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 AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Vietcong
  2. Splinter Cell
  3. Call of Duty
  1. DOA: Xtreme Beach Volleyball (Xbox)
  2. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Multi)
  3. Need for Speed Underground (Multi)
BEST SOUND (Sound Effects, Voice Acting, Use of 3D sound, etc.)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Call of Duty
  2. TRON 2.0
  3. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
  1. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox)
  2. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Xbox)
  3. Splinter Cell (Xbox)
BEST MUSIC (Music that adds to the overall enjoyment of a game, creates a mood, etc.)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
  2. Halo
  3. XIII
  1. Need for Speed Underground (Multi)
  2. Prince of Persia (Xbox)
  3. DDR MAX (PS2)
BEST GRAPHICS (Textures, reflections, lighting, colors, realism, etc.)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Call of Duty
  2. Prince of Persia
  3. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
  1. Prince of Persia (Xbox)
  2. Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox)
  3. F-Zero GX (GameCube)
BEST ORIGINAL CONCEPT (Games that stand out as unique, never been done before, etc.)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. XIII
  2. Impossible Creatures
  3. Ghost Master
  1. Voodoo Vince (Xbox)
  2. Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand (GBA)
  3. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox)
BEST STORY (Gripping storyline that captures and carries you through to the end of the game)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. XIII
  2. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  3. Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon
  1. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox)
  2. Indiana Jones: Emperor's Tomb (Xbox)
  3. Crimson Skies (Xbox)
BEST FEMALE LEAD (Female characters that stands out above the rest)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Lara Croft - Angle of Darkness
  2. Nico Collard - Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon
  3. Niobe - Enter the Matrix
  1. Lara Croft - Angle of Darkness (PS2)
  2. Jade - Beyond Good and Evil (GameCube)
  3. Nikki Connors - Rogue Ops (Xbox)
BEST MALE LEAD (Male characters that stands out above the rest)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
  2. Sam Fisher - Splinter Cell
  3. Indy - Indiana Jones: Emperor's Tomb
  1. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Xbox)
  2. Sam Fisher - Splinter Cell (Xbox)
  3. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (Xbox)
BEST GAME (Best of the best, games that you just can't stop playing)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Call of Duty
  2. Homeworld2
  3. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
  1. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Multi)
  2. SSX3 (PS2)
  3. Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox)
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME (Games that keep you online all night)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Final Fantasy XI
  2. PlanetSide
  3. EVE Online: The Second Genesis
  1. SOCOM 2 (PS2)
  2. Links 2004 (Xbox)
  3. Rainbow Six 3 (Xbox)
BEST MOVIE/TV GAME (Great games inspired by movies or TV)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. TRON 2.0
  2. C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation
  3. Simpson Hit & Run
  1. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Xbox)
  2. Simpson Hit & Run (Multi)
  3. Enter the Matrix (Multi)
Best Game Commercial or Print Ad (Ads that make you smile, laugh, or buy the game)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Sim City 4
  2. Logitech MX Duo
  3. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
  1. Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando (PS2)
  2. SOCOM II (PS2)
  3. DOA: Xtreme Beach Volleyball (Xbox)
MOST ADDICTING GAME (Games you can't stop playing or play again after winning)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Sim City 4
  2. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  3. PlanetSide
  1. SSX3 (PS2)
  2. I-Ninja (Multi)
  3. Need for Speed Underground (Multi)
BEST NEW HARDWARE (Technology that changed the face of gaming in 2003)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. nVidia's FX 5900 Graphics Inferno
  2. Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
  3. Logitech Cordless MX Duo Keyboard / Mouse
  1. Logitech 2.4 GHz Wireless Controller (Xbox)
  2. Mad Catz LumiCON (PS2)
  3. FPS Master (Xbox)
WORST GAME (Games that make you wonder what the designers were thinking when they made it)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Airport Tycoon 2
  2. Battle Cruiser Millenium Gold
  3. Traitor's Gate 2: Cypher
  1. Fugitive Hunter (PS2)
  2. Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis (Xbox)
  3. Metal Dungeon (Xbox)
MOST DISAPPOINTING GAME (Games that you were really excited about that didn't live up to their hype)

PC AWARDSCONSOLE AWARDS
  1. Indycar Series
  2. Traitor’s Gate 2: Cypher
  3. Pro Race Driver
  1. Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness (PS2)
  2. The Sims (PS2)
  3. SeaBlade (Xbox)