1999 Winners 

The winners of the 1999 Best of E3 Game Critics Awards were as follows:

BEST OF SHOW
Freelancer (PC) - Digital Anvil/Microsoft
Runner Up: Giants: Citizen Kabuto (PC) - Planet Moon/Interplay
 

BEST ORIGINAL GAME
Black & White (PC) - Lionhead Studios/EA
Runner Up: Giants: Citizen Kabuto (PC) - Planet Moon/Interplay
 

BEST GAME, PC
Freelancer (PC) - Digital Anvil/Microsoft
Runner Up: Black & White (PC) - Lionhead Studios/EA
 

BEST GAME, CONSOLE
Perfect Dark (N64) - Rare Ltd./Nintendo of America
Runner Up: Ready 2 Rumble (DC) - Midway
 

BEST ACTION
Team Fortress 2 (PC) - Valve/Sierra Studios
Runner Up: Giants: Citizen Kabuto (PC) -
Planet Moon/

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE
Oni (PC) - Bungie
Runner Up: Dino Crisis (PS) - Capcom
 

BEST PLATFORMER
Donkey Kong 64 (N64) - Rare Ltd./Nintendo of America
Runner Up: Ape Escape (PS) - Sony Computer Entertainment America
 

BEST FLIGHT-SIM
Jane's USAF (PC) - Jane's Simulations
No Runner Up

BEST FIGHTING
Soul Calibur (DC) - Namco
Runner Up: Power Stone (DC) - Capcom
 

BEST RPG
Vampire: The Masquerade, Redemption (PC) - Nihilistic/Activision
Runner Up: Deus Ex (PC) - Ion Storm/Eidos
 

BEST NEW PERIPHERAL/HARDWARE, PC
Riva TNT2 - NVIDIA
Runner Up: 3dfx Voodoo 3500TV - 3dfx
 

BEST NEW PERIPHERAL/HARDWARE, CONSOLE
The Dreamcast - Sega of America
Runner Up: Neo Geo Pocket Color - SNK Corp.
 

BEST RACING
Driver (PC/PS) - Reflections/ GT Interactive
Runner Up: Gran Turismo 2 (PS) - Polyphony/ Sony Compter Entertainment America
 

BEST SIMULATION
Freelancer (PC) - Digital Anvil/Microsoft
Runner Up: The Sims (PC) - Maxis
 

BEST SPORTS
NFL 2000 (DC) - Visual Concepts/Sega of America
Runner Up: NBA Live 2000 (PC Version) - EA Sports
 

BEST STRATEGY
Homeworld (PC) - Relic Entertainment/Sierra Studios
Runner Up: Black & White (PC) - Lionhead Studios/EA
 

BEST PUZZLE/TRIVIA/PARLOR
Um Jammer Lammy (PS) - Sony Computer Entertainment America
Runner Up: Austin Powers Operation: Trivia (PC) - Berkeley Systems Sierra Attractions
 

BEST ONLINE MULTIPLAYER
Team Fortress 2 (PC) - Valve/Sierra Studios
Runner Up: Quake 3: Arena (PC) - id Software
 

BEST BOOTH
Electronic Arts
Runner Up: Sony Computer Entertainment America

SPECIAL COMMENDATIONS

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN GRAPHICS
Freelancer (PC) - Digital Anvil/Microsoft
 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
Outcast (PC) - Infogrames
Um Jammer Lammy (PS) - Sony Computer Entertainment America