesame Workshop, Mattel Interactive Tonka Digs N Rigs — Hasbro Interactive, ImageBuilder SoftwareDeus Ex — Ion Storm, Eidos Interactive Crimson Skies — Zipper Interactive, Microsoft Escape from Monkey Island — LucasArts Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force — Raven Software, Activision The Operative: No One Lives Forever — Monolith Productions, Fox InteractiveDiablo II — Blizzard North, Blizzard Entertainment Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn — BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment Deus Ex — Ion Storm, Eidos Interactive Icewind Dale — Black Isle Studios, Interplay EntertainmentMechWarrior 4: Vengeance — FASA Interactive, Microsoft Enemy Engaged: RAH-66 Comanche vs. KA-52 Hokum — Razorworks, Empire Interactive Links 2001 — Access Software, Microsoft Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed — Eden Studios, EA Canada RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes — MicroProse, Hasbro InteractiveFIFA 2001 — EA Canada Motocross Madness 2 — Rainbow Studios, Microsoft Championship Manager: Season 00/01 — Sports Interactive, Eidos Interactive Links 2001 — Access Software, MicrosoftAge of Empires II: The Conquerors — Ensemble Studios, Microsoft Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 — Westwood Pacific, Electronic Arts Sacrifice — Shiny Entertainment, Interplay Entertainment Zeus: Master of Olympus — Impressions Games, Sierra On-Line
Hall of Fame Award John Carmack
Multiple nominations and awards Multiple Nominations
+ Games that received multiple nominations Nominations Game 8 Jet Grind Radio 7 Final Fantasy IX SSX6 Deus Ex 5 Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Rayman 2: The Great Escape Shenmue Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 4 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 FIFA 2001 Links 2001 MechWarrior 4: Vengeance Sacrifice Skies of Arcadia Spyro: Year of the Dragon Tekken Tag Tournament The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask The Operative: No One Lives Forever 3 Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Asheron's Call Banjo-Tooie Chrono Cross Diablo II Disney's Magic Artist 3D Escape from Monkey Island EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark Madden NFL 2001 RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes Virtua Tennis WWF No Mercy 2 Crimson Skies Dead or Alive 2 Medal of Honor: Underground Motocross Madness 2 Space Channel 5 Ultima Online: Renaissance
+ Nominations by company Nominations Games Company 35 11 Electronic Arts 25 8 Sega 19 7 Microsoft 11 6 Nintendo 3 SquareSoft 10 Interplay Entertainment 9 4 Sony Computer Entertainment 8 1 Smilebit 7 Eidos Interactive 6 2 Activision Black Isle Studios 1 Ion Storm 5 2 Namco 1 BioWare Neversoft Ubisoft 4 2 Hasbro Interactive Rare 1 Access Software FASA Interactive Fox Interactive Insomniac Games Monolith Productions Overworks Shiny Entertainment Westwood Pacific 3 AKI Corporation Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard North Disney Interactive Ensemble Studios LucasArts MicroProse THQ Turbine Verant Interactive 2 2 Empire Interactive Midway Games Sierra On-Line 1 DreamWorks Interactive Origin Systems Rainbow Studios Team Ninja Tecmo United Game Artists Zipper Interactive
Multiple awards
+ Awards Game 5 SSX 3 Diablo II Final Fantasy IX 2 Deus Ex MechWarrior 4: Vengeance Medal of Honor: Underground The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
+ Awards by company Awards Games Company 11 4 Electronic Arts 4 3 Microsoft 3 2 Nintendo 1 Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard North SquareSoft 2 DreamWorks Interactive Eidos Interactive FASA Interactive Ion Storm
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External links Archived Winners/Finalists Page
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