I got curious and thought of making a list where the games were judged solely on awards aggregate won by the media (this does not necessarily mean it's the best). Instead of making one of those "What was were your GOTYs" thread where it just goes on to flamebaits and fanboy-loving, I decided to make the list here on the forums so might need help on this, but for now the list will only go down to 1996:
1996 -
1997 -
1998 -
1999 -
2000 - Deus Ex (PC)
Over 30 GOTY awards
GDC Awards for "Excellence in Game Design", "Game Innovation Spotlight"
Interactive Achievement Awards for "Computer Innovation", "Computer Action/Adventure"
Several "Best Story" Awards, including Gamesutra's "Quantum Leap" Award for Storytelling
2001 -
2002 -
2003 - Knights of the Old Republic (PC/Xbox)
Over 120 awards
48 GOTY awards
33 RPG of the Year awards
2004 - Half-Life 2 (PC)
Over 35 GOTY awards
Edge awarded for "Innovation", "Visual Design"
GDC Awards for "Technology", "Excellence in Writing", "Character Design"
2005 -
2006 - Oblivion (PC/X360)
Over 50 awards
Over 15 GOTY awards
Over 15 PC/X360 GOTY awards
2007 - The Orange Box (PC/PS3/X360)
Over 100 awards and 17 GOTY awards
If anyone wishes to help, be my guest!
