(Your) Games of the Year

What are your 'games of the year' for as far back as you can remember? And by game of the year I don't mean game that was released that year, but game you enjoyed/played most that year. (Which could have also been released that year)

2009 - Borderlands
2008 - Disgaea 3
2007 - World of Warcraft
2006 - DBZ: Boudukai Tenkaichi 2 (Honorable mention: Disgaea 2)
2005 - Mega Man X (Honorable mention: WoW)
2004 - Chrono Cross (Honorable mentions: FF9,FF10)
2003 - Final Fantasy Tactics
2002 - Chrono Trigger
2001 - Final Fantasy 6
2000 - Nothing
1999 - Final Fantasy 7
1998 - Starcraft
1997 - Pokemon
1996 - Donkey Kong Country

Hm, that's an interesting question. If I went by what I played the most then TF2 would win for the last three years, so I'll go with enjoyed the most and include a runner up for any years that I have trouble deciding on.

2009: Uncharted 2 & Left 4 Dead 2
2008: MGS4 & Valkyria Chronicles
2007: Orange Box
2006: Final Fantasy XII
2005: Shadow of the Colossus
2004: Metal Gear Solid 3
2003: Silent Hill 3
2002: Warcraft 3
2001: Ico, Metal Gear Solid 2, and Gran Turismo 3
2000: Final Fantasy IX & Perfect Dark
1999: Silent Hill & Soul Calibur
1998: Metal Gear Solid, Starcraft, and Half-Life
1997: Final Fantasy VII & Castlevania Symphony of the Night
1996: Mario 64
1995: You know, I can't remember what I specifically played in 1995 besides lot's of...
1994: Final Fantasy VI

Things get fuzzy any farther back than that.

Interesting twist!

2009 - Demon's Souls/Killzone 2
2008 - Metal Gear Solid 4
2007 - Final Fantasy XII
2006 - Dragon Quest VIII
2005 - Metal Gear Solid 3 (played the crap out of it year after)

damn I can't go back that far!!!

2009: Tie between Assassin's Creed II and Mass Effect
2008: Fable II
2007: Dead Rising
2006: Pretty much all of the Phoenix Wright games that were out.
2005: Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
2004: Quake III Arena
2003: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
2002: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
2001: Tie between Silent Hill 2 and Final Fantasy X
2000: 3-way Tie between Final Fantasy IX, Spiderman, and Crash Bash
1999: Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2, and 3
1998: Pokemon Red/Blue
1997: Tie Between Twisted Metal 2 and Metal Gear Solid 2
1996: Tie between Nights into Dreams and Virtua Cop 2
1995: Super Mario Brothers: All Stars
1994: Mortal Kombat 2

2009 - Persona 4
2008 - Wipeout HD
2007 - God Hand
2006 - Final Fantasy XII
2005 - Ninja Gaiden Black
2004 - Half Life 2
2003 - Deus Ex Invisble War
2002 - Blood Omen 2
2001 - Devil May Cry
2000 - Deus Ex