The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) announced the winners of its 2002 Interactive Achievement awards last night. Analogous to the music industry's Grammy awards or the film industry's Oscars, the Interactive Achievement awards recognize the best computer and console games as voted on by the AIAS, the official professional academy of the games industry.

　　The big winners include EA's first-person shooter Battlefield 1942, which won four awards, including game of the year, computer game of the year, innovation in computer gaming, and online gameplay of the year. Nintendo's Animal Crossing won three awards, including innovation in console gaming, console role-playing game of the year, and outstanding achievement in game design. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell took top honors on the console side, winning console game of the year. Sega's Yu Suzuki, known for his work on classics like Hang-On and Space Harrier, as well as more recent hits like the Virtua Fighter series and Shenmue, won the AIAS Hall of Fame award.

　　Hall of Fame Award - Yu Suzuki

　　Game of theYear - Battlefield 1942

　　Computer Game of the Year - Battlefield 1942

　　Computer Action Game of the Year - Grand Theft Auto III

　　Computer First-Person Action Game of the Year - Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

　　Computer Role-Playing Game of the Year - Neverwinter Nights

　　Computer Strategy Game of the Year - Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

　　Computer Simulation Game of the Year - The Sims Unleashed

　　Computer Sports Game of the Year - Madden NFL 2003

　　Console Game of the Year - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

　　Console Action Adventure Game of the Year - Grand Theft Auto - Vice City

　　Console First-Person Action Game of the Year - Metroid Prime

　　Console Platform Action Adventure Game of the Year - Ratchet & Clank

　　Console Role-Playing Game of the Year - Animal Crossing

　　Console Sports Game of the Year - Madden NFL 2003

　　Console Racing Game of the Year - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

　　Console Fighting Game of the Year - Tekken 4

　　Family Game of the Year - Mario Party 4

　　Handheld Game of the Year - Metroid Fusion

　　Innovation in Computer Gaming - Battlefield 1942

　　Innovation in Console Gaming - Animal Crossing

　　Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year - The Sims Online

　　Online Gameplay Game of the Year - Battlefield 1942

　　Outstanding Achievement in Animation - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

　　Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

　　Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story - Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

　　Outstanding Achievement in Game Design - Animal Crossing

　　Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

　　Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition - Medal of Honor: Frontline

　　Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design - Medal of Honor: Frontline

　　Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering - The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers