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Reader Games Of The Year 2012

by Matthew Kato on January 01, 2013 at 03:24 PM

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Last year will go down as one of the better years in video games, with titles like Halo 4, Far Cry 3, and The Walking Dead coming out among many others. But before we turn the page on 2012, here's a look at the games that readers voted as their favorites of the year.

Our Reader Games of the Year poll garnered 56,415 respondents, with the two stipulations being people could vote multiple times, and that they didn't have to vote on every category.

Here are the list of winners in each category, but you can also check out the full survey below.

Reader Games of the Year 2012 (GI picks in parentheses if different)

Game of the Year Halo 4 (Mass Effect 3)

Shooter Borderlands 2 (Halo 4)

RPG Mass Effect 3

Strategy XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Fighter Soulcalibur V (Tekken Tag Tournament 2)

Sports FIFA 13

Puzzle Quantum Conundrum (Fez)

Action Assassin's Creed III (Dishonored)

Platformer Rayman Origins (handheld) (New Super Mario Bros. U)

Racing Need for Speed: Most Wanted

MMO Guild Wars 2

Co-op Multiplayer Borderlands 2

Competitive Multiplayer Halo 4

PS3 Exclusive Journey

Xbox 360 Exclusive Halo 4

PC Exclusive Guild Wars 2 (Torchlight II)

Wii Exclusive Mario Party 9 (Xenoblade Chronicles)

Wii U Exclusive New Super Mario Bros. U

Handheld Exclusive Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
(Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward)

Downloadable Exclusive The Walking Dead (Mark of the Ninja)

Mobile Exclusive Angry Birds Star Wars (10000000)

DLC of the Year The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Dragonborn
(Mass Effect 3: Leviathan)

Click Here For The Complete Survey Results

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Filed under: game informer, 2012, Games of the Year, 238, 2012 reader games of the year, reader awards

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by darkflamemaster Tuesday, January 01, 2013 at 11:20 PM

good picks! even though wasn't expecting Mario Party 9
by Atika Tuesday, January 01, 2013 at 11:28 PM

Last year was a really sh***y year for video games.
by John Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 01:02 AM

Oddly enough it is a decently matched opinions.
by Jble Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 03:00 AM

Clearly the well-known name of Assassin's Creed game won over the lesser-known, but far better, Zero's Escape game.
by Bughuul Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 03:36 AM

I hope this year in gaming is better than the piece of *** 2012.
by vladddi Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 04:28 AM

ME in any statistics?!?!? It seems GI staff would even suck some *&^%&* for a buck ;) GI Staff - you are a disgrace!
by footthumb Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 06:09 AM

Halo. I think I'm the only FPS fan that simply doesn't care about this game. Maybe it's time I pick it back up and give it another go huh?
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by Dragonick Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 09:12 AM

Horrible, horrible picks for alot of these categories. Halo 4?!?, come one people lets get over the Halo already can we.
by jakx150 Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 10:31 AM

Mario party 9?!?!?! *Face palm*
by ZakCollins Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 10:41 AM

In honor of Mario Party 9 winning the wii exclusive award, I think the game informer staff should have to do a 2 hour replay of it.
by Tsukune Aono Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 11:47 AM

Personally, I agree with these opinions alot more
by William Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 11:51 AM

My personal games of the year are as follows:

Game of the Year overall: Far Cry 3

Shooter: Far Cry 3

Action: Assassin's Creed 3

RPG: Mass Effect 3

Fighter: Tekkan Tag Tournament 2

Puzzle Fez

Dont play Platformers, Racing games, or MMOs

Co-op Multipolayer: Borderlands2

Competitve Muyltiplayer: Cod BLack Ops 2

DLC: Skyrim Dragonborn.
by SneakaFew Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 11:55 AM

Really happy to see Halo 4 up there, Take that CoD fans lol
by Rob27shred Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 11:59 AM

No way is Halo 4 GOTY in my book. I've been having a blast playing it so don't get wrong, I do think it is a great game. But it just feels to dated & uninspired to me to get GOTY, I mean other than some new enemies it's the same game it has been. I'd put Halo 4 in my top ten of this year but no higher than 6th or 7th.
by RezidentHazard (rides again) Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 12:12 PM

Stupid Nintendo fanboys. How could ANYONE pick another pointless cookie-cutter Mario Party game over an absolutely brilliant original work like Xenoblade Chronicles? Honestly now, never have I been more certain that my analysis of Nintendo's "unfortunate dealings with 3rd party companies" been more accurate--it's not the fault of the 3rd party developers, it's the Nintendo fanboys too afraid to step out from under their asinine Mario-Zelda-Pokemon safety net. And the saddest part is that Xenoblade isn't even a third party game. All these fanboys care about is Mario-Mario-Mario. No wonder 3rd party devs routinely abandon Nintendo consoles after 2 or 3 years. Nintendo could make a game called "Mario Turd" where all you do is control Mario picking up *** in a park, and Nintendo fans would buy it in droves.
by Phillip Ricks Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 12:58 PM

Cool. One or two that I voted for made it.
by Kurumi Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 01:21 PM

Cool! Street Fighter X TEKKEN didn't make this list! just for that! this list is the best!!
by BroMegaSupreme Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 01:24 PM

It's a shame that Fall of Cybertron didn't win anything. It was a fantastic game that many people overlooked. I know there were a ton of games out last year that were great, and this is one of them. It's all good though. Looking forward to the next installment...
by TheSheepJesus Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 01:52 PM

I notice that Far Cry 3 isnt on this list, but it was by far my favorite experience of the year.