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1999

Soulcalibur: 1 Game of the Year award

Not outright. Soulcalibur finished level at the top of 1999 with 1 award, so the season has no winner here. D.I.C.E. Awards named The Sims its Game of the Year.

Soulcalibur is a 1998 fighting game developed and published by Namco. It is the second game in the Soulcalibur series, preceded by Soul Edge.

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Soulcalibur finished #3 in the 1999 race, with 1 GOTY award from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

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

Also in the 1999 season: The Sims (1) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Soulcalibur win?

Soulcalibur won 1 Game of the Year award in the 1999 season. 1 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 1 country.

Did Soulcalibur win Game of the Year?

It shares the top of 1999 with The Sims, Gran Turismo 2 and Final Fantasy VIII on 1 award each. A tied season has no winner on this site. The 1999 season is only partly documented, so this is a record of surviving awards, not a full count.

Game facts

  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opNo
  • Split screenNo
  • MultiplayerNo
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released30 July 1998
  • DeveloperNamco
  • PublisherBandai Namco Entertainment
  • 3D fighting game
  • arcade video game
  • Android (operating system)
  • IOS
  • Dreamcast
  • X-BOX 360

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)United States1999

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