Electronic Gaming Monthly Game of the Year awards

Electronic Gaming Monthly is a video game magazine founded in 1988 (a long time ago!). Amazingly, it's still alive and well, in digital form. Each year, the editors of Electronic Gaming Monthly chose a Game of the Year among games realeased for almost every system.

• Double Dragon 1988
  for Arcade, NES, SMS
• Ghouls 'n Ghosts 1989
  for Arcade, Sega Genesis
• Strider 1990
  for Arcade, Sega Genesis
• Sonic the Hedgehog 1991
  for Sega Genesis
• Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 1992
  for Arcade, SNES
• Samurai Shodown 1993
  for Arcade, Neo-Geo
• Donkey Kong Country 1994
  for SNES
• Twisted Metal 1995
  for  PlayStation
• Super Mario 64 1996
  for  Nintendo 64
• GoldenEye 007 1997
  for  Nintendo 64
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1998
  for Nintendo 64
• Soul Calibur 1999
  for Sega Dreamcast
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 2000
  for PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast
• Halo: Combat Evolved 2001
  for Xbox
• Metroid Prime 2002
  for GameCube
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2003
  for Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Microsoft Windows
• Halo 2 2004
  for Xbox
• Resident Evil 4 2005
  for GameCube, PlayStation 2
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 2006
  for GameCube
• BioShock 2007
  for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
• Grand Theft Auto IV 2008
  for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 2009
  for PlayStation 3
• Red Dead Redemption 2010
  for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011
  for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
• Far Cry 3 2012
  for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
• BioShock Infinite 2013
  for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
• Dragon Age: Inquisition 2014
  for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2015
  for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
• Overwatch 2016
  for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2017
  for Nintendo Switch, Wii U
• Red Dead Redemption 2 2018
  for PlayStation 4, Xbox One
• Control 2019
  for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One