9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
Date	February 9, 2006
Venue	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Country	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Hosted by	Jay Mohr
Highlights
Most awards	God of War (7)
Most nominations	God of War (12)
Overall Game of the Year	God of War
Hall of Fame	Trip Hawkins

The 9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards is the 9th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honors the best games in the video game industry. The awards are arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 9, 2006 (2006-02-09). It was also held as part of the academy's 2006 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by Jay Mohr.^[1]

God of War received the most nominations and won the most awards, including Overall Game of the Year. Sony Computer Entertainment received the most nominations and won the most awards. There was a tie for the Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering between Guitar Hero and Nintendogs. There was also a tie for Massive Multiplayer Game of the Year between City of Villains and Guild Wars.

Richard Garriott also the received the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame Award.

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Overall Game of the Year God of War — SCE Santa Monica Studio‡ Call of Duty 2 — Infinity Ward, Activision Guitar Hero — Harmonix, RedOctane Nintendogs — Nintendo EAD Shadow of the Colossus — SCE Japan Studio	Computer Game of the Year Age of Empires III — Ensemble Studios, Microsoft Game Studios‡ Battlefield 2 — DICE, Electronic Arts Civilization IV — Firaxis Games, 2K Games F.E.A.R. — Monolith Productions, Vivendi Universal Games The Movies — Lionhead Studios, Activision
Console Game of the Year God of War — SCE Santa Monica Studio‡ Call of Duty 2 — Infinity Ward, Activision Guitar Hero — Harmonix, RedOctane Nintendogs — Nintendo EAD Shadow of the Colossus — SCE Japan Studio	Outstanding Innovation in Gaming Guitar Hero — Harmonix, RedOctane‡ God of War — SCE Santa Monica Studio Nintendogs — Nintendo EAD Shadow of the Colossus — SCE Japan Studio The Movies — Lionhead Studios, Activision

Craft Awards

Outstanding Achievement in Animation God of War — SCE Santa Monica Studio‡ Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath — Oddworld Inhabitants, Electronic Arts Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones — Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Casablanca Rise of the Kasai — BottleRocket Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment Shadow of the Colossus — SCE Japan Studio	Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Shadow of the Colossus — SCE Japan Studio‡ God of War — SCE Santa Monica Studio Jade Empire — BioWare, Microsoft Game Studios King Kong — Ubisoft Montpellier Ultimate Spider-Man — Treyarch, Activision
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack Guitar Hero — Harmonix, RedOctane‡ Burnout Revenge — Criterion Games, Electronic Arts SSX on Tour — EA Canada The Warriors — Rockstar Toronto Wipeout Pure — SCE Studio Liverpool	Outstanding Achievement in Original Musical Composition God of War — SCE Santa Monica Studio‡ Gun — Neversoft, Activision Jade Empire — BioWare, Microsoft Game Studios Kameo: Elements of Power — Rare, Microsoft Game Studios Rise of the Kasai — BottleRocket Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design God of War — SCE Santa Monica Studio‡ Condemned: Criminal Origins — Monolith Productions, Sega F.E.A.R. — Monolith Productions, Vivendi Universal Games King Kong — Ubisoft Montpellier Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory — Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Milan	Outstanding Character Performance - Male God of War — SCE Santa Monica Studio‡ Gun — Neversoft, Activision Jade Empire — BioWare, Microsoft Game Studios Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath — Oddworld Inhabitants, Electronic Arts Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory — Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Milan
Outstanding Character Performance - Female Jade Empire — BioWare, Microsoft Game Studios‡ Gun — Neversoft, Activision Need for Speed: Most Wanted — EA Canada, EA Black Box Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones — Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Casablanca	Outstanding Achievement in Story and Character Development Call of Duty 2: Big Red One — Treyarch, High Voltage Software, Activision‡ Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood — Gearbox Software, Ubisoft Gun — Neversoft, Activision King Kong — Ubisoft Montpellier Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Computer Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering^{[lower-alpha 1]} Guitar Hero — Harmonix, RedOctane‡ Nintendogs — Nintendo EAD‡ God of War — SCE Santa Monica Studio Lumines: Puzzle Fusion — Q Entertainment, Ubisoft Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species — Blue Fang Games, Microsoft Game Studios	Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay Battlefield 2 — DICE, Electronic Arts‡ Age of Empires III — Ensemble Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Call of Duty 2 — Infinity Ward, Activision Mario Kart DS — Nintendo EAD Project Gotham Racing 3 — Bizarre Creations, Microsoft Game Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering Shadow of the Colossus — SCE Japan Studio‡ Call of Duty 2 — Infinity Ward, Activision F.E.A.R. — Monolith Productions, Vivendi Universal Games God of War — SCE Santa Monica Studio Kameo: Elements of Power — Rare, Microsoft Game Studios	Outstanding Achievement in Game Design Guitar Hero — Harmonix, RedOctane‡ God of War — SCE Santa Monica Studio King Kong — Ubisoft Montpellier Nintendogs — Nintendo EAD Psychonauts — Double Fine Productions, Majesco Entertainment

Genre Awards

Sports Game of the Year SSX on Tour — EA Canada‡ MLB 2006 — 989 Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment Major League Baseball 2K5: World Series Edition — Visual Concepts, 2K Games NBA 2K6 — Visual Concepts, 2K Games Super Mario Strikers — Next Level Games, Nintendo	Strategy Game of the Year Civilization IV — Firaxis Games, 2K Games‡ Age of Empires III — Ensemble Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Empire Earth II — Mad Doc Software, Vivendi Universal Games
First-Person Action Game of the Year Battlefield 2 — DICE, Electronic Arts‡ Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 — Gearbox Software, Ubisoft Call of Duty 2 — Infinity Ward, Activision Condemned: Criminal Origins — Monolith Productions, Sega F.E.A.R. — Monolith Productions, Vivendi Universal Games	Fighting Game of the Year Soulcalibur III — Namco‡ Fight Night Round 2 — EA Chicago Tekken 5 — Namco WWE SmackDown! vs Raw — Yuke's, THQ
Racing Game of the Year Need for Speed: Most Wanted — EA Canada, EA Black Box‡ Burnout Revenge — Criterion Games, Electronic Arts Forza Motorsport — Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Mario Kart DS — Nintendo EAD Project Gotham Racing 3 — Bizarre Creations, Microsoft Game Studios	Role-Playing Game of the Year Jade Empire — BioWare, Microsoft Game Studios‡ Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King — Level-5, Square Enix Dungeon Siege II — Gas Powered Games, Microsoft Game Studios Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Radiata Stories — Tri-Ace, Square Enix
Children's Game of the Year We Love Katamari — Namco‡ Chicken Little — Avalanche Software, Buena Vista Games Madagascar — Toys for Bob, Activision Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Computer Entertainment Tak: The Great Juju Challenge — Avalanche Software, THQ	Action/Adventure Game of the Year God of War — SCE Santa Monica Studio‡ Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones — Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Casablanca Shadow of the Colossus — SCE Japan Studio The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction — Radical Entertainment, Vivendi Universal Games Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory — Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Milan
Handheld Game of the Year Nintendogs — Nintendo EAD‡ Burnout Legends — Criterion Games, Electronic Arts Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories — Rockstar Leeds Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time — AlphaDream, Nintendo The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap — Flagship, Capcom, Nintendo	Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year^{[lower-alpha 1]} City of Villains — Cryptic Studios, NCSoft‡ Guild Wars — ArenaNet, NCSoft‡ Final Fantasy XI: The Vana'diel Collection — Square Enix Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle — NCSoft
Family Game of the Year Guitar Hero — Harmonix, RedOctane‡ Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix — Konami, Hudson Soft, Nintendo Lego Star Wars: The Video Game — Traveller's Tales, Eidos Interactive, LucasArts	Simulation Game of the Year The Movies — Lionhead Studios, Activision‡ Animal Crossing: Wild World — Nintendo EAD Silent Hunter III — Ubisoft Bucharest
Downloadable Game of the Year Wik and the Fable of Souls — Reflexive Entertainment‡ Chuzzle — Raptisoft, PopCap Games Egg vs. Chicken — Gamelab, PlayFirst Oasis — Mind Control Software, PlayFirst Tradewind Legends — Sandlot Games	Cellular Game of the Year Ancient Empires II — Macrospace, Sorrent‡ High Seize — RedLynx, Nokia Mile High Pinball — Ideaworks3D, Nokia One — Digital Legends, Nokia Skipping Stone — Gamevil, I-Play

Hall of Fame Award

Richard Garriott^[9]

Games with multiple nominations and awards

The following 24 games received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Game
12	God of War
7	Guitar Hero
7	Shadow of the Colossus
6	Nintendogs
5	Call of Duty 2
5	Jade Empire
4	F.E.A.R.
	Gun
	King Kong
3	Age of Empires III
	Battlefield 2
	Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
	The Movies
	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
2	Burnout Revenge
	Civilization IV
	Condemned: Criminal Origins
	Kameo: Elements of Power
	Mario Kart DS
	Need for Speed: Most Wanted
	Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
	Project Gotham Racing 3
	Rise of the Kasai
	Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
	SSX on Tour

The following six games received multiple awards:

Awards	Game
7	God of War
5	Guitar Hero
2	Battlefield 2
	Jade Empire
	Nintendogs
	Shadow of the Colossus

Companies with multiple nominations

Companies that received multiple nominations as either a developer or a publisher.

Nominations	Game
25	Sony Computer Entertainment
15	Activision
15	Microsoft Game Studios
14	Nintendo
14	Ubisoft
13	Electronic Arts
7	Harmonix
7	RedOctane
6	Monolith Productions
6	Vivendi Universal Games
5	BioWare
4	2K Games
4	Neversoft
3	DICE
	Ensemble Studios
	Lionhead Studios
	Namco
	NCSoft
	Nokia
	Square Enix
2	Avalanche Software
	Bizarre Creations
	BottleRocket Entertainment
	Firaxis Games
	Gearbox Software
	Oddworld Inhabitants
	PlayFirst
	Rare
	Rockstar Games
	Sega
	Sucker Punch Productions
	THQ
	Treyarch
	Visual Concepts

Companies that received multiple awards as either a developer or a publisher.

Awards	Game
9	Sony Computer Entertainment
5	Harmonix
5	RedOctane
4	Electronic Arts
3	Microsoft Game Studios
2	Activision
	BioWare
	DICE
	Namco
	NCSoft
	Nintendo

Notes

1 2 Finalists tied for this category.

External links

Archived Winners/Finalists Page

References

↑ "Event Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
↑ Thorsen, Tor (January 17, 2006). "God of War leads AIAS Award finalists". GameSpot. GameSpot. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
↑ "DICE 2006: Interactive Achievement Awards". IGN. IGN. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
↑ "Nintendogs the only Nintendo Game to Win at AIAS Awards". NintendoWorldReport. February 11, 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
↑ "'God Of War,' 'Guitar Hero' Clean Up At I.A. Video Game Awards". MTV. February 10, 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
↑ "Complete List of AIAS Winners". DarkZero. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
↑ "Nintendogs wins 2 AIAS trophies". Yahoo. February 10, 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
↑ "'God of War,' 'Guitar Hero' win gaming honours". The Globe and Mail. February 11, 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
↑ "D.I.C.E. Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

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[Tie-9] 1 2 Finalists tied for this category.

[1] "Event Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

[Nominees2006-2] Thorsen, Tor (January 17, 2006). "God of War leads AIAS Award finalists". GameSpot. GameSpot. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[WinnersIGN-3] "DICE 2006: Interactive Achievement Awards". IGN. IGN. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[WinnersNWR-4] "Nintendogs the only Nintendo Game to Win at AIAS Awards". NintendoWorldReport. February 11, 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[WinnersMTV-5] "'God Of War,' 'Guitar Hero' Clean Up At I.A. Video Game Awards". MTV. February 10, 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[WinnersDZ-6] "Complete List of AIAS Winners". DarkZero. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[NintendogsYahoo-7] "Nintendogs wins 2 AIAS trophies". Yahoo. February 10, 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[Globe&MailRecap-8] "'God of War,' 'Guitar Hero' win gaming honours". The Globe and Mail. February 11, 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[SpecialAwards-10] "D.I.C.E. Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

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