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The Game Critics Awards for the Best of E3 have been held annually at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) since 1998. The award givers are independent of the expo organizers.
Award winners
Note on "all systems" as platform: Because games shown at E3 are still in development, the platforms for which the game is published might still be in question.
Best of Show
- 2004 : Sony PSP
- 2003 : Half-Life 2 (for PC)
- 2002 : DOOM 3 (for PC)
- 2001 : Nintendo GameCube
- 2000 : Black and White (for PC)
- 1999 : Freelancer (for PC)
Best Original Game
- 2004 : Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (for Nintendo Gamecube
- 2003 : Full Spectrum Warrior (for Xbox, PC)
- 2002 : Psychonauts (for Xbox)
- 2001 : Majestic (for PC)
- 2000 : Black and White (for PC) [2]
- 1999 : Black and White (for PC) [1]
Best Console Game
- 2004 : Halo 2 (for Xbox) [2]
- 2003 : Halo 2 (for Xbox) [1]
- 2002 : The Legend of Zelda (for GameCube)
- 2001 : Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (for PS2)
- 2000 : Jet Grind Radio (for Dreamcast)
- 1999 : Perfect Dark (for Nintendo 64)
- 1998 : Metal Gear Solid
Best PC Game
- 2004 : Splinter Cell 3
- 2003 : Half-Life 2
- 2002 : DOOM 3
- 2001 : Star Wars Galaxies
- 2000 : Black and White
- 1999 : Freelancer
- 1998 : Half-Life
Special Commendation for Graphics or Sound
- 2004 : (G) Splinter Cell 3 (for PC)
- 2003 : (G) Half-Life 2 (for PC)
- 2002 : (S) DOOM 3 (for PC)
- 2001 : (S) Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (for PC)
- 2000 : (G) Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (for PlayStation)
- 1999 : (G) Freelancer (for PC)
- 1999 : (+S) Outcast (for PC)
- 1999 : (+S) Um Jammer Lammy (for PlayStation)
Best Action Game
- 2004 : Halo 2 (for Xbox)
- 2003 : Half-Life 2 (for PC)
- 2002 : DOOM 3 (for PC)
- 2001 : Star Wars: Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron 2 (for GameCube)
- 2000 : Halo: Combat Evolved (for PC)
- 1999 : Team Fortress 2 (for PC)
- 1998 : Half-Life
Best Action/Adventure Game
- 2004 : Splinter Cell 3 (for PC
- 2003 : Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (all systems)
- 2002 : Splinter Cell (for multiple systems)
- 2001 : Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (for PlayStation 2)
- 2000 : Escape From Monkey Island (for PC)
- 1999 : Oni (for PC)
- 1998 : Grim Fandango
Best Fighting Game
- 2004 : Def Jam: Fight for New York (all console systems)
- 2003 : Soul Calibur 2 (all console systems)
- 2002 : Tekken 4 (for PlayStation 2)
- 2001 : Super Smash Bros. Melee (for GameCube)
- 2000 : Ultimate Fighting Championship (for Dreamcast)
- 1999 : Soul Calibur (for Dreamcast)
- 1998 : Tekken 3
Best Role Playing Game
(RPG)
- 2004 : Jade Empire (for Xbox)
- 2003 : Fable (for Xbox)
- 2002 : Neverwinter Nights (for PC) [3]
- 2001 : Neverwinter Nights (for PC) [2]
- 2000 : Neverwinter Nights (for PC) [1]
- 1999 : Vampire: The Masquerade, Redemption (for PC)
- 1998 : Baldur's Gate
Best Racing Game
- 2004 : Burnout 3 (for PlayStation 2 and Xbox)
- 2003 : Gran Turismo 4 (for PlayStation 2)
- 2002 : Auto Modellista (for PlayStation 2)
- 2001 : Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (for PlayStation 2)
- 2000 : Need For Speed: Motor City (for PC)
- 1999 : Driver (for PlayStation, PC)
- 1998 : Need For Speed 3
Best Simulation Game
(Combat, Flight, Non-Combat)
- 2004 : The Sims 2 (for PC)
- 2003 : Full Spectrum Warrior (for Xbox, PC)
- 2002 : The Sims Online (for PC) [2]
- 2001 : The Sims Online (for PC) [1]
- 2000 : Mechwarrior 4 (for PC)
- 1999 : (|F) Janes USAF (for PC)
- 1999 : (|N) Freelancer (for PC)
- 1998 : (|C) Fighter Legends
- 1998 : (|N) Railroad Tycoon 2
Best Sports Game
- 2004 : Madden NFL 2005 (for all systems)
- 2003 : Tony Hawk's Underground (all console systems)
- 2002 : NFL 2K3 (for multiple systems)
- 2001 : Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (for PlayStation 2)
- 2000 : Madden NFL 2001 (for PlayStation 2)
- 1999 : NFL 2000 (for Dreamcast)
- 1998 : John Madden Football 99
Best Strategy Game
(Real-Time or Turn-Based)
- 2004 : The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth (for PC)
- 2003 : Rome: Total War (for PC)
- 2002 : Command & Conquer Generals (for PC)
- 2001 : Age Of Mythology (for PC)
- 2000 : Black and White (for PC)
- 1999 : Homeworld (for PC)
- 1998 : (RTS) Homeworld
- 1998 : (turn-based) Alpha Centauri
Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game
- 2004 : Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (for Nintendo Gamecube)
- 2003 : The EyeToy Games (for PlayStation 2)
- 2002 : Super Monkey Ball 2 (for GameCube)
- 2001 : Pikmin (for GameCube)
- 2000 : Samba de Amigo (for Dreamcast)
- 1999 : Um Jammer Lammy (for PlayStation)
- 1998 : Sentinel Returns
Best Online Multiplayer
- 2004 : Halo 2 (for Xbox
- 2003 : City of Heroes (for PC)
- 2002 : Star Wars Galaxies (for PC) [2]
- 2001 : Star Wars Galaxies (for PC) [1]
- 2000 : Neverwinter Nights (for PC)
- 1999 : Team Fortress 2 (for PC)
- 1998 : EverQuest
Best Peripheral/Hardware
(Console or PC)
- 2004 : Sony PSP
- 2003 : EyeToy (for PlayStation 2)
- 2002 : WaveBird Wireless Controller (for GameCube)
- 2001 : (PC) nVidia GeForce 3
- 2001 : (Console) Nintendo GameCube
- 2000 : (PC) nVidia GeForce 2
- 2000 : (Console) Microsoft Xbox
- 1999 : (PC) nVidia Riva TNT2
- 1999 : (Console) Sega Dreamcast
- 1998 : Microsoft Sidewinder Freestyle Pro
Winners of older awards
Best Platformer
- 1999 : Donkey Kong 64 (for Nintendo 64)
Most Promising New Game
- 1998 : Homeworld
Best Booth
- 1999 : Electronic Arts [2]
- 1998 : Electronic Arts [1]
Best Party
- 1998 : Babylon 5
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