The 9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 9th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2005. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoinLas Vegas, Nevada on February 9, 2006 (2006-02-09). It was also held as part of the Academy's 2006 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by stand-up comedian Jay Mohr.[1]
| 9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | February 9, 2006 (2006-02-09) | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
| Country | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |||
| Hosted by | Jay Mohr | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Most awards | God of War (7) | |||
| Most nominations | God of War (12) | |||
| Overall Game of the Year | God of War | |||
| Hall of Fame | Trip Hawkins | |||
| ||||
This was the first year that the Academy did not have separate genre awards for console and computer. In addition, there was only one award for "Outstanding Innovation in Gaming". "Wireless Game of the Year" was seemingly replaced with "Cellular Game of the Year", as the former was part of the description for "Cellphone Game of the Year" in the nomination packet.[2] The announcement for submissions listed the "Handheld Game of the Year" as a "Game of the Year" category along with "Cellular Game of the Year", but would both be listed as genre categories when the finalists were announced.[3][4]
God of War received the most nominations and won the most awards, including "Overall Game of the Year". Sony Computer Entertainment received the most nominations and won the most awards. Nintendo had the most nominated games, but Electronic Arts had the most award-winning games. There was a tie for the "Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering" award between Guitar Hero and Nintendogs. There was also a tie for "Massive Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year" between City of Villains and Guild Wars, the only time a publisher, NCSoft, published both games that tied for a category.
Richard Garriott, creator of Ultima, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
|
Computer Game of the Year |
Console Game of the Year |
|
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming |
| |
|
| Nominations | Games | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 6 | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 15 | Activision | |
| 7 | Microsoft Game Studios | |
| 14 | 8 | Nintendo |
| 7 | Ubisoft | |
| 13 | Electronic Arts | |
| 7 | 1 | Harmonix |
| RedOctane | ||
| 6 | 3 | Vivendi Universal Games |
| 2 | Monolith Productions | |
| 5 | 1 | BioWare |
| 4 | 3 | 2K Games |
| 1 | Neversoft | |
| 3 | 3 | Namco |
| NCSoft | ||
| Nokia | ||
| Square Enix | ||
| 1 | DICE | |
| Ensemble Studios | ||
| Lionhead Studios | ||
| 2 | 2 | Avalanche Software |
| Bizarre Creations | ||
| Gearbox Software | ||
| PlayFirst | ||
| THQ | ||
| Treyarch | ||
| Visual Concepts | ||
| 1 | BottleRocket Entertainment | |
| Firaxis Games | ||
| Oddworld Inhabitants | ||
| Rare | ||
| Rockstar Games | ||
| Sega | ||
| Sucker Punch Productions |
| Awards | Game |
|---|---|
| 7 | God of War |
| 5 | Guitar Hero |
| 2 | Battlefield 2 |
| Jade Empire | |
| Nintendogs | |
| Shadow of the Colossus |
| Awards | Games | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2 | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 5 | 1 | Harmonix |
| RedOctane | ||
| 4 | 3 | Electronic Arts |
| 3 | 2 | Microsoft Game Studios |
| 2 | Activision | |
| Namco | ||
| NCSoft | ||
| 1 | BioWare | |
| DICE | ||
| Nintendo |
