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Special Achievement Awards
Best Music
Best Sound
Best Story
Best Graphics (Technical)
Best Graphics (Artistic)
Best Party Game
Best Game No One Played
Genre Awards
Best Action Adventure Game
Best Shooter
Best Fighting Game
Best Platformer
Best Driving Game
Best Role-Playing Game
Best Traditional Sports Game
Best Alternative Sports Game
Game of the Year on GameCube
The five nominees...
Dubious Honors
Most Disappointing Game
Worst Game


 
Game of the Year on GameCube, Nominees
 
 
 This is the highest honor that we bestow upon a GameCube game, and with it we acknowledge the one game that stands out from all the rest as being the hands-down greatest, most highly recommendable game of them all. In considering this category, we weigh all of a game's various accomplishments and consider everything from its technical merits to its story to its lasting value to its impact on the industry, though of course the sheer level of fun and entertainment the game provides is what ends up being the most important consideration. As such, we narrowed down our GameCube Game of the Year contenders to the following:

Animal Crossing

 
 Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
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Though not a challenging game by any means, Animal Crossing more than makes up for that with its sheer number of activities and a good sense of humor.
 
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

 
 Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Silicon Knights
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Slick, polished, creepy, and alluring, Eternal Darkness raises the bar for what action adventure games should be and stands as the first example of a game that plays the player.
 
Metroid Prime

 
 Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Retro Studios
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It's not just one of the single most atmospheric games ever created, but it's also quite simply one of the best.
 
Super Monkey Ball 2

 
 Publisher: Sega
Developer: Amusement Vision
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It's almost amazing how Super Monkey Ball 2 makes fun and addictive multiplayer gaming seem so simple, and it manages to include a compelling single-player game to boot.
 
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

 
 Publisher: Activision
Developer: Neversoft Entertainment
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Anyone with even a remote interest in either the genre or the real-life sport should purchase this game as soon as possible.
 

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