The E3 Nominees are...

[DrUnKtAnK]

2002 Nominees
The judges for the Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2002 are proud to announce the nominees for 2002. Winners will be announced on June 18, 2002.

Best of Show
- DOOM III (id Software/Activision for PC)
- Metroid Prime (Retro Studios/Nintendo for GameCube)
- Neverwinter Nights (Bioware/Infogrames for PC)
- The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo for GameCube)
- The Sims Online (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)

Best Original Game
- Animal Crossing (Nintendo for GameCube/GameBoy Advance)
- Blinx: The Time Sweeper (Artoon/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Psychonauts (Double Fine Productions/Microsoft for Xbox)
- The Getaway (Team Soho/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
- The Sims Online (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)

Best PC Game
- Age of Mythology (Ensemble Studios/Microsoft for PC)
- Command & Conquer Generals (EA Pacific/Electronic Arts for PC)
- DOOM III (id Software/Activision for PC)
- Neverwinter Nights (Bioware/Infogrames for PC)
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (Sony Online/LucasArts for PC)

Best Console Game
- Blinx: The Time Sweeper (Artoon/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Metroid Prime (Retro Studios/Nintendo for GameCube)
- Super Mario Sunshine (Nintendo for GameCube)
- The Getaway (Team Soho/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
- The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo for GameCube)

Best Console Hardware
- AirFlo Controllers (Nyko for Multiple Platforms)
- e-Reader (Nintendo for GameBoy Advance)
- Steel Battalion Controller (Capcom for Xbox)
- WaveBird Wireless Controller (Nintendo for GameCube)
- Xbox Communicator Headset / Xbox Live Service (Microsoft for Xbox)

Best Action Game
- Dead to Rights (Namco for Xbox)
- DOOM III (id Software/Activision for PC)
- Metroid Prime (Retro Studios/Nintendo for GameCube)
- Panzer Dragoon: Orta (Sega for Xbox)
- Shinobi (Overworks/Sega for PlayStation 2)

Best Action/Adventure Game
- Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Stormfront Studios/EA for PlayStation 2)
- Splinter Cell (UbiSoft for Multiple Platforms)
- Super Mario Sunshine (Nintendo for GameCube)
- The Getaway (Team Soho/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
- The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo for GameCube)

Best Fighting Game
- Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (Infogrames for GameCube)
- Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (Midway for Multiple Platforms)
- Tao Feng (Studio Gigante for Xbox)
- Tekken 4 (Namco for PlayStation 2)
- War of the Monsters (Incog/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)

Best Role Playing Game
- Deus Ex 2: Invisible War (Ion Storm/Eidos for Multiple Platforms)
- Kingdom Hearts (SquareSoft/Disney Interactive for PS2)
- Neverwinter Nights (BioWare/Infogrames for PC)
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (Sony Online/LucasArts for PC)
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (BioWare/LucasArts for Multiple Platforms)

Best Racing Game
- Auto Modellista (Capcom for PlayStation 2)
- Colin McRae Rally 3 (Codemasters for Multiple Platforms)
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (Electronic Arts for Multiple Platforms)
- Pro Race Driver (Juice Studio/Codemasters for Multiple Platforms)
- Sega GT 2002 (Wow Entertainment/Sega for Xbox)

Best Simulation Game
- Combat Flight Simulator 3 (Microsoft for PC)
- Lock On: Modern Air Combat (SSI/Ubisoft for PC)
- SimCity 4 (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
- Steel Battalion (Capcom for Xbox)
- The Sims Online (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)

Best Sports Game
- Madden NFL 2003 (Electronic Arts for Multiple Platforms)
- NBA 2K3 (Visual Concepts/Sega for Multiple Platforms)
- NFL 2K3 (Visual Concepts/Sega for Multiple Platforms)
- NFL Fever 2003 (Microsoft for Xbox)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (Neversoft Entertainment/Activision for Multiple Platforms)

Best Strategy Game
- Age of Mythology (Ensemble Studios/Microsoft for PC)
- Command and Conquer Generals (EA Pacific/Electronic Arts for PC)
- Republic: The Revolution (Elixir Studios/Eidos Interactive for PC)
- Rise of Nations (Big Huge Games/Microsoft for PC)
- Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Blizzard Entertainment for PC)

Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game
- Super Monkey Ball 2 (Amusement Vision/Sega for GameCube)
- Mario Party 4 (Nintendo for GameCube)

Best Online Multiplayer Game
- City of Heroes (Cryptic Studios/NCSoft for PC)
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (Sony Online/LucasArts for PC)
- The Sims Online (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
- Unreal Tournament 2003 (Digital Extremes/Infogrames for PC)
- World of Warcraft (Blizzard for PC)

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SOURCE (http://www.e3awards.com/nom.html)

[wweomaniac]

is this from official affiliates of e3 event or is it someone who just registered the name www.e3awards.comcdomain name and put this up? because it would be interesting if this were official.

[DrUnKtAnK]

Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2002. This site is dedicated to rewarding the games that will shape the future of interactive entertainment, shown at the 2002 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, CA. This year's expo will be held May 22 - 24.

The Game Critics Awards are the only independent E3 awards, voted on by editors from nearly 40 leading outlets that cover games, including the top magazines, online sites, newspapers, and television programs.

[faceoff508]

Cool, when do we know the winners??

[Xbox Owner]

Yeah..when are the winners?

[Frostberg]

Winners will be announced on June 18, 2002.

Anyway I'm so happy to see the Xbox got mega dissed!

[faceoff508]

Originally posted by Frostberg


Anyway I'm so happy to see the Xbox got mega dissed!

It didnt get dissed!1111111:eek:

[Frostberg]

Originally posted by faceoff508


It didnt get dissed!1111111:eek:
9 PS2
9 XBox games nominatesd & Xbox Live & Steel Batallion controller
12 GC games ominated & wavebird wireless controller

Ok so GC got a little more, and that disses us because many of the key games are left out...Besides Project Ego or Brute Force sadly not even being nominated in any category, no Xbox game even has the chance for the Best Of Show award, yet 2 GC games actually can become the best of show. I still give Nintendo more credit for having a better E3 than you guys will give em credit for, but really the Xbox was dissed...I mean, PS2 had no good games, yet we tied them in the nominations for games!

[OppiumNitrates]

i agree xbox got dissed hard . . .

and i give credit were it is due but can u really say that GC had a better E3 when most of there agmes were all ready know and they really didnt have anything new to offer. . . also i heard their connfrence was the weakest of the 3. . .

if we dont win best hardware then u know its rigged i mean no other console has ever tried a voice comm or an online experiance that MS promises . . . .but wirerless controllers have been done and i didne see the steel batalin controller. . . although the e readed is kinda cool its deff not better then real time on-line voice communication with allys and enemies

[JohnB]

I don't think Xbox got dissed hard, but anyway, good luck to BLINX. I am hoping that game wins some type of award for its originality.

[DrUnKtAnK]

Originally posted by faceoff508
Cool, when do we know the winners??

Winners will be announced on June 18, 2002
:cool:

[dave_m123]

What title do u rekcon will win best Game? my moneys on Doom 3 if of course those voting have any taste at all :D.