What's the greatest video game ending?

Wed, 15th Feb 2012

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Last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops has been named the computer game with the greatest ending in history by gaming fans voting in the Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer’s Edition.

2010’s Halo: Reach was in second place, followed by regular list-maker, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Other classics to make the 50-game list include Super Mario Bros at 11, Sonic the Hedgehog at 28 and Super Metroid at 42. Final Fantasy VII, perhaps the most frequently listed game of all time (is there a list for that?) was at number 9.

With other categories including Most Prolific FPS series (Battlefield) and Most Decorated Sports Franchise (SSX), the Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer’s Edition is sure to provoke all sorts of healthy, and perhaps not so healthy, debate.

The full list is below - have a read and let us know your thoughts in the comments. Are these rankings on the money? Can you see any glaring omissions?

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops

2. Halo: Reach

3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

5. God of War

6. Red Dead Redemption

7. Portal

8. Metal Gear Solid 4

9. Final Fantasy VII

10. Heavy Rain

11. Super Mario Bros

12. Pokemon Black & White

13. Halo 3

14. Halo: Combat Evolved

15. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

16. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

17. Portal 2

18. Grand Theft Auto IV

19. Mass Effect 2

20. Super Mario Galaxy 2

21. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

22. Kingdom Hearts

23. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

24. Shadow of the Colossus

25. Assassin's Creed

26. Assassin's Creed II

27. Metal Gear Solid

28. Sonic the Hedgehog

29. Super Mario Galaxy

30. Mass Effect

31. Kingdom Hearts II

32. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

33. Sonic Adventures 2

34. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty

35. Bioshock

36. Gears of War 2

37. Grant Theft Auto: San Andreas

38. Fallout 3

39. inFamous

40. New Super Mario Bros Wii

41. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

42. Super Metroid

43. Half-life 2: Episode Two

44. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

45. Call of Duty: World at War

46. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

47. Crysis 2

48. Ratchet & Clank: a Crack in Time

49. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

50. Resident Evil 4

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