Rock Band 2: 2 Game of the Year awards

No: Rock Band 2 collected 2 Game of the Year awards in 2008 and finished No. 9; the season went to Fallout 3 with 69. Spike Video Game Awards named Grand Theft Auto IV its Game of the Year.

Rock Band 2 is a 2008 rhythm game developed by Harmonix, published by MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to Rock Band (2007) and the second installment in the Rock Band series.

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Rock Band 2 finished #9 in the 2008 race, with 2 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

2Total awards
2Media outlets
0Readers' choice
1Countries

Also in the 2008 season: Fallout 3 (69), Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (41), Grand Theft Auto IV (40), Left 4 Dead (7), Fable II (6), Super Smash Bros. Brawl (3), Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Rock Band 2 win?

Rock Band 2 won 2 Game of the Year awards in the 2008 season — 0.9% of every award tracked that season. 2 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Rock Band 2 win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 9 in 2008, behind Fallout 3, which collected 69 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerNo
Released14 September 2008
DeveloperHarmonix Music Systems
PublisherMTV Games

rhythm game
Wii
X-BOX 360
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
United States	2

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Gameshark	United States	2008
NEWS10.net - Game Guys Awards	United States	2008

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Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.