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Starting in 1984, the ZX Spectrum magazine Crash
The winners of the Edge Edge editors.[ 7]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1987 Tetris [ 8] Puzzle Elektronika 60 , MS-DOS , Arcade , Nintendo Entertainment System , Game Boy , Windows Alexey Pajitnov , Bullet Proof Software
1991 Street Fighter II [ 8] Fighting Arcade , Super Nintendo , Sega Genesis , Virtual Console Capcom
1992 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past [ 8] Action-Adventure Super Nintendo , Game Boy Advance , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1994 Super Metroid [ 8] (Side-Scrolling ) Platform -Adventure
Super Nintendo , Virtual Console Nintendo R&D1 , Intelligent Systems
1995 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island [ 8] (Side-Scrolling ) Platformer
Super Nintendo , Game Boy Advance , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1996 Super Mario 64 [ 8] Platformer : Open World Nintendo 64 , iQue Player , Nintendo DS , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1997 GoldenEye 007 [ 8] (First-Person ) Shooter
Nintendo 64 , Virtual Console Rare
1998 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time [ 8] Action-Adventure : Open World Nintendo 64 , GameCube , iQue Player , Virtual Console , Nintendo 3DS Nintendo EAD
2001 Halo: Combat Evolved [ 8] (First-Person ) Shooter
Xbox , Windows , Xbox 360 Bungie
2003 Metroid Prime (First-Person ) Action-Adventure
Nintendo GameCube Retro Studios , Nintendo
2004 Half-Life 2 (First-Person ) Shooter
Windows , Xbox , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 Valve Corporation
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival Horror : (Third-Person ) Shooter GameCube , PlayStation 2 Capcom Production Studio 4
2006 Final Fantasy XII Role-Playing Game PlayStation 2 Square Enix
2007 Super Mario Galaxy Platformer Wii Nintendo EAD Tokyo
2008 LittleBigPlanet Puzzle-Platformer PlayStation 3 Media Molecule
2009 Borderlands (First-Person )
PlayStation 3 , Windows , Xbox 360 Gearbox Software
2010 Super Mario Galaxy 2 Platformer Wii Nintendo EAD Tokyo
2011 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Action-Adventure : Open World Wii Nintendo EAD , Monolith Soft
2012 Dishonored (First-Person ) Action-Adventure
PlayStation 3 , Windows , Xbox 360 Arkane Studios
2013 Grand Theft Auto V (Third-Person ) Action-Adventure
PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Rockstar North
Along with the Arcade Awards announced by Electronic Games [ 9]
The Grand Prize winners of the annual Famitsu
Greatest Games (Pre-2004)[ 12]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1985 Super Mario Bros. (Side-Scrolling ) Platformer
NES , Famicom Disk System , Arcade , SNES , GBC , GBA , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1986 Dragon Quest Role-Playing Game NES , SNES , GBC , Mobile , Wii Chunsoft
1987 Dragon Quest II Role-Playing Game NES , SNES , GBC , Mobile , Wii Chunsoft
1988 Dragon Quest III Role-Playing Game NES , SNES , GBC , Mobile , Wii Chunsoft
1989 Mother Role-Playing Game Famicom , Game Boy Advance Nintendo , Ape
1990 Final Fantasy III Role-Playing Game NES , WonderSwan Color , Nintendo DS , Virtual Console , iOS Squaresoft
1991 Final Fantasy IV Role-Playing Game SNES , PlayStation , WonderSwan Color , GBA , Nintendo DS , Virtual Console , PSP Squaresoft
1992 Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Role-Playing Game Super Famicom , PlayStation 2 , Nintendo DS Chunsoft
1993 Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (Real-Time ) Strategy Role-Playing Game
SNES , Sega Saturn , PlayStation , Virtual Console Quest
1994 Final Fantasy VI Role-Playing Game SNES , PlayStation , GBA , Virtual Console , PSN Squaresoft
1995 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (Turn-Based ) Tactical Role-Playing Game
Super Famicom , Sega Saturn , PlayStation , Virtual Console , PSP Quest
1996 Sakura Wars (Turn-Based ) Tactical Role-Playing Game , (Adventure ) Visual Novel
Sega Saturn , Dreamcast , Windows , PS2 , PSP , i-mode Sega
1997 Final Fantasy VII Role-Playing Game PlayStation , Microsoft Windows , PlayStation Network Squaresoft
1998 Machi (Adventure ) Visual Novel
Sega Saturn , PlayStation , PlayStation Portable Chunsoft
1999 Final Fantasy VIII Role-Playing Game PlayStation , Windows , PlayStation Network Squaresoft
2000 Dragon Warrior VII Role-Playing Game PlayStation Heartbeat , ArtePiazza
2001 Final Fantasy X Role-Playing Game PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Vita Squaresoft
2002 Sakura Taisen 3 ~Pari wa Moeteiru ka~ (Turn-Based ) Tactical Role-Playing Game , (Adventure ) Visual Novel
Dreamcast , Windows , PlayStation 2 Sega
2003 Final Fantasy X-2 Role-Playing Game PlayStation 2 Squaresoft
The winners of the Game Informer [ 13]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1992 Street Fighter II Fighting Arcade , Super Nintendo Capcom
1993 Mortal Kombat Fighting Arcade , Super Nintendo , Sega Genesis Midway Games , Acclaim Entertainment
1996 Super Mario 64 3D Platformer Nintendo 64 Nintendo
1997 Final Fantasy VII Role-Playing Game PlayStation , PlayStation Network Squaresoft
1998 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Action-Adventure Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD
1999 Super Smash Bros. Fighting Nintendo 64
HAL Laboratory, Inc.
2000 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Extreme Sports Dreamcast , PlayStation , Windows Neversoft
2001 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty [ 14] Stealth , Action-Adventure PlayStation 2 , Xbox , Windows Konami
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival Horror : (Third-Person ) Shooter GameCube , PlayStation 2 , Windows , Wii , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Capcom
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action-Adventure Wii , GameCube Nintendo
2007 BioShock Shooter Windows , Xbox 360 , Mac OS X , PlayStation 3 2K Boston/2K Australia
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Open World , Action Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Rockstar North
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Third-person shooter PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
2010 Red Dead Redemption Open World : (Third-Person ) Shooter Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 Rockstar Games
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Open World : RPG Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , PC Bethesda Game Studios
2012 Mass Effect 3 Shooter : RPG Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , PC , Wii U BioWare
Greatest Games (Pre-1996)[ 15]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1981 Galaga Shoot 'Em Up Arcade , Atari 7800 , Famicom Disk System , NES , Game Boy , GameTap , MSX , SG-1000 , TRS-80 , iOS , 3DS , Roku , N64 , NDS , PS2 , Xbox , GameCube , GBA , Windows , PSP , PlayStation , Dreamcast , Xbox 360 , PS3 , Wii Namco
1982 Ms. Pac-Man Maze Arcade , Mini-Arcade , Atari 2600 /5200 /7800 , Atari 8-bit , CD-i , Game Boy Color , Xbox Live Arcade , iOS Namco , General Computer Corp. , Midway
1983 Lode Runner Platformer Apple II , VIC-20 , C64 , PC booter , Spectrum , Atari XL/XE , SG-1000 , XBLA , Windows , iPod , Macintosh , VC , PSN , BBC Micro , Lynx , PSone , NES , SNES , Amstrad Brøderbund
1984 Excitebike Racing NES , NEC PC-8801 , Sharp X1 , Arcade , Game Boy Advance , GameCube , Virtual Console , Nintendo eShop Nintendo R&D1
1985 Super Mario Bros. (Side-Scrolling ) Platformer
Nintendo Entertainment System , Famicom Disk System , Arcade , Super Nintendo , Game Boy Color , Game Boy Advance , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1986 The Legend of Zelda Action-Adventure : Open World Famicom Disk System , Nintendo Entertainment System , Nintendo GameCube , Game Boy Advance , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1987 Contra (Run & Gun ) Shooter
Arcade , Nintendo Entertainment System , MSX2 , Spectrum , Amstrad , Commodore 64 , DOS , PS2 , XBLA , NDS , Virtual Console , Mobile , PSN Konami
1988 Bionic Commando Platformer Nintendo Entertainment System Capcom
1989 Mega Man 2 (Run & Gun ) Platformer
Nintendo Entertainment System , PlayStation , Mobile , Virtual Console , iOS , PlayStation Store Capcom
1990 Super Mario Bros. 3 (Side-Scrolling ) Platformer
Nintendo Entertainment System , Arcade , Super Nintendo , Game Boy Advance , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1991 Street Fighter II Fighting Arcade , SNES , Sega Genesis , Master System , Amiga , Atari ST , C64 , Spectrum , PC , Game Boy , PlayStation , Saturn , PSP , iOS , PS2 , Xbox , Virtual Console Capcom
1992 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Action-Adventure Super Nintendo , Game Boy Advance , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1993 Doom (First-Person ) Shooter
DOS , Windows , Mac OS , Linux , SNES , Jaguar , 32X , PlayStation , 3DO , Saturn , N64 , GBA , Xbox , iOS id Software
1994 Final Fantasy VI Role-Playing Game Super Nintendo , PlayStation , Game Boy Advance , Virtual Console , PlayStation Network Squaresoft
1995 Chrono Trigger Role-Playing Game Super Nintendo Entertainment System , PlayStation , Mobile , Virtual Console , PlayStation Network , iOS Squaresoft
The winners of the GamePro GamePro editors.[ 16]
The winners of the Games magazineGames editors.[ 17] See Games 100 .
Starting in 1996, awards were given the title of the coming year. Thus, the December 1995 issue awarded the "Game of the Year 1995", whereas the December 1996 issue awarded the "Game of the Year 1997". The title chosen by GamesTM [ 18]
Japanese PC game magazine Oh!X [ 19]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1986 Wibarm (Third-Person ) Role-Playing Shooter
PC-88 , PC-98 , X1 , MZ , FM-7 , MS-DOS Arsys Software
1987 Reviver: The Real-Time Adventure Adventure PC-88 , X1 , MZ , MSX2 Arsys Software
1988 Star Cruiser (First-Person ) Role-Playing Shooter , Space Flight Simulator
PC-88 , PC-98 , X1 , Mega Drive Arsys Software
1989 Knight Arms: The Hybrid Framer Shooter Sharp X68000 Arsys Software
The games chosen as the year's best by Omni
In 1981, Softalk home computer software, released up until 1980.[ 24]
Video game specific websites [ edit ] As of 2010[update] Reader and gamer polls GOTY Section below.[ 25]
In addition to the editor's picks, 1UP.com also hosts a poll for the Readers' GOTYs. Until 2010, this was considered their primary Game of the Year.[ 25]
The winners of the Crispy Gamer Game of the Year are chosen by the Crispy Gamer Game Trust .[ 32]
The winners of the Eurogamer (UK) Game of the Year are chosen by Eurogamer (UK) editors.[ 35]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1999 Unreal Tournament First-person shooter Dreamcast , Linux , Mac OS , Mac OS X , PlayStation 2 , Windows Epic Games , Digital Extremes
2000 Deus Ex Action RPG PlayStation 2 , Windows , Mac OS Ion Storm
2001 Grand Theft Auto III Action-adventure PlayStation 2 , Xbox , Windows DMA Design
2002 Ico Action-adventure PlayStation 2 Team Ico
2003 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Action-adventure PlayStation 2 , Xbox , Windows , Mac OS Rockstar North , Rockstar Vienna
2004 Half-Life 2 First-person shooter Windows , Mac OS X , Xbox , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 Valve Corporation
2005 Psychonauts Platform game Xbox , PlayStation 2 , Windows Double Fine Productions
2006 Guitar Hero Music video game PlayStation 2 Harmonix Music Systems
2007 Portal Puzzle , first-person shooter , science fiction Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Windows Valve Corporation
2008 LittleBigPlanet Puzzle Platformer PlayStation 3 Media Molecule
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Action-adventure , Third-person shooter PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
2010 Mass Effect 2 RPG Xbox 360 , Windows , PlayStation 3 BioWare
2011 Portal 2 Puzzle , first-person shooter , science fiction Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Windows , Mac OS X Valve Corporation
2012 Fez Puzzle , Platformer Xbox 360 Polytron Corporation
GameFAQs ' annual Game of the Year is chosen by its readers.
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1999 Final Fantasy VIII [ 36] Role-Playing Game PlayStation , Windows , PlayStation Network Square
2000 Final Fantasy IX [ 37] Role-Playing Game PlayStation , PlayStation Network Square
2001 Final Fantasy X [ 38] Role-Playing Game PlayStation 2 Square
2002 Metroid Prime [ 39] (First-Person ) Action-Adventure
GameCube Retro Studios , Nintendo
2003 The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker [ 40] Action-Adventure GameCube Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No. 3
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas [ 41] Open World Action PlayStation 2 , Macintosh , Windows , Xbox , Xbox 360 Rockstar North
2005 Resident Evil 4 [ 42] Survival Horror : (Third-Person ) Shooter GameCube , PlayStation 2 Capcom Production Studio 4
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess [ 43] Action-Adventure Wii , GameCube Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No. 3
2007 Super Mario Galaxy [ 44] Platformer Wii Nintendo EAD Tokyo Development Group
2008 Super Smash Bros. Brawl [ 45] Fighting Wii HAL Laboratory, Inc
2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 [ 46] (First-Person ) Shooter
PlayStation 3 , Windows , Xbox 360 Infinity Ward
2010 Mass Effect 2 [ 47] Action RPG : (Third-Person ) Shooter Xbox 360 , Windows , PlayStation 3 BioWare
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim [ 48] Action RPG : Open World Xbox 360 , Windows , PlayStation 3 Bethesda Game Studios
2012 Borderlands 2 [ 49] Action RPG : (First-Person Shooter )Xbox 360 , Windows , PlayStation 3 Gearbox Software
Greatest Games (Pre-2001)[ 50]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1980 Pac-Man Maze Chase Arcade Namco
1985 Super Mario Bros. (Side-Scrolling ) Platformer
Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo EAD
1986 Metroid (Side-Scrolling ) Platform-Adventure
Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo R&D1 , Intelligent Systems
1987 The Legend of Zelda Action-Adventure : Open World Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo EAD
1988 Super Mario Bros. 3 (Side-Scrolling ) Platformer
Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo EAD
1989 Tetris Puzzle Game Boy Alexey Pajitnov , Bullet Proof Software
1990 Super Mario World (Side-Scrolling ) Platformer
Super Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo EAD
1991 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Action-Adventure Super Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo EAD
1992 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Side-Scrolling ) Platformer
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Sonic Team
1993 Doom (First-Person ) Shooter
MS-DOS id Software
1994 Final Fantasy VI Role-Playing Game Super Nintendo Entertainment System Squaresoft
1995 Chrono Trigger Role-Playing Game Super Nintendo Entertainment System Squaresoft
1996 Super Mario 64 Platformer : Open World Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD
1997 Final Fantasy VII [ 50] [ 51] Role-Playing Game PlayStation , Windows , PlayStation Network Square
1998 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time [ 52] Action-Adventure , Open World Nintendo 64 , GameCube , Virtual Console , Nintendo 3DS Nintendo EAD
1999 Final Fantasy VIII [ 36] Role-Playing Game PlayStation , Windows , PlayStation Network Square
2000 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask [ 53] Action-Adventure : Open World Nintendo 64 , GameCube , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
The winners of the Gamasutra Game of the Year are chosen by Gamasutra editors.[ 54]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
2006 Wii Sports Sports game Wii Nintendo EAD
2007 Portal Puzzle , first-person shooter , science fiction Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Windows Valve Corporation
2008 Fallout 3 RPG PlayStation 3 , PC , Xbox 360 Bethesda Game Studios
2009 Dragon Age: Origins Role-Playing Game Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Windows , Mac OS X BioWare , Edge of Reality
2010 Red Dead Redemption Action Adventure PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Rockstar Games
2011 Portal 2 [ 55] Puzzle Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , PC Valve Corporation
GameRankings ranks games according to an average of their review score across multiple sources. The highest for each year are:[ 56]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1988 Phantasy Star II Role-Playing Game Sega Mega Drive / Genesis , Virtual Console , Xbox Live Arcade , iOS Sega
1989 Tetris Puzzle Game Boy Bullet Proof Software
1990 Gargoyle's Quest Platformer Game Boy Capcom
1991 Super Mario World [ 57] (Side-Scrolling ) Platformer
Super Nintendo Entertainment System , Game Boy Advance ,Nintendo EAD
1992 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Action-Adventure Super NES , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1993 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Action-Adventure Game Boy , Game Boy Color Nintendo EAD
1994 Super Metroid Action-Adventure Super NES , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1995 Chrono Trigger Role-Playing Game Super NES , PlayStation , Nintendo DS , Virtual Console , PlayStation Network , iOS Squaresoft
1996 Super Mario 64 Platformer : Open World Nintendo 64 , iQue Player , Nintendo DS , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1997 GoldenEye 007 (First-Person ) Shooter
Nintendo 64 Rare , Nintendo
1998 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Action-Adventure : Open World Nintendo 64 , Nintendo GameCube , iQue Player , Virtual Console , Nintendo 3DS Nintendo EAD
1999 Soulcalibur Fighting : Hack & Slash Dreamcast , Namco System 12 , iOS , Xbox Live Arcade Namco
2000 Metal Gear Solid Stealth : Action-Adventure Game Boy Color Tose
2001 Halo: Combat Evolved (First-Person ) Shooter
Xbox , Windows Bungie
2002 Metroid Prime (First-Person ) Action-Adventure
GameCube Retro Studios , Nintendo
2003 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Action-Adventure GameCube Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No. 3
2004 Half-Life 2 (First-Person ) Shooter
Windows , Xbox 360 , Xbox , PlayStation 3 Valve Corporation
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival Horror : (Third-Person ) Shooter GameCube , PlayStation 2 , Windows , Wii Capcom
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action-adventure Wii , Nintendo GameCube Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No. 3
2007 Super Mario Galaxy Platformer Wii Nintendo EAD Tokyo Development Group
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Open World : (Third-Person ) Shooter PlayStation 3 , Windows , Xbox 360 Rockstar North Ltd.
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Action-Adventure : (Third-Person ) Shooter PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
2010 Super Mario Galaxy 2 Platformer Wii Nintendo EAD Tokyo Development Group
2011 Batman: Arkham City Action-Adventure : Brawler , Stealth PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Rocksteady Studios
2012 Persona 4 Golden Role-playing video game : Social simulation game PlayStation Vita Atlus
† The Xbox release of Grand Theft Auto Double Pack The Wind Waker but was a re-release of both GTA3 & Vice City , which came out in 2001/2002.
Prior to 2001, GameRankings statistics are somewhat more patchy, with fewer games making the 20 review cut off. The threshold has been set to a minimum of 10 reviews for titles released between 1992 and 2000, 8 reviews for 1993, and 5 reviews for titles before 1992. GamesRadar holds a Platinum Chalice Awards feature each year, as part of that, the Game of the Year chosen by the editors are:[ 58]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1985 Super Mario Bros. [ 8] (Side-Scrolling ) Platformer
Nintendo Entertainment System , Famicom Disk System , Arcade , Super Nintendo , Game Boy Color , Game Boy Advance , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1987 Tetris [ 8] Puzzle Elektronika 60 , MS-DOS , Arcade , Nintendo Entertainment System , Game Boy , Windows Alexey Pajitnov , Bullet Proof Software
1990 Super Mario Bros. 3 [ 8] (Side-Scrolling ) Platformer
Nintendo Entertainment System , Arcade , Super Nintendo , Game Boy Color , Game Boy Advance , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1992 Street Fighter II Turbo [ 8] Fighting Arcade , Super Nintendo Entertainment System , Sega Mega Drive , PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Network , Xbox 360 Capcom
1993 Doom [ 8] (First-Person ) Shooter
DOS , Windows , Mac OS , Linux , SNES , Jaguar , 32X , PlayStation , 3DO , Saturn , N64 , GBA , Xbox , iOS id Software
1994 Super Metroid [ 8] (Side-Scrolling ) Platform-Adventure
Super Nintendo Entertainment System , Virtual Console Nintendo R&D1 , Intelligent Systems
1995 Chrono Trigger [ 8] Role-Playing Game Super Nintendo Entertainment System , PlayStation , Mobile , Virtual Console , PlayStation Network , iOS Squaresoft
1996 Civilization II [ 8] (Turn-Based ) Strategy
Windows , Mac OS , PlayStation MicroProse
1997 GoldenEye 007 [ 8] (First-Person ) Shooter
Nintendo 64 , Virtual Console Rare
1998 Metal Gear Solid [ 8] Stealth PlayStation , Windows , Nintendo GameCube , PlayStation Network Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
2000 Resident Evil Code: Veronica [ 8] Survival Horror Dreamcast , PlayStation 2 , Nintendo GameCube , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Capcom Production Studio 4 , Nextech , Sega
2003 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker [ 8] Action-Adventure Nintendo GameCube Nintendo EAD
2005 Shadow of the Colossus [ 8] Action-Adventure : Open World PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 Team Ico
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess [ 59] Action-Adventure Wii , GameCube Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No. 3
2007 The Orange Box [ 60] (First-Person ) Shooter , Puzzle
PlayStation 3 , Windows , Xbox 360 Valve Corporation
2008 Fallout 3 [ 61] RPG PlayStation 3 , Windows , Xbox 360 Bethesda Game Studios
2009 Batman: Arkham Asylum [ 62] Action-adventure : Beat 'em up , Stealth PlayStation 3 , Windows , Xbox 360 Rocksteady Studios
2010 Red Dead Redemption [ 63] Open World : (Third-Person ) Shooter PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Rockstar San Diego , Rockstar North
2011 Portal 2 Puzzle , first-person shooter , science fiction Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Windows , Mac OS X Valve Corporation
2012 The Walking Dead Point-and-click adventure game Xbox 360 , Playstation 3 , Windows , OS X , iOS Telltale Games
2013 The Last of Us Action-adventure game Playstation 3 Naughty Dog
The winner of the Game Revolution
The winners of the GameSpot Game of the Year are chosen by GameSpot editors.[ 65]
From 1996 to 2001, console and PC awards were selected separately. There were no console awards given pre-1998. PC
Console
Greatest Games (Pre-1998)
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1985 Commando [ 8] (Run & Gun ) Shooter
Arcade , C64 , Amstrad , MSX , Spectrum , Intellivision , Atari 2600 /7800 , Amiga , NES , Acorn Electron , BBC Micro , PC , PS2 , Xbox , PSP , Virtual Console Capcom
1986 Dragon Warrior [ 8] Role-Playing Game Nintendo Entertainment System , MSX , NEC PC-9801 , Sharp X68000 , Super Nintendo , Game Boy Color , Mobile Chunsoft
1987 Tetris [ 8] Puzzle Elektronika 60 , MS-DOS , Arcade , Nintendo Entertainment System , Game Boy , Windows Alexey Pajitnov , Bullet Proof Software
1988 King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella [ 8] (Graphic ) Adventure
MS-DOS , Amiga , Apple IIGS , Atari ST Sierra Entertainment
1991 Street Fighter II [ 8] Fighting Arcade , SNES , Sega Genesis , Master System , Amiga , Atari ST , C64 , Spectrum , PC , Game Boy , PlayStation , Saturn , PSP , iOS , PS2 , Xbox , Virtual Console Capcom
1992 Virtua Racing [ 8] (Arcade ) Racing
Arcade , Sega Mega Drive , Sega 32X , Saturn , PlayStation 2 Sega AM2
1993 Doom [ 8] (First-Person ) Shooter
DOS , Windows , Mac OS , Linux , SNES , Jaguar , 32X , PlayStation , 3DO , Saturn , N64 , GBA , Xbox , iOS id Software
1996 Super Mario 64 [ 8] Platformer : Open World Nintendo 64 , iQue Player , Nintendo DS , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1997 Final Fantasy VII [ 8] Role-Playing Game PlayStation , Microsoft Windows , PlayStation Network Square Product Development Division 1
In addition to the editor's picks, GameSpot also hosts a poll for the Readers' GOTY.
Pre-2004 The winners of the GameSpy Game of the Year are chosen by GameSpy editors.[ 92]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1999 Unreal Tournament First-person shooter Dreamcast , Linux , Mac OS , Mac OS X , PlayStation 2 , Windows Epic Games , Digital Extremes
2000 Deus Ex Action RPG PlayStation 2 , Windows , Mac OS Ion Storm
2001 Grand Theft Auto III Action PlayStation 2 , Xbox , Windows DMA Design
2002 Metroid Prime First-person adventure GameCube Retro Studios , Nintendo
2003 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic RPG Xbox , Windows BioWare
2004 Halo 2 First-person Shooter Windows , Xbox Bungie
2005 Civilization IV Turn-based strategy game , 4X Windows , Mac OS X Firaxis Games
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action-adventure Wii , Nintendo GameCube Nintendo EAD
2007 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare First-person shooter PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , PC Infinity Ward
2008 Fallout 3 RPG PlayStation 3 , PC , Xbox 360 Bethesda Game Studios
2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 First-person shooter , third-person shooter Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Infinity Ward
2010 Red Dead Redemption Action Adventure PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Rockstar Games
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Open World : RPG Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , PC Bethesda Game Studios
2012 XCOM: Enemy Unknown Turn-Based Strategy Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , PC Firaxis Games
The winners of the GameTrailers Game of the Year are chosen by GameTrailers editors.[ 93]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
2005 Resident Evil 4 [ 94] Survival Horror : (Third-Person ) Shooter GameCube , PlayStation 2 , Windows , Wii Capcom Production Studio 4
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess [ 95] Action-adventure Wii , Nintendo GameCube Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No. 3
2007 Super Mario Galaxy [ 96] Platformer Wii Nintendo EAD Tokyo Development Group
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV [ 97] Open World : (Third-Person ) Shooter Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Rockstar North Ltd.
2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 [ 98] (First-Person ) Shooter
Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Infinity Ward
2010 Mass Effect 2 [ 99] Action RPG : (Third-Person ) Shooter Xbox 360 , Windows , PlayStation 3 BioWare
2011 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception [ 100] Action-adventure PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
2012 XCOM: Enemy Unknown Turn-Based Strategy Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Windows Firaxis Games
The winners of the Giant Bomb Game of the Year are chosen by Giant Bomb editors.[ 101]
IGN 's most prestigious game of the year award is chosen by all the editors at IGN and unveiled mid-January.
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
2001 Halo: Combat Evolved [ 106] (First-Person ) Shooter
Xbox , Windows Bungie
2002 Battlefield 1942 [ 107] (First-Person ) Shooter
Windows Digital Illusions CE
2003 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic [ 108] Role-Playing Game Xbox , Windows BioWare
2004 Half-Life 2 [ 109] (First-Person ) Shooter
Windows , Xbox 360 , Xbox , PlayStation 3 Valve Corporation
2005 God of War [ 110] Action : Hack & Slash PlayStation 2 SCE Studios Santa Monica
2006 Ōkami [ 111] Action-Adventure PlayStation 2 , Wii Clover Studio
2007 Super Mario Galaxy [ 112] Platformer Wii Nintendo EAD Tokyo Development Group
2008 Fallout 3 [ 113] Role-Playing Game Microsoft Windows , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 Bethesda Game Studios
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [ 114] Action-Adventure : (Third-Person ) Shooter PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
2010 Mass Effect 2 [ 115] Action RPG : (Third-Person ) Shooter Microsoft Windows , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 ,BioWare
2011 Portal 2 (First-Person ) Puzzle
Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Windows , Mac OS X Valve Corporation
2012 Journey Adventure PlayStation 3 Thatgamecompany
Pre-2001 awards were limited to specific platforms with no overall winner announced. Greatest Games (Pre-2000)[ 8]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1981 Ms. Pac-Man [ 116] Maze Chase Arcade Namco , General Computer Corp. , Midway
1982 Pitfall! [ 117] Platformer Atari 2600 /5200 , Atari 8-bit , ColecoVision , Commodore 64 , Intellivision , Sega SG-1000 Activision
1983 Track & Field [ 117] Sports Arcade , Atari 2600 , Atari 8-bit , MSX , NES , C64 , Game Boy , Amstrad , Sharp X1 , Spectrum , Mobile , NDS , XBLA Konami
1984 Excitebike [ 117] Racing NES , NEC PC-8801 , Sharp X1 , Arcade , Game Boy Advance , GameCube , Virtual Console , Nintendo eShop Nintendo R&D1
1985 Super Mario Bros. (Side-Scrolling ) Platformer
Nintendo Entertainment System , Famicom Disk System , Arcade , Super Nintendo , Game Boy Color , Game Boy Advance , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1986 Tetris [ 118] Puzzle Elektronika 60 , MS-DOS , Arcade , Nintendo Entertainment System , Game Boy , Windows Alexey Pajitnov , Bullet Proof Software
1987 Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! [ 117] Sports , Fighting Nintendo Entertainment System , Virtual Console Nintendo R&D3
1988 Contra [ 117] (Run & Gun ) Shooter
Arcade , Nintendo Entertainment System , MSX2 , Spectrum , Amstrad , Commodore 64 , DOS , PS2 , XBLA , NDS , Virtual Console , Mobile , PSN Konami
1989 Prince of Persia [ 117] (Cinematic ) Platformer
Apple II , Amiga , Amstrad , Atari ST , DOS , X68000 , TurboGrafx-16 , Master System , Sega CD , NES , Game Boy , SNES , Mega Drive , GBC Brøderbund
1990 Super Mario World [ 119] (Side-Scrolling ) Platformer
Super NES Nintendo EAD
1991 Final Fantasy IV Role-Playing Game Super Nintendo , PlayStation , WonderSwan Color , Game Boy Advance , Nintendo DS , Virtual Console , PlayStation Portable Squaresoft
1992 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Action-Adventure Super Nintendo , Game Boy Advance , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1993 NHL '94 [ 116] Sports Sega Genesis / Mega Drive EA Canada , High Score Productions
1994 Super Metroid (Side-Scrolling ) Platform-Adventure
Super Nintendo , Virtual Console Nintendo R&D1 , Intelligent Systems
1995 Chrono Trigger [ 116] Role-Playing Game Super Nintendo , PlayStation Squaresoft
1996 Super Mario 64 Platformer : Open World Nintendo 64 , iQue Player , Nintendo DS , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1997 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night [ 119] Action RPG : Platform-Adventure PlayStation , Sega Saturn Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
1998 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Action-Adventure : Open World Nintendo 64 , GameCube , iQue Player , Virtual Console , Nintendo 3DS Nintendo EAD
1999 SoulCalibur [ 117] Fighting Arcade , Dreamcast , iOS , Xbox Live Arcade Namco
In addition to the editor's picks, IGN also hosts a poll for the Readers' GOTY. IGN, considered the world's largest gaming website, attracted 300,000 votes for its "Best of 2011" Readers' Choice awards.[ 120]
Greatest Games (Pre-2002)[ 8] [ 124]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1992 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Action-Adventure Super Nintendo , Game Boy Advance , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1993 Super Metroid (Side-Scrolling ) Platform -Adventure
Super Nintendo , Virtual Console Nintendo R&D1 , Intelligent Systems
1994 Final Fantasy VI Role-Playing Game Super Nintendo , PlayStation , Game Boy Advance , Virtual Console , PlayStation Network Squaresoft
1995 Chrono Trigger Role-Playing Game Super Nintendo Entertainment System , PlayStation , Mobile , Virtual Console , PlayStation Network , iOS Squaresoft
1996 Super Mario 64 Platformer : Open World Nintendo 64 , iQue Player , Nintendo DS , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1997 Final Fantasy VII (Game of the Century) [ 125] Role-Playing Game PlayStation , Windows , PlayStation Network Square Product Development Division 1
1998 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Action-Adventure : Open World Nintendo 64 , GameCube , iQue Player , Virtual Console , Nintendo 3DS Nintendo EAD
1999 SoulCalibur Fighting Arcade , Dreamcast , iOS , Xbox Live Arcade Namco
2000 Perfect Dark (First-Person ) Shooter
Nintendo 64 Rare , Nintendo
2001 Shenmue II [ 126] Adventure : Open World Sega Dreamcast , Xbox Sega AM2
The winners of the Joystiq Game of the Year are chosen by Joystiq editors.[ 127]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
2006 Gears of War Tactical Shooter Xbox 360 , Windows Epic Games
2007 Portal Puzzle , first-person shooter , science fiction Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Windows Valve Corporation
2008 Fable II Action RPG , Sandbox Xbox 360 Lionhead Studios
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Third-person shooter PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
2010 Mass Effect 2 RPG Xbox 360 , Windows , PlayStation 3 BioWare
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Open World : RPG Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , PC Bethesda Game Studios
2012 Journey Adventure PlayStation 3 thatgamecompany
Over the years, Kotaku has been refining how it selects its Game of the Year. Currently, it involves a debate which starts with the Kotaku editors determining the four most defendable candidates for the award. Editors are then given time to play all the games, and for each of the candidates, an appropriate editor is determined to make his case behind it in front of a panel who also raise questions. The results of these debates are given to the readers, who then also have the chance to make their own opinions felt. To make the final decision, the Kotaku staff members reexamine their arguments, and the winner is determined from a vote between the editors in late January.[ 128]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
2007 Super Mario Galaxy [ 129] Platformer Wii Nintendo
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV [ 130] Open World , Action Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , PC Rockstar North
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [ 131] Third-person shooter PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
2010 Red Dead Redemption [ 132] Open World : (Third-Person ) Shooter PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Rockstar Games
2011 Portal 2 [ 133] Puzzle , first-person shooter , science fiction PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Windows , Mac OS X Valve Corporation
2012 XCOM: Enemy Unknown [ 134] Turn-Based Strategy Windows , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 Firaxis Games
2013 The Last of Us Action-adventure game PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
The winners of the Metacritic Game of the Year are determined by the game with the highest score garnered from an average of weighted review scores from various sources. Each year, Metacritic announce the highest in an official award.[ 135]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1996 Super Mario 64 Platformer : Open World Nintendo 64 , iQue Player , Nintendo DS , Virtual Console Nintendo EAD
1997 GoldenEye 007 (First-Person ) Shooter
Nintendo 64 Rare , Nintendo
1998 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Action-Adventure : Open World Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD
1999 Soulcalibur Fighting : Hack & Slash Dreamcast Namco
2000 Perfect Dark (First-Person ) Shooter
Nintendo 64 Rare , Nintendo
2001 Grand Theft Auto III Sandbox game , Open World PlayStation 2 , Windows , Xbox DMA Design
2002 Metroid Prime Action-Adventure : (First-Person ) Shooter GameCube , Wii Retro Studios , Nintendo
2003 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Action-Adventure : Open World GameCube Nintendo EAD
2004 Half-Life 2 (First-Person ) Shooter
Windows , Xbox , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 Valve
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival horror : (Third-Person ) Shooter GameCube , PlayStation 2 , Windows , Wii Capcom
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action-Adventure Wii , Nintendo GameCube Nintendo
2007 Super Mario Galaxy Platformer Wii Nintendo
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Sandbox game Open World Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Rockstar North
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [ 136] Action-Adventure : (Third-Person ) Shooter PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
2010 Super Mario Galaxy 2 [ 137] Platformer Wii Nintendo EAD Tokyo Development Group
2011 Batman: Arkham City [ 138] Action-Adventure : Brawler , Stealth PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Rocksteady Studios
2012 The Walking Dead Point-and-click adventure game Xbox 360 , Playstation 3 , Windows , OS X , iOS Telltale Games
The winners of the MobyGames Game of the Year are determined by the game with the highest average of review scores from various sources.[ 139]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1980 Adventure Action-Adventure Atari 2600 Atari
1981 Yars' Revenge Action game Atari 2600 Atari
1982 Ms. Pac-Man Action game Arcade , Atari 2600 /5200 , Atari 8-bit , ColecoVision , Commodore 64 Namco
1983 Frogger Action game Arcade , Atari 2600 /5200 Konami
1984 Bruce Lee Action game ZX Spectrum , Commodore 64 , Amstrad CPC Datasoft
1985 Marsport Action-Adventure Amstrad CPC , ZX Spectrum Gargoyle Games
1986 Zoids Action game ZX Spectrum , Commodore 64 , Amstrad CPC Electric Dreams Software
1987 Head Over Heels Action , Puzzle ZX Spectrum , Commodore 64 , Amiga , Amstrad CPC Ocean Software
1988 Super Mario Bros. 3 Platformer Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo EAD
1989 Tetris Puzzle )Game Boy Bullet-Proof Software
1990 Wing Commander Action game Super NES Amiga Origin Systems
1991 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Action-Adventure Super Nintendo Nintendo EAD
1992 Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Platformer Sega Mega Drive / Sega Genesis , Virtual Console Sonic Team
1993 Super Mario All-Stars Platformer Super Nintendo Nintendo EAD
1994 Final Fantasy VI Role-Playing Game Super Nintendo SquareSoft
1995 Chrono Trigger Role-Playing Game Super Nintendo , PlayStation Squaresoft
1996 Super Mario 64 Platformer : Open World Nintendo 64 ,Nintendo EAD
1997 Gran Turismo Driving game PlayStation Polyphony Digital
1998 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Action-Adventure : Open World Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD
1999 SoulCalibur Fighting Arcade , Dreamcast , iOS , Xbox Live Arcade Namco
2000 Rayman 2: The Great Escape Platformer Dreamcast Nintendo 64 PlayStation PlayStation 2 Microsoft Windows Ubisoft
2001 Grand Theft Auto III Sandbox game PlayStation 2 Rockstar Games
2002 Metroid Prime (First-Person ) Action-Adventure
GameCube Nintendo EAD
2003 Halo: Combat Evolved (First-Person ) Shooter
Xbox , Windows Bungie
2004 Half-Life 2 (First-Person ) Shooter
Windows Valve Corporation
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival Horror , Third Person Shooter GameCube , PlayStation 2 Capcom
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action-Adventure Wii , GameCube Nintendo EAD
2007 Super Mario Galaxy Platformer Wii Nintendo EAD Tokyo Development Group
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Sandbox game Microsoft Windows , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 Rockstar Games
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Action-Adventure : (Third-Person ) Shooter PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
2010 World of Goo Puzzle Microsoft Windows , iOS , Wii 2D Boy
2011 Portal 2 (First-Person ) Puzzle
Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Windows , Mac OS X Valve Corporation
2012 Journey Adventure PlayStation 3 Thatgamecompany
MMGN 's annual Community Game of the Year poll is 100% community driven. The semi-finals allow registered members to choose up to three games for each genre, and award up to nine points across the three games, but no more than 5 points for one game. The top 5 games from each genre with the most points are then added to final polls, where each member gets one vote per genre.
The winners of ScrewAttack 's annual Top 10 Games poll.
The winners of the Yahoo! Games Yahoo! Games editors.
Polygon 's Game of the Year is chosen by its staff.[ 143]
The winners of the X-Play X-Play editors.[ 145]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
2003 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Role-Playing Game ) Turn-Based
Windows , Xbox Bioware
2004 Halo 2 (First-Person ) Shooter
Windows , Xbox Bungie
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival Horror : (Third-Person ) Shooter GameCube , PlayStation 2 , Windows , Wii Capcom
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action-Adventure Wii , Nintendo GameCube Nintendo
2007 BioShock [ 146] (First-Person ) Shooter : Survival Horror
Windows , Xbox 360 , Mac OS X , PlayStation 3 2K Boston/2K Australia
2008 Fable II [ 147] Action RPG : Sandbox Xbox 360 Lionhead Studios
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [ 148] Action-Adventure : (Third-Person ) Shooter PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
2010 Mass Effect 2 [ 149] Action RPG : (Third-Person ) Shooter Xbox 360 , Windows , PlayStation 3 BioWare
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim [ 150] Action RPG : Open World Xbox 360 , Windows , PlayStation 3 Bethesda Game Studios
2012 Borderlands 2 [ 151] First-person shooter Xbox 360 , Windows , Playstation 3 , OS X Gearbox Software
Institutions and award shows [ edit ] [ edit ]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1997 (1st)GoldenEye 007 [ 152] First Person Shooter Nintendo 64 Rare
1998 (2nd)The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time [ 153] Action-adventure game Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD
1999 (3rd)SoulCalibur [ 154] Fighting Dreamcast Namco
2000 (4th)Diablo II [ 155] Hack and slash Windows , Mac OS , Mac OS X Blizzard North
2001 (5th)Halo: Combat Evolved [ 156] First-person shooter Xbox , Windows , Mac OS X Bungie
2002 (6th)Battlefield 1942 [ 157] First-person shooter Windows 98 , Mac OS Digital Illusions CE
2003 (7th)Call of Duty [ 158] First-person shooter N-Gage , Windows , OS X Infinity Ward
2004 (8th)Half-Life 2 [ 159] First-person shooter PlayStation 3 , Xbox , Xbox 360 , Windows Valve Corporation
2005 (9th)God of War [ 160] Action-adventure game PlayStation 2 SCE Studios Santa Monica
2006 (10th)Gears of War [ 161] Third-person shooter Xbox 360 , Windows Epic Games
2007 (11th)Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare [ 162] First person shooter PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Wii , PC Infinity Ward
2008 (12th)LittleBigPlanet [ 163] Platform game PlayStation 3 Media Molecule
2009 (13th)Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [ 164] Third-person shooter PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
2010 (14th)Mass Effect 2 RPG Xbox 360 , Windows , PlayStation 3 BioWare
2011 (15th)The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim RPG PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Windows Bethesda Game Studios
2012 (16th)Journey Adventure Game PlayStation 3 Thatgamecompany
[ edit ] The Arcade Awards, also known as the Arkie Awards, was one of the first video game awards, dating back to the golden age of arcade video games and lasting up until the North American video game industry crash . It was held since 1980 (for games released in 1979 and earlier) and were announced annually by Electronic Games [ 9] [ 165]
British Academy of Film and Television Arts [ edit ]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
2003 Call of Duty [ 166] (First-Person ) Shooter
Windows , Mac OS X , PlayStation 2 Infinity Ward
2004 Half-Life 2 [ 167] (First-Person ) Shooter
Windows , Mac OS X , Xbox Valve Corporation
2006 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter [ 168] Tactical Shooter Windows , PlayStation 2 , Xbox , Xbox 360 Ubisoft Paris , Ubisoft Red Storm
2007 BioShock [ 169] (First-Person ) Shooter : Survival Horror
Windows , Mac OS X , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 Irrational Games
2008 Super Mario Galaxy [ 170] Platformer Wii Nintendo EAD Tokyo
2009 Batman: Arkham Asylum [ 171] Action-Adventure : Stealth Brawler Windows , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 Rocksteady Studios
2010 Mass Effect 2 [ 172] Action RPG : (Third-Person ) Shooter Windows , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 BioWare
2011 Portal 2 [ 173] Puzzle-platform game : (First-Person ) Shooter Windows , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Mac OS X Valve Corporation
2012 Dishonored (First-Person ) Action-Adventure
PlayStation 3 , Windows , Xbox 360 Arkane Studios
The winners of the annual "Best of E3" awards, chosen annually at the Electronic Entertainment Expo each year.[ 174]
GDC Game Developers Choice Awards [ edit ] The Game Developers Choice Awards are chosen by registered game developers and unveiled at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco.
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
2000 The Sims [ 175] Life simulation game Windows , Mac OS Maxis
2001 Grand Theft Auto III [ 176] Open World Action PlayStation 2 , Windows , Xbox Rockstar North
2002 Metroid Prime [ 177] (First-Person ) Action-Adventure
GameCube Retro Studios , Nintendo
2003 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic [ 178] RPG Xbox , Windows BioWare
2004 Half-Life 2 [ 179] (First-Person ) Shooter
Windows , Xbox 360 , Xbox , PlayStation 3 Valve Corporation
2005 Shadow of the Colossus [ 180] Action-Adventure PlayStation 2 Team Ico
2006 Gears of War [ 181] Tactical Shooter Xbox 360 , Windows Epic Games
2007 Portal [ 182] (First-Person ) Puzzle -Platformer
Windows , Mac OS X , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 Valve Corporation
2008 Fallout 3 [ 183] RPG PlayStation 3 , PC , Xbox 360 Bethesda Game Studios
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [ 184] Action-Adventure : (Third-Person ) Shooter PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
2010 Red Dead Redemption [ 185] Action-Adventure PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Rockstar Games
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim [ 185] RPG PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , PC Bethesda Game Studios
2012 Journey [ 185] Adventure Game PlayStation 3 thatgamecompany
Golden Joystick Awards [ edit ] The Golden Joysticks are the second oldest gaming awards (after the Arcade Awards ). The inaugural ceremony took place in 1982 in London's Berkeley Square .[ 186]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1983 Jetpac Shoot 'Em Up ZX Spectrum , Commodore VIC-20 Ultimate
1984 Knight Lore (Isometric ) Platformer
ZX Spectrum Ultimate
1985 Way of the Exploding Fist Fighting Acorn Electron , Amstrad , BBC Micro , Commodore 16 , C64 , Spectrum Beam Software
1986 Gauntlet Hack & Slash Arcade , Amstrad CPC , Atari 8-bit , C64 , MSX , ZX Spectrum Atari Games
1987 Out Run Racing Arcade , Sega Master System , Commodore 64 , Amstrad CPC , Spectrum , MSX Sega AM2
1988 8-bit Computer : Operation Wolf 16-bit Computer : Speedball Console : Thunder Blade (First-Person ) Light-Gun Shooter Sports Flight Sim : (Third-Person ) Rail Shooter
Amstrad CPC , Commodore 64 , ZX Spectrum Amiga , Atari ST , DOS Sega Master System Taito Corporation Bitmap Brothers Sega
1992 Street Fighter II [ 187] Fighting Arcade , Super NES , Mega Drive , Amiga , Atari ST , C64 , DOS , Spectrum Capcom
2002 Grand Theft Auto III [ 187] Open World Action-Adventure PlayStation 2 , Windows DMA Design
2003 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Open World Action-Adventure PlayStation 2 , Windows Rockstar North
2004 Doom 3 (First-Person ) Shooter
Windows , Linux id Software
2005 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Open World Action-Adventure PlayStation 2 , Windows , Xbox Rockstar North
2006 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (First-Person ) Action RPG
Xbox 360 , Windows Bethesda Game Studios
2007 Gears of War (Third-Person ) Shooter
Xbox 360 , Windows Epic Games
2008 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (First-Person ) Shooter
PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Windows , Mac OS X Infinity Ward
2009 Fallout 3 (First-Person ) Role-Playing Shooter
PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Windows Bethesda Game Studios
2010 Mass Effect 2 (Third-Person ) Role-Playing Shooter
Xbox 360 , Windows BioWare
2011 Portal 2 (First-Person ) Puzzle
PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Windows , Mac OS X Valve Corporation
2012 Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (First-Person ) Action RPG
PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Windows Bethesda Game Studios
2013 Grand Theft Auto V Open World Action-Adventure PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Rockstar North
[ edit ] The winners of the Grand Award annually given by the Japan Game Awards , formerly known as the CESA Awards, since 1996. There are some years where two games shared the Grand Award.[ 188]
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
1996 (1st)Sakura Wars [ 189] Tactical RPG , Dating Sim , Visual Novel Sega Saturn , Dreamcast , Windows , PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable , i-mode Sega
1997 (2nd)Final Fantasy VII Role-Playing Game PlayStation , Windows , PlayStation Network Squaresoft
1998 (3rd)The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Action-Adventure : Open World Nintendo 64 , GameCube , iQue Player , Virtual Console , Nintendo 3DS Nintendo EAD
1999 (4th)Dokodemo Issyo Final Fantasy VIII [ 190] Strategy Role-Playing Game PlayStation PlayStation Sony Computer Entertainment Squaresoft
2000 (5th)Phantasy Star Online Multiplayer Online RPG : Action RPG Dreamcast , Windows , GameCube , Xbox Sonic Team
2001–2002 (6th)Final Fantasy X Role-Playing Game PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Vita Squaresoft
2003 (7th)Final Fantasy XI Taiko no Tatsujin MMORPG Rhythm PlayStation 2 , Windows PlayStation 2 Squaresoft Namco
2004 (8th)Monster Hunter Action Role-Playing Game PlayStation 2 Capcom
2005 (9th)Dragon Quest VIII Role-Playing Game PlayStation 2 Level-5
2006 (10th)Final Fantasy XII Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training RPG Puzzle PlayStation 2 Nintendo DS Square Enix Nintendo SDD
2007 (11th)Wii Sports Monster Hunter Portable 2nd Sports Action RPG Wii PlayStation Portable Nintendo EAD Capcom
2008 (12th)Wii Fit Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Fitness Action RPG Wii PlayStation Portable Nintendo EAD Capcom
2009 (13th)Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Mario Kart Wii Stealth Racing PlayStation 3 Wii Kojima Productions Nintendo EAD
2010 (14th)New Super Mario Bros. Wii Platformer Wii Nintendo EAD
2011 (15th)Monster Hunter Portable 3rd Action Role-Playing Game PlayStation Portable , PlayStation 3 Capcom
2012 (16th)Gravity Rush Platformer PlayStation Vita Project Siren
The winners of the VGX Game of the Year are chosen by an advisory council, featuring over 20 journalists from various media outlets.[ 191] Spike TV has hosted the award show annually since 2003. The name of the show was changed to VGX in 2013.
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
2003 Madden NFL 2004 Sports game PlayStation , PlayStation 2 , Xbox , Windows , GameCube Game Boy Advance EA Tiburon
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Open world (Third-Person ) Shooter PlayStation 2 , Windows , Xbox Rockstar North
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival Horror : (Third-Person ) Shooter GameCube , PlayStation 2 , Windows , Wii Capcom
2006 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Action RPG PlayStation 3 , Windows , Xbox 360 , Mobile phone Bethesda Game Studios
2007 BioShock Shooter Windows , Xbox 360 , Mac OS X , PlayStation 3 Irrational Games
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV [ 192] Open World , Action Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Rockstar North
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Third-person shooter PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
2010 Red Dead Redemption Open World , (Third-Person ) Shooter Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 Rockstar San Diego
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Action RPG Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Windows Bethesda Game Studios
2012 The Walking Dead: The Game Point-and-click adventure game Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Windows , OS X , iOS Telltale Games
2013 Grand Theft Auto V Open World , Action PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Rockstar North
The Video Software Dealers Association 's VSDA Awards for home entertainment handed out awards for the best video games of the year, which are listed here.[ 193]
The winners of G4 's annual "Videogame Deathmatch" or "G-phoria" polls. The 2011 "Videogame Deathmatch" poll involved 500,000 votes.[ 195]
The winners of the Good Game Good Game team and their forum community.
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
2007 Portal Puzzle , first-person shooter , science fiction Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Windows Valve Corporation
2008 Braid Puzzle , platformer Xbox Live Arcade , PlayStation Network Number None
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Action-adventure , third-person shooter PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
2010 Red Dead Redemption Open World , third-person shooter Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 Rockstar San Diego
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Action RPG Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Windows Bethesda Game Studios
2012 Mass Effect 3 Action RPG , third-person shooter Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , Windows BioWare
2013 The Last of Us Action-adventure PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
The winners of The New York Times New York Times editors.
The winners of Slant Magazine
The winners of the Time magazineTime magazine editors.
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
2013 Grand Theft Auto V Open World , Action PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Rockstar North
2012 Guild Wars 2 MMORPG , Sandbox , RPG Windows ncsoft
2011 Minecraft First person , Sandbox , RPG Java platform , Java applet , Android , iOS , Xbox 360 Mojang
2010 Alan Wake Action/Adventure , Survival horror Xbox 360 Remedy
2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 , First-person shooter
Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Infinity Ward
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Open World , Action Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Rockstar North
2007 Halo 3 First-person shooter Xbox 360 Bungie
2006 Wii Sports Sports game Wii Nintendo EAD
The Washington Examiner [ edit ] The games chosen by The Washington Examiner
Year
Game
Genre
Platform(s)
Developer(s)
2010 Fallout: New Vegas Action RPG Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 Obsidian Entertainment
2011 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword [ 201] Action-Adventure : Open World Wii Nintendo EAD , Monolith Soft
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