E3 Award winners revealed
The usual shock-horror and surprise ensues.
Posted 19 Jun 2002

Blinx: The Time Sweeper
Doom III has, as expected, swept the board in this year’s E3 Awards, netting the Best of Show award, amongst others.
The E3 Awards are often the cause of a few raised eyebrows, and this year is no exception. The award for Auto Modellista for Capcom in the racing game category being one of the most contentious, along with Tekken 4 scooping best fighting game.
Anyway, the results are:
Best of Show
DOOM III
(id Software/Activision for PC)
Runner-up:
The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo for GameCube)
Best Original Game
Psychonauts
(Double Fine Productions/Microsoft for Xbox)
Runner-up:
Blinx: The Time Sweeper (Artoon/Microsoft for Xbox)
Best PC Game
DOOM III
(id Software/Activision for PC)
Runner-up:
Neverwinter Nights (Bioware/Atari for PC)
Best Console Game
The Legend of Zelda
(Nintendo for GameCube)
Runner-up:
The Getaway (Team SOHO/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
Best Console Hardware
WaveBird Wireless Controller
(Nintendo for GameCube)
Runner-up:
Steel Battalion Controller (Capcom for Xbox)
Best Action Game
DOOM III
(id Software/Activision for PC)
Runner-up:
Metroid Prime (Retro Studios/Nintendo for GameCube)
Best Action/Adventure Game
Splinter Cell
(UbiSoft for Multiple Platforms)
Runner-up:
Super Mario Sunshine (Nintendo for GameCube)
Best Fighting Game
Tekken 4
(Namco for PlayStation 2)
Runner-up:
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (Infogrames for GameCube)
Best Role Playing Game
Neverwinter Nights
(BioWare/Atari for PC)
Runner-up:
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (Sony Online/LucasArts for PC)
Best Racing Game
Auto Modellista
(Capcom for PlayStation 2)
Runner-up:
Colin McRae Racing 3 (Codemasters for Multiple Platforms)
Best Simulation Game
The Sims Online
(Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
Runner-up:
Simcity 4 (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
Best Sports Game
NFL 2K3
(Visual Concepts/SEGA for Multiple Platforms)
Runner-up:
Madden NFL 2003 (Electronic Arts for Multiple Platforms)
Best Strategy Game
Command and Conquer Generals
(EA Pacific/Electronic Arts for PC)
Runner-up:
Age of Mythology (Ensemble Studios/Microsoft for PC)
Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game
Super Monkey Ball 2
(Amusement Vision/Sega for GameCube)
Runner-up:
Chu Chu Rocket
(Sonic Team/Sega for GameBoy Advance)
Best Online Multiplayer
Star Wars Galaxies
(Sony Online Entertainment/LucasArts for PC)
Runner-up:
The Sims Online (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
Special Commendation for Sound
DOOM III
(Trent Reznor/id Software/Activision for PC)
Special Commendation for Graphics
DOOM III
(id Software/Activision for PC)
The E3 Awards are often the cause of a few raised eyebrows, and this year is no exception. The award for Auto Modellista for Capcom in the racing game category being one of the most contentious, along with Tekken 4 scooping best fighting game.
Anyway, the results are:
Best of Show
DOOM III
(id Software/Activision for PC)
Runner-up:
The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo for GameCube)
Best Original Game
Psychonauts
(Double Fine Productions/Microsoft for Xbox)
Runner-up:
Blinx: The Time Sweeper (Artoon/Microsoft for Xbox)
Best PC Game
DOOM III
(id Software/Activision for PC)
Runner-up:
Neverwinter Nights (Bioware/Atari for PC)
Best Console Game
The Legend of Zelda
(Nintendo for GameCube)
Runner-up:
The Getaway (Team SOHO/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
Best Console Hardware
WaveBird Wireless Controller
(Nintendo for GameCube)
Runner-up:
Steel Battalion Controller (Capcom for Xbox)
Best Action Game
DOOM III
(id Software/Activision for PC)
Runner-up:
Metroid Prime (Retro Studios/Nintendo for GameCube)
Best Action/Adventure Game
Splinter Cell
(UbiSoft for Multiple Platforms)
Runner-up:
Super Mario Sunshine (Nintendo for GameCube)
Best Fighting Game
Tekken 4
(Namco for PlayStation 2)
Runner-up:
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (Infogrames for GameCube)
Best Role Playing Game
Neverwinter Nights
(BioWare/Atari for PC)
Runner-up:
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (Sony Online/LucasArts for PC)
Best Racing Game
Auto Modellista
(Capcom for PlayStation 2)
Runner-up:
Colin McRae Racing 3 (Codemasters for Multiple Platforms)
Best Simulation Game
The Sims Online
(Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
Runner-up:
Simcity 4 (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
Best Sports Game
NFL 2K3
(Visual Concepts/SEGA for Multiple Platforms)
Runner-up:
Madden NFL 2003 (Electronic Arts for Multiple Platforms)
Best Strategy Game
Command and Conquer Generals
(EA Pacific/Electronic Arts for PC)
Runner-up:
Age of Mythology (Ensemble Studios/Microsoft for PC)
Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game
Super Monkey Ball 2
(Amusement Vision/Sega for GameCube)
Runner-up:
Chu Chu Rocket
(Sonic Team/Sega for GameBoy Advance)
Best Online Multiplayer
Star Wars Galaxies
(Sony Online Entertainment/LucasArts for PC)
Runner-up:
The Sims Online (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
Special Commendation for Sound
DOOM III
(Trent Reznor/id Software/Activision for PC)
Special Commendation for Graphics
DOOM III
(id Software/Activision for PC)
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