Gaming awards 1998

From thecrankyhermit

GOTY: Half-Life (PC)
Nominees:
Fallout 2 (PC)
Grim Fandango (PC)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
SoulCalibur (Arcade)
StarCraft (PC)

Best arcade game: SoulCalibur

Best Dreamcast game: Sonic Adventure

Best Gameboy Color game: Wario Land II

Best N64 game: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Best PC game: Grim Fandango

Best Playstation game: Metal Gear Solid

Best Saturn game: Radiant Silvergun

Best FPSlike: Unreal (PC)
Nominees:
Blood II: The Chosen (PC)
Heretic II (PC)
Rainbow Six (PC)
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (PC)
SiN (PC)

Best open world action/adventure: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
Nominees:
Dink SmallWood (PC)
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (PC)

Best action/adventure (misc): Thief: The Dark Project (PC)
Nominees:
Die by the Sword (PC)
MediEvil (Playstation)
Metal Gear Solid (Playstation)
Mission: Impossible (N64)
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins (Playstation)

Best sidescrolling platformer: Jazz Jackrabbit 2 (PC)
Nominees:
Mega Man & Bass (SNES)
Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle - 001/II (Arcade)
Skullmonkeys (Playstation)

Best 3D platformer adventure: Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
2nd place:
Spyro the Dragon (Playstation)

Best platformer (misc): Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast)
Nominees:
Crash Bandicoot: Warped (Playstation)
Heart of Darkness (PC)
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus (PC)
Space Bunnies Must Die! (PC)
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft (PC)

Best fighting game: SoulCalibur (Arcade)
Nominees:
Bushido Blade 2 (Playstation)
Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring (Arcade)
The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest (Arcade)
Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (Arcade)
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Arcade)

Best racing game: Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (PC)
Nominees:
1080° Snowboarding (N64)
Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now (PC)
F-Zero X (N64)
Grand Prix Legends (PC)
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (Playstation)

Best competitive action game (misc): Mario Party (N64)
Nominees:
Cyber Troopers Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram (Arcade)
Jump 'n Bump (PC)
Starsiege: Tribes (PC)

Best vehicular action game: Descent: Freespace (PC)
Nominees:
Battlezone (PC)
European Air War (PC)
Falcon 4.0 (PC)
Hardwar (PC)
Rogue Squadron 3D (PC)

Best action game (misc): Radiant Silvergun (Saturn)
Nominees:
Army Men (PC)
Centipede (PC)
Gunbird 2 (Arcade)
The House of the Dead 2 (Arcade)
R-Type Delta (Playstation)

Best open party CRPG: Fallout 2 (PC)
Nominees:
Baldur's Gate (PC)
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven (PC)

Best JRPG: Xenogears (Playstation)
Nominees:
Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu (Playstation)
Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn)
Parasite Eve (Playstation)
Star Ocean: The Second Story (Playstation)
Suikoden II (Playstation)

Best RPGlike (misc): Pokémon Trading Card Game (Gameboy Color)
Nominees:
Rage of Mages (PC)
Return to Krondor (PC)
Warhammer: Dark Omen (PC)

Best quest adventure: Grim Fandango (PC)
Nominees:
Black Dahlia (PC)
The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time (PC)
Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy (PC)
Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire (PC)
Sanitarium (PC)

Best survival horror: Resident Evil 2 (Playstation)

Best war strategy game: StarCraft (PC)
Nominees:
Dune 2000 (PC)
Myth II: Soulblighter (PC)
The Settlers III (PC)
Star Wars: Rebellion (PC)
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate (PC)

Best economic sim: Caesar III (PC)
Nominees:
Airline Tycoon (PC)
Railroad Tycoon II (PC)

Best strategy game (misc): Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines (PC)
Nominees:
Army Men (PC)
Mech Commander (PC)
Police Quest: SWAT 2 (PC)
Populous: The Beginning (PC)
Rainbow Six (PC)