E3-messujen parhaat
Pelimedioiden ammattilaiset jakavat perinteisesti E3-messujen jälkeen Game Critics Awardseiksi nimetyt kunniamaininnat tapahtuman parhaille ja lupaavimmille peleille. Tänä vuonna lista näyttää seuraavalta:
Paras peli:
- Full Spectrum Warrior (THQ / Xbox)
- Gran Turismo 4 (SCE / PS2)
- Half-Life 2 (VU Games / PC)
- Halo 2 (Microsoft / Xbox)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Ubi Soft / PC, PS2, Xbox, GC)
Paras omaperäinen peli:
- Boktai (Konami / Game Boy Advance)
- Evil Genius (VU Games / PC)
- Fable (Microsoft / Xbox)
- Full Spectrum Warrior (THQ / Xbox)
- The Movies (Activision / PC)
Paras PC-peli:
- Call of Duty (Activision / PC)
- Deus Ex: Invisible War (Eidos / PC, Xbox)
- Half-Life 2 (VU Games / PC)
- Halo (Microsoft / PC)
- The Sims 2 (EA / PC)
Paras konsolipeli:
- Fable (Microsoft / Xbox)
- Full Spectrum Warrior (THQ / Xbox)
- Gran Turismo 4 (SCE / PS2)
- Halo 2 (Microsoft / Xbox)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Ubi Soft / PC, PS2, Xbox, GC)
Paras toimintapeli:
- Call of Duty (Activision / PC)
- Half-Life 2 (VU Games / PC)
- Halo 2 (Microsoft / Xbox)
- Medal of Honor Rising Sun (EA / Xbox, PS2, GC)
- Unreal Tournament 2004 (Infogrames / PC)
Paras toimintaseikkailu:
- Jak II (SCE / PS2)
- Ninja Gaiden (Tecmo / Xbox)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Ubi Soft / PC, PS2, Xbox, GC)
- Starcraft: Ghost (VU Games / Xbox, PS2, GC)
- Viewtiful Joe (Capcom / GC)
Paras tappelupeli:
- Dead or Alive: Online (Tecmo / Xbox)
- Onimusha Blade Warriors (Capcom / PS2)
- Soul Calibur II (Namco / Xbox, PS2, GC)
- Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution (Sega / PS2)
Paras roolipeli:
- Deus Ex: Invisible War (Eidos / PC, Xbox)
- Fable (Microsoft / Xbox)
- Final Fantasy X-2 (Square Enix / PS2)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (LucasArts / PC, Xbox)
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines (Activision / PC)
Paras ajopeli:
- F-Zero GX (Nintendo / GC)
- Gran Turismo 4 (SCE / PS2)
- Need for Speed Underground (EA / PC, Xbox, PS2, GC)
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Nintendo / GC)
- Project Gotham Racing 2 (Microsoft / Xbox)
Paras simulaatio:
- Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight (Microsoft / PC)
- Full Spectrum Warrior (THQ / Xbox)
- Secret Weapons Over Normandy (LucasArts / PC, Xbox, PS2)
- The Sims 2 (EA / PC)
- The Movies (Activision / PC)
Paras urheilupeli:
- Amped 2 (Microsoft / Xbox)
- Madden NFL 2004 (EA / PC, Xbox, PS2, GC)
- NFL 2K4 (Sega / Xbox, PS2)
- SSX 3 (EA / Xbox, PS2, GC)
- Tony Hawk’s Underground (Activision / Xbox, PS2, GC)
Paras strategiapeli:
- Evil Genius (VU Games / PC)
- Homeworld 2 (VU Games / PC)
- Pikmin 2 (Nintendo / GC)
- Rise of Nations (Microsoft / PC)
- Rome: Total War (Activision / PC)
Paras puzzle-/trivia-/party-peli:
- The EyeToy Games (SCEE / PS2)
- Karaoke Revolution (Konami / PS2)
- Mario Party 5 (Nintendo / GC)
- Nintendo Puzzle Collection (Nintendo / GC)
- Xbox Music Mixer (Microsoft / Xbox)
Paras nettipeli:
- City of Heroes (NCsoft / PC)
- EverQuest II (Sony Online / PC)
- Final Fantasy XI (Square Enix / PC, PS2)
- Mythica (Microsoft / PC)
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (LucasArts / PC)
- World of Warcraft (VU Games / PC)
Paras laite:
- Driving Force Pro (Logitech / PS2)
- EyeToy (Sony Computer Entertainment / PS2)
- GeForce FX 5900 (Nvidia / PC)
- Helix Gaming Device (Tapwave)
- Radeon 9800 (ATI / PC)