Welcome to the 2002 USN Game Awards. Nominees are limited to games I have played, so as such there are likely very deserving games who are not considered. A list of eligible games can be found at the bottom of the page. Nominees limited to games released in the 2002 Calender year in the US. Results are subject to change.

• Best Story
  Eternal Darkness

  Runners-Up:

  • Super Monkey Ball 2
  • Grand Theft Auto III

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• Best Sound
  Metroid Prime

  Runners-Up:

  • Super Monkey Ball 2
  • TimeSplitters 2

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• Best Music
  Animal Crossing

  Runners-Up:

  • Yoshi's Island
  • TimeSplitters 2
  • Super Monkey Ball 2
  • Star Fox Adventures

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• Graphics: Technical
  Unreal Tournament 2003

  Runners-Up:

  • Metroid Prime
  • Star Fox Adventures
  • Age of Mythology
  • James Bond 007: NightFire

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• Graphics: Artistic
  Yoshi's Island

  Runners-Up:

  • Metroid Prime
  • Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland
  • Unreal Tournament 2003
  • Eternal Darkness

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• Best Unpolished Game
  Grand Theft Auto 3

  Runners-Up:

  • Metroid Prime*
  • NBA Live 2003
  • Animal Crossing

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• Most Polished Game
  Metroid Prime*

  Runners-Up:

  • Eternal Darkness
  • Star Fox Adventures

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• Funniest Game
  Super Monkey Ball 2

  Runners-Up:

  • Bomberman Generations
  • Animal Crossing
  • Super Mario Sunshine
  • TimeSplitters 2

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• Biggest Surprise
  Unreal Tournament 2003

  Runners-Up:

  • NBA Live 2003
  • James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire

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• Biggest Disappointment
  Star Fox Adventures

  Runners-Up:

  • James Bond 007: Nightfire

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• Best Action Game
  TimeSplitters 2

  Runners-Up:

  • Grand Theft Auto 3
  • Unreal Tournament 2003
  • James Bond 007: NightFire
  • James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire

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• Best Platformer
  Super Mario Sunshine

  Runners-Up:

  • Yoshi's Island
  • Super Mario World
  • Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland

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• Best Adventure/RPG
  Metroid Prime

  Runners-Up:

  • A Link to the Past
  • Metroid Fusion
  • Star Fox Adventures
  • Eternal Darkness

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• Best Sim/Strategy
  Animal Crossing

  Runners-Up:

  • Age of Mythology

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• Best Sports Game
  Madden NFL 2003

  Runners-Up:

  • NBA Live 2003

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• Best Driving Game
  Grand Theft Auto 3

  Runners-Up:

  • None.

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• Best Party Game
  Super Monkey Ball 2

  Runners-Up:

  • Bomberman Generations
  • TimeSplitters 2

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• Game of the Year: Handheld
  Super Mario World

  Runners-Up:

  • Yoshi's Island
  • Metroid Fusion

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• Game of the Year: Computer
  Grand Theft Auto 3

  Runners-Up:

  • Unreal Tournament 2003
  • Age of Mythology

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• Game of the Year: Console
  Metroid Prime

  Runners-Up:

  • Super Mario Sunshine
  • TimeSplitters 2

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• Game of the Year
  Metroid Prime

  Runners-Up:

  • Super Mario Sunshine
  • Grand Theft Auto 3
  • TimeSplitters 2
  • Super Mario World
  • Yoshi's Island
  • Unreal Tournament 2003

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Eligible Games:

James Bond 007 in... Agent Under Fire  		GCN
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem  		GCN
Madden NFL 2003  				GCN
Super Mario Sunshine  				GCN
Animal Crossing  				GCN
Star Fox Adventures  				GCN
Super Monkey Ball 2  				GCN
Bomberman Generations  				GCN
TimeSplitters 2  				GCN
Metroid Prime  					GCN
NBA Live 2003  					GCN
James Bond 007: NightFire  			GCN
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3  		GBA
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2  	GBA
Metroid Fusion  				GBA
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 		GBA
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land  		GBA
Grand Theft Auto III  				PC
Age of Mythology  				PC
Unreal Tournament 2003  			PC

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* Metroid Prime is extremly polished in its graphical presentation and attention to detail - it is also very unpolished in its lack of a narrative, or any structure at all (that's mostly due to the Metroid formula, and thats ok-unpolished is not a bad thing), and also in some rather ugly looking quirks (the textures on Samus' suit specifically) which spoil some of the graphical presentation.


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