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Final Fantasy XII: 3 Game of the Year awards

No: Final Fantasy XII collected 3 Game of the Year awards in 2006 and finished No. 6; the season went to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion with 42. Spike Video Game Awards named The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion its Game of the Year.

Final Fantasy XII is a 2006 role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 in March 2006. It added elements including an open world; a seamless battle system; a controllable camera; a customizable "gambit" system, which lets the player control the artificial intelligence of characters in battle; a "license" system, which determines what abilities and equipment can be used by characters; and hunting side quests, which allows the player to find and defeat increasingly difficult monsters.

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Final Fantasy XII finished #6 in the 2006 race, with 3 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 3Total awards
  • 2Media outlets
  • 1Readers' choice
  • 3Countries

Also in the 2006 season: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (42), Gears of War (34), The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (28), Okami (3), Wii Sports (3), Company of Heroes (2), Shadow of the Colossus (2), Guitar Hero (2) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Final Fantasy XII win?

Final Fantasy XII won 3 Game of the Year awards in the 2006 season — 2.4% of every award tracked that season. 2 came from editorial picks and 1 from readers' polls, across 3 countries.

Did Final Fantasy XII win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 6 in 2006, behind The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, which collected 42.

Game facts

  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opNo
  • Split screenNo
  • MultiplayerNo
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released16 March 2006
  • DeveloperSquare Enix
  • PublisherSquare Enix
  • role-playing video game
  • PlayStation 2
  • PlayStation 4
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Xbox One
  • Nintendo Switch

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States1
United Kingdom1
Japan1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
AssociatedcontentUnited States2006Internet Archive
EdgeUnited Kingdom2006Internet Archive
Famitsu ReadersJapan2006famitsu.com

← Full 2006 results

Updated 13 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.