12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
Date	February 20, 2009 (2009-02-20)
Venue	Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa
Country	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Hosted by	Jay Mohr
Highlights
Most awards	LittleBigPlanet (8)
Most nominations	LittleBigPlanet (10)
Overall Game of the Year	LittleBigPlanet
Hall of Fame	Bruce Shelley

The 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards is the 12th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honors the best games in the video game industry. The awards are arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 20, 2009 (2009-02-20). It was also held as part of the Academy's 2009 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by Jay Mohr.

LittleBigPlanet received the most nominations and won the most awards, including Overall Game of the Year. Sony Computer Entertainment published the nominees and award winners.

Bruce Shelley received the of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame Award.

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Overall Game of the Year LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Fallout 3 — Bethesda Game Studios Grand Theft Auto IV — Rockstar North Left 4 Dead — Valve Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Kojima Productions, Konami	Outstanding Achievement in Game Design World of Goo — 2D Boy‡ Fable II — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Fallout 3 — Bethesda Game Studios Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios Left 4 Dead — Valve
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Fallout 3 — Bethesda Game Studios Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios Left 4 Dead — Valve Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Kojima Productions, Konami	Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering Spore — Maxis, Electronic Arts‡ Fable II — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Fallout 3 — Bethesda Game Studios Left 4 Dead — Valve Tom Clancy's EndWar — Ubisoft Shanghai
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Braid — Number None, Microsoft Game Studios Left 4 Dead — Valve Spore — Maxis, Electronic Arts Wii Fit — Nintendo EAD	Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Kojima Productions, Konami Resistance 2 — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment Tomb Raider: Underworld — Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Interactive
Outstanding Achievement in Animation Prince of Persia — Ubisoft Montreal‡ Castle Crashers — The Behemoth, Microsoft Game Studios Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios Left 4 Dead — Valve Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Kojima Productions, Konami	Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Dead Space — EA Redwood Shores Fable II — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Mirror's Edge — DICE, Electronic Arts Prince of Persia — Ubisoft Montreal
Outstanding Achievement in Original Story Fallout 3 — Bethesda Game Studios‡ Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway — Gearbox Software, Ubisoft Fable II — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Grand Theft Auto IV — Rockstar North Professor Layton and the Curious Village — Level-5, Nintendo	Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story Star Wars: The Force Unleashed — LucasArts‡ Lego Batman: The Videogame — Traveller's Tales, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe — Midway Games Naruto: The Broken Bond — Ubisoft Montreal 007: Quantum of Solace — Treyarch, Activision
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Kojima Productions, Konami‡ de Blob — Blue Tongue Entertainment, THQ Dead Space — EA Redwood Shores Fable II — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King — Blizzard Entertainment	Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack Rock Band 2 — Harmonix, MTV Games‡ Guitar Hero World Tour — Neversoft, Activision LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment MotorStorm: Pacific Rift — Evolution Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment SingStar PS3 Vol. 1 — SCE London Studio
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design Dead Space — EA Redwood Shores‡ Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment Prince of Persia — Ubisoft Montreal Wipeout HD — SCE Studio Liverpool	Outstanding Character Performance LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Kojima Productions, Konami Tomb Raider: Underworld — Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Interactive
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay Left 4 Dead — Valve‡ Call of Duty: World at War — Treyarch, Activision Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios NHL 09 — EA Canada Rock Band 2 — Harmonix, MTV Games	Massive Multiplayer Game of the Year World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King — Blizzard Entertainment‡ Eve Online: Quantum Rise — CCP Games Pirates of the Burning Sea — Flying Lab Software, Sony Online Entertainment PMOG — GameLayers Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning — Mythic Entertainment, Electronic Arts
Console Game of the Year LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Fallout 3 — Bethesda Game Studios Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios Grand Theft Auto IV — Rockstar North Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Kojima Productions, Konami	Computer Game of the Year Left 4 Dead — Valve‡ Fallout 3 — Bethesda Game Studios Mass Effect — BioWare, Electronic Arts Spore — Maxis, Electronic Arts World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King — Blizzard Entertainment
Action Game of the Year Dead Space — EA Redwood Shores‡ Call of Duty: World at War — Treyarch, Activision Far Cry 2 — Ubisoft Montreal Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios Grand Theft Auto IV — Rockstar North	Adventure Game of the Year Mirror's Edge — DICE, Electronic Arts‡ Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia — Konami God of War: Chains of Olympus — Ready at Dawn, Sony Computer Entertainment Naruto: The Broken Bond — Ubisoft Montreal Prince of Persia — Ubisoft Montreal
Role-Playing Game of the Year Fallout 3 — Bethesda Game Studios‡ Fable II — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time — Chunsoft, Nintendo Tales of Vesperia — Namco Tales Studio, Namco Bandai Games	Fighting Game of the Year Super Smash Bros. Brawl — Sora Ltd., Nintendo‡ Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe — Midway Games Soulcalibur IV — Project Soul, Namco Bandai Games Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix — Backbone Entertainment, Capcom WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 — Yuke's, THQ
Sports Game of the Year NHL 09 — EA Canada‡ FIFA 09 — EA Canada Madden NFL 09 — EA Tiburon MLB 08: The Show — SCE San Diego NBA 2K9 — Visual Concepts, 2K Games	Racing Game of the Year Burnout Paradise — Criterion Games, Electronic Arts‡ GRID — Codemasters Mario Kart Wii — Nintendo EAD MotorStorm: Pacific Rift — Evolution Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment Pure — Black Rock Studio, Disney Interactive Studios
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 — EA Los Angeles‡ Advance Wars: Days of Ruin — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Civilization Revolution — Firaxis Games, 2K Games Sins of a Solar Empire — Ironclad Games, Stardock Tom Clancy's EndWar — Ubisoft Shanghai	Casual Game of the Year Braid — Number None, Microsoft Game Studios‡ Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst — Big Fish Studios Patapon — SCE Japan Studio Professor Layton and the Curious Village — Level-5, Nintendo World of Goo — 2D Boy
Family Game of the Year LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Boom Blox — EA Los Angeles Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party — Ubisoft Paris Rock Band 2 — Harmonix, MTV Games Wii Fit — Nintendo EAD	Hand-Held Game of the Year God of War: Chains of Olympus — Ready at Dawn, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Advance Wars: Days of Ruin — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia — Konami Patapon — SCE Japan Studio Professor Layton and the Curious Village — Level-5, Nintendo
Cellular Game of the Year Spore Origins — Babaroga, Tricky Software, Electronic Arts‡ Reset Generation — RedLynx, Nokia Trism — Demiforce

Special Awards

Hall of Fame

• Bruce Shelley

Games with multiple nominations and awards

The following 28 games received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Game
10	LittleBigPlanet
9	Gears of War 2
8	Fallout 3
	Left 4 Dead
7	Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
6	Fable II
4	Dead Space
	Grand Theft Auto IV
	Prince of Persia
3	Professor Layton and the Curious Village
	Rock Band 2
	Spore
	World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
2	Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
	Braid
	Call of Duty: World at War
	Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
	God of War: Chains of Olympus
	Mirror's Edge
	Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
	MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
	Naruto: The Broken Bond
	NHL 09
	Patapon
	Tom Clancy's EndWar
	Tomb Raider: Underworld
	Wii Fit
	World of Goo

The following four games received multiple awards:

Awards	Game
8	LittleBigPlanet
2	Dead Space
	Fallout 3
	Left 4 Dead

Companies with multiple nominations

Companies that received multiple nominations as either a developer or a publisher.

Nominations	Game
21	Sony Computer Entertainment
20	Electronic Arts
18	Microsoft Game Studios
14	2K Games
12	Activision
11	Ubisoft
10	Media Molecule
	Nintendo
9	Epic Games
	Konami
8	Bethesda Game Studios
	Valve
7	Kojima Productions
6	Lionhead Studios
4	Activision
	Rockstar North
3	Blizzard Entertainment
	Harmonix
	Maxis
	MTV Games
	Level-5
	Treyarch
2	2D Boy
	2K Games
	Crystal Dynamics
	DICE
	Eidos Interactive
	Evolution Studios
	Intelligent Systems
	Midway Games
	Namco Bandai Games
	Number None
	Ready at Dawn
	THQ

Companies that received multiple awards as either a developer or a publisher.

Awards	Game
9	Sony Computer Entertainment
8	Media Molecule
7	Electronic Arts
2	Bethesda Game Studios
	Valve

External links

• Official website