Best Artistic Achievement in a Game
| Beyond Good & Evil (PC, XBOX, GC, PS2)Publisher: Ubisoft  Rayman creator Michel Ancel's latest game features quirky original characters and a stylized design all its own. The team at Ubisoft has brought the world of Hillys to life with real eccentric aplomb. Also, the art style of Beyond Good & Evil--while similarly imaginative to that of the Rayman series--certainly has a darker edge to it, making it appealing to more-mature audiences |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC)Publisher: Nintendo The latest chapter in Nintendo's beloved Zelda series may play like previous installments, but its look is completely unique. The fully realized, cartoonlike presentation of The Wind Waker is truly a sight to behold. |
| Panzer Dragoon Orta (XBOX)Publisher: Sega Orta possesses the same brilliant, otherworldly visual design that's been the Panzer Dragoon series' hallmark since its 1995 debut. That its aesthetics have come of age on the capable Xbox only sweetens the deal. |
| Silent Hill 3 (PC, PS2)Publisher: Konami Silent Hill 3 is aesthetically notable more for what it doesn't show than for what it does. The game's masterful use of shadows and film grain effects propels you horrifically into the dark unknown of a horror movie. |
| Viewtiful Joe (GC)Publisher: Capcom Viewtiful Joe is best described as a comic book come to life. Capcom has married elements of movies and comics with cel shading to create one of the most visually unique and astounding games of 2003. |
