Our census begins in 2003. For 2002 we list only the awards we could source one at a time, so this is a record that these awards happened — not a count of how many were given. It must not be compared with a tracked season; see the methodology.
Metroid Prime
5 Game of the Year awards
Metroid Prime was the most-awarded game of 2002 with 5 Game of the Year awards of the 10 on record. D.I.C.E. Awards named Battlefield 1942 its Game of the Year. Behind it in the count: Battlefield 1942 and Ico.
Metroid Prime won the 2002 season with 5 Game of the Year awards, ahead of Battlefield 1942 with 2. The season is only partly documented, so this is a record of surviving awards, not a full count.
D.I.C.E. Awards named Battlefield 1942 its Game of the Year for 2002. Across all outlets, Metroid Prime collected the most awards.
Metroid Prime, with 5 Game of the Year awards. Battlefield 1942 was second with 2.
Counted across every outlet that gave an award, Metroid Prime: 5 Game of the Year awards. 'Best' is each outlet's own judgement; this site adds those judgements up rather than making one of its own.
No. Battlefield 1942 finished second in 2002 with 2 awards, behind Metroid Prime. D.I.C.E. Awards did name it Game of the Year.
This site documents 10 Game of the Year awards for 2002, from 10 outlets in 2 countries. It is a documented minimum: every award has a source, and awards nobody recorded are not in it.
| Ceremony | Game of the Year | Same as the count? |
|---|---|---|
| D.I.C.E. Awards | Battlefield 1942 | No |
| Game Developers Choice Awards | Metroid Prime | Yes |
| Golden Joystick Awards | Grand Theft Auto III | No |
1 of 3 ceremonies on record picked the game the whole field rewarded most. How often each one agrees, across every season →
Every game that won at least one Game of the Year award in 2002, ranked by wins.
All 10 tracked awards for 2002, from 2 countries. 0 were readers' or community votes. Tap a column heading to sort.
| Media outlet | Country | Their GOTY |
|---|---|---|
| D.I.C.E. Awards | United States | Battlefield 1942 |
| Edge | United Kingdom | Metroid Prime |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) | United States | Metroid Prime |
| Eurogamer | United Kingdom | Ico |
| Game Developers Choice Awards | United States | Metroid Prime |
| Game Informer | United States | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |
| GameSpot | United States | Metroid Prime |
| GameSpy | United States | Metroid Prime |
| Golden Joystick Awards | United Kingdom | Grand Theft Auto III |
| IGN | United States | Battlefield 1942 |
Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.