1972

1978

1980

1982

1984

1985

1986

1988 - Honorable Mention: Super Mario Bros. 2 USA

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1996

1997

1998 - Honorable Mention: Fallout 2, Metal Gear Solid

1999 - Honorable Mention: Medal of Honor, Planescape Torment

2000

2001 - Honorable Mentions: Max Payne, Metal Geat Solid 2, Mario Kart: Super Circuit

2002 - Honorable Mentions: 007 Nightfire (ps2), Red Faction 2

2003 - Honorable Mention: Mario Kart Double Dash

2004 - Honorable Mentions: Metal Gear Solid 3, Doom 3

2005 - Honorable Mentions: Resident Evil 4, Call of Duty 2, King Kong, Shadow of the Colossus

2006 - Honorable Mention: New Super Mario Bros. (I really haven't played much out of this year and most of the others are early gen games that haven't aged well)

2007 - Honorable Mentions: Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, The Witcher

2008 - Honorable Mention: Fallout 3

2009 - Honorable Mentions: Uncharted 2, Wolfenstein, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Need For Speed: Shift, Resident Evil 5

2010 - Honorable Mentions: Fallout: New Vegas, Mass Effect 2, Halo Reach, Civilization V, Alan Wake, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing

2011 - Honorable Mentions: Battlefield 3, Crysis 2, Infamous 2

2012 - Honorable Mentions: Dishonored, Spec Ops: The Line, Sounds Shapes, Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed, Animal Crossing: New Leaf (original jpn date)

2013 - Honorable Mentions: Super Mario 3D World, Grand Theft Auto V, Papers Please, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Assassin's Creed IV

2014 - Honorable Mention: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Titanfall, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Infamous: Second Son, Dark Souls 2, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

2015 - Rocket League, The Witcher 3, Forza 6, Helldivers, Pneuma: Breath of Life

2016 - Honorable Mention: Titanfall 2, DOOM

2017 - Honorable Mentions: Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Hellblade, Sonic Mania, Uncharted: Lost Legacy

2018 - Honorable Mentions: God of War, Super Smash Bros Ultimate

2019 - Honorable Mention: Resident Evil 2

2020 - Honorable Mentions: Kentucky Route Zero, Doom Eternal

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