UK Retail giant GAME has revealed the results of their poll to find the top 100 video games of all time. Over 100,000 votes were cast with the results throwing up a mixed bag of both timeless classics and modern masterpieces. The results show the current popularity of first person shooters as they take up five of the games in the top ten. Another notable result is Shenmue coming in at number 25 showing that the series is still in many gamers minds despite SEGA’s reluctance to complete the trilogy. Other classics include ICO at a far too low 100, followed by Shadow Of The Colossus in 92nd and Space Invaders original arcade version coming in at number 46. PlayStation 2 takes the console crown having the most games from one individual console in the list. Final Fantasy VII being the most voted for game on the system coming in at number 3.
Some laughable inclusions in the list include Wii Fit coming in a at number 29 and what is widely regarded as being one of the worst versions of Pro Evo (Pro Evo 6) coming in at number 44. Many more unexpected games appear which are probably explained by this being a mass market opinion rather than a panel of game critics deciding on the final top 100. The top 10 games of all time as voted for by GAME shoppers are:
1: Call Of Duty 4 (Multi)
2: Zelda Ocarina of time (N64)
3: Final Fantasy VII (PSOne)
4: Grand Theft Auto 4 (Multi)
5: Super Mario 64 (N64)
6: 007 GoldenEye (N64
7: Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
8: Metal Gear Solid (PSOne)
9: Half Life 2 (Multi)
10: Gears Of War (Multi)
So there you have it! Call Of Duty 4 is the best game of all time, according to this poll at least. The full results can be found on GAME’s retail site here and are also listed below:
11 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Multiformat)
12 World of Warcraft (PC)
13 Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo Wii)
14 Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox)
15 Tomb Raider (PSone)
16 Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
17 Tetris (GameBoy)
18 Half Life (PC)
19 Sonic the Hedgehog (SEGA Mega Drive)
20 Super Mario World (GameBoy)
21 Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Wii)
22 Elite (BBC Micro)
23 Resident Evil 4 (Multiformat)
24 The Sims 2 (PC)
25 Shenmue (SEGA Dreamcast)
26 Crash Bandicoot (PSone)
27 Sensible Soccer (Multiformat)
28 Zelda Twilight Princess (Nintendo Wii)
29 Wii Fit (Nintendo Wii)
30 Doom (PC)
31 Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 (PC)
32 Mario Kart 64 (N64)
33 Final Fantasy X (PS2)
34 Pacman (Arcade)
35 Super Smash Bros Melee (Gamecube)
36 Assassin’s Creed (Multiformat)
37 FIFA 08 (Multiformat)
38 Pokemon Red & Blue (GameBoy)
39 Guitar Hero III (Multiformat)
40 Mario Kart SNES (Nintendo SNES)
41 Final Fantasy VIII (PSone)
42 Resident Evil 1 (PSone)
43 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
44 Pro Evo Soccer 6 (Multiformat)
45 Monkey Island 2 (Multiformat)
46 Space Invaders (Arcade)
47 Deus Ex (Multiformat)
48 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo Wii)
49 Bioshock (Xbox 360)
50 Gran Turismo 4 (PS2)
51 Wii Sports (Nintendo Wii)
52 The Sims (PC)
53 Counter Strike: Source (PC)
54 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2)
55 Street Fighter 2 (Multiformat)
56 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (SEGA Mega Drive)
57 Halo 2 (Multiformat)
58 Lego Star Wars: The Original Saga (Multiformat)
59 New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo DS)
60 Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2)
61 Mario Kart DS (Nintendo DS)
62 Fable (Xbox)
63 Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
64 Gran Turismo 1 (PSone)
65 Civilization (PC)
66 Final Fantasy IX (PSone)
67 Battlefield 2 (PC)
68 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Multiformat)
69Super Mario World (GameBoy)
70 Timesplitters 2 (Multiformat)
71 Football Manager 2008 (Multiformat)
72 Mass Effect (Xbox 360)
73 Resident Evil 2 (PSone)
74 Championship Manager 01/02 (PC)
75 Age of Empires II (PC)
76 Rome: Total War (PC)
77 Guitar Hero II (Multiformat)
78 God of War (PS2)
79 Kingdom Hearts (PS2)
80 Perfect Dark (N64)
81 Super Smash Bros Brawl (Nintendo Wii)
82 Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
83 Animal Crossing (Nintendo DS)
84 Starcraft (PC)
85 Unreal Tournament (PC)
86 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (Multiformat)
87 Super Metroid Nintendo (SNES)
88 Command and Conquer: Red Alert (PC)
89 Diablo 2 (PC)
90 Kingdom Hearts 2 (PS2)
91 Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
92 Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
93 Guild Wars (PC)
94 Gran Turismo 3 (PS2)
95 God of War 2 (PS2)
96 Street Fighter (Multiformat)
97 Civilisation 4 (PC)
98 Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (Nintendo DS)
99 Grim Fandango (PC)
100 ICO (PS2)
Wow Diablo II is 89 ROFL thx for the laugh
Call of Duty 4 @ #1?
I love the game, but no way is it the greatest game of all time.
And Gears of War in the top 10? Come on. (2)
were’s Chrono Trigger?
bullshit…
Wii Fit at #29? Wii Fit at ANY number?! Jesus, I can’t look at this crap any longer.
Well that’s Game for you. Personally I don’t trust them as whenever I’ve visited a Game store in the past, they’re always keen on trying to sell you something in that kind of “salesman” role. Very annoying.
Either Game have a barrel load of copies of Call of Duty 4, or GiantHaystax is running out of people to play against online!!
Splintercell anyone? I mean c’mon.