The Shrine

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With E3 done with and everyone given time to relax; it's finally time for the nominees for the Best of E3 2002 awards. So, without further ado, here they are.


<b>Best of Show</b> <small><ul><li>DOOM III (PC) <li>Metroid Prime (GC) <li>Neverwinter Nights (PC) <li>The Legend of Zelda (GC) <li>The Sims Online (PC)</ul></small>


<b>Best Original Game</b> <small><ul><li>Animal Crossing (GC) <li>Blinx: The Time Sweeper (Xbox) <li>Psychonauts (Xbox) <li>The Getaway (PS2) <li>The Sims Online (PC)</ul></small>


<b>Best PC Game</b> <small><ul><li>Age of Mythology <li>Command & Conquer: Generals <li>DOOM III <li>Neverwinter Nights <li><i>Star Wars</i> Galaxies: An Empire Divided</ul></small>


<b>Best Console Game</b> <small><ul><li>Blinx: The Time Sweeper (Xbox) <li>Metroid Prime (GC) <li>Super Mario Sunshine (GC) <li>The Getaway (PS2) <li>The Legend of Zelda (GC)</ul></small>


<b>Best Console Hardware</b> <small><ul><li>AirFlo Controllers (Nyko, for multiple platforms) <li>e-Reader (Nintendo for GBA) <li>Steel Battalion Controller (Capcom for Xbox) <li>WaveBird Wireless Controller (Nintendo for GameCube) <li>Xbox Communicator Headset / Xbox Live Service (Microsoft for Xbox)</ul></small>


<b>Best Action Game</b> <small><ul><li>Dead to Rights (Xbox) <li>DOOM III (PC) <li>Metroid Prime (GC) <li>Panzer Dragoon: Orta (Xbox) <li>Shinobi (PS2)</ul></small>


<b>Best Action / Adventure Game</b> <small><ul><li>Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (PS2) <li>Splinter Cell (Multiple Platforms) <li>Super Mario Sunshine (GC) <li>The Getaway (PS2) <li>The Legend of Zelda (GC)</ul></small>


<b>Best Fighting Game</b> <small><ul><li>Godzilla: Destroy all Monsters Melee (GC) <li>Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (Multiple Platforms) <li>Tao Feng (Xbox) <li>Tekken 4 (PS2) <li>War of the Monsters (PS2)</ul></small>


<b>Best Role Playing Game</b> <small><ul><li>Deus Ex 2: The Invisible War (Multiple Platforms) <li>Kingdom Hearts (PS2) <li>Neverwitner Nights (PC) <li><i>Star Wars</i> Galaxies: An Empire Divided (PC) <li><i>Star Wars</i> Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox)</ul></small>


<b>Best Racing Game</b> <small><ul><li>Auto Modellista (PS2) <li>Colin McRae Rally 3 (Multiple Platforms) <li>Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (Multiple Platforms) <li>Pro Race Driver (Multiple Platforms) <li>Sega GT 2002 (Xbox)</ul></small>


<b>Best Simulation Game</b> <small><ul><li>Combat Flight Simulator 3 (PC) <li>Lock On: Modern Air Combat (PC) <li>SimCity 4 (PC) <li>Steel Battalion (Xbox) <li>The Sims Online (PC)</ul></small>


<b>Best Sports Game</b> <small><ul><li>Madden NFL 2003 (Multiple Platforms) <li>NBA 2K3 (Multiple Platforms) <li>NFL 2K3 (Multiple Platforms) <li>NFL Fever 2003 (Xbox) <li>Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (Multiple Platforms)</ul></small>


<b>Best Strategy Game</b> <small><ul><li>Age of Mythology (PC) <li>Command & Conquer Generals (PC) <li>Republic: The Revolution (PC) <li>Rise of Nations (PC) <li>WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (PC)</ul></small>


<b>Best Puzzle / Trivia / Parlor Game</b> <small><ul><li>Super Monkey Ball 2 (GC) <li>Mario Party 4 (GC)</ul></small>


<b>Best Online Multiplayer Game</b> <small><ul><li>City of Heroes (PC) <li><i>Star Wars</i> Galaxies: An Empire Divided (PC) <li>The Sims Online (PC) <li>Unreal Tournament 2003 (PC) <li>World of WarCraft (PC)</ul></small></div>

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>I will NOT play a game called Mario Sunshine.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt "Cooper Black"; text-align: left; '>hmm, without actually counting i noticed a lot of GC and PC and a lack of PS2. Whats this gateway game about?</div>

<div style='font: 11pt ; text-align: left; '>Sine, you wouldn't play it period, since it's using the same engine as Mario 64.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Of course not, you don't have a Gamecube</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>If it was on PC and somebody paid me to pay it, I wouldn't do it. That's like playing a game called Mario's Gay Skippynutz. "Thatsa right...you can sucka on my sunshine and gay skippynutz anya day of the week with mya new game!"</div>

<div style='font: 11pt ; text-align: left; '>So if everything thats fun had a gay name you wouldn't play it, is that what you're teling me? Sounds a bit homophobic , and I know YOU'RE not homophobic.</div>

<div style='font: 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Your loss</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>what? no it's not. when I think of sunshine I don't think of gay anything, like dave matthews band says</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>what?  no it's not.  when I think of sunshine I don't think of gay anything, like dave matthews band says "sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy"</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>what?  no it's not.  when I think of sunshine I don't think of gay anything, like dave matthews band says "sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy". I think you're being dumb.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>what? no it's not. when I think of sunshine I don't think of gay anything, like dave matthews band says "sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy". what's up with you?</div>

<div style='font: bold 9pt ; text-align: left; '>Right.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Yet you worship a game system called "Playstation"???!</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Heh...Playstation isn't as nearly bad as Dreamcast or *gak* WonderSwan.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Man, where is your sense of humor?</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>it's connected to a belief system whereby sunshine brings to mind light and hot weather in place of testicles.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>it's connected to a belief system in which sunshine brings to mind light and hot weather and not testicles.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>it's connected to a belief system in which sunshine brings to mind light and hot weather and not testicles. also, I'm really against the use of "gay" as a pejorative term.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>And I'm against the use of "hacker" as a "pejorative" term. Will it change things? No.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Besides, you just used it yourself.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>i had a nice neat response prepared. instead i'm going to call you a piece of badger dandruff and be done with it.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>no, i didn't. when i said "gay anything" i really meant "gay anything". as in, "the word sunshine does not make me think of penises, testicles, or guys getting it on." nothing derogatory.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>okay, that's over my allotment of Reasonable Sine Argument Time. shifting into Random Sine Verbal Abuse time. you're a donkey.</div>