
These are the results of 1,137,882 votes recorded during 2003.
Make sure to vote for your favorites in 2004.
[Best Opening Movie]
[Best Sound]
[Best Music]
[Best Graphics]
[Best Original Concept]
[Best Story]
[Best Female Lead]
[Best Male Lead]
[Best Game]
[Best Multiplayer Game]
[Best Movie/TV Game]
[Best Game Advertisement]
[Most Addicting Game]
[Best New Hardware]
[Worst Game]
[Most Disappointing Game]
BEST OPENING MOVIE (This is the movie you keep watching over and over)
| PC AWARDS | CONSOLE AWARDS |
- Vietcong
- Splinter Cell
- Call of Duty
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- DOA: Xtreme Beach Volleyball (Xbox)
- Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Multi)
- Need for Speed Underground (Multi)
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BEST SOUND (Sound Effects, Voice Acting, Use of 3D sound, etc.)
| PC AWARDS | CONSOLE AWARDS |
- Call of Duty
- TRON 2.0
- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
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- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Xbox)
- Splinter Cell (Xbox)
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BEST MUSIC (Music that adds to the overall enjoyment of a game, creates a mood, etc.)
| PC AWARDS | CONSOLE AWARDS |
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Halo
- XIII
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- Need for Speed Underground (Multi)
- Prince of Persia (Xbox)
- DDR MAX (PS2)
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BEST GRAPHICS (Textures, reflections, lighting, colors, realism, etc.)
| PC AWARDS | CONSOLE AWARDS |
- Call of Duty
- Prince of Persia
- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
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- Prince of Persia (Xbox)
- Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox)
- F-Zero GX (GameCube)
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BEST ORIGINAL CONCEPT (Games that stand out as unique, never been done before, etc.)
| PC AWARDS | CONSOLE AWARDS |
- XIII
- Impossible Creatures
- Ghost Master
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- Voodoo Vince (Xbox)
- Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand (GBA)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox)
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BEST STORY (Gripping storyline that captures and carries you through to the end of the game)
| PC AWARDS | CONSOLE AWARDS |
- XIII
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon
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- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox)
- Indiana Jones: Emperor's Tomb (Xbox)
- Crimson Skies (Xbox)
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BEST FEMALE LEAD (Female characters that stands out above the rest)
| PC AWARDS | CONSOLE AWARDS |
- Lara Croft - Angle of Darkness
- Nico Collard - Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon
- Niobe - Enter the Matrix
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- Lara Croft - Angle of Darkness (PS2)
- Jade - Beyond Good and Evil (GameCube)
- Nikki Connors - Rogue Ops (Xbox)
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BEST MALE LEAD (Male characters that stands out above the rest)
| PC AWARDS | CONSOLE AWARDS |
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Sam Fisher - Splinter Cell
- Indy - Indiana Jones: Emperor's Tomb
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- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Xbox)
- Sam Fisher - Splinter Cell (Xbox)
- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (Xbox)
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BEST GAME (Best of the best, games that you just can't stop playing)
| PC AWARDS | CONSOLE AWARDS |
- Call of Duty
- Homeworld2
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
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- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Multi)
- SSX3 (PS2)
- Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox)
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BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME (Games that keep you online all night)
| PC AWARDS | CONSOLE AWARDS |
- Final Fantasy XI
- PlanetSide
- EVE Online: The Second Genesis
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- SOCOM 2 (PS2)
- Links 2004 (Xbox)
- Rainbow Six 3 (Xbox)
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BEST MOVIE/TV GAME (Great games inspired by movies or TV)
| PC AWARDS | CONSOLE AWARDS |
- TRON 2.0
- C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation
- Simpson Hit & Run
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- Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Xbox)
- Simpson Hit & Run (Multi)
- Enter the Matrix (Multi)
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Best Game Commercial or Print Ad (Ads that make you smile, laugh, or buy the game)
| PC AWARDS | CONSOLE AWARDS |
- Sim City 4
- Logitech MX Duo
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
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- Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando (PS2)
- SOCOM II (PS2)
- DOA: Xtreme Beach Volleyball (Xbox)
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MOST ADDICTING GAME (Games you can't stop playing or play again after winning)
| PC AWARDS | CONSOLE AWARDS |
- Sim City 4
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- PlanetSide
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- SSX3 (PS2)
- I-Ninja (Multi)
- Need for Speed Underground (Multi)
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BEST NEW HARDWARE (Technology that changed the face of gaming in 2003)
| PC AWARDS | CONSOLE AWARDS |
- nVidia's FX 5900 Graphics Inferno
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
- Logitech Cordless MX Duo Keyboard / Mouse
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- Logitech 2.4 GHz Wireless Controller (Xbox)
- Mad Catz LumiCON (PS2)
- FPS Master (Xbox)
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WORST GAME (Games that make you wonder what the designers were thinking when they made it)
| PC AWARDS | CONSOLE AWARDS |
- Airport Tycoon 2
- Battle Cruiser Millenium Gold
- Traitor's Gate 2: Cypher
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- Fugitive Hunter (PS2)
- Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis (Xbox)
- Metal Dungeon (Xbox)
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MOST DISAPPOINTING GAME (Games that you were really excited about that didn't live up to their hype)
| PC AWARDS | CONSOLE AWARDS |
- Indycar Series
- Traitor’s Gate 2: Cypher
- Pro Race Driver
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- Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness (PS2)
- The Sims (PS2)
- SeaBlade (Xbox)
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