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== Reader and gamer polls == === 1UP.com Reader's Choice === In addition to the editor's picks, [[1UP.com]] also hosts a [[Opinion poll|poll]] for the Readers' GOTYs. Until 2010, this was considered their primary Game of the Year.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2010''' || ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'' <ref name=autogenerated2 /> || ([[First-person (video games)|First-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]] || [[Treyarch]] |- | '''2009''' || ''[[Uncharted 2: Among Thieves]]'' <ref name=autogenerated3 /> || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]]: ([[Third person (video games)|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[PlayStation 3]] || [[Naughty Dog]] |- | '''2008''' || ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=3&cId=3172295 |title=1UP 2008 Reader's Choice |publisher=1up.com |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> || [[Stealth game|Stealth]] [[Action game|Action]] || [[PlayStation 3]] || [[Kojima Productions]] |- | '''2007''' || ''[[Halo 3]]'' || [[First-person shooter]] || [[Xbox 360]] || [[Bungie]] |- | '''2006''' || ''[[Gears of War]]'' || [[Third-person shooter]] || [[Xbox 360]] || [[Epic Games]] |- | '''2005''' || ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' || [[Survival horror]], [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]] || [[Capcom]] |- | '''2004''' || ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' || [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]], [[Third-person shooter]], [[Open world|Sandbox]] || [[PlayStation 2]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Xbox]] || [[Rockstar Games]] |} === Amazon Japan === {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2013''' || ''[[Monster Hunter|Monster Hunter 4]]'' [http://www.siliconera.com/2013/12/11/amazon-japans-best-game-2013-monster-hunter-4-pokemon-x-number-3/] || [[Action role-playing game|Action Role-Playing Game]] || [[Nintendo 3DS]] || [[Capcom]] |} === Crash === Starting in 1984, the [[ZX Spectrum]] magazine [[Crash (magazine)|''Crash'']] published an annual readers awards article, based on votes from the readers. {|class="wikitable" |- !Year !Game !Genre !Developer |- |'''1990''' |''[[RoboCop 2 (video game)|Robocop 2]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crashonline.org.uk/87/awards.htm |title=CRASH 87 - Readers' Awards |publisher=Crashonline.org.uk |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> |[[Platform game|Platformer]] |[[Data East]] |- |'''1989''' |''[[Batman: The Movie (video game)|Batman - The Movie]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crashonline.org.uk/75/awards.htm |title=CRASH 75 - Readers' Awards |publisher=Crashonline.org.uk |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> |[[Platform game|Platformer]] |[[Sunsoft]] |- |'''1987''' |''[[Driller (video game)|Driller]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crashonline.org.uk/51/awards.htm |title=CRASH 51 - Readers' Awards |publisher=Crashonline.org.uk |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> |[[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]] |[[Incentive Software]] |- |'''1986''' |''[[Starglider]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crashonline.org.uk/38/awards.htm |title=CRASH 38 - Readers' Awards |publisher=Crashonline.org.uk |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> |[[Space flight simulator game|Space Simulation]] |[[Argonaut Games]] |- |'''1985''' |''[[Elite (video game)|Elite]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crashonline.org.uk/27/awards.htm |title=CRASH 27 - Readers' Awards |publisher=Crashonline.org.uk |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> |[[Space flight simulator game|Space Simulation]] |[[Acornsoft]] |- |'''1984''' |''[[Daley Thompson's Decathlon]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crashonline.org.uk/12/awards.htm |title=CRASH 12 - Readers' Awards |publisher=Crashonline.org.uk |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> |[[Sports game|Sports]] |[[Ocean Software]] |} === ''Dengeki'' === {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2007''' || ''[[Monster Hunter|Monster Hunter Freedom 2]]'' [http://web.archive.org/web/20090807024238/http://kotaku.com/364353/dengeki-readers-say-fav-2007-game-fav-of-all-time] || [[Action role-playing game|Action Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation Portable]] || [[Capcom]] |} === ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' Readers' Choice Awards === In addition to their Editors' Choice Awards, ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' also handed out Readers' Choice Awards voted by the magazine's readers. {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2003''' || ''[[Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time|Prince of Persia: Sands of Time]]'' <ref>{{cite news|title=Electronic Gaming Monthly Reveals Winners for '2003 Gamers' Choice Awards'|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/electronic-gaming-monthly-reveals-winners-for-2003-gamers-choice-awards-58680012.html|accessdate=8 February 2012|date=2 February 2004|agency=[[PR Newswire]]}}</ref> || [[Platform game|Platform]]-[[Action-adventure game|Adventure]] || [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]] || [[Ubisoft Montreal]] |- | '''2002''' || ''[[Metroid Prime]]'' || ([[First-person (video games)|First-Person]]) [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]] || [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]], [[Wii]] || [[Retro Studios]], [[Nintendo]] |- | '''2001''' || ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' || ([[First-person shooter|First-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Xbox]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[OS X|Mac OS X]], [[Xbox 360]] || [[Bungie]] |- | '''1998''' || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' <ref>{{cite journal|title=1998 Gamers' Choice Awards|journal=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|year=1999|month=April|issue=117|pages=107–114 [114]}}</ref> || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]] || [[Nintendo 64]], [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]], [[iQue Player]], [[Virtual Console]], [[Nintendo 3DS]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] |- | '''1997''' || ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' <ref name="egm_104_100">{{cite journal|title=Readers' Choice Awards|journal=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|year=1998|month=March|issue=104|url=http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/2/20635/1475652-magazine_electronic_gaming_monthly_v11__3__of_12____yoshi_s_story__1998_3____page_104_super.jpg|accessdate=8 February 2012|page=100}}</ref> || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation Network]] || [[Square (company)|Squaresoft]] |} === ''Electronic Games'' === Along with the Arcade Awards (see above) announced by ''[[Electronic Games]]'' magazine each year, it also held a regular reader poll for the most popular games among its readers in each issue, from May 1982 to January 1985.<ref name="eg_archive">{{cite web|title=Electronic Games Magazine|url=http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=%28collection%3Aelectronic-games-magazine%20OR%20mediatype%3Aelectronic-games-magazine%29%20AND%20-mediatype%3Acollection|publisher=[[Internet Archive]]|accessdate=1 February 2012}}</ref> The games that topped these polls the most in each year are listed here. {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! [[Arcade game|Arcade]] ! [[Console game|Console]] ! [[PC game|Computer]] |- | '''1985''' | ''[[Star Wars (1983 video game)|Star Wars]]'' | ''[[Pitfall II: Lost Caverns|Pitfall II]]'' | ''[[Miner 2049er]]'' |- | '''1984''' | ''[[Dragon's Lair]]'' | ''[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]''<br />''[[Pitfall II: Lost Caverns|Pitfall II]]'' | ''[[Zork I]]'' |- | '''1983''' | ''[[Pole Position (video game)|Pole Position]]'' | ''[[Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]]''<br />''[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' | rowspan="2" | ''[[Star Raiders]]'' |- | '''1982''' | ''[[Pac-Man]]'' | ''[[Pac-Man (Atari 2600)|Pac-Man]]'' |} === Eurogamer Portugal Reader's Choice === In addition to the editor's picks, [[Eurogamer]] Portugal also hosts a [[Opinion poll|poll]] for the Reader's GOTY. {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2011''' || ''[[Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception]]'' || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]]: ([[Third-person shooter|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[PlayStation 3]] || [[Naughty Dog]] |- | '''2010''' || ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' || [[Action role-playing game|Action RPG]]: ([[Third person shooter|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Xbox360]], [[Personal computer|PC]], [[PlayStation 3]] || [[BioWare]] |- | '''2009''' || ''[[Uncharted 2: Among Thieves]]'' || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]]: ([[Third-person shooter|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[PlayStation 3]] || [[Naughty Dog]] |- | '''2008''' || ''[[Fable II]]'' || [[Action role-playing game|Action RPG]]: [[Nonlinear gameplay|Sandbox]] || [[Xbox 360]] || [[Lionhead Studios]] |- | '''2007''' || ''[[BioShock]]'' || ([[First-person shooter|First-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Xbox 360]], [[OS X|Mac OS X]], [[PlayStation 3]] || [[2K Boston/2K Australia]] |- | '''2006''' || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'' || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]] || [[Wii]], [[Nintendo GameCube]] || [[Nintendo]] |- | '''2005''' || ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' || [[Survival horror|Survival Horror]]: ([[Third-person shooter|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Wii]] || [[Capcom]] |} === ''Famitsu'' === The Grand Prize winners of the annual ''[[Famitsu]]'' Awards, voted by the magazine's readers. {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2012''' || ''[[wikipedia:Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair|Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair]]'' [http://gamingeverything.com/famitsu-readers-rank-the-top-games-of-2012/] || [[Adventure]]: ([[First-person|First-Person]]) [[Visual novel|Visual Novel]] || [[PlayStation Portable]], [[PlayStation Vita]] || [[Chunsoft|Spike Chunsoft]] |- | '''2011''' || ''[[Monster Hunter Tri G]]'' <ref>{{cite web|title=Monster Hunter 3 G Takes Top Prize in Famitsu Awards|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-04-18/monster-hunter-3-g-takes-top-prize-in-famitsu-awards|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=4 May 2012|date=18 April 2012}}</ref> || [[Action role-playing game|Action Role-Playing Game]] || [[Nintendo 3DS]] || [[Capcom Production Studio 1]] |- | '''2010''' || ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'' || [[Action role-playing game|Action Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation Portable]] || [[Square Enix]] |- | '''2009''' || ''[[Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies]]'' <ref>{{cite web|last=Gifford|first=Kevin|title=Famitsu Awards 2009 Announced|url=http://www.1up.com/news/famitsu-awards-2009-announced|publisher=[[1UP.com]]|accessdate=1 January 2012|date=05/12/2010}}</ref> || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[Nintendo DS]] || [[Level-5]] |- | '''2008''' || ''[[Monster Hunter Freedom Unite|Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G]]'' || [[Action role-playing game|Action Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation Portable]] || [[Capcom]] |- | rowspan="2" | '''2007''' || ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' || [[Platform game|Platformer]] || [[Wii]] || [[Nintendo EAD Tokyo]] |- | ''[[Monster Hunter Freedom 2|Monster Hunter Portable 2nd]]'' || [[Action role-playing game|Action Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation Portable]] || [[Capcom]] |- | rowspan="2" | '''2006''' || ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation 2]] || [[Square Enix]] |- | ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[Nintendo DS]] || [[Game Freak]] |- | rowspan="2" | '''2005''' || ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' || [[Survival Horror]]: ([[Third person (video games)|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Wii]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]] || [[Capcom]] |- | ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' || [[Action role-playing game|Action Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation 2]] || [[Square Enix]] |- | '''2004''' || ''[[Monster Hunter (video game)|Monster Hunter]]'' || [[Action role-playing game|Action Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation 2]] || [[Capcom]] |- | '''1990''' || ''[[Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen]]'' <ref name="1990awards">https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.games.video/OccmuafYtzc</ref> || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Nintedo DS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]] || [[Chunsoft]] |} ;Greatest Games (Pre-2004)<ref name="famitsureaders">{{cite web | date=3 March 2006 | title=Japan Votes on All Time Top 100 | url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/japan-votes-all-time-top-100 | work=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] | accessdate=24 November 2008}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2003''' || ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation 2]] || [[Square (company)|Squaresoft]] |- | '''2002''' || ''[[Sakura Wars|Sakura Taisen 3 ~Pari wa Moeteiru ka~]]'' || ([[Turn-based tactics|Turn-Based]]) [[Tactical Role-Playing Game]], {{nowrap|([[Adventure game|Adventure]]) [[Visual novel|Visual Novel]]}} || [[Dreamcast]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation 2]] || [[Sega]] |- | '''2001''' || ''[[Final Fantasy X]]''<br />(Best Game of All Time) || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Vita]] || [[Square (company)|Squaresoft]] |- | '''2000''' || ''[[Dragon Warrior VII]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] || [[Heartbeat (company)|Heartbeat]], [[ArtePiazza]] |- | '''1999''' || ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation Network]] || [[Square (company)|Squaresoft]] |- | '''1998''' || ''[[Machi (video game)|Machi]]'' || ([[Adventure]]) [[Visual novel|Visual Novel]] || [[Sega Saturn]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[PlayStation Portable]] || [[Chunsoft]] |- | '''1997''' || ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation Network]] || [[Square (company)|Squaresoft]] |- | '''1996''' || ''[[Sakura Wars]]'' || ([[Turn-based tactics|Turn-Based]]) [[Tactical Role-Playing Game]], {{nowrap|([[Adventure game|Adventure]]) [[Visual novel|Visual Novel]]}} || [[Sega Saturn]], [[Dreamcast]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation 2|PS2]], [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]], [[i-mode]] || [[Sega]] |- | '''1995''' || ''[[Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together]]'' || ([[Turn-based tactics|Turn-Based]]) [[Tactical Role-Playing Game]] || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], [[Sega Saturn]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Virtual Console]], [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]] || [[Quest Corporation|Quest]] |- | '''1994''' || ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]], [[Virtual Console]], [[PlayStation Network|PSN]] || [[Square (company)|Squaresoft]] |- | '''1993''' || ''[[Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen]]'' || ([[Real-time strategy|Real-Time]]) [[Tactical Role-Playing Game|Strategy Role-Playing Game]] || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], [[Sega Saturn]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Virtual Console]] || [[Quest Corporation|Quest]] |- | '''1992''' || ''[[Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo DS]] || [[Chunsoft]] |- | '''1991''' || ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[WonderSwan Color]], [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Virtual Console]], [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]] || [[Square (company)|Squaresoft]] |- | '''1990''' || ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[WonderSwan Color]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Virtual Console]], [[iOS]] || [[Square (company)|Squaresoft]] |- | '''1989''' || ''[[Mother (video game)|Mother]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]], [[Game Boy Advance]] || [[Nintendo]], [[Creatures (company)|Ape]] |- | '''1988''' || ''[[Dragon Warrior III|Dragon Quest III]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], [[Game Boy Color|GBC]], [[Mobile game|Mobile]], [[Wii]] || [[Chunsoft]] |- | '''1987''' || ''[[Dragon Warrior II|Dragon Quest II]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], [[Game Boy Color|GBC]], [[Mobile game|Mobile]], [[Wii]] || [[Chunsoft]] |- | '''1986''' || ''[[Dragon Warrior|Dragon Quest]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], [[Game Boy Color|GBC]], [[Mobile game|Mobile]], [[Wii]] || [[Chunsoft]] |- | '''1985''' || ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' || ([[Side-scrolling video game|Side-Scrolling]]) [[Platform game|Platformer]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Family Computer Disk System|Famicom Disk System]], [[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], [[Game Boy Color|GBC]], [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]], [[Virtual Console]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] |} === G4 === The winners of [[G4 (TV channel)|G4]]'s annual "Videogame Deathmatch" or "G-phoria" polls. The 2011 "Videogame Deathmatch" poll involved 500,000 votes.<ref name="g4_winner">{{cite web|title=Best of 2011: Videogame Deathmatch Best of 2011 Winner|url=http://www.g4tv.com/videos/56655/best-of-2011-videogame-deathmatch-best-of-2011-winner/|publisher=[[G4 (TV channel)|G4]]|accessdate=22 December 2011|month=December|year=2011}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2011''' || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'' <ref name="g4_deathmatch">{{cite web|title=Best Game 2011 - Videogame Deathmatch|url=http://www.g4tv.com/vgdm/best-game-2011/|publisher=[[G4 (TV channel)|G4]]|accessdate=21 December 2011|month=December|year=2011}}</ref> || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]]: [[Open world|Open World]] || [[Wii]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]], [[Monolith Soft]] |- | '''2010''' || ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]'' || [[Real-time strategy|Real-Time Strategy]] || [[Windows]]|| [[Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard]] |- | '''2009''' || ''[[Fallout 3]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]] || [[Bethesda Game Studios]] |- | '''2008''' || ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' || [[Stealth game|Stealth]]: ([[Third-person shooter|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[PlayStation 3]] || [[Kojima Productions]] |- | '''2007''' || ''[[Gears of War]]'' || ([[Third-person shooter|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Xbox 360]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || [[Epic Games]] |} === GameFAQs === [[GameFAQs]]' annual Game of the Year is chosen by its readers. {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2011''' || ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4594 |title=GameFaqs Game of the Year 2011 |publisher=Gamefaqs.com |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref>|| [[Action role-playing game|Action RPG]]: [[Open world|Open World]] || [[Xbox 360]], [[Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]] || [[Bethesda Softworks]] |- | '''2010''' || ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4218 |title=GameFaqs Game of the Year 2010 |publisher=Gamefaqs.com |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref>|| [[Action role-playing game|Action RPG]]: ([[Third person (video games)|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]]|| [[Xbox 360]], [[Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]] || [[BioWare]] |- | '''2009''' || ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3727 |title=GameFaqs Game of the Year 2009 |publisher=Gamefaqs.com |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref>|| ([[First-person (video games)|First-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[PlayStation 3]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox 360]] || [[Infinity Ward]] |- | '''2008''' || ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3365 |title=GameFaqs Game of the Year 2008 |publisher=Gamefaqs.com |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> || [[Fighting game|Fighting]] || [[Wii]] || [[HAL Laboratory|HAL Laboratory, Inc]] |- | '''2007''' || ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2994 |title=GameFaqs Game of the Year 2007 |publisher=Gamefaqs.com |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> || [[Platformer]] || [[Wii]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD Tokyo Development Group]] |- | '''2006''' || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2630 |title=GameFaqs Game of the Year 2006 |publisher=Gamefaqs.com |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]] || [[Wii]], [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No. 3]] |- | '''2005''' || ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2254 |title=GameFaqs Game of the Year 2005 |publisher=Gamefaqs.com |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> || [[Survival Horror]]: ([[Third person (video games)|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]] || [[Capcom Production Studio 4]] |- | '''2004''' || ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1877 |title=GameFaqs Game of the Year 2004 |publisher=Gamefaqs.com |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> || [[Open world|Open World]] [[Action game|Action]] || [[PlayStation 2]], [[Apple Macintosh]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox]], [[Xbox 360]] || [[Rockstar North]] |- | '''2003''' || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1492 |title=GameFaqs Game of the Year 2003 |publisher=Gamefaqs.com |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]] || [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No. 3]] |- | '''2002''' || ''[[Metroid Prime]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1134 |title=GameFaqs Game of the Year 2002 |publisher=Gamefaqs.com |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> || ([[First-person (video games)|First-Person]]) [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]] || [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] || [[Retro Studios]], [[Nintendo]] |- | '''2001''' || ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=776 |title=GameFaqs Game of the Year 2001 |publisher=Gamefaqs.com |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation 2]] || [[Square (company)|Square]] |- | '''2000''' || ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' <ref>{{cite web|title=The Top 10 Games of 2001|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/c0112.html|publisher=[[GameFAQs]]|accessdate=31 December 2011|date=December 2001}}</ref> || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[PlayStation Network]] || [[Square (company)|Square]] |- | '''1999''' || ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' <ref name="GameFaqs Game of the Year 1999">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=38 |title=GameFaqs Game of the Year 1999 |publisher=Gamefaqs.com |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation Network]] || [[Square (company)|Square]] |} ;Greatest Games (Pre-2001)<ref name="gfaqs2005"/> {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2000''' || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]''<br />(Game of the Decade)<ref>{{cite web|title=Game of the Decade|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/gotd.html|publisher=[[GameFAQs]]|accessdate=22 December 2011|date=Fall 2010|year=2010}}</ref> || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]]: [[Open world|Open World]] || [[Nintendo 64]], [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]], [[Virtual Console]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] |- | '''1999''' || ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' <ref name="GameFaqs Game of the Year 1999"/> || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation Network]] || [[Square (company)|Square]] |- | '''1998''' || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''<br />(Best Game Ever)<ref>{{cite web| title=Spring 2009: Best. Game. Ever. | url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3509 | publisher=[[GameFAQs]] | accessdate=10 June 2009}}</ref> || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]], [[Open world|Open World]] || [[Nintendo 64]], [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]], [[Virtual Console]], [[Nintendo 3DS]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] |- | '''1997''' || ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''<br />(Best Game Ever)<ref name="gfaqs2005">{{cite web| title=Fall 2005: 10-Year Anniversary Contest—The 10 Best Games Ever | url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/top10 | publisher=[[GameFAQs]] | accessdate=16 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Spring 2004: Best. Game. Ever. | url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/c04spr | publisher=[[GameFAQs]] | accessdate=16 July 2008}}</ref> || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation Network]] || [[Square (company)|Square]] |- | '''1996''' || ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' || [[Platform game|Platformer]]: [[Open world|Open World]] || [[Nintendo 64]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] |- | '''1995''' || ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] || [[Square (company)|Squaresoft]] |- | '''1994''' || ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] || [[Square (company)|Squaresoft]] |- | '''1993''' || ''[[Doom (video game)|Doom]]'' || ([[First-person shooter|First-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[MS-DOS]] || [[id Software]] |- | '''1992''' || ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' || ([[Side-scrolling video game|Side-Scrolling]]) [[Platform game|Platformer]] || [[Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis / Mega Drive]] || [[Sonic Team]] |- | '''1991''' || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]] || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] |- | '''1990''' || ''[[Super Mario World]]'' || ([[Side-scrolling video game|Side-Scrolling]]) [[Platform game|Platformer]] || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] |- | '''1989''' || ''[[Tetris (Game Boy)|Tetris]]'' || [[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]] || [[Game Boy]] || [[Alexey Pajitnov]], [[Blue Planet Software|Bullet Proof Software]] |- | '''1988''' || ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' || ([[Side-scrolling video game|Side-Scrolling]]) [[Platform game|Platformer]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] |- | '''1987''' || ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]]: [[Open world|Open World]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] |- | '''1986''' || ''[[Metroid (video game)|Metroid]]'' || ([[Side-scrolling video game|Side-Scrolling]]) {{nowrap|[[Platform-adventure|Platform-Adventure]]}} || [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] || [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]], [[Intelligent Systems]] |- | '''1985''' || ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' || ([[Side-scrolling video game|Side-Scrolling]]) [[Platform game|Platformer]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] |- | '''1980''' || ''[[Pac-Man]]'' || [[List of maze chase games|Maze Chase]] || [[Arcade game|Arcade]] || [[Namco]] |} === ''Game Revolution'' === The winner of the ''[[Game Revolution]]'' Community Choice Game of the Year award. {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2011''' || ''[[Dark Souls]]'' <ref name="gamerev_goty">{{cite web|title=Community Choice Game of the Year|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/community-choice-game-of-the-year-10205|work=[[Game Revolution]]|accessdate=31 December 2011|date=23 December 2011}}</ref> || ([[Action role-playing game|Action]]) [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[From Software]] |} === GameSpot Readers' Picks === In addition to the editor's picks, [[GameSpot]] also hosts a [[Opinion poll|poll]] for the Readers' GOTY. {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2011''' || ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'' <ref name="GameSpot's 2010 Game of the Year">{{cite web|url=http://us.gamespot.com/best-of-2010/game-of-the-year/index.html?tag=topslot;img;3 |title=GameSpot's 2010 Game of the Year |publisher=Us.gamespot.com |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> || ([[Action role-playing game|Action]]) [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation 3]] [[Xbox 360]] [[Windows]] || [[Bethesda Softworks]] |- | '''2010''' || ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]'' <ref name="GameSpot's 2010 Game of the Year"/> || ([[Real-time strategy|Real-Time]]) [[Strategy video game|Strategy]] || [[Windows]]|| [[Blizzard Entertainment]] |- | '''2009''' || ''[[Uncharted 2: Among Thieves]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.gamespot.com/best-of-2009/game-of-the-year/index.html?page=2 |title=GameSpot's 2009 Games of the Year |publisher=Us.gamespot.com |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]]: ([[Third-person shooter|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[PlayStation 3]]|| [[Naughty Dog]] |- | '''2008''' || ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' || [[Stealth game|Stealth]]: ([[Third-person shooter|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[PlayStation 3]]|| [[Kojima Productions]] |- | '''2007''' || ''[[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]]'' || [[Action game|Action]]: ([[First-person shooter|First-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Personal computer|PC]] || [[Infinity Ward]] |- | '''2006''' || ''[[Gears of War]]'' || ([[Third-person shooter|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Xbox 360]] || [[Epic Games]] |- | '''2005''' || ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' || [[Survival horror|Survival Horror]]: ([[Third-person shooter|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]] || [[Capcom]] |- | '''2004''' || ''[[Halo 2]]'' || ([[First-person shooter|First-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Xbox]] || [[Bungie]] |} ;Pre-2004 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:95%;" |- ! style="width:25px;"| Year ! style="width:200px;"| [[Console game|Console]] ! style="width:200px;"| [[Handheld video game|Handheld]] ! style="width:200px;"| [[PC game|PC]] |- | rowspan="3"| '''2003''' | style="text-align:left;" | '''GameCube''': ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]''<br /> | rowspan="3"| ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' | rowspan="3"| ''[[Call of Duty (video game)|Call of Duty]]'' |- | style="text-align:left;" | '''PlayStation 2''': ''[[Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time]]'' |- | style="text-align:left;" | '''Xbox''': ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|Grand Theft Auto Double Pack]]'' |- | rowspan="3"| '''2002''' | style="text-align:left;" | '''GameCube''': ''[[Metroid Prime]]'' | rowspan="3"| ''[[Metroid Fusion]]'' | rowspan="3"| ''[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]'' |- | style="text-align:left;" | '''PlayStation 2''': ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' |- | style="text-align:left;" | '''Xbox''': ''[[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (video game)|Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell]]'' |- | '''2001''' || colspan="2" | ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' || ''[[Max Payne]]'' |- | '''2000''' | colspan="2" | ''[[Chrono Cross]]'' <ref>{{cite web|title=Game of the Year: Chrono Cross|url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/readers_bestof_2000/p5_01.html|work=Readers' Choice|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|accessdate=12 April 2012|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20030202140114/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/readers_bestof_2000/p5_01.html|archivedate=2 February 2003|year=2000}}</ref> || ''[[Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]'' |} === Gamest Awards === The Japanese ''[[:jp:Gamest|Gamest]]'' magazine was published from 1986 to 1999, and held the [[:jp:ゲーメスト大賞|Gamest Award]] ceremonies every year, focusing mainly on [[arcade game]]s. The winners of the Grand Prize awards were chosen by voters. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Company |- | '''1998''' (12th) | ''[[Psychic Force 2012]]'' | [[Fighting game|Fighting]] | [[Taito Corporation|Taito]] |- | '''1997''' (11th) | ''[[Darkstalkers|Vampire Savior]]'' | [[Fighting game|Fighting]] | [[Capcom]] |- | '''1996''' (10th) | ''[[Street Fighter Alpha 2|Street Fighter Zero 2]]'' | [[Fighting game|Fighting]] | [[Capcom]] |- | '''1995''' (9th) | ''[[Virtua Fighter 2]]'' | [[Fighting game|Fighting]] | [[Sega]] |- | '''1994''' (8th) | ''[[The King of Fighters '94]]'' | [[Fighting game|Fighting]] | [[SNK Playmore|SNK]] |- | '''1993''' (7th) | ''[[Samurai Shodown|Samurai Spirits]]'' | [[Fighting game|Fighting]] | [[SNK Playmore|SNK]] |- | '''1992''' (6th) | ''[[Street Fighter II: Champion Edition|Street Fighter II Dash]]'' | [[Fighting game|Fighting]] | [[Capcom]] |- | '''1991''' (5th) | ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' | [[Fighting game|Fighting]] | [[Capcom]] |- | '''1990''' (4th) | ''[[Final Fight]]'' | [[Beat 'em up|Beat 'Em Up]] | [[Capcom]] |- | '''1989''' (3rd) | ''[[Tetris]]'' | [[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]] | [[Sega]] |- | '''1988''' (2nd) | ''[[Gradius II]]'' | ([[Side-scrolling shooter|Side-Scrolling]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] | [[Konami]] |- | '''1987''' (1st) | ''[[Darius (video game)|Darius]]'' | ([[Side-scrolling shooter|Side-Scrolling]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] | [[Taito Corporation|Taito]] |} === Golden Joystick Awards === {{Main|Golden Joystick Award}} The Golden Joysticks are the second oldest gaming awards (after the [[Electronic Games|Arcade Awards]]). The inaugural ceremony took place in 1982 in London's [[Berkeley Square]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=C+VG/Issue030/Pages/CVG03000081.jpg |title=Archive - Magazine viewer |publisher=World of Spectrum |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2014''' || ''[[Dark Souls II]]'' || ([[Third-person action|Third-Person]]) [[Action role-playing game|Action RPG]] || [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Microsoft Windows]] || [[From Software]] |- | '''2013''' || ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' || ([[Open world|Open World]]) [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]] || [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]] || [[Rockstar North]] |- | '''2012''' || ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'' || ([[First-person (video games)|First-Person]]) [[Action role-playing game|Action RPG]] || [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || [[Bethesda Game Studios]] |- | '''2011''' || ''[[Portal 2]]'' || ([[First-person (video games)|First-Person]]) [[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]] || [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[OS X|Mac OS X]] || [[Valve Corporation]] |- | '''2010''' || ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' || ([[Third-person shooter|Third-Person]]) [[Role-playing shooters|Role-Playing Shooter]] || [[Xbox 360]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || [[BioWare]] |- | '''2009''' || ''[[Fallout 3]]'' || ([[First-person shooter|First-Person]]) [[Role-playing shooters|Role-Playing Shooter]] || [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || [[Bethesda Softworks|Bethesda]] |- | '''2008''' || ''[[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]]'' || ([[First-person shooter|First-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[OS X|Mac OS X]] || [[Infinity Ward]] |- | '''2007''' || ''[[Gears of War]]'' || ([[Third-person shooter|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Xbox 360]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || [[Epic Games]] |- | '''2006''' || ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]'' || ([[First-person (video games)|First-Person]]) [[Action role-playing game|Action RPG]] || [[Xbox 360]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || [[Bethesda Softworks|Bethesda]] |- | '''2005''' || ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' || ([[Open world|Open World]]) [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]] || [[PlayStation 2]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Xbox]] || [[Rockstar North]] |- | '''2004''' || ''[[Doom 3]]'' || ([[First-person shooter|First-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Linux]] || [[id Software]] |- | '''2003''' || ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' || ([[Open world|Open World]]) [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]] || [[PlayStation 2]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || [[Rockstar North]] |- | '''2002''' || ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' <ref name="cvg_gj"/> || ([[Open world|Open World]]) [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]] || [[PlayStation 2]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] || [[Rockstar North|DMA Design]] |- | '''1997''' || ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' [http://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/officialsegasaturnmagazine/OSSM28.html] || ([[Open world|Open World]]) [[Platformer]] || [[Nintendo 64]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development|Nintendo EAD]] |- | '''1992''' || ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' <ref name="cvg_gj">{{cite web|title=12 facts about the Golden Joysticks|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/223211/features/12-facts-about-the-golden-joysticks/|work=[[Computer and Video Games]]|publisher=[[ComputerAndVideoGames.com]]|accessdate=3 February 2012|date=14 September 2009}}</ref> || ([[Two-dimensional|2D]]) [[Fighting game|Fighting]] || [[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], [[Sega Genesis|Mega Drive]], [[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64|C64]], [[DOS]], [[ZX Spectrum|Spectrum]] || [[Capcom]] |} ;Pre-1992 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Arcade ! Computer ! Console |- | rowspan="2" | '''1991''' [http://archive.org/stream/cuamiga-magazine-028/CUAmiga_028_Jun_1992#page/n7/mode/2up/] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Toki (video game)|Toki]]'' | colspan="2" | '''8-bit''': ''[[Toki (video game)|Toki]]'' |- | colspan="2" | '''16-bit''': ''[[Heimdall]]'' |- | '''1990''' [http://archive.org/stream/cvg-magazine-115/CVG_115_Jun_1991#page/n9/mode/2up/] | ''[[Golden Axe]]'' [http://archive.org/stream/theone-magazine-36/TheOne_36_Sep_1991#page/n1/mode/2up/]<br />''[[Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2|Rainbow Islands]]'' | ''[[Railroad Tycoon]]'' ([[PC]]) | ''[[Mega Man (NES)|Mega Man]]'' ([[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]) |- | '''1989''' | ''[[Hard Drivin']]'' [http://archive.org/stream/computer-video-games-magazine-103/CVG103_Jun_1990#page/n27/mode/2up/] | colspan="2" | ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' ([[PC]]) [http://www.outofprintarchive.com/articles/features/out-of-print/back_in_time_june_1990.html] |- | rowspan="2" | '''1988''' <ref>{{cite journal|title=Golden Joystick Awards 1989|journal=[[Computer and Video Games]]|issue=92|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=C+VG/Issue092/Pages/CVG09200062.jpg|accessdate=13 January 2012|page=62|publisher=[[Future Publishing]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Golden Joystick Awards 1989|journal=[[Computer and Video Games]]|issue=92|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=C+VG/Issue092/Pages/CVG09200063.jpg|accessdate=13 January 2012|page=63|publisher=[[Future Publishing]]}}</ref> | rowspan="2" |''[[Operation Wolf]]'' | '''8-bit''':<br />''[[Operation Wolf]]'' | rowspan="2" | ''[[Thunder Blade]]''<br />([[Sega Master System]]) |- | '''16-bit''':<br />''[[Speedball (video game)|Speedball]]'' |- | '''1987''' <ref>{{cite journal|title=Golden Joystick Awards|journal=[[Computer and Video Games]]|year=1987|month=April|issue=66|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=C+VG/Issue079/Pages/CVG07900039.jpg|accessdate=13 January 2012|page=101|publisher=[[Future Publishing]]}}</ref> | ''[[Renegade]]'' | colspan="2" | ''[[OutRun]]'' |- | '''1986''' <ref>{{cite journal|title=Golden Joystick Awards|journal=[[Computer and Video Games]]|year=1987|month=April|issue=66|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=C+VG/Issue066/Pages/CVG06600101.jpg|accessdate=13 January 2012|page=101|publisher=[[Future Publishing]]}}</ref> | ''[[Ghosts 'n Goblins]]'' | colspan="2" | ''[[Gauntlet (arcade game)|Gauntlet]]'' |- | '''1985''' <ref>{{cite journal|title=Golden Joystick Awards|journal=[[Computer and Video Games]]|year=1986|month=May|issue=55|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=C+VG/Issue055/Pages/CVG05500090.jpg|accessdate=13 January 2012|page=90|publisher=[[Future Publishing]]}}</ref> | ''[[Commando]]'' | colspan="2" | ''[[Way of the Exploding Fist]]'' |- | '''1984''' | colspan="3" | ''[[Knight Lore]]'' <ref>{{cite journal|title=C&VG's Golden Joystick Awards|journal=[[Computer and Video Games]]|year=1985|month=June|issue=44|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=C+VG/Issue044/Pages/CVG04400122.jpg|accessdate=13 January 2012|page=122|publisher=[[Future Publishing]]}}</ref> |- | '''1983''' | ''[[Galaga]]'' | colspan="2" | ''[[Jetpac]]'' <ref>{{cite journal|title=1983 Golden Joystick Awards|journal=[[Computer and Video Games]]|year=1984|month=April|issue=30|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=C+VG/Issue030/Pages/CVG03000081.jpg|accessdate=13 January 2012|page=81|publisher=[[Future Publishing]]}}</ref> |} === IGN Reader's Choice === In addition to the editor's picks, [[IGN]] also hosts a [[Opinion poll|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=IGN readers name The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword their game of 2011|url=http://gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/82001/IGN_readers_name_The_Legend_of_Zelda_Skyward_Sword_theirgame_of_2011.php|publisher=[[Gamasutra]]|accessdate=26 January 2012|date=18 January 2012}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2011''' || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'' <ref name="ign_overall">{{cite web|title=Overall|url=http://ign.com/wikis/best-of-2011/Overall|work=Best of 2011|publisher=IGN|date=17 January 2011|accessdate=20 January 2011}}</ref> || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]] || [[Wii]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]], [[Monolith Soft]] |- | '''2010''' || ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://bestof.ign.com/2010/overall/game-of-the-year.html |title=IGN Overall Game of the Year 2010 |publisher=Bestof.ign.com |date= |accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref>|| [[Action role-playing game|Action RPG]]: ([[Third person (video games)|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]]|| [[Xbox 360]], [[Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]] || [[BioWare]] |- | '''2009''' || ''[[Uncharted 2: Among Thieves]]'' || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]]: ([[Third person (video games)|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[PlayStation 3]] || [[Naughty Dog]] |- | '''2008''' || ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' || [[Stealth game|Stealth]] [[Action game|Action]] || [[PlayStation 3]] || [[Kojima Productions]] |- | '''2007''' || ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' || [[Platformer]] || [[Wii]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD Tokyo Development Group]] |- | '''2006''' || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'' || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]] || [[Wii]], [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No. 3]] |- | '''2005''' || ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' || [[Survival Horror]]: ([[Third person (video games)|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] || [[Capcom Production Studio 4]] |- | '''2004''' || ''[[Halo 2]]'' || ([[First-person (video games)|First-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Xbox]] || [[Bungie]] |- | '''2003''' || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker]]'' || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]] || [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No. 3]] |- | '''2002''' || ''[[Metroid Prime]]'' || ([[First-person (video games)|First-Person]]) [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]] || [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] || [[Retro Studios]], [[Nintendo]] |- | '''2001''' || ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' || [[Fighting game|Fighting]] || [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] || [[HAL Laboratory|HAL Laboratory, Inc]] |} ;Greatest Games (Pre-2002)<ref name="best_games"/><ref name="ign_reader2006">{{cite web|title=Readers' Picks Top 100 Games|url=http://uk.top100.ign.com/2006/index.html|publisher=IGN|accessdate=14 April 2012|year=2006}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2001''' || ''[[Shenmue II]]'' <ref>{{cite web|title=Top 100 Games of All Time|url=http://uk.top100.ign.com/2008/ign_top_game_10.html|work=Readers' Choice|publisher=IGN|accessdate=1 January 2012|year=2008}}</ref> || [[Adventure game|Adventure]]: [[Open world|Open World]] || [[Sega Dreamcast]], [[Xbox]] || [[Sega AM2]] |- | '''2000''' || ''[[Perfect Dark]]'' || ([[First-person shooter|First-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Nintendo 64]] || [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]], [[Nintendo]] |- | '''1999''' || ''[[Soulcalibur|Soul Calibur]]'' || [[Fighting game|Fighting]] || [[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Dreamcast]], [[iOS]], [[Xbox Live Arcade]] || [[Namco]] |- | '''1998''' || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''<br />(Best Game of All Time) || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]]: [[Open world|Open World]] || [[Nintendo 64]], [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]], [[iQue Player]], [[Virtual Console]], [[Nintendo 3DS]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] |- | '''1997''' || ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' {{nowrap|(Game of the Century)}}<ref name="ign_choice">{{cite web|title=Reader's Choice Game of the Century|url=http://uk.psx.ign.com/articles/073/073859p1.html|publisher=IGN|accessdate=30 December 2011|date=12 January 2000}}</ref> || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Windows]], [[PlayStation Network]] || [[Square Enix#Production teams|Square Product Development Division 1]] |- | '''1996''' || ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' || [[Platform game|Platformer]]: [[Open world|Open World]] || [[Nintendo 64]], [[iQue Player]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Virtual Console]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] |- | '''1995''' || ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[PlayStation]], [[Mobile game|Mobile]], [[Virtual Console]], [[PlayStation Network]], [[iOS]] || [[Square (company)|Squaresoft]] |- | '''1994''' || ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' || [[Role-playing video game|Role-Playing Game]] || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Virtual Console]], [[PlayStation Network]] || [[Square (company)|Squaresoft]] |- | '''1993''' || ''[[Super Metroid]]'' || ([[Side-scrolling video game|Side-Scrolling]]) {{nowrap|[[Platform-adventure|Platform]]-[[Action-adventure game|Adventure]]}} || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo]], [[Virtual Console]] || [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]], [[Intelligent Systems]] |- | '''1992''' || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]] || [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Virtual Console]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] |} === MMGN === The winners of [[MMGN]]'s annual Community Game of the Year poll. {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2011''' || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'' <ref name="mmgn_goty">{{cite web|title=Game of the Year 2011 Winners|url=http://ps3.mmgn.com/Articles/Game-of-the-Year-2011-Winners|publisher=[[MMGN]]|accessdate=31 December 2011|date=25 November 2011}}</ref> || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]]: [[Open world|Open World]] || [[Wii]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]], [[Monolith Soft]] |- | '''2010''' || ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' || [[Open world|Open World]]: ([[Third person shooter|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox360]] || [[Rockstar San Diego]], [[Rockstar North]] |- | '''2009''' || ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]'' || ([[First-person (video games)|First-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[PlayStation 3]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox 360]] || [[Infinity Ward]] |- | '''2007''' || ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' || [[Platform game|Platformer]] || [[Wii]] || [[Nintendo EAD Tokyo]] |} === RPGFan === <p style="font-size:13px;">The games chosen by [[RPGFan]]'s readers as Game of the Year.</p> {| class="wikitable" width="95%" |- ! Year ! Game of the Year ! Runner-Up |- | '''2012''' || ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles]] '' || ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4|Persona 4 Golden]] '' |} === RPGamer === The games chosen by [[RPGamer]]'s readers as Game of the Year. {| class="wikitable" width="95%" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2005''' || ''[[Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King]]'' || ([[Turn-Based]]) [[RPG]] || [[PlayStation 2]] || [[Level-5]] |- | '''2004''' || ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'' || ([[Pausable Real-Time]]) [[Action RPG]] || [[GameCube]] || [[Namco Tales Studio]] |- | '''2003''' || ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]'' || ([[Active Time Battle|Active Time-Based]]) [[RPG]] || [[PlayStation 2]] || [[Squaresoft]] |- | '''2002''' || ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' || ([[Real-Time]]) [[Action RPG]] || [[PlayStation 2]] || [[Squaresoft]] |- | '''2001''' || ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' || ([[Turn-Based]]) [[RPG]] || [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Vita]] || [[Squaresoft]] |} === ScrewAttack === The winners of [[ScrewAttack]]'s annual Top 10 Games poll. {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) ! Developer(s) |- | '''2011''' || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'' <ref name="screwattack_top">{{cite web|title=Top 10 Games of 2011|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/top-10-screwattack/725346|work=[[ScrewAttack]]|publisher=[[GameTrailers]]|accessdate=30 December 2011|date=24 December 2011}}</ref> || [[Action-adventure game|Action-Adventure]]: [[Open world|Open World]] || [[Wii]] || [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]], [[Monolith Soft]] |- | '''2010''' || ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' || [[Action role-playing game|Action RPG]]: ([[Third person shooter|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[Xbox360]], [[Personal computer|PC]], [[PlayStation 3]] || [[BioWare]] |- | '''2009''' || ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' || [[Stealth game|Stealth]]: ([[Third person shooter|Third-Person]]) [[Shooter game|Shooter]] || [[PlayStation 3]] || [[Kojima Productions]] |} === ''Softalk'' === In 1981, ''[[Softalk]]'' held one of the first reader polls on popular [[home computer]] software, released up until 1980.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Super Invader Is Reader’s Choice|journal=[[Softalk]]|year=1981|month=April|issue=13|url=http://apple2history.org/appendix/aha/aha78/|accessdate=10 February 2012}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) |- | '''1980''' || ''[[Super Invader (video game)|Super Invader]]'' || [[Shoot 'em up|Shoot 'Em Up]] || [[Apple II]] |} ===WebMoney Award=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;" |- ! Year ! Game ! Genre ! Platform(s) |- | '''2009''' || ''[[Dungeon Fighter Online]] '' || [[Beat 'em up|Beat 'Em Up]]<br />[[MMORPG]] || [[Windows]] |}
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