Action Game of the Year - Nominees

Half-Life
Publisher: Sierra On-Line
Developer: Valve Software

Valve Software's first-person shooter combined many innovative features - such as integrated story elements and a believable world design - to create a game that took its genre to a whole new level.

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Heretic II
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Raven Software

Raven Software's sequel to Heretic continued the adventures of Corvus from a third-person perspective, with stunning art, great weapons, and good level design.

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Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
Publisher: Monolith Productions
Developer: Monolith Productions

Monolith's first LithTech Engine-based game put players in an anime-inspired world, fighting on foot and in towering, metallic Mechs.

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Thief: The Dark Project
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Developer: Looking Glass

You might not think an action game that encouraged you to avoid action would be fun. And, as proved by Looking Glass' game of stealth and roguery, you'd be wrong.

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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Publisher: RedStorm
Developer: RedStorm

RedStorm's squad-level game focussed on the activities of the world's foremost antiterrorist team - combining tactics and action to create a fun single-player game and an excellent multiplayer game.

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