Highest Acclaimed Game By Year on Metacritic

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Dr.Vita said:

Persona 4: Golden with 93/100 lost the battle against The Walking Dead: Season One with 94/100.
Very close battle. ^^

In 2001 there were three games with a 97 average (Halo: Combat Evolved, Grand Theft Auto III and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3) but Halo won the tiebreaker by having the most reviews.