Golden Joystick Awards — Favorite Game of the Year
What is Your Favorite Game of the Year?
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- Jetman must assemble his rocket (which spawns in pieces scattered around the map), and then fill it with fuel before taking off to the next planet, where the procedure is broadly repeated with alternate procedures.Game of the Year: 1983
- The player, as Sabreman, has been bitten by the Sabre Wulf and now transforms into a werewolf at nightfall. He has 40 days to collect items throughout Melkhior the Wizard's castle and brew a cure for his curse.Game of the Year: 1984
- The player takes part in a series of one-on-one karate matches, all overseen by a wise old expert who appears in the background. Once the player defeats an opponent they move up to the next stage and a more difficult adversary.Game of the Year: 1985
- A nice game with up to four cooperative players exploring dungeons and fighting monsters from a top-view perspective. The four characters that could be played included: - Thyla the Valkarie (female human sword warrior in blue) - Thor the Warrior (male human axe warrior in red) - Merlin the wizard (male human magic-user in yellow) - Questor the Elf (male elf archer in green) Each player's character has different strengths and weaknesses. The players collect food, potions, and treasure in return for points, health, magic and power-ups.Game of the Year: 1986
- DirectorsGeoff BrownKouji MatsudaYou must race your Ferrari through various unique locations in order to reach checkpoints. While playing, the player can choose which route to take and has a choice between one of three different music themes.Game of the Year: 1987/1988
- A blue hedgehog with supersonic speed must rescue animals from being turned into robots by a mad scientist.Game of the Year: 1991/1992
- StarJohnpaul WilliamsRyu, Ken and a roster of six international newcomers compete to get the chance to take on the evil dictator M. Bison, the leader of the Shadaloo organization, who plans to brainwash the best fighters to work in his organization.Game of the Year: 1992/1993
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoStarsCharles MartinetLeslie SwanWhen the evil Bowser steals 120 power stars and traps Princess Peach within the walls of her own castle, it's up to Mario to save her once again.Game of the Year: 1996/1997
- StarsFrank VincentJoe PantolianoMichael MadsenA young bank robber escapes from police custody and works his way up through the mafia ladder of Liberty City.Game of the Year: 2002
- StarsRay LiottaWilliam FichtnerTom SizemoreIn 1986, after doing 15 years in prison in Liberty City, gangster Tommy Vercetti is sent away to Vice City to take over the town and rise to the top of the criminal empire.Game of the Year: 2003
- StarsJ. Grant AlbrechtDee Bradley BakerMichael BellA demonic invasion at Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars Research Facility has left only you and a handful of survivors with the chance to fight your way to safety.Game of the Year: 2004
- StarsYoung MaylayFaizon LoveYolanda 'Yo-Yo' WhittakerIn 1992, Carl "CJ" Johnson, a member of the Grove Street gang, comes home after a family tragedy to find the streets of Los Santos overtaken by crime and corruption, which he must take back before things become worse.Game of the Year: 2005
- DirectorTodd HowardStarsSean BeanLynda CarterTerence StampAfter being freed by the Emperor of Tamriel, the hero must prevent the gates of Oblivion from spreading throughout the Empire.Game of the Year: 2006
- DirectorMo DavoudianStarsJohn DiMaggioCarlos FerroLester SpeightMankind's desperate struggle for survival against a the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the planet's core.Game of the Year: 2007
- DirectorJason WestStarsBilly MurrayCraig FairbrassDavid SobolovThe Call of Duty series returns this time into a modern day setting. The player takes control of a character nicknamed "Soap," for the majority of the campaign and will need to progress through many modern warfare scenarios.Game of the Year: 2008
- DirectorTodd HowardStarsLiam NeesonMalcolm McDowellRon PerlmanCenturies following nuclear war, a teen leaves the safety of an underground vault in order to find their father, who left in hopes of creating a water purifier.Game of the Year: 2009
- DirectorCasey HudsonStarsShohreh AghdashlooMaggie BairdAdam BaldwinAfter being revived from death and having to join a pro-human organization without a choice, Commander Shepard must assemble a team, battle a new threat, and make tough choices in order to save the galaxy from total annihilation once more.Game of the Year: 2010
- StarsEllen McLainStephen MerchantJ.K. SimmonsMany years after "Portal," Chell reawakens at Aperture Science and tries to stop GLaDOS once again with the help of Wheatley, who has his own plans for the historical facility.Game of the Year: 2011
- DirectorTodd HowardStarsMax von SydowChristopher PlummerJoan AllenAfter escaping execution, the last living Dragonborn must grow in strength and power to defeat the dragons that have once again begun to plague the land of Skyrim.Game of the Year: 2012
- StarsShawn FontenoNed LukeSteven OggThree very different criminals team up for a series of heists and walk into some of the most thrilling experiences in the corrupt city of Los Santos in the sate of Southern San Andreas.Game of the Year: 2013
- DirectorYui TanimuraStarsAmy NolanAndrew TiernanAndy BeckwithA cursed warrior travels to Drangleic, the forgotten land of a once-great king, hoping to find a cure before going insane.Game of the Year: 2014
- DirectorKonrad TomaszkiewiczStarsDoug CockleDenise GoughJo WyattThe monster slayer Geralt of Rivia must find his adoptive daughter who is being pursued by the Wild Hunt, and prevent the White Frost from bringing about the end of the world.Game of the Year: 2015
- DirectorsHidetaka MiyazakiYajuan ChengJun'ya MoritaStarsPik Sen LimOlivia MaceRoger RingroseThe fire is fading. Darkness creeps across the land. The Lords of Cinder charged with watching over the First Flame have abandoned their thrones. The Champion of Ash, an undead is chosen to return them to their thrones.Game of the Year: 2016
- DirectorsHidemaro FujibayashiHiroki HiranoKentaro TominagaStarsKengo TakanashiYû ShimamuraKôji TakedaAfter a century of hibernation, Link reawakens to once again save a ruined Hyrule from a great evil.Game of the Year: 2017
- DirectorsDonald MustardDarren SuggStarsAdria ArjonaDavid BoatAshly BurchA cooperative shooter-survival game for up to four players to fight off zombie-like husks, defend objects with fortifications you can build, and a battle royale mode where up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing.Game of the Year: 2018