Call of Duty Black Ops was voted to the top spot on the “definitive list of the greatest video game endings of all time” after 13, 519 votes were collected for the Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer’s Edition.
The rest of the list, which can be found below, consists almost solely of games from the past decade, many of which prove these kinds of polls are nothing more than popularity contests at best.
Take a look for yourself:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Halo: Reach
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- God of War
- Red Dead Redemption
- Portal
- Metal Gear Solid 4
- Final Fantasy VII
- Heavy Rain
- Super Mario Bros.
- Pokemon Black and White
- Halo 3
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
- Portal 2
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Mass Effect 2
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Kingdom Hearts
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Assassin’s Creed
- Assassin’s Creed II
- Metal Gear Solid
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Mass Effect
- Kingdom Hearts II
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- Sonic Adventure 2
- StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
- BioShock
- Gears of War 2
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Fallout 3
- inFamous
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Super Metroid
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
- Call of Duty: World at War
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- Crysis 2
- Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Resident Evil 4
Did your favorite game ending make the list? What do you think of Guinness‘ results? What do you think is the best videogame ending of all time?