Ulan Shad Networks - 2002 USN Game Awards

Welcome to the 2003 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 2003 Calender year in the US. Results are subject to change.

Best Story
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Runners-Up:
- Beyond Good & Evil
- Skies of Arcadia: Legends
- Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy

Best Sound
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Runners-Up:
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- Viewtiful Joe

Best Music
Beyond Good & Evil
Runners-Up:
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
- XIII
- Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- Skies of Arcadia: Legends

Graphics: Technical
Beyond Good & Evil
Runners-Up:
- Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
- Star Wars: Rebel Strike
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Graphics: Artistic
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Runners-Up:
- Beyond Good & Evil
- Viewtiful Joe
- Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
- SimCity 4
- Mario & Luigi

Best Unpolished Game
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Runners-Up:
- NBA Live 2004
- SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom

Most Polished Game
Beyond Good & Evil
Runners-Up:
- Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
- Madden NFL 2004
- SimCity 4

Funniest Game
Simpsons: Hit & Run
Runners-Up:
- Wario Ware: Micro Minigames
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
- Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy

Biggest Surprise
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Runners-Up:
- Tiger Woods PGA 2004
- Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
- Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
- Medal of Honor: Infiltrator

Biggest Disappointment
NBA Live 2004
Runners-Up:
- XIII

Best Action Game
Halo
Runners-Up:
- Viewtiful Joe
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- XIII
- Medal of Honor: Infiltrator

Best Platformer
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Runners-Up:
- Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Banjo Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge
- I-Ninja

Best Adventure/RPG
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Runners-Up:
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- Beyond Good & Evil
- Skies of Arcadia: Legends
- Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy

Best Sim/Strategy
SimCity 4
Runners-Up:
- Final Fantasy Tactics

Best Sports Game
Madden NFL 2004
Runners-Up:
- Tiger Woods PGA 2004
- NBA Live 2004

Best Driving Game
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Runners-Up:
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Simpsons: Hit & Run

Best Party Game
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Runners-Up:
- Pac-Man Vs.

Game of the Year: Handheld
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Runners-Up:
- Wario Ware: Micro Minigames
- Super Mario Bros. 3

Game of the Year: Computer
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Runners-Up:
- Halo
- Tiger Woods PGA 2004
- SimCity 4

Game of the Year: Console
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Runners-Up:
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Beyond Good & Evil

Game of the Year
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Runners-Up:
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Beyond Good & Evil
- Halo

Eligible Games:

SimCity 4  			PC
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City  	PC
Halo				PC
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga	GBA
Super Mario Bros. 3		GBA
*Wario Ware: Micro Minigames	GBA
*Medal of Honor: Infiltrator	GBA
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker GCN
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc  	GCN
Madden NFL 2004			GCN
NBA Live 2004			GCN
Mario Kart: Double Dash		GCN
Simpsons: Hit & Run		GCN
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time	GCN
XIII				GCN
Beyond Good & Evil		GCN
Viewtiful Joe			GCN

Added Since Initial Awards:
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004	PC
Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge	GBA
Final Fantasy Tactics		GBA
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy	GCN
Skies of Arcadia: Legends	GCN
*I-Ninja			GCN
*Spongebob Squarepants: BfBB	GCN
*Pac-Man Vs.			GCN

2003 Games I Intend to Include Eventually:

Sword of Mana			GBA
Final Fantasy Tactics		GBA
I-Ninja				GCN
F-Zero GX			GCN
Star Wars: Rebel Strike		GCN
Skies of Arcadia: Legends	GCN
Fire Emblem			GBA
Harvest Moon: Friends of Min.	GBA
Golden Sun 2			GBA
Rainbow Six 3			PC
Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge	GBA
Cima: The Enemy			GBA
True Crime: Sreets of LA	GCN
Jak II				PS2
Ratchet & Clank 2		PS2
Dark Cloud 2			PS2
Star Wars: Knights of the Old.  PC

* Title was played enough to review, but is not owned.

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