Spike Video Game Awards 2004

Overview

The second annual Video Game Awards were hosted in the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California on December 14, 2004. They were hosted by Snoop Dogg. There were musical performances by Sum 41, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, and The Doors.

Nominees

Game of the Year

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – Rockstar North / Rockstar Games

Burnout 3: Takedown – Criterion Games / Electronic Arts

Half-Life 2 – Valve Corporation / Valve Corporation

Halo 2 – Bungie Studios / Microsoft Game Studios

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – Konami Corporation Entertainment Japan, Inc. / Konami Corporation

Best Game Based on a Movie

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay – Starbreeze Studios AB / Vivendi Games

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent – EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts

Spider-Man 2 – Treyarch / Activision

Star Wars: Battlefront – Pandemic Studios / LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC

Best Performance by a Human-Female

Brooke Burke - Need for Speed Underground 2

Judi Dench - Goldeneye: Rogue Agent

Carmen Electra - Def Jam: Fight For NY

Jennifer Garner – Alias

Heidi Klum - 007: Everything or Nothing

Best Performance by a Human-Male

Samuel L. Jackson - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Vin Diesel - The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

Hugh Jackman - Van Helsing

Christopher Lee - GoldenEye: Rogue Agent

Tobey McGuire - Spider-Man 2

Hottest Video Vixen

Blood Rayne - BloodRayne 2

Tina Armstong - Dead or Alive Ultimate

Carmen Electra - Luba Licious - Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude

Def Jam: Fight For NY

Rachel Teller - Need for Speed Underground 2

Best Driving Game

Burnout 3: Takedown – Criterion Games / Electronic Arts

NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup – EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts

Need for Speed Underground 2 – EA Black Box / Electronic Arts

Best Sports Game

Madden NFL 2005 – Exient Entertainment / Electronic Arts

ESPN NFL 2K5 – Visual Concepts / Global Star Software Inc.

NBA Ballers – Midway Games / Midway games

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 – Headgate Studios Inc. / Aspyr Media, Inc.

Tony Hawk ’ s Underground 2 – Neversoft Entertainment / Activision

Best Fighting Game

Mortal Kombat: Deception – Midway Games / Midway Games

Def Jam: Fight For NY – EA Canada / Electronic Arts

Dead or Alive Ultimate – Team Ninja / Tecmo Koei Co., Ltd.

Fight Night 2004 – EA Canada / Electronic Arts

WWE: Smackdown! vs. Raw – Yuke’s Co. Ltd. / THQ

Best Action Game

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – Rockstar North / Rockstar Games

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – Konami Corporation Entertainment Japan, Inc. / Konami Corporation

Ninja Gaiden – Team Ninja / Tecmo Koei Co., Ltd.

Best First Person Action

Halo 2 – Bungie Studios / Microsoft Game Studios

Doom 3 – id Software / Activision

Far Cry – Crytek GmbH / Ubisoft Entertainment

Half-Life 2 – Valve Corporation / Valve Corporation

Unreal Tournament 2004 – Epic Games / Atari SA

Best Song in a Video Game

Green Day "American Idiot" – Madden NFL 2005

Chingy "I Do" – Need for Speed Underground 2

Jimmy Eat World "Pain" – Tony Hawk ’ s Underground 2

Terror Squad "Lean Back" – Need for Speed Underground 2

Will I Am "GO" – NBA Live 2005

Best Soundtrack

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – Rockstar North / Rockstar Games

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent – EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts

Halo 2 – Bungie Studios / Microsoft Game Studios

Katamari Damacy – Namco Bandai Games Inc. / Namco Bandai Games Inc.

Madden NFL 2005 – Exient Entertainment / Electronic Arts

Designer of the Year

Jason Jones and Bungie Studios for Halo 2

Sam Houser and Rockstar North for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Tomonobu Itagaki and Team Ninja for Ninja Gaiden

Hideo Kojima for Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Alex Ward and Criterion for Burnout 3: Takedown

Most Addictive Game – Viewer’s Choice

Burnout 3: Takedown – Criterion Games / Electronic Arts

City of Heroes – Cryptic Studios / NCsoft NA

Donkey Konga – Namco Bandai Games Inc. / Nintendo

Katamari Damacy – Namco Bandai Games Inc. / Namco Bandai Games Inc.

The Sims 2 – Maxis Software / Electronic Arts

Best Gaming Publication – Fan Favorite

Game Informer

Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)

Official Playstation Magazine

Official Xbox Magazine

GMR

Best Gaming Web Site – Fan Favorite

www.gamespot.com

www.1up.com

www.gamespy.com

www.ign.com

www.shacknews.com

Best Military Game

Call of Duty: Finest Hour – Spark Unlimited / Activision

Conflict: Vietnam – Pivotal Games Ltd. / SCi Games Ltd.

Full Spectrum Warrior – Pandemic Studios / THQ

Rome: Total War – The Creative Assembly / Activision

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Relic Entertainment / THQ

Best PC Game

Half-Life 2 – Valve Corporation / Valve Corporation

Doom 3 – id Software / Activision

Rome: Total War – The Creative Assembly / Activision

The Sims 2 – Maxis Software / Electronic Arts

Best Wireless Game

Might and Magic – Gameloft

CBS Sportsline Baseball 2004 – Mforma

Jamdat Sports NFL 2005 - Jamdat Mobile Inc.

National Treasure – Starwave

Best Graphics

Half-Life 2 – Valve Corporation / Valve Corporation

Doom 3 – id Software / Activision

Halo 2 – Bungie Studios / Microsoft Game Studios

Ninja Gaiden – Team Ninja / Tecmo Koei Co., Ltd.

Best New Technology

Nintendo DS

Half-Life 2 Engine

NVIDIA GeForce 6800

Spherex XBOX 5.1 Surround Sound System

Best Hanheld

Metroid: Zero Mission – Nintendo R&D1 / Nintendo

Astro Boy: Omega Factor – Hitmaker / Sega

Mario Golf: Advance Tour – Camelot Software Planning / Nintendo

Pokemon FireRed Version – Creatures, Inc. / Nintendo

Best Mass Multi-Player Game

City of Heroes – Cryptic Studios / NCsoft NA

Everquest II – Sony Online Entertainment / Square Enix

Final Fantasy XI Online – Square Enix / Ubisoft Entertainment

Best RPG

Fable – Lionhead Studios Ltd. / Microsoft Game Studios

The Bard’s Tale – inXile Entertainment, Inc. / 1C Company

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne – Atlus Co., Ltd. / Ubisoft Entertainment

X-Men Legends – Raven Software / Activision