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Golden Joystick Awards — Favorite Game of the Year

by BonaFideBOSS • Created 5 years ago • Modified 4 years ago
What is Your Favorite Game of the Year?

The Golden Joystick Awards is the second oldest gaming award ceremony and is the longest-running video game award.

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  • Jetpac (1983)

    1. Jetpac

    1983Video Game
    6.5 (57)
    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
  • Knight Lore (1984)

    2. Knight Lore

    1984Video Game
    7.7 (39)
    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
  • Way of the Exploding Fist (1985)

    3. Way of the Exploding Fist

    1985Video Game
    7.5 (25)
    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
  • Gauntlet (1985)

    4. Gauntlet

    1985UnratedVideo Game
    7.4 (244)
    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
  • OutRun (1986)

    5. OutRun

    1986ECVideo Game
    7.1 (366)
    You 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.
    DirectorsGeoff BrownKouji Matsuda
    Game of the Year: 1987/1988
  • Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

    6. Sonic the Hedgehog

    1991K-AVideo Game
    8.1 (4K)
    A blue hedgehog with supersonic speed must rescue animals from being turned into robots by a mad scientist.
    Game of the Year: 1991/1992
  • Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)

    7. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior

    1991TVideo Game
    8.4 (2K)
    Ryu, 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.
    StarJohnpaul Williams
    Game of the Year: 1992/1993
  • Super Mario 64 (1996)

    8. Super Mario 64

    1996K-AVideo Game
    9.1 (7.8K)
    When 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.
    DirectorShigeru MiyamotoStarsCharles MartinetLeslie Swan
    Game of the Year: 1996/1997
  • Grand Theft Auto III (2001)

    9. Grand Theft Auto III

    2001MVideo Game
    8.6 (19K)
    A young bank robber escapes from police custody and works his way up through the mafia ladder of Liberty City.
    StarsFrank VincentJoe PantolianoMichael Madsen
    Game of the Year: 2002
  • Fairuza Balk, Ray Liotta, Tom Sizemore, Luis Guzmán, and Philip Michael Thomas in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)

    10. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    2002MVideo Game
    9.2 (32K)
    In 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.
    StarsRay LiottaWilliam FichtnerTom Sizemore
    Game of the Year: 2003
  • Doom 3 (2004)

    11. Doom 3

    2004MVideo Game
    7.8 (4.7K)
    A 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.
    StarsJ. Grant AlbrechtDee Bradley BakerMichael Bell
    Game of the Year: 2004
  • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)

    12. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

    2004MVideo Game
    9.4 (49K)
    In 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.
    StarsYoung MaylayFaizon LoveYolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker
    Game of the Year: 2005
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006)

    13. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

    2006TVideo Game
    8.9 (14K)
    After being freed by the Emperor of Tamriel, the hero must prevent the gates of Oblivion from spreading throughout the Empire.
    DirectorTodd HowardStarsSean BeanLynda CarterTerence Stamp
    Game of the Year: 2006
  • John DiMaggio and Carlos Ferro in Gears of War (2006)

    14. Gears of War

    2006MVideo Game
    8.5 (9.6K)
    Mankind's desperate struggle for survival against a the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the planet's core.
    DirectorMo DavoudianStarsJohn DiMaggioCarlos FerroLester Speight
    Game of the Year: 2007
  • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)

    15. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

    2007MVideo Game
    9.0 (26K)
    The 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.
    DirectorJason WestStarsBilly MurrayCraig FairbrassDavid Sobolov
    Game of the Year: 2008
  • Fallout 3 (2008)

    16. Fallout 3

    2008MVideo Game
    9.0 (21K)
    Centuries 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.
    DirectorTodd HowardStarsLiam NeesonMalcolm McDowellRon Perlman
    Game of the Year: 2009
  • Mass Effect 2 (2010)

    17. Mass Effect 2

    2010MVideo Game
    9.5 (23K)
    After 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.
    DirectorCasey HudsonStarsShohreh AghdashlooMaggie BairdAdam Baldwin
    Game of the Year: 2010
  • Portal 2 (2011)

    18. Portal 2

    2011E10+Video Game
    9.4 (19K)
    Many 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.
    StarsEllen McLainStephen MerchantJ.K. Simmons
    Game of the Year: 2011
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

    19. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    2011MVideo Game
    9.3 (36K)
    After 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.
    DirectorTodd HowardStarsMax von SydowChristopher PlummerJoan Allen
    Game of the Year: 2012
  • Ned Luke, Shawn Fonteno, and Steven Ogg in Grand Theft Auto V (2013)

    20. Grand Theft Auto V

    2013MVideo Game
    9.4 (81K)
    Three 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.
    StarsShawn FontenoNed LukeSteven Ogg
    Game of the Year: 2013
  • Dark Souls II (2014)

    21. Dark Souls II

    2014TVideo Game
    8.0 (4.4K)
    A cursed warrior travels to Drangleic, the forgotten land of a once-great king, hoping to find a cure before going insane.
    DirectorYui TanimuraStarsAmy NolanAndrew TiernanAndy Beckwith
    Game of the Year: 2014
  • Doug Cockle and Jacek Rozenek in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)

    22. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    2015MVideo Game
    9.6 (38K)
    The 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.
    DirectorKonrad TomaszkiewiczStarsDoug CockleDenise GoughJo Wyatt
    Game of the Year: 2015
  • Dark Souls III (2016)

    23. Dark Souls III

    2016MVideo Game
    9.1 (7.3K)
    The 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.
    DirectorsHidetaka MiyazakiYajuan ChengJun'ya MoritaStarsPik Sen LimOlivia MaceRoger Ringrose
    Game of the Year: 2016
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)

    24. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

    2017E10+Video Game
    9.4 (11K)
    After a century of hibernation, Link reawakens to once again save a ruined Hyrule from a great evil.
    DirectorsHidemaro FujibayashiHiroki HiranoKentaro TominagaStarsKengo TakanashiYû ShimamuraKôji Takeda
    Game of the Year: 2017
  • Fortnite (2017)

    25. Fortnite

    2017TVideo Game
    5.7 (11K)
    A 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.
    DirectorsDonald MustardDarren SuggStarsAdria ArjonaDavid BoatAshly Burch
    Game of the Year: 2018

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