The 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 8th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2004. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and were held at the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada on . It was also held as part of the Academy's 2005 D.I.C.E. Summit. It was hosted by Kurt Scholler and Cory Rouse, and featured presenters including Lorne Lanning, Tommy Tallarico, Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, Stan Lee, Sid Meier, Jack Tretton, and Doug Lowenstein.
The award for "Online Gameplay" had been reintroduced as a craft award instead of a genre award. This year's finalists were listed for "Wireless Game of the Year" along with the computer award for "Children's Game of the Year".
Half-Life 2 received the most nominations and won the most awards, including "Game of the Year". As a publisher, Vivendi Universal Games won the most awards, while Nintendo and Sony Computer Entertainment received the most nominations. Nintendo also tied with Electronic Arts for having the most nominated games while Nintendo had the most award-winning games. The Mario franchise had two award-winning titles with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for "Console Role-Playing Game of the Year" and Super Mario 64 DS for "Wireless Game of the Year". This would be the final year of separate genre awards for console and computer. Namco was the only developer with more than one award-winning game.
Trip Hawkins, founder of Electronic Arts, 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 (). Half-Life 2 — Valve, Vivendi Universal Games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas — Rockstar North Halo 2 — Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios Katamari Damacy — Namco World of Warcraft — Blizzard Entertainment, Vivendi Universal GamesHalo 2 — Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios Burnout 3: Takedown — Criterion Games, Electronic Arts Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas — Rockstar North Katamari Damacy — Namco Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer EntertainmentHalf-Life 2 — Valve, Vivendi Universal Games City of Heroes — Cryptic Studios, NCSoft Doom 3 — id Software, Activision Sid Meier's Pirates! — Firaxis Games, Atari World of Warcraft — Blizzard Entertainment, Vivendi Universal Games
Innovation Awards Half-Life 2 — Valve, Vivendi Universal Games City of Heroes — Cryptic Studios, NCSoft Doom 3 — id Software, Activision Rome: Total War — Creative Assembly, Activision The Sims 2 — Maxis, Electronic ArtsKatamari Damacy — Namco Donkey Konga — Namco, Nintendo EyeToy: AntiGrav — Harmonix, Sony Computer Entertainment Fable — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Halo 2 — Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios
Craft Awards Katamari Damacy — Namco City of Heroes — Cryptic Studios, NCSoft Fable — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas — Rockstar North Half-Life 2 — Valve, Vivendi Universal GamesFable — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone — Stormfront Studios, Atari Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas — Rockstar North Half-Life 2 — Valve, Vivendi Universal Games Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy — Midway GamesHalf-Life 2 — Valve, Vivendi Universal Games Jak 3 — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Prince of Persia: Warrior Within — Ubisoft Montreal Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment Sly 2: Band of Thieves — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Computer EntertainmentHalf-Life 2 — Valve, Vivendi Universal Games Doom 3 — id Software, Activision Metroid Prime 2: Echoes — Retro Studios, Nintendo Prince of Persia: Warrior Within — Ubisoft Montreal Sly 2: Band of Thieves — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Computer EntertainmentRobert Guillaume as Dr. Eli Vance (Half-Life 2) — Valve, Vivendi Universal Games Daniel Riordan as Rannek (Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone) — Stormfront Studios, Atari David Hayter as Naked Snake (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater) — Konami Cary Elwes as The Bard (The Bard's Tale) — inXile Entertainment Vin Diesel as Riddick (The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay) — Starbreeze Studios, Vivendi Universal GamesJudi Dench as M (GoldenEye: Rogue Agent) — EA Los Angeles Vanessa Marshall as Zhai (Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone) — Stormfront Studios, Atari Linda Currie (Zoo Tycoon 2) — Blue Fang Games, Microsoft Game StudiosGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas — Rockstar North Donkey Konga — Namco, Nintendo Need for Speed: Underground 2 — EA Black Box Tony Hawk's Underground 2 — Neversoft, ActivisionFable — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Katamari Damacy — Namco Killzone — Guerrilla Games, Sony Computer Entertainment NBA Ballers — Midway Games Rome: Total War — Creative Assembly, ActivisionHalo 2 — Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios Doom 3 — id Software, Activision Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment Rome: Total War — Creative Assembly, Activision Sly 2: Band of Thieves — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Computer EntertainmentHalf-Life 2 — Valve, Vivendi Universal Games Donkey Konga — Namco, Nintendo EyeToy: AntiGrav — Harmonix, Sony Computer Entertainment Fable — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Spider-Man 2 — Treyarch, ActivisionHalo 2 — Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios Rome: Total War — Creative Assembly, Activision Unreal Tournament 2004 — Epic Games, Digital Extremes, Atari Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War — Relic Entertainment, THQHalf-Life 2 — Valve, Vivendi Universal Games Doom 3 — id Software, Activision Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone — Stormfront Studios, Atari Metroid Prime 2: Echoes — Retro Studios, Nintendo Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment
Genre Awards Console Prince of Persia: Warrior Within — Ubisoft Montreal Jak 3 — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer EntertainmentGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas — Rockstar North Full Spectrum Warrior — Pandemic Studios, THQ Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater — Konami Pikmin 2 — Nintendo EAD Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy — Midway Games Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow — UbisoftTony Hawk's Underground 2 — Neversoft, Activision Mario Power Tennis — Camelot Software Planning, Nintendo NBA Ballers — Midway Games NFL Street 2 — EA TiburonHalo 2 — Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios GoldenEye: Rogue Agent — EA Los Angeles Killzone — Guerrilla Games, Sony Computer Entertainment Metroid Prime 2: Echoes — Retro Studios, Nintendo The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay — Starbreeze Studios, Vivendi Universal GamesSly 2: Band of Thieves — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Computer Entertainment Backyard Baseball 2005 — Humongous Entertainment, Atari Mario Party 6 — Hudson Soft, Nintendo Pokémon Colosseum — Genius Sonority, Nintendo Shrek 2 — Luxoflux, ActivisionMortal Kombat: Deception — Midway Games Def Jam: Fight for NY — AKI Corporation, EA Canada Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 — Dimps, Bandai, AtariDonkey Konga — Namco, Nintendo EyeToy: AntiGrav — Harmonix, Sony Computer Entertainment Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 — Harmonix, Konami WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Games! — Nintendo R&D1Burnout 3: Takedown — Criterion Games, Electronic Arts Rallisport Challenge 2 — DICE, Microsoft Game StudiosPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles — Square Enix, Nintendo Tales of Symphonia — Namco Tales Studio The Bard's Tale — inXile Entertainment X-Men Legends — Raven Software, ActivisionESPN NFL 2K5 — Visual Concepts, Sega ESPN NHL 2K5 — Kush Games, Sega Madden NFL 2005 — EA Tiburon World Soccer Winning Eleven 7 International — Konami
Handheld Super Mario 64 DS — Nintendo EAD Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen — Game Freak, NintendoMetroid: Zero Mission — Nintendo R&D1 Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories — Square Enix Super Mario 64 DS — Nintendo EAD
Computer Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow — Ubisoft Full Spectrum Warrior — Pandemic Studios, THQ Myst IV: Revelation — Ubisoft Montreal The Suffering — Surreal Software, Midway GamesBackyard Skateboarding — Humongous Entertainment, AtariThe Incredibles: Escape from Nomanisan Island — Backbone Entertainment, Disney Interactive Diner Dash — Gamelab, PlayFirst Mahjong Garden To Go — Pogo.com, Electronic Arts Shroomz - Quest for Puppy — The Planet, Gametrust Inc.Zoo Tycoon 2 — Blue Fang Games, Microsoft Game Studios Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban — KnowWonder, EA UK Scrabble Online — Boston Animation, AtariHalf-Life 2 — Valve, Vivendi Universal Games Doom 3 — id Software, Activision Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising — NovaLogic Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault — EA Los Angeles Unreal Tournament 2004 — Epic Games, Digital Extremes, AtariNeverwinter Nights: Kingmaker — BioWare, Atari Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines — Troika Games, ActivisionThe Sims 2 — Maxis, Electronic Arts Pacific Fighters — 1C:Maddox Games, Ubisoft RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 — Frontier Developments, AtariTiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 — EA Redwood ShoresRome: Total War — Creative Assembly, Activision The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth — EA Los Angeles Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War — Relic Entertainment, THQ
Online Awards World of Warcraft — Blizzard Entertainment, Vivendi Universal Games City of Heroes — Cryptic Studios, NCSoft Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia — Square Enix, Sony Computer Entertainment Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed — Sony Online Entertainment, LucasArts
Hall of Fame Award Trip Hawkins
Multiple nominations and awards Multiple Nominations
+ Games that received multiple nominations Nominations Game 11 Half-Life 2 6 Doom 3 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Halo 2 5 Fable Katamari Damacy Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal Rome: Total War 4 City of Heroes Donkey Konga Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone Sly 2: Band of Thieves 3 EyeToy: AntiGrav Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Prince of Persia: Warrior Within World of Warcraft 2 Burnout 3: Takedown GoldenEye: Rogue Agent Full Spectrum Warrior Jak 3 Killzone Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater NBA Ballers Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Super Mario 64 DS The Bard's Tale The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay The Sims 2 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Unreal Tournament 2004 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Zoo Tycoon 2
+ Nominations by company Nominations Games Company 18 12 Nintendo 7 Sony Computer Entertainment 17 Activision 16 3 Vivendi Universal Games 15 12 Electronic Arts 14 4 Microsoft Game Studios 13 8 Atari 11 1 Valve 10 3 Namco 7 4 Ubisoft 6 Midway Games 1 Bungie id Software Rockstar North 5 Lionhead Studios Creative Assembly Insomniac Games 4 3 Konami 2 THQ Harmonix 1 Cryptic Studios NCSoft Stormfront Studios Sucker Punch Productions 3 Square Enix Blizzard Entertainment Retro Studios 2 2 Humongous Entertainment 1 Blue Fang Games Criterion Games Digital Extremes Epic Games Guerrilla Games inXile Entertainment Maxis Naughty Dog Neversoft Pandemic Studios Relic Entertainment Starbreeze Studios
Multiple awards
+ Awards Game 9 Half-Life 2 4 Halo 2 2 Fable Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Katamari Damacy
+ Awards by company Awards Games Company 10 2 Vivendi Universal Games 9 1 Valve 7 3 Microsoft Game Studios 4 4 Nintendo 3 3 Electronic Arts 2 Namco 2 Activision Atari Ubisoft 1 Rockstar North
External links Archived Finalists/Winners List
References