list of game of the year awards 

Statements about this table:
there be 3 year that have the genre of first - person shooter
the lowest genre of action - adventure be in the year 2006
the genre of first - person shooter be the least popular
action - adventure be popular throughout the year
year
game
genre
platform (s)
developer (s)
2003
star wars : knights of the old republic
( role - playing game ) turn - based
windows , xbox
bioware
2004
halo 2
( first - person ) shooter
windows , xbox
bungie
2005
resident evil 4
survival horror : ( third - person ) shooter
gamecube , playstation 2 , windows , wii
capcom
2006
the legend of zelda : twilight princess
action - adventure
wii , nintendo gamecube
nintendo
year
game
genre
platform (s)
developer (s)
2007
bioshock
( first - person ) shooter : survival horror
windows , xbox 360 , mac os x , playstation 3
2k boston / 2k australia
2008
fable ii
action rpg : sandbox
xbox 360
lionhead studios
2009
uncharted 2: among thieves
action - adventure : ( third - person ) shooter
playstation 3
naughty dog
year
game
genre
platform (s)
developer (s)
2010
mass effect 2
action rpg : ( third - person ) shooter
xbox 360 , windows , playstation 3
bioware
2011
the elder scrolls v : skyrim
action rpg : open world
xbox 360 , windows , playstation 3
bethesda game studios
2012
borderlands 2
first - person shooter
xbox 360 , windows , playstation 3 , os x
gearbox software