Game Informer Game of the Year

The winners of the Game Informer Game of the Year are chosen by Game Informer editors. During their earlier years of publication they would give awards for the best game on each console available at the time, occasionally giving an award to the overall best game of the year.

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Street Fighter II 1992
for Arcade, Super Nintendo
Mortal Kombat 1993
for Arcade, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis
Super Mario 64 1996
Nintendo 64
Final Fantasy VII 1997
PlayStation, PlayStation Network
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1998
Nintendo 64
Super Smash Bros. 1999
Nintendo 64, Wii
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 2000
Dreamcast, PlayStation, Windows
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 2001
PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
Resident Evil 4 2005
GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

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