List of Game of the Year awards

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For the German board game award, see Spiel des Jahres.

Game of the Year (abbreviated GotY) is a distinction awarded by various magazines and websites to a deserving PC or console video game. Many publications award a single "Game of the Year" to a single title that they feel represents the pinnacle of gaming achievement that year. In 2009, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves set a record for the most won GotY awards for any video game ever, with 100 different media outlets (including 1UP.com, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, Eurogamer, Game Informer, GameSpot Reader's, Giant Bomb, IGN, IGN(AU), Joystiq, Kotaku, Metacritic, New York Times, Spike TV and X-Play) naming it "Game of the Year".

Organizations and publications who award Game of the Year include:

1UP.com

The winners of the 1UP.com Game of the Year are chosen by 1UP.com readers.[1]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Action-adventure, Third-person shooter PS3 Naughty Dog
2008 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Stealth Game, Action PS3 Kojima Productions
2007 Halo 3 First-person shooter Xbox 360 Bungie
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action-adventure Wii, Nintendo GameCube Nintendo
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival horror, Shooter GameCube, PS2 Capcom
2004 Halo 2 First-person shooter Windows, Xbox Bungie

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

Main article: Interactive Achievement Awards
Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 (13th) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [2] Action-adventure game PlayStation 3 Naughty Dog
2008 (12th) LittleBigPlanet [3] Platform game PlayStation 3 Media Molecule
2007 (11th) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Action PS3, Xbox 360, PC Infinity Ward
2006 (10th) Gears of War Third-person shooter Xbox 360, Windows, Mac OS X Epic Games
2005 (9th) God of War Action-adventure game PlayStation 2 SCE Studios Santa Monica
2004 (8th) Half-Life 2 First-person shooter PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, Windows Valve Corporation
2003 (7th) Call of Duty First-person shooter N-Gage, Windows, Mac OS X Infinity Ward
2002 (6th) Battlefield 1942 First-person shooter Windows 98, Mac OS Digital Illusions CE
2001 (5th) Halo: Combat Evolved First-person shooter Xbox, Windows, Mac OS X Bungie Studios
2000 (4th) Diablo II Hack and slash Windows, Mac OS, Mac OS X Blizzard North
1999 (3rd) The Sims Life simulation game Windows, Mac OS Maxis
1998 (2nd) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Action-adventure Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD
1997 (1st) GoldenEye 007 First-person shooter Nintendo 64 Rareware

Academy of Interactive Entertainment

Formerly known as Academy of Video Games. Includes all GOTY Winners picked by AVG staff members. (Note: All winners before 1993 were picked in 1993 when AVG was formed)

Year Game Platform
2009 Dragon Age: Origins PS3, Xbox 360, PC
2008 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots PlayStation 3
2007 Call of Duty 4:Modern Warfare PS3, Xbox 360
2006 Elder Scrolls IV:Oblivion PS3, Xbox 360, PC
2005 God of War (video game) PlayStation 2
2004 Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas PlayStation 2
2003 Star Wars:Knights of the Old Republic Xbox
2002 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (video game) Xbox, PC
2001 Final Fantasy X PlayStation 2
2000 No One Lives Forever PC
1999 Shenmue Sega Dreamcast
1998 The Legend of Zelda:Ocarina of Time Nintendo 64
1997 Final Fantasy VII PlayStation
1996 Resident Evil (video game) PlayStation
1995 Chrono Trigger Super Nintendo
1994 Super Metroid Super Nintendo
1993 Secret of Mana Super Nintendo
1992 Lunar: The Silver Star SEGA CD
1991 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Super Nintendo
1990 The Secret of Monkey Island PC
1989 Final Fight Arcade
1988 Ninja Gaiden (Nintendo Entertainment System) NES
1987 Punch-Out!! (NES) NES
1986 The Legend of Zelda (video game) NES
1985 Super Mario Brothers NES
1984 Tetris NES
1983 Dragon's Lair Arcade
1982 Pitfall! Atari
1981 Castle Wolfenstein Apple II
1980 Mystery House Apple II
1979 Adventure (Atari 2600) Atari
1978 Space Invaders Arcade

Crispy Gamer

The winners of the Crispy Gamer Game of the Year are chosen by the Crispy Gamer Game Trust.[4]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Batman: Arkham Asylum Action/adventure Xbox 360, PS3, PC Eidos Interactive
2008 Fallout 3 Action RPG Xbox 360, PS3, PC Bethesda Game Studios
2007 BioShock Shooter Xbox 360, PS3, Windows, Mac OS X 2K Boston/2K Australia

Edge

The winners of the Edge Game of the Year are chosen by Edge editors.[5]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2008 LittleBigPlanet Puzzle Platformer PS3 Media Molecule
2007 Super Mario Galaxy Platformer Wii Nintendo
2006 Final Fantasy XII Role-playing video game PlayStation 2 Square Enix
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival horror, Shooter GameCube, PS2, Wii, Windows Capcom
2004 Half-Life 2 First-person shooter Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360, PS3 Valve Corporation

Electronic Gaming Monthly

The winners of the Electronic Gaming Monthly Game of the Year are chosen by Electronic Gaming Monthly editors.

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Open World, Action Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Rockstar North
2007 BioShock Shooter Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS X, PS3 2K Boston/2K Australia
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action-adventure Wii, Nintendo GameCube Nintendo
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival horror, Shooter GameCube, PS2, Windows, Wii Capcom
2004 Halo 2 Shooter Xbox, Windows, Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios
2003 Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Action-adventure Xbox, GameCube, PS2 Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
2002 Metroid Prime Action-adventure Nintendo GameCube Nintendo
2001 Halo Shooter Xbox, Windows, Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios
2000 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Sports Xbox, GameCube, PS2 Activision
1999 Soul Calibur Fighting Sega Dreamcast Namco
1998 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Action-adventure Nintendo N64 Nintendo
1997 Goldeneye: 007 Shooter Nintendo N64 Rare/Nintendo
1996 Super Mario 64 Action-adventure Nintendo N64 Nintendo
1995 Twisted Metal Action-adventure Sony PlayStation SingleTrac/SCEA
1994 Donkey Kong Country Action-adventure Super Nintendo Rare/Nintendo
1993 Samurai Shodown Fighting Neo-Geo MVS SNK
1992 Street Fighter II Fighting Super Nintendo Capcom
1991 Sonic the Hedgehog Action-adventure Sega Genesis Sega
1990 Strider Action-adventure Sega Genesis Capcom/Sega
1989 Ghouls 'n Ghosts Action-adventure Sega Genesis Capcom/Sega

Eurogamer (UK)

The winners of the Eurogamer (UK) Game of the Year are chosen by Eurogamer (UK) editors.[6]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Action-adventure, Third-person shooter PS3 Naughty Dog
2008 LittleBigPlanet Puzzle Platformer PS3 Media Molecule
2007 Portal Puzzle, first-person shooter, science fiction Xbox 360, PS3, Windows Valve Corporation
2006 Guitar Hero Music video game PS2 Harmonix Music Systems
2005 Psychonauts Platform game Xbox, PS2, Windows Double Fine Productions
2004 Half-Life 2 First-person shooter Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2 Valve Corporation

Eurogamer (UK) Reader's

In addition to the editor's picks, Eurogamer (UK) also hosts a poll for the Reader's GOTY.[7]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Third-person shooter PS3 Naughty Dog
2008 Fable II Action RPG, Sandbox Xbox 360 Lionhead Studios
2007 BioShock Shooter Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS X, PS3 2K Boston/2K Australia
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action-adventure Wii, Nintendo GameCube Nintendo
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival horror, Shooter GameCube, PS2, Windows, Wii Capcom

Gamasutra

The winners of the Gamasutra Game of the Year are chosen by Gamasutra editors.[8]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Dragon Age: Origins Computer role-playing Xbox 360, PS3, Windows, Mac OS X BioWare, Edge of Reality
2008 Fallout 3 RPG PS3, PC, Xbox 360 Bethesda Softworks
2007 Portal Puzzle, first-person shooter, science fiction Xbox 360, PS3, Windows Valve Corporation
2006 Wii Sports Sports game Wii Nintendo EAD

Game Informer

The winners of the Game Informer Game of the Year are chosen by Game Informer editors.[9]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Third-person shooter PS3 Naughty Dog
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Open World, Action Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Rockstar North
2007 BioShock Shooter Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS X, PS3 2K Boston/2K Australia
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action-adventure Wii, Nintendo GameCube Nintendo
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival horror, Shooter GameCube, PS2, Windows, Wii Capcom

GamePro

The winners of the GamePro Game of the Year are chosen by GamePro editors.[10]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Assassin's Creed II Third-person action-adventure Microsoft Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Ubisoft Montreal
2008 LittleBigPlanet Puzzle Platformer PS3 Media Molecule
2007 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Action PS3, Xbox 360, PC Infinity Ward
2006 Gears of War Shooter Xbox 360 Epic Games
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival horror, Shooter GameCube, PS2 Capcom

Games Master

The winners of the Games Master Game of the Year are chosen by Games Master editors.[11]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Open World, Action Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Rockstar North
2007 Super Mario Galaxy Platformer Wii Nintendo
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action-adventure Wii, Nintendo GameCube Nintendo
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival horror, Shooter GameCube, PS2, Windows, Wii Capcom

GameSpot

The winners of the GameSpot Game of the Year are chosen by GameSpot editors.[12]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Demon's Souls[13] Role Playing Game PS3 From Software
2008 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Stealth Game, Action PS3 Kojima Productions
2007 Super Mario Galaxy Platformer Wii Nintendo
2006 Gears of War Tactical Shooter Xbox 360, Windows Epic Games
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival horror, Shooter GameCube, PS2, Wii, Windows Capcom
2004 World of Warcraft MMORPG Windows, Mac OS X Blizzard
2003 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Action-Adventure GameCube Nintendo
2002 Metroid Prime First-person adventure GameCube Retro Studios
  • From 1996 to 2001, console and PC awards were selected separately. There were no console awards given pre-1998.

PC

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2001 Serious Sam: The First Encounter Shooter Windows, Linux Croteam
2000 The Sims Life simulation game Windows, Mac OS Maxis
1999 EverQuest MMORPG Windows Sony Online Entertainment
1998 Grim Fandango Adventure Windows LucasArts
1997 Total Annihilation Real-time strategy Windows, Mac OS Cavedog Ent.
1996 Diablo Action RPG, Hack and Slash Windows, Mac OS Blizzard North

Console

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2001 Grand Theft Auto III Open World, Action PS2 Rockstar North
2000 Chrono Cross RPG Playstation Square Co.
1999 Soul Calibur Fighter Dreamcast Namco
1998 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Action-Adventure Nintendo 64 Nintendo

GameSpot Readers' Picks

In addition to the editor's picks, GameSpot also hosts a poll for the Readers' GOTY

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves[14] Action-adventure, Third-person shooter PS3 Naughty Dog
2008 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Stealth Game, Action PS3 Kojima Productions
2007 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Action PS3, Xbox 360, PC Infinity Ward
2006 Gears of War Shooter Xbox 360 Epic Games
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival horror, Shooter GameCube, PS2 Capcom
2004 Halo 2 FPS Windows, Xbox Bungie

GameSpy

The winners of the GameSpy Game of the Year are chosen by GameSpy editors.[15]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 First-person shooter, third-person shooter Microsoft Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Infinity Ward
2008 Fallout 3 RPG PS3, PC, Xbox 360 Bethesda Softworks
2007 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Action PS3, Xbox 360, PC Infinity Ward
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action-adventure Wii, Nintendo GameCube Nintendo EAD
2005 Civilization IV Turn-based strategy game, 4X Windows, Mac OS X Firaxis Games
2004 Halo 2 FPS Windows, Xbox Bungie
2003 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic RPG Xbox, Windows BioWare
2002 Metroid Prime First-person adventure GameCube Retro Studios
2001 Grand Theft Auto III Action PS2, Xbox, Windows DMA Design
2000 Deus Ex Action RPG PS2, Windows, Mac OS Ion Storm Inc.
1999 Quake III Arena First-person shooter Dreamcast, Linux, Mac OS, Mac OS X, PS2, Windows Epic Games, Digital Extremes

GameTrailers

The winners of the GameTrailers Game of the Year are chosen by GameTrailers editors.[16]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 First-person shooter, third-person shooter Microsoft Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Infinity Ward
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Open World, Action Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Rockstar North
2007 Super Mario Galaxy Platformer Wii Nintendo
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action-adventure Wii, Nintendo GameCube Nintendo EAD
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival horror, Shooter GameCube, PS2, Windows, Wii Capcom

Giant Bomb

The winners of the Giant Bomb Game of the Year are chosen by Giant Bomb editors.[17]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Third-person shooter PS3 Naughty Dog
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Open World, Action Xbox 360, PS3, PC Rockstar North

IGN

The winners of the IGN Game of the Year are chosen by the professional editors at IGN. Results are released about two to three weeks into January so all editors have time to play the most highly esteemed games. IGN is the world's most visited video game web site as of 2008.

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves[18] Third-person Shooter PS3 Naughty Dog
2008 Fallout 3 RPG PS3, PC, Xbox 360 Bethesda Softworks
2007 Super Mario Galaxy Platformer Wii Nintendo
2006 Ōkami Adventure PS2, Wii Capcom
2005 God of War Hack and slash, Action PS2 SCE Studios Santa Monica
2004 Half-Life 2 Shooter Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox, PS3 Valve Corporation
2003 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic RPG Xbox, Windows BioWare
2002 Battlefield 1942 Shooter Windows Digital Illusions CE
2001 Halo: Combat Evolved Shooter Xbox, Windows Bungie Studios
  • Pre 2001 awards were limited to specific platforms with no overall winner announced.

Joystiq

The winners of the Joystiq Game of the Year are chosen by Joystiq editors.[19]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Third-person shooter PS3 Naughty Dog
2008 Fable II Action RPG, Sandbox Xbox 360 Lionhead Studios
2007 Portal Puzzle, first-person shooter, science fiction Xbox 360, PS3, Windows Valve Corporation
2006 Gears of War Tactical Shooter Xbox 360, Windows Epic Games

Kotaku

The winners of the Kotaku Games of the Year are chosen by the editors of Kotaku.[20]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves[21] Third-person shooter PS3 Naughty Dog
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Open World, Action Xbox 360, PS3, PC Rockstar North
2007 Super Mario Galaxy Platformer Wii Nintendo

Los Angeles Times

The winners of the Los Angeles Times Game of the Year are chosen by Los Angeles Times editors.

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 First-person shooter, third-person shooter Microsoft Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Infinity Ward
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Open World, Action Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Rockstar North

Metacritic

The winners of the Metacritic Game of the Year are chosen by Metacritic editors.[22]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Third-person shooter PS3 Naughty Dog
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Open World, Action Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Rockstar North
2007 Super Mario Galaxy Platformer Wii Nintendo
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action-adventure Wii, Nintendo GameCube Nintendo
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival horror, Shooter GameCube, PS2, Windows, Wii Capcom

New York Times

The winners of the New York Times Game of the Year are chosen by New York Times editors.

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Third-person shooter PS3 Naughty Dog
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Open World, Action Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Rockstar North
2007 Mass Effect RPG PC, Xbox 360 Bioware
2006 Wii Sports Sports game Wii Nintendo EAD

Spike TV VGA's

Spike TV's Video Game Awards have been presented yearly since 2003. It markets itself in a similar vein to the Oscars except for video games. Winners are selected via online polling, leading critics to call it merely a "popularity contest".[23]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves[24] Third-person shooter PS3 Naughty Dog
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Open World, Action Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Rockstar North
2007 BioShock Shooter Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS X, PS3 2K Boston/2K Australia
2006 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Open World, Action RPG Windows, Xbox 360, PS3 Bethesda Game Studios
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival horror, Shooter GameCube, PS2, Windows, Wii Capcom
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Open World, Action PS2, Xbox, Windows Rockstar North
2003 Metal Arms: Glitch in the System Shooter game GBA, GameCube, PS1, PS2, Windows, Xbox EA Tiburon, Budcat Creations (GBA & PS1)

Time (magazine)

The winners of the Time magazine Game of the Year are chosen by Time magazine editors.

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 First-person shooter, third-person shooter Microsoft Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Infinity Ward
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Open World, Action Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 Rockstar North
2007 Super Mario Galaxy Platformer Wii Nintendo
2006 Wii Sports Sports game Wii Nintendo EAD

X-Play

The winners of the X-Play Game of the Year are chosen by X-Play editors.[25]

Year Game Genre Platform(s) Developer(s)
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Third-person shooter PS3 Naughty Dog
2008 Fable II Action RPG, Sandbox Xbox 360 Lionhead Studios
2007 BioShock Shooter Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS X, PS3 2K Boston/2K Australia
2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Action-adventure Wii, Nintendo GameCube Nintendo
2005 Resident Evil 4 Survival horror, Shooter GameCube, PS2, Windows, Wii Capcom
2004 Halo 2 First-person shooter Windows, Xbox Bungie

References

  1. ^ 1UP.com Website
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ AIAS Annual Awards
  4. ^ Crispy Gamer Website
  5. ^ Edge Magazine
  6. ^ Eurogamer
  7. ^ Eurogamer
  8. ^ Gamasutra - The Art & Business of Making Games
  9. ^ Home - GameInformer.com
  10. ^ GamePro
  11. ^ Metacritic Website
  12. ^ GameSpot Website
  13. ^ http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/game-of-the-year/index.html?page=2
  14. ^ The 2009 Game of the Year - GameSpot's Best Games of 2009
  15. ^ GameSpy: Video Games, PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PSP
  16. ^ Video Game Trailers for Wii, PSP, Xbox, PS3 & More
  17. ^ GiantBomb.com
  18. ^ IGN Overall Game of the Year 2009 Revealed!
  19. ^ Joystiq
  20. ^ Kotaku
  21. ^ Kotaku's 2009 Game of the Year
  22. ^ Metacritic Website
  23. ^ Spike TV VGAs
  24. ^ GAME OF THE YEAR
  25. ^ X-Play - G4tv.com

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