Games of the Year, 1990-2014

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1990 - Super Mario Bros. 3
1991 - Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1992 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2
1993 - Mega Man X
1994 - Contra: Hard Corps
1995 - Donkey Kong Country 2
1996 - Civilization II
1997 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
1998 - Half-Life
1999 - System Shock 2
2000 - Deus Ex
2001 - Ikaruga
2002 - Virtua Fighter 4
2003 - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
2004 - Half-Life 2
2005 - God of War
2006 - Okami
2007 - God of War II
2008 - Fallout 3
2009 - Uncharted 2
2010 - Super Meat Boy
2011 - Portal 2
2012 - XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2013 - The Last of Us

I haven't played many recent games so I can not comment on 2014. I will probably end up picking between Shadow of Mordor, Dragon Age III or Bayonetta 2.

@OP

I find the Nintendo hegemony and console FPS presence in your list disturbing.