Gamespot Awards 2002
GameSpot's Video Game of the Year:
Die Nomminierten:
- Animal Crossing (GC)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2)
- MechAssault (Xbox)
- Metroid Prime (GC)
- Ratchet & Clank (PS2)
And the winner is Metroid Prime.
Best Gaming Peripheral:
Die Nomminierten:
- Afterburner for Game Boy Advance
- Xbox Live for Xbox
- e-Reader for Game Boy Advance
- Network Adapter for PlayStation 2
- WaveBird controller for GameCube
And the winner is Xbox Live.
Best Game Based on a TV or Film Property:
Die Nomminierten:
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Xbox)
- The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers (PS2)
- The Thing (PC, Xbox, PS2)
- Spider-Man: The Movie (PC, Xbox, GC, PS2, GBA)
- The Sum of All Fears (PC)
And the winner is The Thing (PC, Xbox, PS2).
Best Multiplatform Game:
Die Nomminierten:
- Aggressive Inline (Xbox, GC, PS2, GBA)
- NFL 2K3 (Xbox, GC, PS2)
- Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (Xbox, GC, PS2, GBA)
- TimeSplitters 2 (Xbox, GC, PS2)
- Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (PC, Xbox, PS2)
And the winner is Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (PC, Xbox, PS2).
Most Innovative Game:
Die Nomminierten:
- America's Army: Operations (PC)
- The Sims Online (PC)
- SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs (PS2)
- Animal Crossing (GC)
- Steel Battalion (Xbox)
And the winner is Animal Crossing (GC).
Best Voice Acting:
Die Nomminierten:
- Blood Omen 2 (PC, Xbox, PS2, GC)
- Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (GC)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2)
- Freedom Force (PC)
- No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way (PC)
And the winner is Freedom Force (PC).
Best Classic Game Compilation:
Die Nomminierten:
- Animal Crossing (GC), for the many included NES games
- Activision Anthology (PS2)
- Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced (GBA)
- Phantasy Star Collection (GBA)
- Sonic Mega Collection (GC)
And the winner is Activision Anthology (PS2).
Best Japanese Import:
Die Nomminierten:
- Ape Escape 2 (PS2)
- Ikaruga (DC)
And the winner is Ikaruga (DC).
Biggest News Item:
Die Nomminierten:
- Nintendo and Square get back together
- Microsoft buys Rare
- Grand Theft Auto exclusive to PS2
- The Sims becomes all-time best-selling PC game
- Square and Enix merge
And the winner is Nintendo and Square get back together
.
Funniest Game (Purposely):
Die Nomminierten:
- Animal Crossing (GC)
- Darkened Skye (PC, GC)
- No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way (PC)
- Serious Sam (Xbox)
- Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (PC)
And the winner is No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way (PC).
Funniest Game (Inadvertently):
Die Nomminierten:
- Revolution (PC)
- Sniper: Path of Vengeance (PC)
- Arthur's Quest: Battle for the Kingdom (PC)
And the winner is Arthur's Quest: Battle for the Kingdom (PC).
Best Crossover Since Capcom vs. SNK:
Special Award, no nominees.
And the winner is Kingdom Hearts.
Best Name for a Game:
Die Nomminierten:
- Divine Divinity
- Gitaroo-Man
- The Pinball of the Dead
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
And the winner is The Pinball of the Dead
.
Most Disappointing Delay:
Die Nomminierten:
- Command & Conquer: Generals (PC)
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC)
- Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox)
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (PC)
And the winner is The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC).
