How can it be the most decorated game ever if it's currently tied for third with Little Big Planet for GOTYs? Fallout 3 and GTA IV both have more so wouldn't they be more accurately described as the most decorated? Don't go by the Wiki pages. MGS4's is obviously being better taken care of than the other games are, but that is because those pages have lots of missing data. Plus MGS4's page isn't entirely accurate. It's Wiki after all and someone wrote in that MGS4 won Joystiq when it links to MGS4 in the #2 spot behind Fable II.

Also in recent years there have been games that have swept awards. Resident Evil 4 comes to mind. Wasn't Gears of War given a shitload also? Half-Life 2? Wasn't GTA III like a practically unanimous decision in 2001?