The following is a list of finalists for the first Interactive Achievement Awards:

A) Content Award Finalists

B) Craft Award Finalists

C) Interactive Award Finalists





Content Award Finalists

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Console:
Action Game of the Year
 
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Sony Computer Entertainment America/Naughty Dog Inc./Universal Interactive Studios, Inc.
(PSX)
Gex: Enter the Gecko
Crystal Dynamics/Crystal Dynamics
(PSX)
Golden Eye 007
Nintendo of America, Inc./Rare, Inc.
(N64)
Resident Evil 2
Capcom/Capcom
(PSX)
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc./Iguana Entertainment, Inc.
(N64)
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Console:
Adventure Game of the Year
Castlevania - Symphony of the Night
Konami of America, Inc./Konami
(PSX)
Final Fantasy VII
Sony Computer Entertainment America/ Square Soft, Inc.
(PSX)
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
GT Interactive/Oddworld Inhabitants
(PSX)
Resident Evil 2
Capcom/Capcom
(PSX)
Riven: The Sequel to Myst
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc./Cyan, Inc.
(PSX)
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Console:
Fighting Game of the Year
Bloody Roar
Sony Computer Entertainment America /Hudson Soft.
(PSX)
Bushido Blade
Sony Computer Entertainment America/Square Soft, Inc.
PSX)
Street Fighter EX plus a
Capcom/Arika
(PSX)
WCW Nitro
THQ. Inc./Inland Productions
(PSX)
WCW vs NWO: World Tour
THQ. Inc./Asmik of Japan
(N64)
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Console:
Racing Game of the Year
Diddy Kong Racing
Rare, Inc./Rare, Inc.
(N64)
Mario Kart 64
Nintendo of America, Inc./Nintendo Co., Ltd
(N64)
Moto Racer
Electronic Arts/Delphine Software, Inc.
(PSX)
NASCAR '98
Electronic Arts/Stormfront Studios
(PSX)
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Console:
Role Playing Game of the Year
Alundra
Sony Computer Entertainment America/ Sony Computer Entertainment America
(PSX)
Final Fantasy VII
Sony Computer Entertainment America/Square Soft, Inc.
(PSX)
Suikoden
Konami of America/Konami
(PSX)
Wild Arms
Sony Computer Entertainment America/ Sony Computer Entertainment America
(PSX)
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Console:
Sports Game of the Year
International Superstar Soccer
Konami of America, Inc./Konami
(N64)
NASCAR '98
Electronic Arts/Stormfront Studios
(PSX)
NBA Live '98
Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts
(PSX)
NFL Gameday '98
Sony Computer Entertainment America/ Sony Computer Entertainment America
(PSX)
NFL Quarterback Club '98
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc./Iguana Entertainment, Inc.
(N64)
World Series Baseball '98
Sega of America/Sega of America
(Saturn)
Console Game of the Year -
All Console category finalists are nominated.
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Personal Computer:
Action Game of the Year
Carmegeddon Max Pack
Interplay Productions/ Stainless Software/SCI
Die By the Sword
Interplay Productions/Treyarch Inventions
Jedi Knight Dark Forces II
LucasArts Entertainment/LucasArts Entertainment
Quake II
Activision, Inc./id Software
Redneck Rampage
Interplay Productions/Xatrix Entertainment
Wing Commander: Prophecy
Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts
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Personal Computer:
Adventure Game of the Year
Blade Runner
Westwood Studios/Westwood Studios
Realms of the Haunting
Interplay Productions/Gremlin Interactive
Riven: The Sequel to Myst
Red Orb Entertainment/Cyan, Inc.
Tex Murphy: Overseer
Access Software/Access Software
The Curse of Monkey Island
LucasArts Entertainment/LucasArts Entertainment
The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time
Red Orb Entertainment/Presto Studios, Inc.
Personal Computer:
Role Playing Game of the Year
Dungeon Keeper
Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts
Fallout
Interplay Productions/Interplay Productions
Lands of Lore Guardians of Destiny
Westwood Studios/Westwood Studios
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Personal Computer:
Simulation Game of the Year
F22 Air Dominance Fighter
Ocean(Infogrames Entertainment)/Digitial Image Design
Janes F-15
Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts
Longbow 2
Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 98
Microsoft/Microsoft
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Interplay Productions/Interplay Productions
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Personal Computer:
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA Road to World Cup '98
Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts Canada
Links LS '98
Access Software/Access Software
NBA Action '98
Sega Entertainment/Sega Entertainment
Warlords III: Reign of Heroes
Red Orb Entertainment/SSG
NHL '98
Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts
Virtual Pool 2
Interplay Productions/Celeris
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Personal Computer:
Strategy Game of the Year
Age of Empires
Microsoft/Ensemble Studios
Command and Conquer Gold
Westwood Studios/Westwood Studios
Sid Meier's Gettysburg!
Electronic Arts/Firaxis
Starcraft
Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
Total Annihilation
GT Interactive Software/Cavedog Entertainment
Warlords III: Reign of Heroes
Red Orb Entertainment/SSG
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Personal Computer:
Creativity Title of the Year
The American Girls Premiere
The Learning Company/The Learning Company
Barbie Cool Looks Fashion Designer
Mattel Media/Digital Domain
Disney's Magic Artist
Disney Interactive/Image Builder
Orly's Draw-a-Story
Broderbund Software/Broderbund Software
Print Artist Platinum
Sierra Home/Sierra Home
Print Master Platinum 4.0
Mindscape/Mindscape
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Personal Computer:
Edutainment Title of the Year
Ariel's Story Studio
Disney Interactive/Media Station, Inc.
Crayola Magic Wardrobe
IBM/Hyperspace Cowgirls
Reader Rabbit's First Grade
The Learning Company/The Learning Company
Sesame Street: Elmo's Preschool Deluxe
Creative Wonders(The Learning Company)/Children's Television Workshop
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego
Broderbund Software/Broderbund Software
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Personal Computer:
Family/Kids Entertainment Title of the Year
Backyard Baseball
GT Interactive Software/Humongous Entertainment
Lego Island
Mindscape/Mindscape
Oregon Trail 3rd Edition: Pioneer Adventures
The Learning Company/The Learning Company
Secret Paths in the Forest
Purple Moon/Media Concrete/Convivial
Tonka Search and Rescue
Hasbro Interactive/Media Station
Ultimate Family Tree
Palladium Interactive/Palladium Interactive
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Personal Computer:
Skills Building Title of the Year
Carmen Sandiego Word Detective
Broderbund Software/Broderbund Software
The Clue Finders' Third Grade Adventures
The Learning Company/The Learning Company
Disney's Ready to Read With Pooh
Disney Interactive/Disney Interactive
Inside the SAT and ACT 98 Deluxe
Mindscape/The Princeton Review
Jumpstart 2nd Grade Math
Knowledge Adventure/Human Code, Inc.
Language Connect Self Study
Syracuse Language Systems/Syracuse Language Systems
Computer Entertainment Title of the Year
All Computer category finalists are nominated.
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Online:
Online Game of the Year
Air Warrior III
Kesmai/Kesmai
Aliens Online
Kesmai/Gamestorm/Fox Interactive/Mythic Entertainment
Gemstone III
Simutronics/Simutronics
Subspace
Virgin Interactive/Virgin Interactive
Ultima Online
Electronic Arts/Origin
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Online:
Entertainment Site of the Year
Bezerk
Berkeley Systems, Inc./Berkeley Systems, Inc. & Jellyvision, Inc.
(www.bezerk.com)
Comedy Central Online
Comedy Central/Comedy Central
(www.comedycentral.com)
Disney's Daily Blast
The Walt Disney Company/Disney Online
(www.disneyblast.com)
Entertainment Asylum
America Online/America Online
(www.asylum.com)
NBC TV's Home on the Web
NBC Digital Productions/NBC Digital Productions
(www.nbc.com)
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Online:
News/Information Site of the Year
ABC News Online
ABC News Internet Ventures/ABC News Internet Ventures
(www.abcnews.com)
CNN Online
CNN Interactive/CNN Interactive
(www.cnn.com)
Discovery Channel Online
Discovery Channel Online/ Discovery Channel Online
(www.discovery.com)
ESPN Sportzone
ESPN Internet Ventures/ESPN Internet Ventures
(www.sportszone.com)
GameSpot
Spot Media/Spot Media
(www.gamespot.com)
The Wall Street Journal Online
Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal Interactive
(www.wsj.com)
The Washington Post Online
The Washington Post Company's Digital Ink/The Washington Post Company's Digital Ink
(www.washingtonpost.com)
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Craft Award Finalists

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Outstanding Achievement in Art/Graphics
 
Blade Runner
Westwood Studios/Westwood Studios
(CD-ROM)
Blade Runner Design team
The Curse of Monkey Island
LucasArts Entertainment/LucasArts Ent.
(CD-ROM)
The Curse of Monkey Island Art/Graphics Team
Final Fantasy VII
Sony Computer Entertainment America/ Square Soft
(PSX) Square Graphics Team
Golden Eye 007
Nintendo of America, Inc./Rare, Inc.
(N64) Team GoldenEye
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
GT Interactive/Oddworld Inhabitants
(PSX)
Lorne Lanning and Oddworld Graphics Team
Riven: The Sequel to Myst
Red Orb Entertainment/Cyan, Inc.
(CD-ROM)
Robyn Miller, Richard Vander Wende, Rand Miller
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Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Design
Dungeon Keeper
Electronic Arts/Bullfrog
(CD-ROM)
Simon Carter, Dene Carter
Final Fantasy VII
Sony Computer Entertainment America/ Square Soft, Inc.
(PSX)
Square Design Team
Golden Eye 007
Nintendo of America, Inc./Rare, Inc.
(N64)
Team GoldenEye
Parappa the Rapper
Sony Computer Entertainment America/ SCE, Inc.
(PSX)
Masaya Matsuura
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Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music
Fallout
Interplay Productions/Interplay Productions
(CD-ROM) Fallout Audio Development Group
Interstate 76
Activision, Inc./Activision, Inc.
(CD-ROM) Kelly Rogers & Jason Slater
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
GT Interactive/Oddworld Inhabitants
(PSX) Josh Gabriel, Ellen Meijers, Lorne Lanning
Outlaws
LucasArts Entertainment/LucasArts Entertainment
(CD-ROM) Clint Bajakian
Parappa the Rapper
Sony Computer Entertainment America/ SCE, Inc.
(PSX) Masaya Matsuura
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Interplay Productions/Interplay Productions
(CD-ROM) Starfleet Audio Development Group
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Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering
Blade Runner
Westwood Studios/Westwood Studios
(CD-ROM)
Blade Runner Design Team
Golden Eye 007
Nintendo of America, Inc./Rare, Inc.
(N64)
Team GoldenEye
Microsoft Flight Simulator 98
Microsoft/Microsoft
(CD-ROM)
Todd Laney
NFL Gameday '98
Sony Computer Entertainment America/ Sony Interactive Studios America
(PSX)
Team Gameday
NFL Quarterback Club '98
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc./Iguana Entertainment, Inc.
(N64)
Iguana's QBC '98 Team
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Interplay Productions/Interplay Productions
(CD-ROM)
John Price and Starfleet Academy Development Team
Temujin
SouthPeak Interactive/SouthPeak Interactive
(CD-ROM)
SouthPeak Interactive's Video Reality Studio Development Team
Ultima Online
Electronic Arts/Origin
(Online)
Rick Delashmit
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Interactive Title of the Year Finalists

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Interactive Title of the Year
 
Age of Empires
Microsoft/Ensemble Studios
(CD-ROM)
Blade Runner
Westwood Studios/Westwood Studios
(CD-ROM)
Final Fantasy VII
Sony Computer Entertainment America/Square Soft, Inc.
(PSX)
Golden Eye 007
Nintendo of America, Inc./Rare, Inc.
(N64)
Parappa the Rapper
Sony Computer Entertainment America/ Sony Computer Entertainment America
(PSX)
Quake II
Activision, Inc./id Software
(CD-ROM)
Riven: The Sequel to Myst
Red Orb Entertainment/Cyan, Inc.
(CD-ROM)
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc./Iguana Entertainment, Inc.
(N64)
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