List of Game of the Year awards Academy of Interactive Arts  &  Sciences Academy of Interactive Arts  &  Sciences

| Year_ | Game | Genre | Platforms | Developers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 (1st) | GoldenEye 007 | First Person Shooter | Nintendo 64 | Rare |
| 1998 (2nd) | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Action-adventure game | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo EAD |
| 1999 (3rd) | SoulCalibur | Fighting | Dreamcast | Namco |
| 2000 (4th) | Diablo II | Hack and slash | Windows , Mac OS , Mac OS X | Blizzard North |
| 2001 (5th) | Halo: Combat Evolved | First-person shooter | Xbox , Windows , Mac OS X | Bungie Studios |
| 2002 (6th) | Battlefield 1942 | First-person shooter | Windows 98 , Mac OS | Digital Illusions CE |
| 2003 (7th) | Call of Duty | First-person shooter | N-Gage , Windows , OS X | Infinity Ward |