Star Wars: KotOR Wins Biggest RPG Surprise

RPGDot has announced the winner of their "Biggest RPG Surprise" for 2003, and the award goes to Star Wars: KotOR. A snippet:
Why would a RPG using one of the world's best-known licenses and made by one of the most recognised RPG developers catch players by surprise? Perhaps both these brands are big factors. There have been numerous average (or even poor) Star Wars games with only a few classics and licensed games are often disappointing. Despite BioWare's successes the single-player campaign for Neverwinter Nights was dull. Many players were uncomfortable with the Xbox version taking precedence -- and the simplifications this might entail. Whatever the reasons, KotOR surpassed many players' expectations and obviously caught them by surprise.

Additionally, Gothic 2 took second place and Temple of Elemental Evil took third place.