These are the results of over 1,700 votes recorded during 2001.
Make sure to vote for your favorites in 2002.

[Best Sound] [Best Music] [Best Graphics] [Best Original Concept] [Best Story]
[Best Female Lead] [Best Male Lead] [Best Game] [Best Multiplayer Game]
[Worst Game] [Most Disappointing Game] [Most Addicting Game] [Best New Hardware]



BEST SOUND (Sound Effects, Voice Acting, Use of 3D sound, etc.)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Undying
  2. Black and White
  3. Myst III: Exile
  1. HALO - Xbox
  2. Munch's Oddysee - Xbox
  3. Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron 2 - GC
BEST MUSIC (Music that adds to the overall enjoyment of a game, creates a mood, etc.)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Myst III: Exile
  2. Black and White
  3. Undying
  1. HALO - Xbox
  2. Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec - PS2
  3. Star Wars Starfighter - PS2
BEST GRAPHICS (Textures, reflections, lighting, colors, realism, etc.)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos
  2. Myst III: Exile
  3. Black and White
  1. Dead or Alive 3 - Xbox
  2. HALO - Xbox
  3. ICO - PS2
BEST ORIGINAL CONCEPT (Games that stand out as unique, never been done before, etc.)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising
  2. Black and White
  3. Tropico
  1. ICO - PS2
  2. Grand Theft Auto 3 - PS2
  3. Gallop Racer 2001 - PS2
BEST STORY (Gripping storyline that captures and carries you through to the end of the game)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Undying
  2. Myst III: Exile
  3. Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising
  1. Onimusha: Warlords - PS2
  2. Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare - PSX
  3. ICO - PS2
BEST FEMALE LEAD (Female characters that stands out above the rest)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
    No Nominees this Year
  1. Claire Redfield - Resident Evil - PS2
BEST MALE LEAD (Male characters that stands out above the rest)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Max Payne - Max Payne
  2. Saavedro - Myst III: Exile
  3. John Cooper - Desperados
  1. Conker - Conker's Bad Fur Day - N64
  2. Solid Snake - Metal Gear Solid 2 - PS2
  3. Dante - Devil May Cry - PS2
BEST GAME (Best of the best, games that you just can't stop playing)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Myst III Exile
  2. Undying
  3. Alien vs. Predator 2
  1. HALO - Xbox
  2. Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron 2 - GC
  3. Metal Gear Solid 2 - PS2
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME (Games that keep you online all night)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Tribes 2
  2. Serious Sam
  3. NASCAR 4
  1. HALO - Xbox
  2. Phantasy Star Online - DC
  3. Twisted Metal Black - PS2
WORST GAME (Games that make you wonder what the designers were thinking when they made it)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. X-COM Enforcer
  1. Motocross Mania - PSX
  2. Arctic Thunder - PS2
  3. City Crisis - PS2
MOST DISAPPOINTING GAME (Games that you were really excited about that didn't live up to their hype)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. X-COM Enforcer
  2. Motor City Online
  1. Arctic Thunder - PS2
  2. City Crisis - PS2
  3. Rune: Viking Warlord
MOST ADDICTING GAME (Games you can't stop playing or play again after winning)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Serious Sam
  2. Solaris 104
  3. Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
  1. HALO - Xbox
  2. ICO - PS2
  3. Gran Turismo 3: A-spec - PS2
BEST NEW HARDWARE (Technology that changed the face of gaming in 2001)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. VisionTek Xtasy 6964 GeForce 3 Ti500
  2. Creative Labs Soundblaster Audigy Gamer
  3. nVidia GeForce 3
  1. Microsoft Xbox
  2. Nintendo GameCube
  3. Broadband Adapter - DC